Thanks! I did think about the Under but was more comfortable with the side and didn't want to force more bets, especially as I've been cold when it comes to winners lately. ANA did beat PIT earlier this season 3-0 in PIT. I could definitely see a 3-1 type game here. Good luck with it! 
1/15-1/21 6-5 +$165.00
Overall 73-44 +$2832.00
DAL -116 This is a fade on Korpisalo and an injured Jackets team. Also following the bye week trend as this is the first game back for Columbus where teams are 10-20 for a 66.6% win betting against. *Korpisalo is not confirmed, just projected at this point*
STL -142 Carter Hutton here against a weak Ottawa team coming off the bye? What’s not to like?
NYR -1 ½ +160 Back to the betting trend but this one is the best of the bunch. One of the weakest teams in the league coming off a bye AND playing on the road. Rangers have been scuffling but against teas like this they should handle at MSG. Lundqvist is 14-5 on home ice…plus I’ll be there to mush this bet into Hell!
COL -107 The Avalanche are rolling and so it Bernier. He’s now 6-0 and has only allowed 7 goals in those 6 starts. Colorado at home again.
LAK -125 For the same reason I cited yesterday about PIT. Go back and re-read that as it fits here as well. After last night’s loss to ANA, PIT is now 18-19 with a -20 goal differential against all teams other than RAZ and BUF. Also on the road for the 2 of a back-to-back. PIT being hot was a smoke & mirrors job against all below average teams. Kings. Quick. Home ice.
Sorry for the quick repetative write-ups. I'm lazy and sleep late and now I'm late for the train to watch my sh*tty Blueshirts. Good luck, everybody!
Much love and appreciation for the breakdowns. Always one of my go to posts here every day. Agree with most of your plays and reasoning just a little surprised about the Rangers PL. I figure you would know best as a Rangers fan so I'll defer to you here but I feel like Buffalo always plays them close so that's making me think ML despite reading the game similar to Tuesday's blowout. Thanks for the posts and knowledge BOL
It was a terrible bet lol. But that said, they missed a wide-open net, then Lehner made a save that would be a goal 99 out of 100 times when he threw his stick across the net and the one-timer shot just hit his stick in mid-air...then they missed the open net twice at the end of the game. Ah well. I'll be treating the Rangers how I treat PIT from here on out. They're not a very impressive team to me.
Appreciate your picks bartender. I too am a rangers fan and was pulling for ya to get the empty netter. That play should have hit. On a side note what's up with the Kings? I really liked the play and it's hard to believe they got outplayed so badly with a Pens team who has struggled most of the year with their backup goalie. They might be on the no bet list until they turn things around
1/15-1/21 8-8 +$24.00
Overall 75-47 +$2691.00
WASH -160 Montreal has lost their last 5 on the road and have been outscored 16-4 during that stretch whereas Wash is 10-1 in its last 11 home games. Niemi is confirmed to start tonight for The Canadiens and yikes for them. He sports a terrible .865 Save% and 4.85 GAA. On the road he has lost all 4 starts with an even worse .856 Save% and 5.01 GAA and what makes that even worse is he’s backed by the Montreal 29 ranked offense. For Washington, Grubauer is between the pipes tonight and dating back to November 24, he has posted a .956 Save% and 1.33 GAA when called upon. That spans five starts and one relief appearance.
WASH -1 ½ +190 *see above*
VGK -106 Some of the things I uncover while researching match-ups and bets are more complex and some are straight forward. Here, its as straight forward as it gets. Florida is playing its first game off the bye (you’ve heard it many times now) and those teams, when playing a team already on their regular schedule are now 11-24 dating back to the bye week being instituted last season. Betting against them regardless of the where and who is hitting at 68.5%. In this case they get to play the “expansion” Golden Knights who are 15-2-2 in their last 19. Throw in the fact that James Reimer already has underwhelming stats with a .910 Save% and 3.05 GAA (.906% 3.19 at home) and now the fact that goalies stats tend to decrease first game back due to being rusty and we have the makings of a Vegas road win.
ANA -168 The Kings have taken a tumble. I was on them last night hoping a below average Pens team would cure their ills. I was wrong. The losing streak is now at 5. They maintain the best goals allowed in the league but have given up 19 goals during this 5-game slide and Kings goalies, usually rock solid, have crumpled to a .884 Save% during that span. They’ve been outscored nearly 2 goals a game (3.8-2.0) and now have to play a road game in the second of a back-to-back. For the Ducks, just prior to their home win against PIT they had played 17 of their last 23 all on the road! And even so they’ve done a very good job of not letting a playoff spot slip too far away. They’ll look to make up ground on home ice tonight against a slumping divisional opponent.
Good luck today, everybody!
They are coming off a big win in Tampa and this will be their 3rd game in 4 nights so maybe Vegas expects them to fade on the road as the game goes on. Its a definite possibility, but the line being so low for the better overall team, is too much to pass on, I felt.
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