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Preview: Panthers (2-0) at Lightning (2-0)
Date: October 18, 2016 7:30 PM EDT

TAMPA -- The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning are both off to 2-0-0 starts to their respective seasons, and the two teams that finished 1-2 in the Atlantic Division in 2015-16 square off for the first time in the new campaign Tuesday night at Amalie Arena.


"It should be a pretty good clash," said Lightning coach Jon Cooper, whose team lost four of five games to their in-state rivals last season. "They're a really good team. They won our division last year. They're strong on defense. They're strong down the middle. ... They've had a year to win together, so they're that much more confident in what they're doing."


Florida had the better regular season last year, resetting franchise records for wins (47) and points (103), but it was the Lightning who stuck around longer in the playoffs. The Panthers lost in the opening round 4-2 to the Islanders, with three overtime losses, while Tampa Bay needed only five games to eliminate the Islanders in the next round before ultimately losing to Pittsburgh in the Eastern Conference finals.


"We have a big test tomorrow night in Tampa. It should be fun," Panthers coach Gerard Gallant said. "It's going to be a battle. ... Our game plan hasn't changed. If you execute well, you're going to have good opportunities. I like the way we have played in these first two games for sure."


Among Florida's impact newcomers is center Jonathan Marchessault, who had just seven goals in 45 games last year with the Lightning but has stepped up with goals in his first two games with the Panthers.


Tampa Bay has had to rally back from two-goal deficits in each of its first two wins, with the power play a major part of their opening win against Detroit. The Lightning own three power-play goals in nine opportunities so far, while Florida has yet to score in five tries with the man advantage.


Tampa Bay won Saturday against New Jersey with backup Andrei Vasilevskiy in net, showing a commitment to a more even split between him and Ben Bishop. The Lightning will likely benefit from facing a backup Tuesday, as Florida is expected to give Roberto Luongo (2-0, 0.98 GAA) the night off, allowing James Reimer, 28, to make his Panthers debut.


Reimer is 91-78 for his career with a 2.79 GAA, having played most of his career in Toronto before finishing last season with San Jose.


Florida dominated the regular-season series last year, so Tampa Bay is hoping to fare better this time around. The in-state rivals only play four times in 2016-17, with games at the Panthers on Nov. 7 and Jan. 26 before the season series wraps up in Tampa on March 11.


Both teams get the benefit of early home games, as the Lightning wrap up a four-game homestand to open the season with Colorado on Thursday, while this game is the Panthers' lone road contest in their first five, returning home to face Washington on Thursday and Colorado on Saturday.



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Oct 6, 2016 Score ATS Results
TAM 0 Over: 0
FLA « 0 Cover: 0
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Sep 29, 2016 Score ATS Results
FLA 0 Under: 2
TAM « 2 Cover: 252
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Mar 26, 2016 Score ATS Results
FLA « 5 Over: 7
TAM 2 Cover: 297
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Jan 23, 2016 Score ATS Results
TAM 2 Cover: 272
FLA « 5 Over: 7
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Jan 17, 2016 Score ATS Results
FLA 1 Under: 4
TAM « 3 Cover: 232
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Nov 16, 2015 Score ATS Results
TAM 0 Under: 1
FLA « 1 Cover: 301
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Nov 14, 2015 Score ATS Results
FLA « 5 Over: 9
TAM 4 Cover: 209
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Oct 3, 2015 Score ATS Results
TAM « 3 Cover: 301
FLA 2 Under: 5
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Preview: Penguins (2-0) at Canadiens (1-0)
Date: October 18, 2016 7:30 PM EDT

MONTREAL -- Carey Price's season debut will have to wait a little bit longer.


The Montreal Canadiens' starting goaltender has missed his team's first two games with illness and, while he skated Monday morning with goaltending coach Stephane Waite after an off-ice workout, he didn't practice with his teammates and won't dress for the Canadiens' home opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre.


Backup Al Montoya will make his third straight start.


"He's been great," Shea Weber told NHL.com of Montoya. "I think you guys have seen how good he's been. He's been real solid for us. Obviously it's a nice guy to have back there when Price is not feeling so well, a guy that can step up and do the job that he's done."


The Canadiens (1-0-1) return home after earning three of four points to open the season, including scoring three unanswered goals against the Senators after trailing 2-0 to take the lead before Ottawa tied it late and clinched the extra point in the shootout.


"We're all looking forward to this game tomorrow," Montoya told NHL.com. "It's a new group and we're looking forward to stepping in front of the home fans. For me personally, it's a chance to play at home in front of great fans in a great building."


Those fans will include rookie defenseman Mikhail Sergachev's parents and younger sister, who are making the trip from Russia.


"It's the best moment of my life and of their lives, too," Sergachev, the Canadiens' first-round pick (ninth overall) at the 2016 NHL Draft, told the team's website. "They put me in hockey. I'm their son and they're so proud of me. This is special."


The Penguins (2-0-1) land in Montreal looking to bounce back after a 4-3 setback in overtime on Monday night at PPG Paints Arena. Center Matt Cullen, who has been filling in on the top line while Sidney Crosby recovers from a concussion, scored his first of the season in the loss. That upped the 39-year-old's early-season totals to three points, tying him with Evgeni Malkin and youngster Conor Sheary (one goal, two assists each) to lead the defending Stanley Cup champions.


"Cully just plays the right way," coach Mike Sullivan told the Penguins' website after the game. He plays hard. He's a smart player. His energy doesn't seem to dwindle."


Pittsburgh held a 2-0 lead in the first period before falling into penalty trouble, leading to a 5-on-3 goal against, the second one the Penguins have allowed so far this season. They also went down two men in the third period but Marc-Andre Fleury kept the puck out.


"We've got to be more responsible with our sticks," Sullivan said to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "We can't put ourselves in position where we give the referees the opportunity to make those type of calls. The timing of a few of them were tough for us."


Tuesday's tilt is the first on the road for the Penguins. One question heading into the back-to-back set centered on who will get the nod between the pipes. While Fleury got the nod on Monday, Sullivan hadn't committed to a starter for the second half following the loss. Fleury has historically been the starter in his home province and could get the call again after facing 31 shots against the Avalanche.


If not, the Penguins will go with Mike Condon, whom they picked up on waivers from the Canadiens last week. If Condon gets the start, it will be his first in a Penguins uniform.




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Jan 9, 2016 Score ATS Results
PIT « 3 Under: 4
MON 1 Cover: 298
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Nov 11, 2015 Score ATS Results
MON 3 Over: 7
PIT « 4 Cover: 281
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Oct 13, 2015 Score ATS Results
MON « 3 Push: 5
PIT 2 Cover: 259
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Preview: Coyotes (1-0) at Senators (2-1)
Date: October 18, 2016 7:30 PM EDT

OTTAWA -- For what it's worth, the Arizona Coyotes will have the advantage of being the more rested team when they take on the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre Tuesday night.


The Coyotes, who will be playing just their second game of the season after opening with an overtime victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on home ice Saturday, were kicked back in their Ottawa hotels while the Senators were getting crunched 5-1 in Detroit on Monday.


The game in Ottawa marks the first of six in a row on the road, within a 10-day span, for the Coyotes. All in the Eastern time zone.


"I think it's great for our team to get on the road," Coyotes coach Dave Tippett told the Arizona Republican. "We'll see what we're made of early."


That would be plenty of youth, for starters. The Coyotes dressed four rookies against the Flyers, including winger Lawson Crouse, defenseman Jakob Chychrun and centers Laurent Dauphin and Christian Dvorak. A fifth freshman, 2015 third overall pick Dylan Strome, was a healthy scratch Saturday and could be making his debut against the Senators.


"We're going into some buildings where we're not going to have time to be young and inexperienced," said Tippett, whose team will also make stops in Montreal, New York for both the Islanders and the Rangers, New Jersey and Philadelphia. "We're going to have to dig right in."


The Senators, meanwhile, will attempt to bounce right back from suffering their first defeat. After opening the season with an overtime win and a shootout win at home, they outshot the Red Wings 32-25 but had only a shorthanded goal by winger Ryan Dzingel to show for their efforts.


It was the second in two games for Dzingel, who played 30 games for Ottawa as a rookie last season and was then was the surprise of camp for new coach Guy Boucher.


"We weren't competing," Boucher said of the team's effort at The Joe. "And that's what you deserve when you don't compete."


While the Coyotes are expected to start No. 1 goalie Mike Smith, the Senators will go back to their starter, Craig Anderson. Backup Andrew Hammond played in Detroit and gave up a bad goal, the first of a hat trick by defensemen Mike Green, that opened the flood gates for the Red Wings. Their outburst saw them score three times in a 5:34 spread to take a comfortable lead into the intermission.


"You're asking for trouble when you react like that after a goal," said Boucher, whose power play was 0-for-3 and is now 0-for-9 on the season. "We're getting good shots but we're not screening the goalie. He's making good saves because he can see the puck."


The Senators will try to change that against the Coyotes.


"We know the mistakes we made," said Senators defenseman Dion Phaneuf. "We've got an important game (Tuesday) and it's about responding."




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Nov 28, 2015 Score ATS Results
OTT 3 Cover: 249
PHO « 4 Over: 7
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Oct 24, 2015 Score ATS Results
PHO « 4 Under: 5
OTT 1 Cover: 207
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Preview: Stars (1-1) at Predators (1-1)
Date: October 18, 2016 8:00 PM EDT

If one wanted to file it under the category of short sample size, it would certainly be understandable. After all, the Nashville Predators are just two games into an 82-game NHL season that they hope includes a long playoff run.


But if those games are any indication, it looks like they can count on a lethal power play to provide a consistent scoring punch.


In splitting a weekend home-and-home series with the Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville (1-1-0) scored four of its six goals while a man up, including all three in Friday night's 3-2 win. Its power play marker in Saturday night's 5-3 defeat at the United Center was scored six seconds after Artem Amisimov went into the box for tripping.


So the Dallas Stars, who visit Bridgestone Arena Tuesday night, might want to try to stay out of the box and not give the Predators man-advantage opportunities.


Coach Peter Laviolette had a simple explanation for Nashville's early power play success.


"Shooting the puck ... I mean, that's a big thing," he said. "Getting that front presence -- we seem to be supporting the puck well. So good things are happening there."


Between the Predators' potent power play and Dallas' ability to light the lamp, this might be a free-flowing game. The Stars (1-1-0) have scored nine goals in their first two games, although they've also allowed eight.


Dallas' inability to stop the other guy was the reason for its 6-5 loss Saturday night in Colorado, which tallied five straight markers after the Stars grabbed a 2-0 lead.


"We had our chances, but we gave up a lot," left wing Jamie Benn said. "We didn't do enough to win the hockey game and we didn't deserve to win. When you play like that, it doesn't matter if you scored five. It's unacceptable."


Dallas goalie Antti Niemi was victimized by poor defense in front of him at Colorado, allowing five goals on just 20 shots before being replaced by Kari Lehtonen at 7:05 of the second period. Lehtonen stopped 12 of 13 shots, but the damage was done.


Stars coach Lindy Ruff said Niemi struggled with rebound control.


"The puck wasn't sticking to him," Ruff said of Niemi. "Some of the pucks were getting away from him, that created the extra chances."


Ruff wants to see Dallas get off to quicker starts. It was outshot 17-1 in the first period of its season-opening 4-2 win over Anaheim on Thursday night and then buried itself Saturday night after potting two goals in the game's first seven minutes.


Nashville would probably like to get out of the blocks a bit faster, too. It gave up the first goal in its win against Chicago and then dug a 3-0 hole before the first period's end Saturday night, which essentially decided the game even though it outshot the Blackhawks 36-28.


Regardless, the Predators have seen enough positives from the first two games, especially with the power play, to reinforce their notion that this will be a banner season.


"It's a special group," said defenseman P.K. Subban. "If we just focus on what we're doing on the ice, we're going to have a lot of success. We have to play hard and keep moving forward."




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Apr 9, 2016 Score ATS Results
NAS 2 Under: 5
DAL « 3 Cover: 201
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Mar 29, 2016
Score ATS Results
NAS 2 Over: 7
DAL « 5 Cover: 273
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Mar 1, 2016 Score ATS Results
DAL 3 Over: 8
NAS « 5 Cover: 242
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Feb 15, 2016 Score ATS Results
DAL « 3 Under: 5
NAS 2 Cover: 289
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Dec 31, 2015 Score ATS Results
NAS 1 Over: 6
DAL « 5 Cover: 244
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Preview: Kings (0-0) at Wild (0-0)
Date: October 18, 2016 8:00 PM EDT

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- As 50th anniversary celebrations go, the one underway among the Los Angeles Kings has been a notable bust thus far.


The Kings, who were one-sixth of the NHL's notable expansion in 1967, are celebrating a half-century on the ice this season. That celebration has included two losses in the first two games, and the loss of their star goaltender indefinitely.


The Kings (0-2-0) head off on their first multi-game road trip of the season looking not only for wins, but for answers about who may step up to fill the defensive void left when goalie Jonathan Quick went down in the opening period of their first game of the season. He's expected to miss weeks, if not months, due to an ailment in the groin area, and has given way to the tandem of Jeff Zatkoff and Peter Budaj in the Los Angeles crease.


One of those two will look to stymie the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday when the Kings visit the Twin Cities. Los Angeles also be looking for goal support from an offense that has scored three times in the first two games.


Kings coach Darryl Sutter faces that challenge along with trying to get his team into a rhythm of practices and games early in a new season as they venture outside California for the first time.


"After a day off, which is obviously required now, you're trying to get the flow," Sutter told LA Kings Insider. "You get to know your players in terms of how they are after a day off. Some guys, even though they need the rest, they're not as sharp the next day. Some days just go right through it."


On the opposing bench, Sutter will see a familiar face from Southern California on Tuesday. Bruce Boudreau will be coaching his third game for the Wild, after coming to Minnesota in the off-season when the Anaheim Ducks dismissed him. He had spent four full seasons in Orange County and won the Pacific Division in each of them.


Minnesota (1-1-0) looked lifeless in its season opener, falling 3-2 in St. Louis. When the Wild fell behind Winnipeg 2-0 after 20 minutes in their home opener, Boudreau offered some harsh words in the locker room.


His team responded with four unanswered goals and its first win. It was a milestone for the new coach, who is instilling his style of play on a team that's nearly identical to the one which lost to Dallas in the opening round of the playoffs last spring.


"They're getting it," Boudreau said. "Hockey's not brain surgery. ... Play the game."


Tuesday's game will mark the return of Devin Setoguchi to Minnesota. The Kings right winger played 117 games for the Wild between 2011 and 2013 after coming over from San Jose in a controversial trade that sent All-Star defenseman Brent Burns to the Sharks.


After spending last season in Europe, Setoguchi is back in the NHL with Los Angeles but has yet to record a point in the first two games.




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Mar 22, 2016 Score ATS Results
LOS 1 Under: 3
MIN « 2 Cover: 301
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Jan 21, 2016 Score ATS Results
MIN « 3 Under: 3
LOS 0 Cover: 182
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Oct 16, 2015 Score ATS Results
MIN 1 Under: 3
LOS « 2 Cover: 231
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Preview: Flyers (1-0) at Blackhawks (1-2)
Date: October 18, 2016 8:30 PM EDT

CHICAGO -- Given the way his Chicago Blackhawks have stumbled out of the gate in losing two of three games to start the season, coach Joel Quenneville is far from satisfied.


The Blackhawks have seen a lack of productivity from their top-line performers. Chicago has yet to receive a goal from stars Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Artemi Panarin heading into Tuesday night's game against the Philadelphia Flyers at the United Center.


"There are guys we need more (from)," Quenneville told reporters after the Blackhawks practiced on Monday. "Across the board, we need more. We can't be happy with how we've played in three games. The last game (Saturday against Nashville), we gave up a higher number of chances we usually don't see -- more probably in the first two games together.


"We have to tighten up in all aspects of our game, can't be satisfied, we need more."


The Blackhawks (1-2) have gotten four goals from Richard Panik, who skated with Toews and rookie Tyler Motte on Chicago's top line during Monday's practice. Panik had a hat trick in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Predators as the Blackhawks picked up their first victory.


Chicago will again be without forward Ryan Hartman, who suffered a lower body injury on Friday night. Quenneville listed Hartman as day-to-day on Saturday, but said Monday that the rookie -- who scored in Chicago's season-opener last week -- very likely would not play against the Flyers.


The lack of star production, along with the struggles the Blackhawks have experienced thus far on the penalty kill, has left Quenneville wanting more from his team, which faces a Philadelphia team that hasn't had issues scoring goals this season.


Chicago's penalty killing unit has surrendered seven goals in 13 opportunities, which is a major concern for a team trying to find some rhythm.


"It hasn't been good enough," Blackhawks' center Marcus Kruger told reporters after Monday's practice. "It's not even close to being good. We've got to battle through it. It's going to be a process to getting it better."


The Flyers (1-0-1) have tallied seven goals in two games.


"You come out with three points out four in the first two games, it's not too shabby," Philadelphia right wing Wayne Simmonds told reporters after Saturday night's 4-3 overtime loss to the Arizona Coyotes.


According to Philly.com, Michal Neuvirth will likely get the start in goal for the Flyers over Steve Mason. Neuvirth made 23 saves in Philadelphia's 4-2 win over the Kings on Friday.


Flyers coach Dave Hakstol likes what he has seen from his team over its first two games, especially considering the offense -- paced by center Sean Couturier, who has two goals in two games while rookie Travis Konecny and Brandon Manning each have three assists in the two games -- has it has put up so far.


He hopes that can continue against the Blackhawks, who have surrendered 11 goals in three games, including the seven while skating a man down.


"We're doing a lot of good things," Hakstol told reporters Saturday night. "Our effort (Saturday) was outstanding. For back-to-back nights, it's the effort that you want. But there's a lot of things that mentally we can do a little bit better and be a little sharper."



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Mar 16, 2016 Score ATS Results
PHI « 3 Push: 5
CHI 2 Cover: 179
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Oct 14, 2015 Score ATS Results
CHI 0 Cover: 237
PHI « 3 Under: 3
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Preview: Sabres (1-1) at Flames (0-2)
Date: October 18, 2016 9:00 PM EDT

CALGARY, Alberta -- All signs point to goalie Chad Johnson getting the start for the Calgary Flames against his old team on Tuesday.


Johnson, who made 22 saves to help the Flames (0-2-1) earn their first point of the season on Saturday in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Canucks in Voncouver, told reporters on Monday that he would be in net against the Buffalo Sabres (1-1-0) at the Scotiabank Saddledome.


"I'll say I'm playing," said Johnson, who signed a one-year, $1.7 million contract with the Flames as a free agent on July 1.


Fellow netminder Brian Elliott, who the Flames acquired from the St. Louis Blues on July 24, missed Monday's practice in Calgary.


"He had a good maintenance day today and then we'll make that decision tomorrow," Calgary coach Glen Gulutzan said, while noting that it's looking like Johnson will start against Buffalo.


Having played for Buffalo last year, Johnson knows the Sabres well.


"From top to bottom they're good," said Johnson, who compiled a 22-16-1 record last year with the Sabres to go with a 2.36 goals against average and a .920 save percentage. "They're going to be coming in here I'm sure trying to get two points and we're going to come back right at 'em, so it's going to be a good game."


Gulutzan liked what he saw from Johnson in his debut for the Flames against the Canucks.


"I thought he was tremendous in Vancouver," said Gulutzan, while adding that Johnson kept calm under pressure. "That's when you know a goalie's in his element when he looks very calm and the saves look easy and that's what he did."


Although center Jack Eichel (high ankle sprain) and left winger Evander Kane (cracked ribs) are out of Buffalo's lineup for the foreseeable future, the Sabres still skated to a 5-2 road win on Sunday over the Edmonton Oilers, who handed the Flames two losses to start the season.


"Two games into the year, let's not go crazy, but I think we have a really good group and we have some good pieces," said Sabres right winger Kyle Okposo, who had a goal and an assist against the Oilers in his season debut after missing Buffalo's first game with a knee injury. "I think our depth is undervalued, and we have a lot of guys who can play the game, and play it smartly.


"Obviously, Jack being out puts us at a loss because he's such a game breaker. But other guys are going to have to step up and play well, and we have to play better as a team."


After facing the Flames on Tuesday, the Sabres will continue their road swing through western Canada with a game in Vancouver against the Canucks on Thursday.


"It is a tough one," said Sabres center Ryan O'Reilly, who had two goals and two assists against the Oilers. "Last year, when we did this exact same trip, I don't think we got a point out of it. Having it early, getting a win now, we can do some work. It's a good little team kickoff, too. We're with each other every day, eat together all the time. It's a nice way for us to get a little closer as well."




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Mar 3, 2016 Score ATS Results
CGY 3 Over: 9
BUF « 6 Cover: 273
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Dec 10, 2015 Score ATS Results
BUF 3 Over: 7
CGY « 4 Cover: 221
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Preview: Hurricanes (0-0) at Oilers (2-1)
Date: October 18, 2016 9:00 PM EDT

EDMONTON, Alberta -- The Edmonton Oilers and Carolina Hurricanes will each be looking to get bad tastes out of their mouths when they meet Tuesday at Rogers Place.


The Hurricanes have played two games so far this season. In each of them, they've held leads of at least three goals. They ended up losing to both the Jets and Canucks in overtime.


Meanwhile, the Oilers practiced Monday, despite it originally being scheduled as an off-day as mandated by the Collective Bargaining Agreement. But, after a 6-2 stinker of a loss to Buffalo on Sunday, the players voted to practice rather than rest, and the CBA-required rest day was moved to Wednesday.


Judging by the noise coming from the Oilers, you'd never know the team won two of its first three games of the season. The Oilers have scored 14 times in three games, but have given up 13 goals.


And while goalie Cam Talbot has given up all 13 of those goals, the man bearing the brunt of the criticism is right winger Benoit Pouliot. Even though he scored in first period of Sunday's game, he was benched after a couple of needless minor penalties. Pouliot has already been assessed six minors in the first three games.


Will Pouliot play Tuesday? His coach, Todd McLellan, has clearly had enough.


"He took three penalties in a 15-minute span in Calgary and he took two (against Buffalo) in about a 12-minute span," said McLellan. "If I'm a penalty killer, I don't want to be out there blocking shots all the time for him for stupid penalties. So he can sit and watch, plain and simple. We have some foundational or fabric things we need to continue to fix as an organization, and stupidity is one of them."


But Pouliot hopes he can use the game to turn the page.


"It's unfortunate," he said of his penalty issues. "I put myself in a bad situation and in a bad position, and I paid for it the last two games. We play tomorrow again, it's good."


On Sunday, the Sabres got six power plays. The Oilers had the man advantage just once -- and that came late in the third when the result was a foregone conclusion.


While unwise penalties plague the Oilers, the Canes have struggled to hold leads. This is a team that had a three-goal lead over Vancouver in the second period -- and lost. It had a three-goal lead over Winnipeg in the third period -- and lost.


"We've scored some goals," coach Bill Peters told the team's website. "Certain guys are doing the right things in order to score, and other guys are a little late to the party in that regard. Now we'll be able to make a couple changes to the lineup to make our team better."


"With a young group it can be tough to stay calm through games like that," Jordan Staal told the team's website. "Including myself, it seemed like everyone was kind of off the page in the third period there."


Expect left winger Phillip Di Giuseppe, right winger Martin Frk and defenseman Jakub Nakladal to all make their season debuts against the Oilers. Nakladal played 27 games with the Flames last season and had been waiting for his immigration paperwork to clear. Frk was claimed on waivers last week from the Detroit Red Wings organization.


Oilers center Connor McDavid was named the NHL's first star of the week Monday. McDavid had three goals and three assists in the Oilers first three games of the season.


The Oilers confirmed Monday that back-up goalie Jonas Gustavsson, who came in for Talbot on Sunday but then had to leave the game with a head injury, won't be available for the Carolina game. The team called up net minder Laurent Brossoit from its AHL affiliate in Stockton, Cal. Brossoit has an 0-5-1 career record and a 3.34. GAA in NHL play.




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Jan 4, 2016 Score ATS Results
CAR 0 Under: 1
EDM « 1 Cover: 301
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Nov 25, 2015 Score ATS Results
EDM 1 Push: 5
CAR « 4 Cover: 283
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Preview: Blues (3-0) at Canucks (2-0)
Date: October 18, 2016 10:00 PM EDT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The Vancouver Canucks will attempt to defy their critics again Tuesday night.


Experts, ranging from USA Today to ESPN to EA Sports, have predicted that the Canucks will finish last in the 30-team NHL this season. But Vancouver is unbeaten (2-0-0) in the young campaign heading into Tuesday's home date with the St. Louis Blues, who are also undefeated (3-0-0).


"I'd like to say (the fast start to the season) probably doesn't make a difference, but I do think it makes a difference," said Canucks coach Willie Desjardins. "It's hard if you go out and lose."


Vancouver, which is attempting to get back to the playoffs after missing the post-season in 2015-16, pulled off back-to-back wins Saturday and Sunday over the Calgary Flames and Carolina Hurricanes. In both cases, center Brandon Sutter, who missed most of last season with jaw and leg injuries, scored the winning goals.


The Canucks received points from a range of players in the first two games -- not just stars Daniel and Henrik Sedin, who were relied upon for most of the team's offense in the past.


Contrary to last season, Vancouver also displayed an ability to overcome deficits. It beat Carolina by scoring four unanswered goals after the Hurricanes built a 3-0 lead. The Canucks negated a 1-0 deficit in a 2-1 win over Calgary.


By comparison, Vancouver won only three of 34 games in which they trailed after two periods in 2015-16.


"To come from behind twice like that in our own rink is big, something that we didn't do very well last year," said Sutter, who also had an assist against Carolina. "It seemed like those close games at the start of the year last year, we ended up losing in overtime and shootouts."


But the chances of coming back against the Blues, a stingy defensive team, will be difficult at best, even though the visitors are battling early injuries. St. Louis allowed only six goals in its first three games -- two in each contest, to be precise -- while beating the Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota Wild and New York Rangers.


Meanwhile, the Blues scored 11 goals in the same span. Center Paul Stastny leads the way offensively with two goals and four assists, while winger Vladimir Tarasenko furnished three goals and two assists, and fellow winger Thomas Steen chipped in a goal and three helpers.


"Stastny and Steen are doing everything for us right now," said Blues coach Ken Hitchcock. "They're killing all the penalties, they're on the power play, they're out against the top line, they're playing huge minutes. Both guys are carrying the day for us."


St. Louis will attempt to start a season 4-0 for only the second time in franchise history. It initially achieved the feat just three seasons ago, in 2013-14.


But even after starting the current campaign with three wins in four nights, the demanding Hitchcock wants to see better efforts from other players -- particularly forwards.


"We need more participants," said Hitchcock. "We need more people giving us better minutes up front. We just can't keep relying on the same two or three guys all the time."


Lineup changes are inevitable as Hitchcock deals with the team's injury situation. The Blues lost three players to upper-body injuries during the first two periods of Saturday night's win over the New York Rangers -- centers Kyle Brodziak and Jori Lehtera and defenseman Carl Gunarrasson.


Lehtera did not travel to Vancouver, while Brodziak and Gunnarsson are both listed as day-to-day. St. Louis elected not to call up any players from its AHL farm club in Chicago.


Meanwhile, winger Jaden Schwartz could make his regular-season debut for the Blues after suffering an elbow injury in the preseason. Schwartz, who signed a five-year, $26.75-million contract on July 15, is starting the season late for the second straight year. He missed the first 49 games in 2015-16 with a fractured left ankle.


The Canucks remained healthy through their first two games, although winger Anton Rodin has been sidelined with a sore knee since the preseason. The problem stems from a severed tendon which Rodin suffered last season while playing in Sweden. He underwent surgery to fix the problem but has been experiencing swelling and soreness.


Vancouver winger Jack Skille, who cracked the roster after a successful tryout in preseason, could make his debut for the Canucks. Skille is expected to replace forward Brendan Gaunce, who has not done anything overly exciting in the first two games.


Tuesday's game is the third of a four-game opening homestand for the Canucks, who are looking to make amends for a slow start last season -- and give their critics less material.




NHL HEAD TO HEAD


Mar 25, 2016 Score ATS Results
VAN 0 Under: 4
STL « 4 Cover: 129
Tools: Recaps


Mar 19, 2016 Score ATS Results
STL « 3 Cover: 183
VAN 0 Under: 3
Tools: Recaps


Oct 16, 2015 Score ATS Results
STL « 4 Over: 7
VAN 3 Cover: 259
Tools: Recaps

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack


Six interesting football games this coming weekend………


— Oregon @ Cal– Ducks lost their last four games.


— TCU @ West Virginia– Frogs won their last two visits here, by one point each.


— Ole Miss @ LSU– Leonard Fournette is back for the Tigers.


— Bills @ Dolphins– Buffalo goes for its fifth win in a row.


— Saints @ Chiefs– Andy Reid is 5-10 vs spread in the second game off a bye.


— Patriots @ Steelers– Starting at QB for the Steelers, Landry Jones.


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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but……..


13) I think the world of Cam Newton as a football player; he is fun to watch, wins a lot of games, but there is one thing he is missing out on— how not to take the media personally. They love the winners and grill the losers, thats why quarterbacks make the big bucks.


Here is a quote from the great football movie, Any Given Sunday. Delivered by Al Pacino’s character (the coach) to Jamie Foxx (the QB):


“You’re a goddamn quarterback! You know what that means? It’s the top spot, kid. It’s the guy who takes the fall. It’s the guy everybody’s looking at first – the leader of a team – who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. ‘Cause you make them believe. That’s a quarterback.”


Kill the media with cliches, Cam. Listen to Belichick just drone on and on— you think HE likes to lose? No one likes to freakin’ lose, but dealing with the media after a loss is part of being a professional QB who makes millions of dollars. It is part of the job.


12) Ben Roethlisberger had his left knee operated on Monday, they’re not saying how long he is expected to be out. Steelers have a bye week soon. Landry Jones is the starting QB until Big Ben returns.


11) There was a rare victory for common sense Monday; a young man named Isaiah Brock spent four years in the Army, but then got out and wanted to play college basketball at Oakland in the Horizon League. Problem is, the NCAA red-flagged him because of some course he took in 9th or 10th grade— he was ruled ineligible.


Isaiah Brock’s job in the Army? Taking dead soldiers from the battlefield and preparing them to have honorable burials. If anyone deserved a break, it is this guy.


Some national media got ahold of the story, publicized it, people realized how stupid the whole thing was, Oakland appealed……and now Mr Brock is on scholarship and eligible to play for the Grizzlies this season. It is a happy resolution where common sense scores a win.


10) Toronto pitcher JA Happ had a 62-61 career record coming into this season; then at age 33, he went 20-4 this year. Curious to see how he does next year.


9) San Diego Chargers have had Dan Fouts-John Unitas-Drew Brees-John Hadl and Philip Rivers all play for them, but their only Super Bowl appearance was when Stan Humphries was their quarterback.


8) Some football coaches are gypsies; Marty Mornhinweg is Ravens’ 5th offensive coordinator in the last five years. Dan Mullen has had six defensive coordinators in his eight years at Mississippi State.


7) I’m not fond of the NBA rule where if you get the ball in the backcourt and call timeout, you can inbound the ball in the frontcourt— creates artificial chances for late game drama. It has existed for years— I just think it cheapens the game.


6) Why is Trevor Bauer flying a drone? I had to ask someone what a drone even was, as far as a normal person having one. Indians’ pitcher cut his hand on a drone last week and had to have his ALCS start pushed back to Monday, then he had to leave in the first inning.


5) Last summer, i had a cab driver in Las Vegas who said he didn’t know where the Strip was. I’m not kidding, he is driving me from Cashman Center downtown to the Westgate Hotel— his GPS tells him to get on the Strip, and he says he doesn’t know where that is.


He said he was from iraq; I was diplomatic about it- “it is the long street with all the tall buildings with really, really bright lights”.


We got on the freeway instead and drove past Trump Hotel; i asked him about Donald, he didn’t answer me. How the bleep can you drive a cab in Las Vegas and not know where the Strip is?


4) JR Smith gets $57M for four years from Cleveland; it is good to have Lebron as a teammate.


3) Was surprised to see some quotes/stories leaking out of South Bend suggesting that Notre Dame players have tired of playing for coach Brian Kelly, citing “a culture of criticism…..” in the irish program.


If you know me, you know I NEVER root for Notre Dame football, but Kelly is a quality coach who won national titles at lower levels of college ball. Has our society gotten so soft that a coach can’t criticize his players anymore? it is bad for everyone involved if the team quit on him; you wonder if Kelly would surface in the NFL.


I’m assuming NFL coaches are still allowed to criticize players.


2) Odd scheduling quirk: Baltimore Ravens are playing in Swamp Stadium in New Jersey two weeks in a row; they lost 27-23 to Giants Sunday, visit the Jets this Sunday.


1) Miguel Montero hit a grand slam Saturday after an intentional walk, the first time that happened in the postseason since 2011, when Paul Goldschmidt hit a grand slam after an intentional walk…..to Miguel Montero.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up


Tuesday, October 18


Anaheim won its last five games with New Jersey, holding Devils to six goals (over 2-2-1). Ducks won last three visits to Garden State, all by one goal. Anaheim is off to an 0-3 start (4-2/3-2/3-2- over 1-1-1). Devils lost their first two games (both on road), scoring total of three goals.


Islanders won three of last four games with San Jose; four of last five series games went over. Sharks are 3-2 in last five visits here, but lost last two. San Jose won two of its first three games. Islanders lost two of first three games, but won only home game, in OT.


Washington won its last four games with Colorado; under is 5-3 in last eight series games. Avalanche is 3-2 in last five visits here, but lost last two. Colorado played at Pittsburgh Monday. Washington split its first two games, scoring two goals in each game (under 1-0-1).


Penguins won three of last four games with Montreal; under is 3-1-2 in last six series games. Pens won last three visits to Molson Centre (under 3-0). Pittsburgh won two of its first three games. Canadiens split their first two games, both on the road.


Road team won four of last six Arizona-Ottawa games (over 5-1). Coyotes won two of last three visits to Ottawa (over 4-1 in last five). Arizona won its season opener at home in OT over Philly. Senators won two of their first three games, with one win in OT, the other one in SO (over 3-0).


Florida won four of last five games with Tampa Bay; over is 5-3 in last eight series games. Panthers lost four of last six visits to this building (over 3-1 in last four). Florida won its first two games (under 1-0-1) allowing two goals. Lightning won its first two games, both at home, scoring nine goals (over 1-0-1).


Dallas Stars won six of last seven games with Nashville; under is 6-4 in last ten series games. Stars lost three of last four games in this building. Dallas split first two games (over 2-0), scoring nine goals. Nashville also split its first two games (over 1-0-1).


Minnesota won three of last four games with Los Angeles; under is 5-0-1 in last six series games. Kings are 2-3 in last five visits here (under 3-0-2). LA lost its first two games, scoring total of three goals. Wild split its first two games, winning its only home game.


Flyers won six of last eight games with Chicago; under is 3-0-2 in last five series games. Flyers are 2-3 in last five visits here- they split first two games this year (over 2-0, both on road). Blackhawks lost two of their first three games (over 2-0-1).


Home side won nine of last ten Buffalo-Calgary games; three of last four series games went over total. Sabres lost last five visits to Calgary, with only one loss by one goal. Sabres split first two games, winning only road game. Flames allowed 14 goals in losing first three games (over 2-1).


Home side won seven of last nine Carolina-Edmonton games (over 6-2-1); Hurricanes lost last three visits here, with two of three losses in OT (over 4-1 in last five). Carolina lost its first two games, both on road, both in OT (over 2-0). Edmonton won two of first three games (over 3-0).


Blues won their last three games with Vancouver, winning last two visits here. Under is 6-2-2 in last ten series games. St Louis won its first three games, 5-2/3-2/3-2. Canucks won their first two games, one in OT, one in SO (over 1-1)- both games were at home.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL


Tuesday, October 18


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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. NEW JERSEY
Anaheim is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Anaheim is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Anaheim
New Jersey is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Anaheim


8:00 PM
COLORADO vs. WASHINGTON
Colorado is 5-9-1 SU in its last 15 games ,when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home


8:00 PM
SAN JOSE vs. NY ISLANDERS
San Jose is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
NY Islanders are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing San Jose
NY Islanders are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games


8:30 PM
ARIZONA vs. OTTAWA
Arizona is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Arizona's last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona


8:30 PM
FLORIDA vs. TAMPA BAY
Florida is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Florida's last 14 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home


8:30 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. MONTREAL
Pittsburgh is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games on the road
Pittsburgh8-3-1 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games at home
Montreal is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing Pittsburgh


9:00 PM
DALLAS vs. NASHVILLE
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Dallas's last 15 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Nashville's last 15 games when playing Dallas
Nashville is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Dallas


9:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Los Angeles is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Minnesota's last 19 games when playing at home against Los Angeles


9:30 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. CHICAGO
Philadelphia is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Philadelphia is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home


10:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. CALGARY
Buffalo is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Calgary is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games


10:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Carolina is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Edmonton is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games


11:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. VANCOUVER
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of St. Louis's last 16 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Dunkel


Tuesday, October 18




St. Louis @ Vancouver


Game 23-24
October 18, 2016 @ 10:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
10.684
Vancouver
11.794
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-150
5
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+130); Under


Buffalo @ Calgary


Game 21-22
October 18, 2016 @ 9:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
12.329
Calgary
9.226
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+130); Over


Carolina @ Edmonton


Game 19-20
October 18, 2016 @ 9:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
12.702
Edmonton
11.734
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+125); Under


Philadelphia @ Chicago


Game 17-18
October 18, 2016 @ 7:30 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
11.258
Chicago
12.606
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-165
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-165); Over


Los Angeles @ Minnesota


Game 15-16
October 18, 2016 @ 8:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
12.906
Minnesota
11.048
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(+125); Over


Dallas @ Nashville


Game 13-14
October 18, 2016 @ 8:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
11.989
Nashville
12.794
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-135); Under


Arizona @ Ottawa


Game 11-12
October 18, 2016 @ 7:30 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
12.982
Ottawa
11.048
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Ottawa
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-105); Under


Florida @ Tampa Bay


Game 9-10
October 18, 2016 @ 7:30 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Florida
11.084
Tampa Bay
12.146
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-160
5
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-160); Over


Pittsburgh @ Montreal


Game 7-8
October 18, 2016 @ 7:30 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
14.048
Montreal
13.106
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-125); Under


San Jose @ NY Islanders


Game 5-6
October 18, 2016 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
11.436
NY Islanders
12.648
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-115
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-105); Under


Colorado @ Washington


Game 3-4
October 18, 2016 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
11.286
Washington
12.184
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-215
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-215); Under


Anaheim @ New Jersey

Game 1-2
October 18, 2016 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
11.725
New Jersey
9.284
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-120); Under

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Long Sheet


Tuesday, October 18


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ANAHEIM (0-2-0-1, 1 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (0-1-0-1, 1 pts.) - 10/18/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 15-24 ATS (-16.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 16-12 ATS (+28.2 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 213-167 ATS (+32.8 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 4-0-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)


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COLORADO (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) at WASHINGTON (1-0-0-1, 3 pts.) - 10/18/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 29-10 ATS (+11.3 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 16-11 ATS (+31.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 13-9 ATS (+25.1 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 219-168 ATS (+32.3 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
COLORADO is 111-82 ATS (+195.4 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 57-65 ATS (-40.7 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 159-202 ATS (-74.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-0-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)


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SAN JOSE (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (1-2-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/18/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 3-1 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 3-1-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)


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PITTSBURGH (2-0-0-1, 5 pts.) at MONTREAL (1-0-0-1, 3 pts.) - 10/18/2016, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 4-2 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 4-2-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.3 Units)


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FLORIDA (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/18/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 14-3 ATS (+17.0 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 11-2 ATS (+13.2 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 11-7 ATS (+21.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 7-13 ATS (-12.1 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 5-4 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 5-4-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)


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ARIZONA (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at OTTAWA (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/18/2016, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-2 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 2-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)


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DALLAS (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at NASHVILLE (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/18/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 42-31 ATS (+74.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 29-12 ATS (+13.6 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 11-3 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 18-7 ATS (+10.0 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 24-13 ATS (+37.7 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 6-4 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 6-4-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)


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LOS ANGELES (0-2-0-0, 0 pts.) at MINNESOTA (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/18/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 89-82 ATS (-39.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 32-43 ATS (-20.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 13-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 41-49 ATS (-36.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 14-21 ATS (-13.2 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 17-25 ATS (-16.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 3-3 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 3-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.1 Units)


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PHILADELPHIA (1-0-0-1, 3 pts.) at CHICAGO (1-2-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/18/2016, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 1-12 ATS (+16.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 4-14 ATS (+19.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 12-25 ATS (-16.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-1 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 3-1-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.2 Units)


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CAROLINA (0-0-0-2, 2 pts.) at EDMONTON (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/18/2016, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 8-21 ATS (+30.8 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 59-114 ATS (+198.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
EDMONTON is 166-167 ATS (-14.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
EDMONTON is 74-84 ATS (-60.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 2-2-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)


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BUFFALO (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at CALGARY (0-2-0-1, 1 pts.) - 10/18/2016, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 59-55 ATS (+128.8 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 2-2 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 2-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)


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ST LOUIS (3-0-0-0, 6 pts.) at VANCOUVER (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/18/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 30-17 ATS (+12.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 103-81 ATS (+185.4 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 20-11 ATS (+32.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 3-3 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 3-3-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Short Sheet


Tuesday, October 18


Anaheim at New Jersey, 7:05 PM ET
Anaheim: 25-11 SU after 2 consecutive non-conference games
New Jersey: 9-11 SU off a close road loss by 1 goal


Colorado at Washington, 7:05 PM ET
Colorado: 21-15 SU as a road underdog of +100 to +200
Washington: 55-60 SU in home games on Tuesday nights


San Jose at NY Islanders, 7:05 PM ET
San Jose: 15-8 SU as a road underdog of +100 to +200
New York: 24-30 SU off a home win


Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7:35 PM ET
Pittsburgh: 15-5 SU after allowing 4 goals or more
Montreal: 7-18 SU off a road loss

Florida at Tampa Bay, 7:35 PM ET
Florida: 11-2 SU in road games after a division game
Tampa Bay: 7-13 SU on Tuesday nights

Arizona at Ottawa, 7:35 PM ET
Arizona: 16-48 SU after a non-conference game
Ottawa: 26-15 SU after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game

Dallas at Nashville, 8:05 PM ET
Dallas: 28-21 SU as a road underdog of +100 to +200
Nashville: 10-17 SU after scoring 3 goals or more in 2 straight games


Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8:05 PM ET
Los Angeles: 27-37 SU after a non-conference game
Minneosta: 12-4 SU off a close home win by 1 goal


Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:35 PM ET
Philadelphia: 8-36 SU in a road game where where the total is 5.5
Chicago: 27-9 SU after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games

Carolina at Edmonton, 9:05 PM ET
Carolina: 9-2 SU in road games after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games
Edmonton: 1-12 SU after allowing 6 goals or more


Buffalo at Calgary, 9:05 PM ET
Buffalo: 19-17 SU as a road underdog of +100 to +200
Calgary: 0-8 SU off a close road loss by 1 goal

St Louis at Vancouver, 10:05 PM ET
St Louis: 32-16 SU after one or more consecutive overs
Vancouver: 0-7 SU after 2 straight close wins by 1 goal

 

[CNOTES]

NHL BEST BETS:


10/17/2016 3-5-0 37.50% -1520


TRIPLE PLAYS: 2 - 4 - 2




WLT PCT UNITS


M/L Picks 8-12-0 40.00% -1835


O/U Picks 8-13-6 38.10% -3150


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


ANA at NJ 07:00 PM

U 5.0


SJ at NYI 07:00 PM

O 5.5


COL at WAS 07:00 PM


COL +184

PIT at MON 07:30 PM


PIT +108


U 5.5


ARI at OTT 07:30 PM

O 5.5


FLA at TB 07:30 PM


FLA +127


O 5.0


LA at MIN 08:00 PM


LA +109


O 5.0


DAL at NAS 08:00 PM


DAL +136


PHI at CHI 08:30 PM


PHI +131


U 5.5


BUF at CAL 09:00 PM


O 5.5


CAR at EDM 09:00 PM


CAR +121


STL at VAN 10:00 PM


VAN +132


U 5.0

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday’s six-pack


— Buffalo Bills have won four games in a row for the first time since 2008; they haven’t made the playoffs since 1999.


— Colorado Buffaloes are 7-0 vs spread this year, only college team with a perfect spread record. Oregon Ducks are 0-5, only team with a perfectly bad record against the number.


— Arizona State had an outdoor basketball practice last week, something designed to pump up support in the community. UNLV did same thing last year; they had a practice downtown on a portable court.


— Carolina Panthers have played in two Super Bowls; they started the next season 1-5 both times.


— After a lot of public/private jostling, the Big X will stay at ten teams for the time being, so no football championship game for them, for now.


— I bought Halloween candy yesterday; what are the odds the bags stay closed until October 31st?


Wednesday’s List of 13: Our readers have their say……


The other day, I posed this question: “If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?” Here are the answer some of my readers provided…….


13) Unretired Buckeye: “Fix the mess we’ve caused with the environment/climate.”


12) The Professor agrees: “Gotta do something seriously about climate change, and fast.”


11) Then there is this from Baseball Guy: “I’d get rid of the designated hitter. I hate the DH more than I hate climate change.”


10) Football dad: “I wouldn’t have bit on a fake in my last HS football game and I would’ve intercepted the pass that turned into the game-winning TD for our arch-rivals.”


9) Rebel Girl: “As cheesy as it sounds, world peace would be wonderful.”


8) Santa Monica’s finest: “People would have a fundamental understanding/appreciation for liberty— what it is, why it is important and why it must be upheld.”


7) Sean F: “The next President of the United States.”


6) Wolf Pack mom: “Too many people are shady, mean and cruel. We need harder laws and tougher punishments.”


5) JJ Arias: “#people”


4) Bartending Engineer: “Human equality. People should be all be treated the same, regardless of age, sex, religion. The fact that they’re not is ridiculous.”


3) Bayou Babe: “I’d change myself, make myself bolder, fiercer, more charismatic, fearless.”


2) Basketball dad: “I’d let kids go straight from high school to the NBA, just like Lebron did. Kids playing one year of college ball is a farce and hurts both college ball and the NBA.”


1) Me: “I wish we would treat each other with more respect and a tolerance of our differences.”

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday’s games


Winnipeg won seven of its last eight games with Toronto; all eight games went over the total. Leafs were outscored 21-8 in losing their last four visits here (over 4-0). Toronto split its first two games, losing 5-4 in OT in its only road game. Winnipeg lost its last two games 4-3/4-1; two of their three games this year went over.


Home side won last eight Detroit-Ranger games (under 5-1-2); Red Wings lost their last six visits to Manhattan. Four of last six series games went to OT. Detroit lost two of its first three games, losing its first two road games 6-4/4-1. Rangers won their first two home games 5-3/7-4.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL BEST BETS:


10/18/2016 9-8-0 52.94% +740


TRIPLE PLAYS: 2 - 4 - 2


WLT PCT UNITS


M/L Picks 10-18-0 35.71% -3495


O/U Picks 15-15-6 50.00% -750

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Long Sheet


Wednesday, October 19


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DETROIT (1-2-0-0, 2 pts.) at NY RANGERS (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/19/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 94-127 ATS (-91.8 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 113-113 ATS (-55.3 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 121-121 ATS (-76.5 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 3-3 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 3-3-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.2 Units)


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TORONTO (1-0-0-1, 3 pts.) at WINNIPEG (1-2-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/19/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 13-43 ATS (+79.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 24-46 ATS (+71.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 3-1 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 3-1-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.1 Units)


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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up


Wednesday, October 19


Winnipeg won seven of its last eight games with Toronto; all eight games went over the total. Leafs were outscored 21-8 in losing their last four visits here (over 4-0). Toronto split its first two games, losing 5-4 in OT in its only road game. Winnipeg lost its last two games 4-3/4-1; two of their three games this year went over.


Home side won last eight Detroit-Ranger games (under 5-1-2); Red Wings lost their last six visits to Manhattan. Four of last six series games went to OT. Detroit lost two of its first three games, losing its first two road games 6-4/4-1. Rangers won their first two home games 5-3/7-4.







NHL


Wednesday, October 19


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Trend Report
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9:00 PM
DETROIT vs. NY RANGERS
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games when playing Detroit
NY Rangers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games


9:00 PM
TORONTO vs. WINNIPEG
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Toronto is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing Toronto