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Avalanche roll to 9th straight win, 3-1 over Rangers
January 20, 2018

DENVER (AP) Nathan MacKinnon, Erik Johnson and Mikko Rantanen each had a goal and an assist, Jonathan Bernier made 27 saves and the streaking Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Saturday for their ninth consecutive win.

The Avalanche have won eight straight at home and haven't lost since Arizona beat them on Dec. 27. Colorado has outscored opponents 37-15 in the last nine games and has not trailed during the winning streak.

Colorado has won nine in a row for the first time since October 2000, the last season it won the Stanley Cup.

Pavel Buchnevich scored and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 34 shots for New York.

MacKinnon has goals in five straight games and has at least one point in each game of Colorado's streak. He is second in the NHL in scoring with 59 points (23 goals, 36 assists).

FLYERS 3, DEVILS 1

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist, Michal Neuvirth made 28 saves and Philadelphia scored all its goals in the first period against New Jersey.

Ivan Provorov and Valtteri Filppula also scored for the Flyers, who won their sixth in the last seven to move closer to a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Jesper Bratt scored for the Devils, who called on goalie Ken Appleby for his NHL debut after Keith Kinkaid was injured in the first period.

Kinkaid made his third straight start in place of Cory Schneider (illness) but left after appearing to injure his right leg while giving up his third goal. Appleby, called up from Binghamton of the AHL on Friday, stopped all 24 shots he faced.

STARS 7, SABRES 1

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Mattias Janmark had two goals and an assist, and Esa Lindell added a goal and two assists as Dallas routed Buffalo.

Jamie Benn and Radek Faksa each had a goal and an assist, and Remi Elle also scored for the Stars, who return home after a 3-0-1 trip. Benn extended his point streak to seven games.

John Klingberg tallied three assists and Jason Spezza had two. Kari Lehtonen made 26 saves for Dallas.

The Sabres lost for the seventh time in eight games and were booed off the ice after the second and third periods in their most lopsided defeat of the season.

Sam Reinhart scored Buffalo's goal. Robin Lehner stopped 15 shots before being replaced by Chad Johnson (10 saves) after allowing a fourth goal midway through the second.

JETS 2, FLAMES 1, SO

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler scored in the shootout and Winnipeg ended Calgary's seven-game winning streak.

Little opened the shootout with a wrist shot inside the post and past Mike Smith. After Mark Jankowski and Sean Monahan were stopped by Connor Hellebuyck, and Smith stopped Patrik Laine, Wheeler clinched it on a deke to his forehand.

Mathieu Perreault scored in regulation for the Jets, who improved to 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. TJ Brodie scored for the Flames.

Hellebuyck had 30 saves for the Jets, and Smith stopped 33 shots in defeat.

HURRICANES 3, RED WINGS 1

DETROIT (AP) - Elias Lindholm's second goal of the game broke a third-period tie and Carolina went on to beat Detroit.

Lindholm made the most of an increased role, filling in for leading scorer Sebastian Aho in the team's first game without him this season. Aho is out with a concussion and lower-body injury.

Lindholm, who replaced Aho on the top line with Jordan Staal and Teuvo Teravainen, scored twice on power plays. Justin Williams gave the Hurricanes a two-goal cushion with 1:58 left. Cam Ward stopped 23 shots.

Tomas Tatar scored and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves for the Red Wings, who have lost four of five.

 

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SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY JANUARY 21, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
12:30 PM Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals Verizon Center
6:00 PM Vegas Golden Knights Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
8:00 PM Vancouver Canucks Winnipeg Jets Bell MTS Place
9:00 PM San Jose Sharks Anaheim Ducks Honda Center
10:30 PM New York Rangers Los Angeles Kings Staples Center

 

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Sunday?s 6-pack

? Tennessee Titans hired Texans? DC Mike Vrabel as head coach

? Rockets 116, Warriors 108? Houston is 18-2 when Paul/Harden both play.

? Kansas State 73, TCU 68? Barry Brown went over 1,000 points in his career.

? Jazz 125, Clippers 113? Lou Williams is first player since Michael Jordan in ?88 to score 30+ points and get 10+ steals in same game.

? Three top 10 teams went 0-2 this week: Texas Tech, Wichita State, Oklahoma.

? Friday night, Lakers set an NBA record for foul line futility when they were 2-14 on the charity stripe in a 99-86 win over visiting Indiana.


Quote of the Day
?The number of unpaid (betting) tickets in a year in mind-blowing? High 7 figures?
Nick Bogdanovich, William Hill Sports

Sunday?s quiz
Who was the Portland Trailblazers? coach when they won their only NBA title?

Saturday?s quiz
Columbus is the capital of Ohio.

Friday?s quiz
Loyola Marymount is coached by Mike Dunlap, who used to coach the Charlotte Bobcats. He is probably also the only NBA coach who was born in Alaska.

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Sunday?s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday??.

13) Oklahoma State 83, Oklahoma 81 OT? Trae Young scored 48 points, but it took some effort- he was 8-20 on the arc, 6-19 inside the arc, 12-12 on the line. He had 8 assists, 7 turnovers? no other Sooner scored in double figures.

In his last three games, Young is 20-48 on the arc, 17-39 inside the arc, 17-23 on the line, with 21 assists, 28 turnovers. He has the ball a lot.

Sooners were down 25-6 in this game, fought back to force OT, but Cowboys win to split the Bedlam series this season.

12) Fresno State-Air Force basketball game was postponed because of the government being shut down? all athletic activities at the Air Force Academy were postponed.

11) Auburn 79, Georgia 65? Dawgs led 40-26 at halftime, but Auburn started second half on a 31-4 run and won going away.

10) Kansas freshman Billy Preston isn?t at Kansas anymore; he signed up to play in the Bosnian pro basketball league, figuring he was never going to become eligible to play for the Jayhawks this season, after he was in a car accident and questions arose over who bought the car he was driving.

9) UNLV 79, Colorado State 74? Rebels scored the last 14 points of the game; if you took five points with the hometown Rams in this game, a push wasn?t what you had in mind. UNLV is 3-0 on road in Mountain West, but 0-3 at home. Go figure.

8) USC 74, Oregon State 67? Trojans sweep their Oregon trip for first time since 2008.

7) Thunder 148, Cavaliers 124? Cleveland is 3-18-1 vs spread at home; they?ve lost nine of their last 12 games overall.

6) I?m totally convinced that in college basketball, one of the most important skills for a player to have is getting loose balls. Not rebounds over the rim, but long rebounds off missed 3-pointers, and deflected passes. There are so many of those in college ball now- the ability to anticipate where those loose balls are going to go often decides who wins games.

5) Kansas 70, Baylor 67? Jayhawks outscored Baylor 9-0 over last 2:51 to pull this game out; they are 6-1 in Big X, with no wins by more than six points.

4) Florida 66, Kentucky 64? Wildcats lost three of their last five games, are just 4-3 in SEC.

3) St Mary?s 72, Pacific 69? Gaels had bit of a hangover after winning at Gonzaga, but they got by the surging Tigers, who had their 5-game winning streak snapped.

2) Upsets of the Day:
NC-Wilmington 73 (+8), Towson State 71 OT
Iowa State (+7) 70, Texas Tech 52
Coastal Carolina (+7) 74, Troy State 73
New Mexico (+6.5) 79, San Diego State 75
Portland (+6.5) 72, LMU 65
Ohio U (+6) 72, Eastern Michigan 66
Washington (+6) 72, Colorado 62

1) Oregon 94, UCLA 91? Bill Walton insinuated that the Bruins have internal problems; don?t forget they suspended those two players from the shoplifting debacle in China, and one of those kids was supposed to be a starter.

UCLA was down big in this game, but stormed back and damn near won the game, but instead they?ve lost three games in a row? Bruins are only 4-4 in the Pac-12.

 

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NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, January 21


Philadelphia @ Washington

Game 51-52
January 21, 2018 @ 12:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
12.102
Washington
11.341
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-170
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+150); Under

Vegas @ Carolina

Game 53-54
January 21, 2018 @ 6:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
10.612
Carolina
12.132
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-130
6
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+110); Over

Vancouver @ Winnipeg

Game 55-56
January 21, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
9.762
Winnipeg
12.659
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
N/A

San Jose @ Anaheim

Game 57-58
January 21, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
11.231
Anaheim
12.612
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-150); Under

NY Rangers @ Los Angeles

Game 59-60
January 21, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
10.735
Los Angeles
11.684
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
N/A




NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, January 21

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PHILADELPHIA (22-16-0-8, 52 pts.) at WASHINGTON (28-15-0-4, 60 pts.) - 1/21/2018, 12:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 249-262 ATS (-92.3 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 152-84 ATS (+260.9 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 37-17 ATS (+10.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 54-49 ATS (+112.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 9-6-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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VEGAS (30-11-0-4, 64 pts.) at CAROLINA (21-17-0-8, 50 pts.) - 1/21/2018, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 30-15 ATS (+46.8 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 11-6 ATS (+18.1 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
CAROLINA is 12-17 ATS (-9.7 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 1-0 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 1-0-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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VANCOUVER (18-22-0-6, 42 pts.) at WINNIPEG (27-13-0-7, 61 pts.) - 1/21/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 7-1 (+5.7 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 7-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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SAN JOSE (25-14-0-6, 56 pts.) at ANAHEIM (22-16-0-9, 53 pts.) - 1/21/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 412-326 ATS (-115.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 203-163 ATS (-71.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 535-428 ATS (+80.9 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 430-433 ATS (-92.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 24-15 ATS (+8.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 156-112 ATS (+28.2 Units) when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 7-4 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 7-4-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+7.3 Units)

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NY RANGERS (24-18-0-5, 53 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (24-17-0-5, 53 pts.) - 1/21/2018, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 3-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, January 21

Washington won three of last four games with Philly; under is 4-1-3 in last eight series games. Flyers lost three of last four games in this building. Philly won six of its last seven games; they are 2-3 in last five road games, 4-4 if they played night before. Six of their last nine games went over total. Washington lost three of last four games; they won four of last six home games, but lost last two. Six of their last nine games went over total.

Carolina won 3-2 in a SO in Las Vegas Dec 12, teams? only meeting. Golden Knights lost three of last four games overall; they split last six road games. Six of their last eight games stayed under the total. Hurricanes lost six of their last eight games overall, three in row at home. Under is 6-4 in their last ten games.

Jets won eight of last nine games with Vancouver; over is 5-3-2 in last ten series games. Canucks lost their last five visits to Manitoba. Vancouver lost eight of last 11 games overall, five of last seven on road- they?re 2-2 if they played night before. Over is 4-3 in their last seven road games. Winnipeg won seven of last 10 games overall- they won last four home games, are 2-3 if they played night before. Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.

Ducks won seven of last ten games with San Jose; last three series games stayed under. Sharks lost three of last four games in the Pond. San Jose won four of last five games overall, lost four of last six road games. Three of their last four games stayed under total. Anaheim won three of last four games; they?ve won their last four home games. Seven of their last ten games stayed under the total.

Rangers won their last three games with the Kings; they split last four games in Staples Center. Five of last seven series games went over total. New York lost four of its last six games; they?re 2-4 in last six road games, 3-3 if they played night before. Four of their last five games went over total. Los Angeles lost its last six games, scoring one goal in each of last three; they lost their last five home games. Kings? last three games stayed under the total.

 

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Konecny's OT goal lifts Flyers past Caps
January 21, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) The Philadelphia Flyers are already in playoff mode. That was enough to beat the spotty Washington Capitals.

Travis Konecny scored 27 seconds into overtime, and the surging Flyers beat the Capitals 2-1 on Sunday.

Michael Raffl also scored for Philadelphia, and Brian Elliott had 27 saves. The Flyers, who lost 10 consecutive games earlier in the season, have won three in a row and seven of eight to move into playoff position in the Eastern Conference.

''Coming in here and getting a win, it definitely says something about our character,'' Konecny said. ''There's just that vibe in the locker room right now. We really want that playoff opportunity and we're pushing for it.''

Konecny found space in the middle of the offensive zone and his shot deflected off Washington's T.J. Oshie and past Braden Holtby for his eighth of the season.

Konecny also scored in Saturday's 3-1 win against New Jersey. Washington began the day with 18 home wins, tied with the Vegas Golden Knights for the most in the NHL.

''We're just finding ways to win hockey games,'' Konecny said. ''It's a hard road game coming in here and you know they rested yesterday. I don't know, we're just keeping things simple and we're just trusting our abilities.''

Washington has dropped three in a row.

''You're playing a Philly team that's playing extremely well right now. They're in playoff mode,'' Capitals coach Barry Trotz said. ''There's not a lot separating first (place) and eighth. Every game is going to be huge. It's going to get ramped up here.''

Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-best 29th goal, but the Capitals came up empty on several viable scoring chances against Elliott.

''The chances were there. We created lots of chances, lots of opportunities,'' Ovechkin said. ''We can give the goalie too (many) easy saves. We have to manage the puck better when we have opportunities.''

Elliott and Philadelphia's defense certainly played a part in keeping Washington's offense in check.

''Guys were boxing out in front and forcing those shots from the outside. It kind of gets you in a groove and I thought we did that well all night,'' Elliott said.

Both teams scored in the second period.

Working from behind Washington's net, Valtteri Filppula sent a deft pass to Raffl, whose shot from the left slot bounced off Holtby and into the net at 13:48.

Raffl's ninth goal in his last 26 games topped his total from last season. The left wing did not score in his first 21 games.

The Capitals, who sit third in the East, tied it on Ovechkin's power-play goal with 15.8 seconds left. With captain Claude Giroux in the box for slashing, John Carlson's pass set up Ovechkin's blistering one-timer from just above the left circle.

Despite the loss, Washington sounded upbeat after some recent down performances. The Capitals stymied the Flyers on three power-play chances and did not allow many shots on goal. Holtby made 21 stops.

''I'm not too disappointed. I'm disappointed in the final outcome, but I'm not disappointed in the game,'' Trotz said. ''There's a lot to like in our game.''

NOTES: Philadelphia won the first meeting 8-2 on Oct. 14. ... Ovechkin remains one assist shy of 500 for his career. ... Elliott returned to the lineup after G Michal Neuvirth started the previous two games. ... Capitals F Alex Chiasson, who has played in 44 games this season, was a healthy scratch. . Philadelphia is 0 for 12 on the power play over the last four games.

UP NEXT

Flyers: Visits Detroit on Tuesday.

Capitals: Visits Florida on Thursday night.


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Knights rout Canes, have best NHL record
January 21, 2018

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Golden Knights are giving Vegas an incredible, odds-beating story in their first year on the ice.

With a roster built on everybody else's spare parts, this expansion team has the whole league playing catch-up.

James Neal and Jonathan Marchessault scored to help the Golden Knights beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Sunday night, giving the first-year franchise the best record in the NHL.

The Golden Knights are 31-11-4, good for 66 points. That's one ahead of Tampa Bay, which had the night off. Vegas is two wins shy of tying the record for wins by an expansion team, shared by the Anaheim Ducks and Florida Panthers in 1993-94.

Just don't expect the veteran-heavy Golden Knights to get caught up in their unexpected standing.

''It's an interesting story, and it's still being written,'' forward Colin Miller said.

Miller had a goal and two assists, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves for Vegas. The Golden Knights finished 2-1-1 on this road trip, including a 4-1 win Thursday at the Lightning.

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Brendan Leipsic also scored for Vegas, which avenged a 3-2 shootout loss to Carolina in December. Neal got his 21st goal of the season, and Marchessault had his 17th.

This trip to Raleigh went much better for Vegas coach Gerard Gallant than his last. In his previous visit in November 2016, he was fired at the arena by the Florida Panthers. While the team bus took away his players, Gallant was left to wait for a taxi.

''I'm happy to be where I'm at, with the team I'm with,'' Gallant said.

Tough to be upset from atop the NHL world. Not that Gallant is getting caught up in that just yet.

''Every guy in our room knows there's a long part of the season left,'' coach Gerard Gallant said. ''We can't worry about looking at the standings.''

Jaccob Slavin scored for the Hurricanes late in the first period on a power play. Goalie Scott Darling was lifted after allowing three goals on eight shots in the first.

Bellemare scored less than three minutes in, setting the tone. He took a nifty back pass from William Carrier, who drew two skaters and the attention of Darling. Bellemare put the puck through Darling's legs for his fifth goal.

Miller and Marchessault scored 39 seconds apart in the first, leading Carolina coach Bill Peters to call his team's timeout. He then signaled for Cam Ward to replace Darling.

Neal scored on a second-period power play, giving him at least 21 goals in 10 consecutive seasons. He gathered the rebound of Brad Hunt's shot and poked the puck past Ward.

Carolina, which has lost five of seven, is last in the tight Metropolitan Division.

NOTES: Carolina played its second consecutive game without F Sebastian Aho, the team's leader in goals and points. Aho has not played since suffering a concussion and an unspecified lower-body injury Jan. 14 against Calgary. ... The Golden Knights are 20-1 when scoring first, and Carolina is 3-13-5 when trailing 1-0. ... Miller's goal broke an 0-for-19 skid on the power play for Vegas, which last had an extra-man goal Jan. 2 against Nashville. ... Carolina's Justin Faulk took two penalties in a span of nine minutes in the first and second periods. ... Darling entered the game having been successful against Pacific Division teams, going 10-4-7 with a 1.89 goals against average.

UP NEXT

Vegas: Hosts Columbus on Tuesday night.

Carolina: At Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.

 

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Hellebuyck stops 29 shots, Jets beat Canucks 1-0
January 21, 2018

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves for his fourth shutout of the season and the Winnipeg Jets extended their home winning streak to six games with a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.

Patrik Laine scored his team-leading 21st goal in the first period.

Hellebuyck picked up his 25th win for the Jets, who moved into first place in the Central Division, one point ahead of idle Nashville.

Anders Nilsson stopped 35 shots for the Canucks, who had lost 5-2 to Edmonton the night before. It was Nilsson's sixth straight loss.

Jets captain Blake Wheeler sent a backhand pass from behind the net to Laine in front, and he gave his team the lead at 11:45 of the first period.

The Jets had their second power play of the game midway through the third. Dustin Byfuglien rang a shot off the post and Kyle Connor had a quick shot stopped by Nilsson.

Hellebuyck got a cut around his right eye after being hit by an errant stick when teammate Josh Morrissey and Canucks forward Thomas Vanek got tangled up in the crease with under four minutes left in the game. A trainer came out to tend to the wound, and then play continued.

NOTES: Canucks center Bo Horvat was back on the ice after missing 18 games with a broken bone in his foot suffered on Dec. 5.

UP NEXT

Canucks: Host Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

Jets: Play at San Jose on Tuesday night.


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Boedker, Thornton lead Sharks in 6-2 rout of Ducks
January 21, 2018

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Mikkel Boedker had two goals and an assist, Joe Thornton had a goal and an assist, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Sunday night.

Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Kevin Labanc and Melker Karlsson also scored for the Sharks, who have won five of six. Aaron Dell stopped 33 shots.

Rickard Rakell and Ryan Getzlaf scored for Anaheim. John Gibson stopped only 17 of 22 shots and was replaced after giving up his fifth goal. Anaheim had a four-game home winning streak snapped.

Four goals came in the third period. First, Anaheim pulled within one when Ondrej Kase stole the puck from behind the net and quickly fed Getzlaf, who fired it past Dell.

One minute later, the Sharks answered when Thornton's slap shot went in.

Boedker's second goal gave San Joe a 5-2 lead, and Karlsson's goal on goalie Ryan Miller made it a runaway.

The Ducks first found the net in the final minute of the second period, but that took a two-man advantage and a bit of luck.

Rakell was camped a few feet below the crease when he snapped a shot. San Jose's Justin Braun stuck out a stick, but it deflected the puck off the back of Dell's arm and into the net.

It was Rakell's team-high 17th goal this season.

San Jose appeared to take a commanding 3-0 lead on a power play in the second period. Boedker fired a shot from the top of the right circle that whistled past Gibson.

The Sharks took a 2-0 lead early in the second period when Anaheim's No.1 line turned the puck over. Thornton snapped it out to Labanc, who popped free for a breakaway. He beat Gibson on his short side for his fifth goal.

The Sharks took a 1-0 lead late in the first period on a nifty give-and-go when Tomas Hertl skated down the far side and sent a pass through the legs of Anaheim's Brandon Montour and right to Vlasic in front of the net.

Vlasic snapped it past Gibson for his seventh goal of the season.

UP NEXT

Sharks: Return to San Jose on Tuesday night to play the Jets.

Ducks: Remain at home to play the Rangers on Tuesday night.

 

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SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY JANUARY 22, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Colorado Avalanche Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre
7:00 PM Detroit Red Wings New Jersey Devils Prudential Center
8:00 PM Ottawa Senators Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center
8:30 PM Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Blackhawks United Center
9:00 PM Buffalo Sabres Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome
9:00 PM New York Islanders Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena

 

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Monday?s 6-pack

? Eagles? 38 unanswered points are the most by any team in a playoff game since the Jets scored 41 unanswered points against Indianapolis in ?02 Wild Card game.

? Nick Foles/Drew Brees went to the same high school in Texas; Foles becomes the 2nd QB to start a Super Bowl who played high school ball in Texas.

? Last five years, 9 of 10 #1 seeds made it to the Super Bowl. Only the ?16 Cowboys didn?t.

? On January 24, 2017, the Eagles opened at 50-1 to win this year?s Super Bowl.

? If you care about such things, total on the Super Bowl is 48.

? JJ Watt has to win the NFL?s Man of the Year, right? Guy raised $37M for charity.

Quote of the Day

?He?s a tough guy, we all know that. But we?re not talking about open heart surgery here,?
Bill Belichick, on Tom Brady?s stitched-up right hand

Monday?s quiz

Who holds the record for most postseason touchdowns in the NFL?

Sunday?s quiz

Jack Ramsay was the Portland Trailblazers? coach when they won their only NBA title.

Saturday?s quiz

Columbus is the capital of Ohio.

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Monday?s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend??.

13) Patriots 24, Jaguars 20? Tom Brady went to the same high school as Barry Bonds, Lynn Swann? Serra HS in San Mateo, CA; their booster club must have a boatload of money.

Despite all that, my favorite Serra HS alum is former big league infielder Tim Cullen, who won a World Series ring as a reserve infielder with the ?72 Oakland A?s.

Looking up Cullen?s career, which lasted seven years, in February, 1968 he was traded from the Senators to the White Sox, then in August that same year, he was traded back to Washington. In both trades, infielder Ron Hansen went the other way. No idea why.

12) Patriots? WR Danny Amendola played the first four years of his career with the St Louis Rams; he missed 22 of 64 games in those years, when the Rams went a combined 17-46-1. Amendola was productive when he played, but he missed way too many games.

In five years since moving on to New England, Amendola has played in 69 of 80 games, for a team that went 63-17? are the Patriots? trainers that much better than the Rams? trainers?

11) Maybe this happens a lot and I?ve just never seen it, but when the Patriots? game ended and Brady was shaking hands with a guy on Jacksonville, referee Clete Blakeman patted Brady on the back, got his attention, then said something quick to him before he left.

Since when do the referees congratulate players after they win?

10) In 266 NFL games this season, only 12 times has a team been called for zero or one penalty in a game? New England became the 12th team Sunday.

Last time an NFL team had only one penalty in a playoff game? The Patriots, back in 2011.

9) Two years ago, for whatever reason, ESPN went out of its way to promote LSU?s freshman star Ben Simmons, to the point where you almost rooted against Simmons, especially when LSU didn?t make the NCAA tournament. It became sickening that ESPN would promote a kid who had no resume? it was all hype.

This year, they?re doing the same thing with Oklahoma?s Trae Young, to the point where the kid has 28 turnovers in his last three games but you feel like ESPN thinks he is the best college ballplayer since Michael Jordan, or at least Simmons. Enough already; let the season play itself out. At least Oklahoma will be in the NCAA?s.

8) How many movies has Dwayne Johnson made? Seems like The Rock is working his butt off, making a ton of cash. According to IMDB.com, Mr Johnson has made 70 movies/TV shows, not counting all his WWE stuff and he is only 46 years old.

He has 10 projects that have either been completed or announced but not released yet. Have to give him credit, he is making a lot of money while the proverbial iron is hot.

7) When Nick Foles went to the Pro Bowl after the 2013 season, his OC with the Eagles was Pat Shurmur, who is Minnesota?s OC now and is expected to be named head coach of the Giants Tuesday. Foles could win the Super Bowl, then go back to being the Eagles? backup next year.

6) What the hell do the Vikings do now? Bad enough they have to go home and have the Super Bowl played in their own ballpark, but their offseason will really be interesting.

Which of the three QB?s stays in Minnesota? Keenum? Bridgewater? Bradford? Do two of them stay and if so, which one takes a hike? Lot of hard questions need to be answered.

5) Clemson Tigers are 16-3 and appear headed to the NCAAs, but they lost 2nd-leading scorer Donte Grantham with a torn ACL Saturday? he is out for the year.

4) Man if you don?t like football, Sunday was a rough day for sports on TV; a few, but not many college hoop games- no real good ones, some golf, the Australian Open, but just a lackluster TV day, except for the conference championship games.

3) Eagles 38, Vikings 7?During the regular season, Vikings were only team not to allow a defensive TD against them- whoops. Patrick Robinson?s first quarter pick-6 changed all that, and turned the tide in a game that Minnesota led early, 7-0.

2) NFL trivia? Case Keenum could?ve become the second undrafted QB to start a Super Bowl, but the draft today is only seven rounds? John Unitas was a 9th round pick of the Steelers in 1955, though there were also a lot fewer teams then. Unitas was the 102nd player taken in the ?55 draft, which would put him in the 4th round these days.

Kurt Warner remains the only undrafted QB to start a Super Bowl.

1) Early line on the Super Bowl: Patriots, -5.5 or 6, bet down already from -7. Some experts are predicting it?ll get back to 7 or 7.5 in the next two weeks.

It is unusual that the Eagles just KO?d the Vikings and now head to Minnesota for the Super Bowl, where it is doubtful they?ll get a warm reception.

2018 handicapping note: Vikings return to Philadelphia in the 2018 regular season.

 

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NHL
Dunkel

Monday, January 22


Colorado @ Toronto

Game 1-2
January 22, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
10.309
Toronto
12.447
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-160
6
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-160); Over

Detroit @ New Jersey

Game 3-4
January 22, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
10.016
New Jersey
11.549
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
N/A

Ottawa @ Minnesota

Game 5-6
January 22, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
11.524
Minnesota
10.674
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-200
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+170); Under

Tampa Bay @ Chicago

Game 7-8
January 22, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
11.235
Chicago
12.673
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-140
6
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(+120); Under

Buffalo @ Calgary

Game 9-10
January 22, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
11.743
Calgary
10.822
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-200
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+170); Over

NY Islanders @ Arizona

Game 11-12
January 22, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
10.219
Arizona
11.637
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-135
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+115); Over

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, January 22

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COLORADO (26-16-0-3, 55 pts.) at TORONTO (26-17-0-5, 57 pts.) - 1/22/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 26-19 ATS (+49.6 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 78-60 ATS (+141.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in January games this season.
COLORADO is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 13-10 ATS (+26.5 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
COLORADO is 15-9 ATS (+26.8 Units) in non-conference games this season.
COLORADO is 11-7 ATS (+19.8 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
COLORADO is 14-11 ATS (+28.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TORONTO is 5-11 ATS (-8.2 Units) in home games in January games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 22-34 ATS (-27.1 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 133-144 ATS (-30.7 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
TORONTO is 6-17 ATS (+26.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-2 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.8 Units)

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DETROIT (18-20-0-7, 43 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (24-13-0-8, 56 pts.) - 1/22/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 5-3 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 5-3-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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OTTAWA (15-20-0-9, 39 pts.) at MINNESOTA (25-17-0-5, 55 pts.) - 1/22/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 15-29 ATS (+45.6 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 38-34 ATS (+77.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 44-35 ATS (+80.7 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 22-15 ATS (+40.6 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 43-37 ATS (+88.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 52-59 ATS (-30.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 3-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (31-12-0-3, 65 pts.) at CHICAGO (22-18-0-6, 50 pts.) - 1/22/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 6-15 ATS (-13.8 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 373-416 ATS (-125.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 55-29 ATS (+14.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 6-14 ATS (-11.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 4-1 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 4-1-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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BUFFALO (11-26-0-9, 31 pts.) at CALGARY (25-16-0-5, 55 pts.) - 1/22/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 11-35 ATS (+59.8 Units) in all games this season.
BUFFALO is 3-17 ATS (+28.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CALGARY is 6-1 ATS (+4.6 Units) in January games this season.
CALGARY is 6-1 ATS (+7.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 23-9 ATS (+32.3 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 40-24 ATS (+64.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 212-222 ATS (+476.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 2-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.2 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (24-20-0-4, 52 pts.) at ARIZONA (11-28-0-9, 31 pts.) - 1/22/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 11-37 ATS (+59.1 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 9-26 ATS (+47.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 3-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, January 22

Toronto is 5-3 in its last eight games with Colorado; five of last six series games went over the total. Avalanche won three of last five games in this building. Colorado won its last nine games, allowing total of 11 goals in last eight; this is only their 2nd road game since Christmas- they?re 6-2 in last eight road games. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Toronto lost four of its last five games, with three OT losses; six of their last eight games stayed under.

Devils won three of last four games with Detroit; over is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Red Wings won three of last five visits to New Jersey. Detroit lost four of its last five games overall; they?re 1-4 in their last five road games. Under is 7-3 in their last ten games. New Jersey lost seven of its last nine games overall; they split last four home games. Six of their last nine games went over.

Minnesota won its last three games with Ottawa; teams split last four series games played here. Under is 4-2-2 in last eight series games. Senators lost eight of last nine road games; they lost three of last four games overall. Five of last six series games went over. Minnesota won three of its last four games overall; they won five of last seven home games. Four of their last five games stayed under the total.

Lightning won their last four games with Chicago; they?re 2-3 in last five games in Windy City. Seven of last nine series games stayed under the total. Tampa Bay was outscored 14-4 in losing its last three games; they lost three of last four road games. Five of their last six games went over the total. Blackhawks lost three of last four games; they lost four of last six home games. Three of their last four games stayed under total.

Home side won nine of last ten Buffalo-Calgary games; Sabres lost their last five games in the Saddledome. Last four series games went over total. Buffalo lost seven of its last eight games; they lost last four road games, outscored 18-9. Five of their last seven games went over total. Flames won seven of last eight games overall, three of last four at home. Four of their last six games stayed under.

Home side won nine of last ten Islander-Arizona games; New York lost four of last five games in Arizona. Three of last four series games stayed under total. Islanders won their last three road games and four of last six games overall. Five of last six Islander games went over total. Coyotes five of their last six games, with four losses in OT/SO; they lost four of last five home games. Under is 3-1 in their last four home games.

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL

Monday, January 22

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Trend Report
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DETROIT @ NEW JERSEY
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New Jersey's last 10 games at home
New Jersey is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home

COLORADO @ TORONTO
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games at home

OTTAWA @ MINNESOTA
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home

TAMPA BAY @ CHICAGO
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 9 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chicago's last 11 games at home

NY ISLANDERS @ ARIZONA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games
Arizona is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

BUFFALO @ CALGARY
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games on the road
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Calgary is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL Betting Cheat Sheet and Odds: Avalanche burying their competition
Monty Andrews

Colorado has been downright dominant during their nine-game winning streak, outscoring opponents 37-14 while winning seven of those games by multiple goals.

Rocky Mountain High

The Colorado Avalanche are the hottest thing going right now, winners of nine consecutive games heading into Monday's road encounter with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Colorado has been downright dominant during the streak, outscoring opponents 37-14 while winning seven of those games by multiple goals. The Maple Leafs halted an extended skid with a 4-3 triumph over Ottawa, just their sixth win in the past 16 games. The Avalanche have the upper hand by virtue of a 4-3 overtime win in their first meeting Dec. 29 in Denver, and have won five of their previous seven head-to-head encounters at Air Canada Centre.

Eichel vs. McDavid, Chapter 2

Two of the league's best young superstars will face off for the second and final time this season as Jack Eichel leads the Buffalo Sabres into Edmonton for a date with Connor McDavid and the surging Oilers on Tuesday night. Eichel was the victor in the first meeting between former top-two picks earlier this season, scoring a goal in a 3-1 Buffalo victory. but oddsmakers are sure to make Edmonton the favorite in this one; the Oilers come in having won three consecutive games for just the second time all season, while the Sabres have been one of the worst road teams in the league at 5-14-6.

Back in Sin City

Few people who have been to Las Vegas like being away from Sin City for long - and that certainly goes for the expansion Golden Knights, who return to T-Mobile Arena for a Tuesday night encounter with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Vegas returns to familiar confines following a 2-1-1 showing on a four-game trip through the southeastern United States, and is no doubt happy to build on its league-best 18-2-2 home mark. But not all is perfect on the Las Vegas Strip, as the Golden Knights have gone just 3-for-36 on the power play over their past 13 games despite scoring twice with the man advantage in Sunday's 5-1 win over Carolina.

Injury Updates

* The Oilers' inconsistent offense has been dealt a major blow with word that center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will miss the next 5-to-6 six weeks with cracked ribs. Nugent-Hopkins has a team-best 16 goals for Edmonton, which ranks 22nd at 2.8 goals per game.

* The New York Rangers' injury parade has a new participant. Veteran defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk will be out indefinitely after undergoing surgery with a torn meniscus; he joins Chris Kreider, Ryan McDonagh and Kevin Hayes on the sidelines.

* Toronto Maple Leafs blue-liner Morgan Rielly is considered questionable for Monday's pivotal encounter with the red-hot Avs. Reilly sat out the Leafs' win over the Senators on Saturday night with an upper-body injury suffered Thursday in Philaelphia.

Player News

* James Neal is in rarefied air after reaching the 20-goal plateau for the 10th straight season; the Golden Knights forward is just the sixth active player to reach the milestone. Vegas is a blistering 14-2-2 SU this season in games in which Neal scores.

* Washington superstar Alex Ovechkin continues to lead NHL goal-scorers with 29, two more than Nikita Kucherov and Anders Lee. The Capitals had reeled off wins in 12 straight games in which Ovechkin had scored prior to Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Flyers.

* A report out of Buffalo suggests the Sabres haven't initiated talks on a new contract with forward Evander Kane, who is in the last year of his current deal. The Sabres will likely trade Kane, who ranks second on the team in goals (16) and points (36).

Stanley Cup Futures

* The Boston Bruins have won plenty of support in the eyes of oddsmakers, thanks to a point streak that has reached 16 games as of Sunday. The Bruins, 12-0-4 over that stretch, are now at +900 to win the Stanley Cup championship, according to Bet365.

* Colorado continues to surge up the futures list as it rides the longest streak of the NHL season into Monday's encounter with Toronto. The Avalanche have gone from +2,800 on Wednesday all the way up to +2,000 as of Sunday afternoon.

Over/Under Trends

* Vegas was once one of the hottest over plays at T-Mobile Arena - but regression to the mean is in full effect. The Golden Knights have gone below the total in four of their previous five home games, and have slipped to 11-10-1 O/U for the season.

* The Washington Capitals have been one of the most exciting road teams in the league so far. The Ovechkin-led Caps have exceeded the total in 15 of their 22 games away from Washington, including each of their previous three contests.

 

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Comeau leads Avalanche past Leafs for 10th straight win
January 23, 2018

TORONTO (AP) Blake Comeau scored the go-ahead goal with 7:43 left and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Monday night for their 10th straight win.

Comeau beat a backchecking Auston Matthews to the net and redirected Carl Soderberg's feed past goalie Frederik Andersen to put Colorado ahead 3-2. Gabriel Landeskog added an empty-netter in the final minute to seal it.

Gabriel Bourque and Nail Yakupov also scored for the surprising Avalanche, who have surged into a crowded race for the two Western Conference wild cards. Jonathan Bernier made 29 saves for his ninth straight win in place of injured Semyon Varlamov.

Matthews and Patrick Marleau scored for the Maple Leafs. Andersen stopped 23 shots in defeat.

LIGHTNING 2, BLACKHAWKS 0

CHICAGO (AP) - Andrei Vasilevskiy made 40 saves in his NHL-best seventh shutout, Chris Kunitz scored a short-handed goal in the second period and Tampa Bay ended a season-high three-game skid.

Yanni Gourde also scored to help the Lightning leapfrog idle Vegas for the best record in the NHL. Tampa Bay, which lost to Chicago in the 2015 Stanley Cup Final, improved to 11-0-2 against the Blackhawks in their last 13 regular-season meetings.

With Tampa Bay defenseman Mikhail Sergachev serving a double minor for high sticking and unsportsmanlike conduct, Jake Dotchin shot the puck wide of the net and Kunitz found it before anyone else, taking it off the backboard and banking it in off the right skate of goaltender Jeff Glass.

Kunitz's sixth goal of the season was enough for Vasilevskiy, who got his 28th win of the season.

Glass made 29 saves, but last-place Chicago lost for the fourth time in five games.

COYOTES 3, ISLANDERS 2, OT

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Nick Cousins scored his second goal of the game 2:21 into overtime to lift Arizona.

Cousins added an assist and the Coyotes ran their points streak to five games, a season high. Arizona has points from seven of eight games, with six of those going to overtime. Brendan Perlini scored for the third time in three games and Antti Raanta stopped 32 shots.

Anthony Beauvillier scored two goals for his second straight two-goal game for the Islanders, who have lost three of four and eight of 12. Beauvillier has eight goals in the last seven games. Jaroslav Halak finished with 30 saves.

Cousins was in front of the net for teammate Christian Fischer's pinpoint pass and put away the winner with a backhand for his seventh of the season.

SABRES 2, FLAMES 1, OT

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Jack Eichel scored 1:30 into overtime to give Buffalo its first win at Calgary in more than 14 years.

Eichel one-timed a pass from Rasmus Ristolainen for his 19th of the season, putting it past Mike Smith to extend his point streak to six games (four goals, six assists).

Scott Wilson also scored and Chad Johnson stopped 32 shots to help Buffalo snap a four-game road losing streak and get its first victory on the Flames' home ice since Oct. 18, 2003.

Matthew Tkachuk scored for the Flames, who are 7-0-2 in their last nine. Mike Smith finished with 31 saves.

RED WINGS 3, DEVILS 0

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Petr Mrazek had 37 saves in posting his second straight shutout and third of the season as Detroit beat slumping New Jersey.

Tyler Bertuzzi, David Booth and Dylan Larkin scored for the Red Wings, who snapped a two-game losing streak and won for the second time in six games.

Cory Schneider, sidelined two of the last three games with an illness, made 27 saves for the Devils, who have two wins in their last 10 games (2-5-3).

Mrazek is clearly giving coach Jeff Blashill something to think about. He made 27 saves in shutting out Chicago on Jan. 14, and he now has three shutouts in 14 games with a 5-5-1 record.

WILD 3, SENATORS 1

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Jason Zucker scored for the fourth straight game and Alex Stalock made 37 saves to lead Minnesota.

Zach Parise and Mikael Granlund also scored to help the Wild improve to 4-0-2 in their last six games.

Matt Duchene scored his seventh goal for Ottawa. Mike Condon made his first start since Dec. 30 and made 33 saves as the Senators lost for the fourth time in five games.

Zucker tied Eric Staal for the team lead with 19 goals this season five minutes into the third for the game-winner in front of a sparse crowd due to a blizzard in the Twin Cities.

 

[Cnotes53]

SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY JANUARY 23, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Carolina Hurricanes Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena
7:00 PM New Jersey Devils Boston Bruins TD Garden
7:30 PM Colorado Avalanche Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
7:30 PM Philadelphia Flyers Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
8:00 PM Ottawa Senators St. Louis Blues Scottrade Center
8:00 PM Tampa Bay Lightning Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena
8:30 PM Florida Panthers Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
9:00 PM Buffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place
10:00 PM Columbus Blue Jackets Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
10:00 PM Los Angeles Kings Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
10:00 PM New York Rangers Anaheim Ducks Honda Center
10:30 PM Winnipeg Jets San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday?s 6-pack

? Kentucky?s basketball team is out of the Top 25 for the first time in four years.

? Nick Foles in the second half Sunday: 11-of-11, 159 yards, 2 TD. Not bad for a backup.

? Eldrick Woods is playing golf this week in the PGA tournament at Torrey Pinex; over/under on worst round he shoots this week: 74.5

? TCU 82, West Virginia 73? Big X schedule is tough travel for the Mountaineers.

? Virginia Tech 80, North Carolina 69? Lethargic effort by the Tar Heels.

? SF Giants signed OF Austin Jackson for two years, $6M.

Quote of the Day

?I don?t sell, when you come here: ?The university and the state will take care of you for the rest of your life.? You may buy that, and I?ve got some great property and some swampland down in Florida to sell you too. Every one of us in this country is based on, you have to take care of your self, prepare yourself, and then when you make it you make sure you?re helping and along the way you?re bringing other people with you.

That?s what we?re trying to do: just give these guys the best opportunity. We?re not trying to say that this university or state will take care of you for the rest of your life. There?s no socialism here. This stuff is you have to go do it and we?re going to help you do it. Some like that, some don?t like that.?
John Calipari

Tuesday?s quiz

Before DeMarcus Cousins did it Monday night, who was last NBA player with 30 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists in a game?
(Hint: It happened in 2010)

Monday?s quiz

Emmitt Smith and Thurman Thomas share the record for most postseason touchdowns in the NFL, with 21.

Sunday?s quiz

Jack Ramsay was the Portland Trailblazers? coach when they won their only NBA title.

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Tuesday?s List of 13: Nobody asked me, but??.

13) Whats with NBA teams and drama? Milwaukee Bucks fired coach Jason Kidd, who was 139-152 in 3.5 years, but 22-21 this year. News of Kidd?s firing got out before the team told Kidd, and star Giannis Antetokounmpo isn?t happy about it, which is never good for an NBA team, when your star player is ticked off.

Antetokounmpo called the coach and asked him if he wanted him to help save his job, which apparently was before Kidd knew he was losing his job. Oy.

If the season ended as I type this, the Bucks would be the #8 seed in the East.

12) Washington Wizards players recently had a players-only meeting; here are two quotes about that event:

First, John Wall:
?We had our team meeting. A couple guys took it the negative way and it hurt our team. Instead of taking it in a positive way like we did in the past and using it to build our team up, it kind of set us back a little bit.?

Second, Bradley Beal:
?It was tough. I try to keep all our stuff as personal as possible but I think in a way not everybody got a chance to speak whenever they wanted to. They didn?t want to bring up an issue or something they had a problem with on the team. Regardless of what may be going on, as men we?ve got to be able to accept what the next man says, be respectful about it and move on from it. I think it was one of those situations where we didn?t necessarily get everything that we wanted to get accomplished.?

Tuesday?s List of 13: Nobody asked me, but??.
13) Whats with NBA teams and drama? Milwaukee Bucks fired coach Jason Kidd, who was 139-152 in 3.5 years, but 22-21 this year. News of Kidd?s firing got out before the team told Kidd, and star Giannis Antetokounmpo isn?t happy about it, which is never good for an NBA team, when your star player is ticked off.

Antetokounmpo called the coach and asked him if he wanted him to help save his job, which apparently was before Kidd knew he was losing his job. Oy.

If the season ended as I type this, the Bucks would be the #8 seed in the East.

12) Washington Wizards players recently had a players-only meeting; here are two quotes about that event:

First, John Wall:
?We had our team meeting. A couple guys took it the negative way and it hurt our team. Instead of taking it in a positive way like we did in the past and using it to build our team up, it kind of set us back a little bit.?

Second, Bradley Beal:
?It was tough. I try to keep all our stuff as personal as possible but I think in a way not everybody got a chance to speak whenever they wanted to. They didn?t want to bring up an issue or something they had a problem with on the team. Regardless of what may be going on, as men we?ve got to be able to accept what the next man says, be respectful about it and move on from it. I think it was one of those situations where we didn?t necessarily get everything that we wanted to get accomplished.?

Coaching an NBA team is serious money, but it can?t be great fun.

11) In the last 16 Super Bowls, underdogs are 11-5 against the spread.

10) This will be 4th Super Bowl in last five years with two #1 seeds. From 1994-2012, #1 seeds met in only one of 19 Super Bowls.

9) In their last five games, New England has been called for nine penalties for 110 yards; their opponents have been called for 29 penalties for 390 yards.

8) Tom Brady has more wins (27) and passing TDs (68) in postseason than Nick Foles has wins (24) and passing TDs (66) in his entire NFL career.

7) Minnesota Vikings last made the Super Bowl after the 1976 season, when I was a senior in high school; since then, they?re 0-6 in NFC championship games.

6) Last years, $138.5M was wagered on the Super Bowl, just in Nevada- thats a record, one that is expected to be broken this year.

5) Knicks/Rangers both played in Staples Center Sunday; it is first time Knicks/Rangers played road games in the same arena on the same day since 1957.

4) Miami Heat?s James Johnson scored five points in 0:04 Sunday night, as Heat erased a 105-100 deficit in the last minute at Charlotte, eventually winning 106-105. Not easy to score five points in 0:04, but layup-steal-3-pointer did the trick.

3) Carolina Panthers hired Carolina DC Steve Wilks as their new head coach; he was only a coordinator for one year, but has been a coach in college/NFL since 1995.

Cleveland Browns hired Todd Haley as their new offensive coordinator; hopefully he got promised that the Browns will draft a quarterback in April.

2) From Christopher Kamka, NBC Sports, Chicago: In 2017, Chris Gimenez was the first major leaguer to catch 5+ games and also pitch in 5+ games in the same season since the Phillies? Bill Harman in 1941. Gimenez pitched in five games, caught in 59 games last year.

1? New Jersey Giants hired Pat Shurmur as head coach; he?ll keep DC Steve Spagnuolo, since he was Spagnuolo?s OC in St Louis is 2009-10. Rams improved from 1-15 in ?09 to 7-9 in ?10, then Shurmur became the head coach of the Browns in ?11, which obviously didn?t go well (9-23).

 

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, January 23

Bruins won eight of last ten games with New Jersey; under is 4-0-1 in last five series games. Devils lost their last five visits to Boston. New Jersey lost eight of last ten games; they?re 6-2 if they played night before. NJ lost five of its last six games. Three of their last four games went under the total. Bruins won seven of last nine games overall, six of last seven home games. Three of their last four games stayed under.

Carolina won its last two games with Pittsburgh, after losing previous seven; Hurricanes lost four of last five visits to Steel City. Last four series games stayed under. Carolina lost seven of last ten games, but they?re 3-2 in last five road games. Under is 4-2 in their last six road games. Penguins won five of their last seven games overall, and three in row at home. Under is 5-3 in their last eight games.

Flyers won eight of their last ten games with Detroit; they split last four visits to the Motor City. Over is 6-4 in last ten series games. Philly won seven of its last eight games; they won three of last four road games- their last three games stayed under. Red Wings lost four of last six games overall- they lost last three home games. Four of their last five games stayed under.

Colorado won three of last four games with Montreal; they lost three of last four visits here, with last visit a 10-1 loss. Four of last five series games played here went over. Avalanche won its last ten games, allowing total of nine goals in last seven games. Under is 5-2-1 in their last eight tilts. Canadiens lost four of last five games overall, three of last five home games. Under is 7-3 in last ten Montreal games.

Road team won last eight Ottawa-St Louis games; Senators won their last four visits here. Three of last four series games went over. Ottawa lost four of last five games overall, 10 of last 11 road games. Five of their last seven games went over total. Blues lost four of last six games overall; they?re 3-2 in last five home games. Four of their last six games went over the total.

Nashville won eight of last ten games with Tampa Bay; three of last four series games went over total. Three of last four series games went over. Lightning lost three of last four games; they?re 4-3 in last seven road games. Five of their last seven games went over total. Predators won their last five games, allowing nine goals; six of their last eight games stayed under. Nashville won its last five home games, allowing six goals.

Florida won three of last four games with Dallas; road team won five of last six series games. Panthers won four of last five visits to Texas. Four of last six series games went over. Florida lost five of last seven games overall, four of last five on road. Six of their last seven games went over the total. Dallas Stars won seven of last ten games overall, four of last six at home. Over is 4-2 in their last six home games.

Sabres won their last three games with Edmonton; they split their last four visits here, are 2-8 if they played night before. Over is 3-2 in last five series games. Buffalo lost seven of its last nine games; they lost last four away games. Over is 5-3 in their last eight games. Edmonton won its last three games overall; they?re 2-3 in last five home games. Six of their last nine games stayed under the total.

Home side won five of last six Ranger-Duck games; New York split its last four games in the Pond. Three of last four series games stayed under total. Rangers lost five of their last seven games overall; they lost last four road games, outscored 14-6. Five of their last six games went over the total. Anaheim won four of last five home games; they?re 3-4 in last seven games overall. Under is 5-3 in their last eight games.

Columbus/Las Vegas are meeting for first time. Blue Jackets split their last six games; they lost four of last six road games. Seven of their last eight games stayed under total. Golden Knights are 2-3 in last five games overall; they won four of last five home games. Six of their last nine games stayed under total.

Kings are 6-4 in their last ten games with Vancouver; they won 4-3/2-0 in last two visits here. Over is 4-3-1 in last eight series games. Los Angeles lost six of last seven games overall; they split last four road games. Three of their last four games stayed under. Canucks lost seven of their last nine games; this is their first home game in three weeks. Under is 5-3 in their last eight games.

 

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NHL

Tuesday, January 23

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Trend Report
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NEW JERSEY @ BOSTON
New Jersey is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

CAROLINA @ PITTSBURGH
Carolina is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Carolina
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

PHILADELPHIA @ DETROIT
Philadelphia is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games

COLORADO @ MONTREAL
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado

TAMPA BAY @ NASHVILLE
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

OTTAWA @ ST. LOUIS
Ottawa is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of St. Louis's last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of St. Louis's last 19 games

FLORIDA @ DALLAS
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games
Dallas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 8 games when playing at home against Florida

BUFFALO @ EDMONTON
Buffalo is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Buffalo is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games at home

NY RANGERS @ ANAHEIM
NY Rangers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Anaheim's last 10 games at home

LOS ANGELES @ VANCOUVER
Los Angeles is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games on the road
Vancouver is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vancouver's last 8 games at home

COLUMBUS @ VEGAS
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Columbus's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games on the road
Vegas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Vegas is 13-2 ATS in its last 15 games

WINNIPEG @ SAN JOSE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games on the road
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Jose is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

 

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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, January 23

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NEW JERSEY (24-14-0-8, 56 pts.) at BOSTON (27-10-0-8, 62 pts.) - 1/23/2018, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-2 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-2-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.0 Units)

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CAROLINA (21-18-0-8, 50 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (25-21-0-3, 53 pts.) - 1/23/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 29-47 ATS (-20.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 9-29 ATS (+50.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 93-54 ATS (+19.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 37-18 ATS (+10.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 14-2 ATS (+10.4 Units) in home games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 7-4 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 7-4-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.1 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (23-16-0-8, 54 pts.) at DETROIT (19-20-0-7, 45 pts.) - 1/23/2018, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-2 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 5-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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COLORADO (27-16-0-3, 57 pts.) at MONTREAL (19-22-0-6, 44 pts.) - 1/23/2018, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-1 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 3-1-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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OTTAWA (15-21-0-9, 39 pts.) at ST LOUIS (28-18-0-3, 59 pts.) - 1/23/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (32-12-0-3, 67 pts.) at NASHVILLE (28-11-0-6, 62 pts.) - 1/23/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 3-1 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 3-1-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY 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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FLORIDA (19-20-0-6, 44 pts.) at DALLAS (27-17-0-4, 58 pts.) - 1/23/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 54-73 ATS (-24.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 9-20 ATS (-12.7 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 160-239 ATS (+418.4 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
DALLAS is 36-11 ATS (+19.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 9-24 ATS (-18.7 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 14-25 ATS (-17.8 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 3-2 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 3-2-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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BUFFALO (12-26-0-9, 33 pts.) at EDMONTON (21-23-0-3, 45 pts.) - 1/23/2018, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 3-2 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 3-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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NY RANGERS (24-19-0-5, 53 pts.) at ANAHEIM (22-17-0-9, 53 pts.) - 1/23/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 4-12 ATS (+16.9 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
ANAHEIM is 535-429 ATS (+78.8 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 39-27 ATS (+5.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 23-10 ATS (+11.2 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 20-11 ATS (+7.3 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 32-17 ATS (+14.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 12-5 ATS (+17.4 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 4-1 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 4-1-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.2 Units)

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COLUMBUS (26-18-0-3, 55 pts.) at VEGAS (31-11-0-4, 66 pts.) - 1/23/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 31-15 ATS (+49.8 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 8-1 ATS (+9.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
VEGAS is 12-6 ATS (+18.8 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
VEGAS is 14-8 ATS (+6.0 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
VEGAS is 15-7 ATS (+25.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLUMBUS is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 28-14 ATS (+13.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 163-148 ATS (+327.3 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

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LOS ANGELES (25-17-0-5, 55 pts.) at VANCOUVER (18-23-0-6, 42 pts.) - 1/23/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 64-65 ATS (-27.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 23-30 ATS (-22.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 5-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
LOS ANGELES is 197-236 ATS (-75.1 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 112-104 ATS (-10.5 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 5-14 ATS (+23.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
VANCOUVER is 232-237 ATS (-148.5 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 131-132 ATS (-70.1 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 6-22 ATS (+29.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 0-9 ATS (+11.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 5-6 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 6-5-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

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WINNIPEG (28-13-0-7, 63 pts.) at SAN JOSE (26-14-0-6, 58 pts.) - 1/23/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 2-11 ATS (+15.4 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 19-5 ATS (+11.8 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 25-20 ATS (+52.0 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 12-7 ATS (+22.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 172-147 ATS (-96.6 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 5-3 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 5-3-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

 

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Avalanche lose 4-2 to Canadiens, ending 10-game win streak
January 23, 2018

MONTREAL (AP) Jonathan Drouin had a goal and two assists, and the Montreal Canadiens ended Colorado's 10-game winning streak Tuesday night with a 4-2 victory over the Avalanche.

Nicolas Deslauriers, Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher also scored for the Canadiens. Carey Price made 20 saves for his 14th win of the season.

Nathan MacKinnon and J.T. Compher scored late in the third period for the Avalanche, who lost for the first time in 2018. Colorado's previous defeat came against Arizona on Dec. 27.

Jonathan Bernier stopped 36 shots but dropped to 0-7-2 in Montreal. The former Toronto Maple Leafs goalie is 1-10-3 vs. the Canadiens.

Montreal outshot Colorado 40-22 and won for only the second time in six games.

BRUINS 3, DEVILS 2

BOSTON (AP) - Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist, and Boston kept surging toward the All-Star break with a win over New Jersey.

Patrice Bergeron and Riley Nash also scored for the Bruins, who won their fourth straight and improved to 13-0-4 in their last 17 games. Tuukka Rask stopped 37 shots as Boston won again despite being outshot 39-24.

Miles Wood and Damon Severson scored for New Jersey, which has lost three straight in regulation for the first time this season. Cory Schneider made 17 saves in the first two periods and Ken Appleby stopped the only four shots he faced in the third for the slumping Devils, who are 2-6-3 in the last 11.

LIGHTNING 4, PREDATORS 3, OT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Yanni Gourde scored 1:45 into overtime to give Tampa Bay a victory over Nashville.

Chris Kunitz had a goal and two assists, and Vladislav Namestnikov and Steven Stamkos also scored as the NHL-leading Lightning won their second straight. Louis Domingue stopped 30 shots.

Ryan Ellis, Viktor Arvidsson and P.K. Subban scored for the Predators, who had their five-game winning streak snapped. Juuse Saros finished with 27 saves.

Stamkos tied the score 3-all on a slap shot from the left side with 2:12 remaining in regulation.

FLYERS 3, RED WINGS 2, OT

DETROIT (AP) - Travis Konecny scored 27 seconds into overtime to lift Philadelphia over Detroit.

The goal stood up after a video review, which determined Konecny was not offside when he got the puck near the blue line after Dylan Larkin lost it along the boards.

Jakub Voracek scored a tiebreaking goal in the last minute of the second period and assisted on Andrew MacDonald's goal late in the first for the Flyers. Brian Elliott stopped 19 shots.

The Flyers have won four straight, for the second time this month, and 16 of 22 to surge into the playoff race.

Jonathan Ericsson and Frans Nielsen scored for the Red Wings. Detroit has lost five of seven, pushing the franchise closer to missing the playoffs in consecutive season for the first time since a five-year drought from 1979-83.

Petr Mrazek, coming off consecutive shutouts, made 28 saves.

PENGUINS 3, HURRICANES 1

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Dominik Simon and Jean-Sebastien Dea scored 76 seconds apart in the second period, fellow rookie Casey DeSmith made 34 saves and Pittsburgh beat Carolina.

Jake Guentzel added a goal midway through the third and Sidney Crosby extended the NHL's longest active point streak to eight games for Pittsburgh, which has won six of eight.

Derek Ryan had the goal for the Hurricanes, who have lost four of five and are 2-6-0 since beating the Penguins twice in a week spanning the New Year.

BLUES 3, SENATORS 0

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Carter Hutton made 25 saves for his 10th career shutout and St. Louis got goals from Vladimir Sobotka and Vladimir Tarasenko to beat struggling Ottawa.

Brayden Schenn, who also had an assist, added an empty-net goal for his 20th of the season.

The game was a bounce-back effort for Hutton, pulled after giving up three goals on 12 shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to Arizona.

Hutton, normally the Blues' backup, started for the fourth consecutive game and eighth in the last 10. He earned his second shutout this season.

The Blues have earned at least one point in 11 of their last 12 games against Ottawa (7-1-4). St. Louis had lost four straight home games to the Senators before snapping that skid.

The loss was Ottawa's fourth in a row overall.

STARS 6, PANTHERS 1

DALLAS (AP) - Alexander Radulov had two goals and an assist to lead Dallas past Florida in a penalty-filled game.

Devin Shore had a goal and an assist, and Jamie Benn, Mattias Janmark and Tykler Pitlick also scored for the Stars, who improved to 4-0-1 in their last five games. Ben Bishop made 33 saves.

Aaron Ekblad scored for the Panthers, and rookie Harri Sateri had 30 saves after James Reimer was injured 3:48 into the game.

Florida, mired in a 2-5-2 slump, lost three players during the game. In addition to Reimer, Alexander Petrovic and Micheal Haley were ejected after receiving game misconducts.

Radulov and Benn extended their point streaks to eight games. They each have 20 goals this season.

SABRES 5, OILERS 0

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Jack Eichel had a goal and three assists, Ryan O'Reilly scored twice and Buffalo earned an easy win over Edmonton.

Sam Reinhart had a goal and two assists and Zemgus Girgensons also scored for the last-place Sabres, who won their second game in a row for just the second time this season. The other time was in late October.

Robin Lehner made 33 saves for his second shutout of the season.

Cam Talbot stopped 18 of 22 shots before Al Montoya relieved for the Oilers, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. It was the sixth time this season Edmonton has been shut out.