Toronto +150 (betvegasvic)
God help me I’m beginning to believe in this team. It all has to come crashing down to reality before long…doesn’t it?
I really feel the missing pieces to Carolina’s roster makes this game much closer than the -160 price tag the odds makers have placed on the Canes.
Carolina has struggled to score goals over their last 8 games, (granted most of that was during a long road trip). But the facts remain they have averaged exactly 2 goals a game over that period and the only time they scored more than 3, (4-3 win at NYI), they were out shot 60-28.
Toronto has the mojo working and that’s good enough for me.
San Jose -122 (matchbook)
This game could be won on many fronts by San Jose but special teams is the biggest discrepancy in my eyes.
Colorado is ranked 6<SUP>th</SUP> on the PP, unfortunately the Sharks play a very disciplined game. In San Jose’s last six games they have allowed their opposition just 14 PPs or a 2.3 per game average. San Jose’s PK unit is ranked 10<SUP>th</SUP>.
Colorado is ranked last in the NHL on the PK allowing more than one goal in every four opportunities. San Jose’s PP has converted 10 of their last 31 chances over the last 6 games.
Detroit -.5 (regulation) +120
Detroit/Vancouver Over 5.5 even
The Wings are coming off two straight loses at Anaheim and at San Jose and I‘m betting they take out their frustrations on a very ordinary team in Vancouver before heading back to Motor City. The Wings have victimized themselves and have no one to blame but themselves for those two loses. They lead the league in 5 on 3 shorthanded situations, (5). Two of those came in their OT loss at Anaheim last Wednesday. They have allowed 10 PP goals in their last 6 games. It should come as no surprise they rank 23<SUP>rd</SUP> in the league on the PK. But on the flip side they still own the most devastating PP in the NHL converting more than 30% of the time. If Detroit can keep themselves from committing the careless type of infractions they should have the clear advantage on special teams.
However I want no part of a potential shootout backing Chris Osgood versus Roberto Luongo so I’ll opt to take this one in regulation. Detroit is beating no one by more than 1 goal this year so taking the goal line also is not a viable option.
Did you know….
Roberto Luongo’s career numbers against Detroit is 6-7-1-1.
Chris Osgood is 15-4-4-1 against Vancouver.
Detroit and Vancouver are a combined 17/5 …O/U
God help me I’m beginning to believe in this team. It all has to come crashing down to reality before long…doesn’t it?
I really feel the missing pieces to Carolina’s roster makes this game much closer than the -160 price tag the odds makers have placed on the Canes.
Carolina has struggled to score goals over their last 8 games, (granted most of that was during a long road trip). But the facts remain they have averaged exactly 2 goals a game over that period and the only time they scored more than 3, (4-3 win at NYI), they were out shot 60-28.
Toronto has the mojo working and that’s good enough for me.
San Jose -122 (matchbook)
This game could be won on many fronts by San Jose but special teams is the biggest discrepancy in my eyes.
Colorado is ranked 6<SUP>th</SUP> on the PP, unfortunately the Sharks play a very disciplined game. In San Jose’s last six games they have allowed their opposition just 14 PPs or a 2.3 per game average. San Jose’s PK unit is ranked 10<SUP>th</SUP>.
Colorado is ranked last in the NHL on the PK allowing more than one goal in every four opportunities. San Jose’s PP has converted 10 of their last 31 chances over the last 6 games.
Detroit -.5 (regulation) +120
Detroit/Vancouver Over 5.5 even
The Wings are coming off two straight loses at Anaheim and at San Jose and I‘m betting they take out their frustrations on a very ordinary team in Vancouver before heading back to Motor City. The Wings have victimized themselves and have no one to blame but themselves for those two loses. They lead the league in 5 on 3 shorthanded situations, (5). Two of those came in their OT loss at Anaheim last Wednesday. They have allowed 10 PP goals in their last 6 games. It should come as no surprise they rank 23<SUP>rd</SUP> in the league on the PK. But on the flip side they still own the most devastating PP in the NHL converting more than 30% of the time. If Detroit can keep themselves from committing the careless type of infractions they should have the clear advantage on special teams.
However I want no part of a potential shootout backing Chris Osgood versus Roberto Luongo so I’ll opt to take this one in regulation. Detroit is beating no one by more than 1 goal this year so taking the goal line also is not a viable option.
Did you know….
Roberto Luongo’s career numbers against Detroit is 6-7-1-1.
Chris Osgood is 15-4-4-1 against Vancouver.
Detroit and Vancouver are a combined 17/5 …O/U
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