Avalanche, Coyotes face off in Phoenix
By Rob Gerein | March 4, 2010
Two of the most surprising teams in the NHL this season go head-to-head Thursday when the Colorado Avalanche visit the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena.
The Coyotes are -160 moneyline favorites and the over/under total is at 5 in NHL Odds at Sportingbet.
Phoenix has the edge over the past 10 meetings, going 6-2-0-2. This is the third meeting of the season. The Avalanche has won both previous tilts – 2-1 in the last meeting on Feb. 12, and 4-1 on Nov. 4.
The Avalanche scored twice to pace a 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, as +120 underdogs. The score went over the over/under total of 5.5.
Chris Stewart, Peter Mueller, Matt Duchene, and T.J. Galiardi scored for the Avalanche.
Matthew Lombardi and Joel Perrault scored for Phoenix in its 5-2 loss to St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. St. Louis cashed as +120 road underdogs and the score went over the 5.5-goal total.
Phoenix is 37-22-5 and has lost three straight games, going back to before the NHL Olympic break. Colorado is 36-21-6.
The total has gone under in five of the past six meetings.
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New Jersey Devils visit San Jose Sharks
By Rob Gerein | March 2, 2010
The New Jersey Devils visit the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, one of 12 games on tap as the NHL returns from its Winter Olympic break (10:30 pm ET, VERSUS, CSN).
San Jose is a -150 favorite and the over/under is 5.5 in NHL Betting at Sportsbook.com.
New Jersey is 7-3 in the past 10 meetings. The Devils have had tremendous success against the Sharks when facing them in San Jose, going 6-1 in the past seven visits.
This is the first meeting of the season. The Devils out-gunned the Sharks 6-5 in their last meeting on Feb. 15 last season. The Devils had been +105 home underdogs, and the score easily cleared the over/under total of 5.5.
New Jersey’s last game was a 5-2 loss on the road against the Carolina Hurricanes on Feb. 13. The Devils had been -130 road favorites.
San Jose’s last game was also Feb. 13, a 3-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo.
Prior to the Olympic break, New Jersey had been struggling, going 1-4 SU in its last five games. And the Devils have really had trouble on the road recently, going winless (0-5) in their past five.
San Jose is 5-2 SU in its last seven games at home.
New Jersey is 37-21-3 this season and San Jose is 40-13-9.
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Thrashers take on Avalanche in Denver
By Rob Gerein | February 10, 2010
The Atlanta Thrashers take on the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday at the Pepsi Center (9 pm ET, Altitude).
NHL Betting at Sportsbook.com has the Avalanche as -180 moneyline favorites and the over/under total at 5.5.
Atlanta has a slight edge over the past 10 meetings, going 6-4. The last time the teams faced off was March 10 last season, when the Thrashers shut out the Avalanche 3-0. Colorado had been a -145 home favorite.
The Thrashers erased a two-goal deficit to defeat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Saturday, as -120 favorites. The score went over the total of 5.5.
Maxim Afinogenov, Bryan Little, Niclas Bergfors, and Evander Kane scored in the win.
Chris Stewart potted the winner early in the second period, as the Avalanche defeated the Blues 5-2 on Monday night.
Colorado won as -130 home favorites, while the game played over the 5.5-goal total.
Atlanta is 25-24-8. Colorado is 33-19-6 and has won two straight games.
Colorado is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home.
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Kings aim for 10th straight win
By Rob Gerein | February 8, 2010
Pacific division and crosstown rivals Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks clash for the second time in less than a week and fourth time this season on Monday at the Honda Center (10 pm ET, PRIME).
The Kings will be looking for their 10th straight win Monday.
NHL Betting has the Kings as -105 moneyline favorites and the over/under total at 5.5.
Los Angeles is 6-3-0-1 in the past 10 head-to-head. Six of the past 10 have gone over the total, including four of the past five.
The teams met last Thursday at the Staples Center, a 6-4 Kings win as a -165 home favorite. The score went over the total of 5.5.
Michal Handzus scored a late goal to push the Kings past the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 at the Staples Center on Saturday. Los Angeles won as a -125 home favorite while the final score played over the 5.5-goal total.
The Ducks haven’t played since last week’s loss to the Kings.
Los Angeles is 36-19-3 and has won nine straight games. Anaheim is 27-24-7.
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last five games on the road, and Anaheim is 5-0 SU in its last five games at home.
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Ottawa Senators shoot for 12th straight win against Maple Leafs
By Rob Gerein | February 5, 2010
The white-hot Ottawa Senators visit the Toronto Maple Leafs in a battle of Northeast division rivals on Saturday night (7 pm ET, NHLN-US, CBC)
Check out NHL Hockey Betting at Sportsbook.com for the latest odds for this matchup.
Ottawa has won a franchise-record 11 straight games heading into Saturday’s clash with the Maple Leafs.
Both teams are 5-4-0-1 over the past 10 head-to-head. Seven of the past 10 meetings have gone under the total.
This is the fourth meeting of the season between the division rivals. The Senators are 2-1 in the season series. The teams last met on Dec. 14, when the Maple Leafs picked up a 3-2 win as a -125 home favorite.
Ottawa won its 11th in a row on Thursday, beating the visiting Vancouver Canucks 3-1 as a -110 favorite.
Toronto faced the New Jersey Devils on the road on Friday night, the teams’ third meeting in the past week. The Leafs’ previous game was at home to the Devils on Tuesday, when they shut out New Jersey 3-0 as a +125 home underdog.
Ottawa is 33-21-4 this season. Toronto is 18-28-11.
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Carolina Hurricanes face new-look Calgary Flames
By Rob Gerein | February 3, 2010
The Carolina Hurricanes continue a Western road trip with a game against the new-look Calgary Flames on Wednesday, their first stop in the Alberta city in more than three years (9 pm ET, Fox Sports)
NHL Betting at Sportsbook.com has the Flames as a -170 moneyline favorite and the over/under total at 5.5.
Carolina is 6-4 over the past 10 meetings. The hurricanes blew out the Flames 6-1 the last time they met on March 6 last season. Carolina was a -120 home favorite and the score went over the total of 5.5.
The total has gone over in seven of the past seven meetings overall, and in four of the past six in Calgary.
On Monday, Jussi Jokinen and Andrew Alberts scored for Carolina in its 4-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. Edmonton cashed as +130 home underdogs and the score went over the 5.5-goal total.
Miikka Kiprusoff made 24 saves in the Flames’ 3-0 loss to the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night. Philadelphia won as +105 road underdogs and the score went under the 5.5-goal total.
Carolina is 19-29-7 this season and Calgary is 27-21-8.
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New York Rangers and Jokinen face Kings
By Rob Gerein | February 2, 2010
The New York Rangers will have newly acquired Ollie Jokinen in the line-up when they continue a Western road swing Tuesday with a stop in Southern California to face the Los Angeles Kings (10:30 pm ET, FOX, MSG).
The Rangers received Jokinen and Brandon Prust from the Calgary Flames in exchange for Ales Kotalik and Chis Higgins on Monday night.
The Kings are -155 moneyline favorites and the over/under total is 5 in NHL Odds.
The teams have split the past 10 meetings, each winning five.
This is the second meeting this season. They last squared off on Oct. 14, when the Rangers doubled the Kings 4-2 as a -155 home favorite. The last time the Rangers were in LA was Dec. 17 last season, when they beat the Kings 3-2.
In their last game, the Rangers beat the suddenly struggling Colorado Avalanche 3-1 as a +170 underdog on Sunday. The four goals scored went under the total of 5.5.
Marian Gaborik netted a hat trick for New York and Chad Johnson made 34 saves in the win in the win.
The Kings defeated New Jersey 3-2 as a +140 underdog on Sunday. The five goals scored caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (5).
Drew Doughty scored the game-winning goal for Los Angeles with 28 second remaining in the third period, while Michal Handzus and Wayne Simmonds also scored in the win.
New York is 25-24-7 this season. Los Angeles is 33-19-3 and has won six straight games.
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Canucks, Maple Leafs clash on Hockey Day in Canada
By Rob Gerein | January 29, 2010
The Vancouver Canucks take a six-game winning streak into the Air Canada Centre for a highly anticipated Hockey Day in Canada matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night (7:05 pm ET, NHL Network, CBC).
Vancouver is a -160 moneyline favorite and the Maple Leafs are +140 home underdogs in NHL Betting at Sportsbook.com. The over/under is 6.
The Canucks are 6-4 in the past 10 meetings. This is the second meeting of the season. The Canucks won 3-1 when the teams squared off in Vancouver on Oct. 24.
The last time the Canucks were in Toronto was Feb. 21 last season, when they edged the Leafs 3-2.
Toronto dropped its fourth straight game with a 5-3 loss against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. The Maple Leafs faced the New Jersey Devils on the road Friday night.
And Vancouver picked up its sixth-straight win with a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday. Vancouver now plays six straight on the road until the Winter Olympics break, followed by another eight straight away from home after the Olympics.
Vancouver is 33-18-2 this season and Toronto is 17-27-10.
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Ducks try to get ducks in order on the road
By Rob Gerein | January 28, 2010
The Anaheim Ducks continue an Eastern road trip with a stop in Florida to face the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night (7:30 pm ET, RIS, FS-W, SUN).
Tampa Bay is a -130 favorite in Hockey Betting at Sportsbook.com.
The teams are pretty even over the past 10 tilts head-to-head, each winning five. All five of the Ducks losses have been in regulation, while the Lightning lost four in regulation and one in OT/shootout.
This is the second meeting of the season. The Ducks edged the Lightning 4-3 as a -160 home favorite on Nov. 19.
This is the Ducks’ fifth-straight game on the road. They’ve lost three of the four games so far. They last played Wednesday against the Washington Capitals and lost 5-1.
Tampa Bay has won three straight, posting victories over Montreal Canadiens, Atlanta Thrashers and Toronto Maple Leafs. Their last game was Wednesday, when they shut out the Canadiens 3-0.
Anaheim is 24-23-7 and Tampa Bay is 22-20-10 this season.
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Capitals look for 7th-straight victory
By Rob Gerein | January 26, 2010
The surging Washington Capitals go for their 7th-straight win when they visit the New York Islanders on Tuesday.
The Capitals are -165 favorites and the over/under total is 6 in NHL Odds at Sportsbook.com.
Washington is 6-1-0-3 in the past 10 meetings, six of which have gone over the total.
This is the fourth meeting of the season between the Eastern Conference rivals, with Washington holding a 2-1 edge. The Capitals won 5-4 the last time they squared off on Nov. 11, as -200 home favorites.
In the Capitals’ last game, Alexander Semin scored once and set up three others on Saturday, leading the Capitals over the Phoenix Coyotes 4-2. The Capitals won the game as -210 favorites, while the six goals went as a push against the posted over/under total of 6.
Brooks Laich, Eric Fehr, and Alexander Ovechkin had the other goals for the Capitals. Michal Neuvirth made 28 saves in the victory.
Kyle Okposo had a goal and an assist for the Islanders in a 4-2 loss to Atlantic division rival New Jersey Devils on Saturday. The Islanders were +105 underdogs in that game, while the six goals went over the total of 5.
Washington is 33-12-6 this season, and 15-9-3 on the road. New York is 23-21-8, and is 14-9-2 at home.
The total has gone over in five of Washington’s last six games on the road.
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