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SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY MARCH 26, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Buffalo Sabres Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre
7:00 PM Florida Panthers New York Islanders Barclays Center
7:00 PM Ottawa Senators Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
7:30 PM Arizona Coyotes Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena
7:30 PM Detroit Red Wings Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
7:30 PM Washington Capitals New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
8:30 PM San Jose Sharks Chicago Blackhawks United Center
10:00 PM Colorado Avalanche Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
10:30 PM Calgary Flames Los Angeles Kings Staples Center

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February Record:
TOTALS:..........107 - 96......52.70%...+116.75

March NHL Record:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

03/25/2018 6-4-0 60.00% +16.50
03/24/2018 12-11-1 52.17% +2.25
03/23/2018 5-5-0 50.00% +3.00
03/22/2018 11-8-0 57.89% +17.75
03/21/2018 3-4-0 42.86% -6.50
03/20/2018 8-13-1 38.10% -25.75
03/19/2018 5-4-0 55.56% +7.00
03/18/2018 4-7-2 36.36% -17.00
03/17/2018 6-12-1 33.33% -31.50
03/16/2018 8-4-0 66.67% +23.25
03/15/2018 6-9-0 40.00% -16.00
03/14/2018 4-4-0 50.00% +2.50
03/13/2018 6-7-1 46.15% +11.75
03/12/2018 7-7-0 50.00% +5.50
03/11/2018 3-3-0 50.00% +2.25
03/10/2018 5-11-0 31.25% -30.50
03/09/2018 2-5-0 28.57% -16.00
03/08/2018 6-11-0 35.29% -24.25
03/07/2018 3-2-0 60.00% +6.50
03/06/2018 4-10-0 28.57% -33.50
03/05/2018 6-4-0 60.00% +17.50
03/04/2018 3-8-0 27.27% -27.00
03/03/2018 4-2-0 66.66% +13.50
03/02/2018 9-6-0 60.00% +25.00
03/01/2018 ......8-6-1....... 57.14%.... +12.75

Totals............143 -- 169.....45.83%.....-61.00

 

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Monday?s 6-pack

How low-seeded teams have done in national semi-finals:

2006: George Mason (11-seed) lost 73-58 to Florida (-6)
2011: VCU (11-seed) lost 70-62 to Butler (-2.5)
2016: Syracuse (10-seed) lost 83-66 to North Carolina (-9.5)
2013; Wichita St (9-seed) lost 72-68 to Louisville (-10)
2000: Wisconsin (8-seed) lost 53-41 to Michigan St (-8)
2000: North Carolina (8-seed) lost 71-59 to Florida (-5)
2011: Butler (8-seed) beat VCU 70-62 (-2.5)
2014: Kentucky (8-seed) beat Wisconsin 74-73 (+1)

Quote of the Day
?Hopefully, I prove what coach said was wrong and put myself in position to get back as soon as possible,. But right now, who knows? Just try to do my job in the rehab process and get back as soon as I can.?
Stephen Curry, hoping to return before the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs

Monday?s quiz
Where did Klay Thompson play his college basketball?

Sunday?s quiz
QB Mark Sanchez (2009) was the last offensive player the Jets drafted in the first round.

Saturday?s quiz
Lance Alworth, the great WR from the Chargers, was the first player from the AFL inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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

13) Kansas 85, Duke 81 OT? Jayhawks were 13-36 on arc in this game, 17-33 inside the arc; Newman scored 32 points and Kansas is headed to the Alamo for the Final Four.

Grayson Allen went 3-13 in his last college game; Mavin Bagley was 5-9 in 44:00- if you?re coaching Duke, you?re sick that Bagley got only nine shots in a game this close, especially since he?ll never play for Duke again.

12) Villanova 71, Texas Tech 59? Wildcats were 29-35 on foul line; Tech was 14-18 in game where teams combined to go 9-44 on arc. Villanova is in Final Four for second time in three years; they?re 11-1 in last 12 NCAA tournament games.

11) Final Four pointspreads:
Michigan (-5.5) over Loyola-Chicago
Villanova (-5) over Kansas

10) Since 1987, when two #1-seeds play in the national semifinals, the underdogs are 8-2 against the spread.

9) Was thinking about Gonzaga?s potential move to the Mountain West; I have no idea why they would do that. Gonzaga doesn?t have football, so their TV deal for basketball would only net them an additional $375,000 a year? not much at all.

Mountain West is a better league, but hardly a power league; only reason they got two teams in the NCAA?s this year is because Nevada got beat in the conference tournament. Gonzaga is the king of the WCC; its good to be the king- they?re like UNLV was in the Big West during the peak years of Jerry Tarkanian?s coaching tenure in Las Vegas.

To me, adding Gonzaga would really help the Mountain West, not sure how it helps Gonzaga.

8) Saturday night, Florida State was down 58-54 in the last 0:15; they missed a 3-pointer, then didn?t foul in the last 10 or 11 seconds, and Michigan ran out the clock.

The non-foul occurred right in front of the FSU bench; it seemed like someone on the bench told the Seminole player not to foul, so they let the game end, despite a foul giving them a (very small) chance to win the game. A small chance is still a chance; it happens. Ask Louisville.

As you know, I spend a ridiculous amount of time watching college basketball; can?t remember a situation like this happening before, especially a team whose season ends with a loss. Why give up?

Leonard Hamilton wasn?t happy when he was asked about it after the game. If I was the AD at Florida State, I?d be asking him about it again when we met back in Tallahassee.

7) Duke was down five with 0:11 left in OT Sunday; unlike Florida State, they fouled.

6) Atlanta Braves cut P Scott Kazmir, eating $16M he is owed this year. Kazmir had a rough outing Saturday, blamed it on a 90-100 bullpen session he threw Wednesday, saying he didn?t know he?d be pitching Saturday. Now he is out of a job, though he still gets paid.

5) Phillies gave 2B prospect Scott Kingery a 6-year, $24M contract, which eliminates service time as an issue in making Kingery a major leaguer right now.

Lot of teams delay bringing their prospects up to the majors, to delay their arbitration years from kicking in.

4) Then there is Arizona, which sent OF Yasmany Tomas down to AAA, despite owing him $46M over the next three years. RF Stephen Souza is on the DL and they still sent Tomas down, which tells us they?re pretty sour on him.

3) Twins? coach Howard Johnson, the old Mets? 3B, broke bones in his face this weekend when he was hit by a foul ball in the Minnesota dugout. Hope he is feeling better soon.

2) I?m still wondering why the Red Sox fired Terry Francona; Boston averaged 93 wins a year under Francona, winning two World Series with no losing seasons- they were 90-72 his last year, albeit with some off-field hijinx that had people saying Francona ran too loose a ship.

They?ve won one World Series in six years since he left and now have an entry-level manager in Alex Cora. Curious decision.

1? Mets manager Mickey Callaway is the 49th major league pitcher who later became a major league manager. Pitching is obviously the most essential element of baseball; you?d think more former pitchers would?ve become managers.

 

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NHL
Dunkel

Monday, March 26


Ottawa @ Carolina

Game 51-52
March 26, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
8.956
Carolina
11.565
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-200
6
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(-200); Over

Buffalo @ Toronto

Game 53-54
March 26, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
8.257
Toronto
13.364
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 5
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
-300
6
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-300); Over

Florida @ NY Islanders

Game 55-56
March 26, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
10.205
NY Islanders
11.832
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-145
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(+125); Under

Washington @ NY Rangers

Game 57-58
March 26, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
11.209
NY Rangers
12.159
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-165
6
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(+145); Over

Detroit @ Montreal

Game 59-60
March 26, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
9.253
Montreal
10.335
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(-150); Over

Arizona @ Tampa Bay

Game 61-62
March 26, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
10.348
Tampa Bay
11.977
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-280
6
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-280); Over

San Jose @ Chicago

Game 63-64
March 26, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
00.000
Chicago
00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose

Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
( );

Colorado @ Vegas

Game 65-66
March 26, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
11.509
Vegas
10.456
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-185
6
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+160); Over

Calgary @ Los Angeles

Game 67-68
March 26, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
8.721
Los Angeles
13.799
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 5
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-200
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-200); Under

 

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NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, March 26

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OTTAWA (26-37-0-11, 63 pts.) at CAROLINA (33-31-0-11, 77 pts.) - 3/26/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 26-48 ATS (+85.8 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 9-23 ATS (+37.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
OTTAWA is 5-18 ATS (+27.2 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
OTTAWA is 7-18 ATS (+25.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CAROLINA is 33-42 ATS (+82.5 Units) in all games this season.
CAROLINA is 15-22 ATS (-16.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 14-20 ATS (-12.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 5-14 ATS (-16.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-3 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 5-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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BUFFALO (23-40-0-12, 58 pts.) at TORONTO (45-23-0-7, 97 pts.) - 3/26/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 23-53 ATS (+99.5 Units) in all games this season.
BUFFALO is 14-37 ATS (+68.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
TORONTO is 46-30 ATS (+97.3 Units) in all games this season.
TORONTO is 10-1 ATS (+8.7 Units) in home games in March games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 15-2 ATS (+12.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 287-259 ATS (+548.2 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BUFFALO is 111-125 ATS (+279.3 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
BUFFALO is 218-231 ATS (+497.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
TORONTO is 380-396 ATS (-76.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 6-5 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 6-5-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.7 Units)

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FLORIDA (38-28-0-7, 83 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (31-34-0-10, 72 pts.) - 3/26/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 12-2 ATS (+8.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 31-44 ATS (-43.2 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 9-17 ATS (+26.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 11-25 ATS (-20.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 2-10 ATS (-9.9 Units) in home games in March games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 21-36 ATS (+58.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 85-123 ATS (-48.7 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 7-7-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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WASHINGTON (44-24-0-7, 95 pts.) at NY RANGERS (33-34-0-8, 74 pts.) - 3/26/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 4-12 ATS (+16.1 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
WASHINGTON is 45-31 ATS (+6.1 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 20-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NY RANGERS are 82-99 ATS (-35.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 18-24 ATS (-17.4 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 42-55 ATS (-40.4 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 124-122 ATS (-68.5 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 140-137 ATS (-82.9 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 202-236 ATS (-184.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-5-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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DETROIT (27-37-0-11, 65 pts.) at MONTREAL (27-37-0-12, 66 pts.) - 3/26/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 27-48 ATS (+87.4 Units) in all games this season.
DETROIT is 6-18 ATS (+28.5 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
DETROIT is 19-44 ATS (+68.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 442-339 ATS (-135.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
MONTREAL is 27-50 ATS (+82.5 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 11-27 ATS (-23.1 Units) second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 7-4 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 7-4-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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ARIZONA (25-39-0-11, 61 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (51-20-0-4, 106 pts.) - 3/26/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 25-51 ATS (+95.1 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 7-23 ATS (+41.2 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
ARIZONA is 20-54 ATS (+107.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 52-24 ATS (+89.1 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 21-7 ATS (+6.8 Units) in non-conference games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 384-420 ATS (+909.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-3 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY 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=+1.0 Units)

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SAN JOSE (43-23-0-9, 95 pts.) at CHICAGO (31-36-0-9, 71 pts.) - 3/26/2018, 8:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 4-4-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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COLORADO (41-26-0-8, 90 pts.) at VEGAS (47-21-0-7, 101 pts.) - 3/26/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 48-28 ATS (+83.4 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 22-15 ATS (+3.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLORADO is 42-34 ATS (+81.7 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 82-63 ATS (+149.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 23-15 ATS (+38.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 20-19 ATS (+44.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 1-1-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.0 Units)

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CALGARY (35-31-0-10, 80 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (41-28-0-7, 89 pts.) - 3/26/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 35-41 ATS (-12.1 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 23-35 ATS (-14.0 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 4-14 ATS (+19.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 15-11 ATS (+27.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
CALGARY is 17-12 ATS (+32.7 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 117-116 ATS (+263.0 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
CALGARY is 110-112 ATS (+247.5 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 39-44 ATS (-37.2 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 23-32 ATS (-28.8 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 7-5 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 7-5-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)

 

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NHL

Monday, March 26

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Trend Report
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OTTAWA @ CAROLINA
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games
Carolina is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Ottawa

FLORIDA @ NY ISLANDERS
Florida is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 7 games

BUFFALO @ TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing Toronto
Buffalo is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 9 games

DETROIT @ MONTREAL
Detroit is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Detroit is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games
Montreal is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit
Montreal is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing Detroit

WASHINGTON @ NY RANGERS
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Rangers's last 8 games
NY Rangers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

ARIZONA @ TAMPA BAY
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Arizona's last 11 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Arizona is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games when playing at home against Arizona
Tampa Bay is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games

SAN JOSE @ CHICAGO
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games
Chicago is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Chicago's last 25 games at home

COLORADO @ VEGAS
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Vegas's last 11 games
Vegas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

CALGARY @ LOS ANGELES
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Calgary's last 12 games on the road
Calgary is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Los Angeles's last 17 games when playing at home against Calgary

 

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The San Jose Sharks enter the week as the hottest team in the league, having won seven consecutive games to move to within six points of the Vegas Golden Knights for top spot in the Pacific division.

You can't fault the Vegas Golden Knights for looking in their rear view mirror a little bit. The streaking San Jose Sharks have won seven consecutive games and will visit Sin City this coming Saturday night. Covers dangles at the hash and goes bar down to give NHL bettors a breakdown of what to watch for this week on the ice.

Sharks Lurking

Don't look now, but the San Jose Sharks have streaked their way into the Pacific Division title picture as they prepare for a pivotal stretch of road games beginning Monday night against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Sharks enter the week as the hottest team in the league, having won seven consecutive games to move to within six points of the Vegas Golden Knights; both teams have seven games remaining. San Jose will play three games in three different cities over the next four nights - it travels to St. Louis on Tuesday before facing the Predators in Nashville on Thursday. The Sharks are +1,050 to pass the Golden Knights and win the division.

Connor vs. Columbus

The Columbus Blue Jackets saw their 10-game winning streak come to a heartbreaking end over the weekend - and getting back in the win column won't be an easy task as they face scorching-hot Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. McDavid has taken over the league lead in scoring as he seeks his second consecutive Art Ross Trophy despite only turning 21 last January. The Blue Jackets dropped a 2-1 decision to the St. Louis Blues but remain in the hunt for top spot in the Metropolitan Division. But they'll need to watch out for McDavid, who had four points in his previous meeting with Columbus.

Panther Playoff Push

It's a critical week for the Florida Panthers, who are on the outside of the Eastern Conference playoff picture as they face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night. The Panthers enter the week three points back of the New Jersey Devils for the second wild card spot in the East, but have two games in hand - and could do themselves a major solid by using one of those to upend the Maple Leafs, who have all but sewn up third place in the Atlantic Division. It's the last of four regular-season meetings between the teams, with Florida owning a 2-1 advantage; all three games have gone under, and have been settled by one goal.

Player News

* The Calgary Flames will be without star forward Johnny Gaudreau, who has left the team to attend to a family matter and won't be in the lineup Monday vs. Los Angeles. Gaudreau has a team-best 82 points for the Flames, who are +30,000 to win the Cup.

* The Winnipeg Jets have added one of the top U.S. college prospects in the sport, signing Hobey Baker nominee C.J. Suess to an entry-level contract. Suess racked up 22 goals and 21 assists in 40 games with Minnesota State this past season.

* Senators forward Matt Duchene says he will consider signing a contract extension with Ottawa despite missing the playoffs this season. Duchene started slowly following his trade from Colorado but has 25 points in 27 games since the All-Star break.

Injury Updates

* The Boston Bruins finally got some good news on the injury front as forward Patrice Bergeron returned to the lineup Sunday for the first time in a month. The Bruins, who went a red-hot 9-2-2 SU without Bergeron, are still down four key players due to injury.

* Tobias Enstrom's disappointing 2017-18 campaign has gotten even worse, with the Jets ruling the veteran defenseman out for the rest of the regular season with a lower-body injury. Enstrom, who has six points in 43 games, might return in the postseason.

* The Blues have lost some depth on the back end following a season-ending ACL injury to veteran defenseman Carl Gunnarson. St. Louis is installed as a +2,800 longshot to win its first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history.

Stanley Cup Futures

* It remains a two-horse race for the best Stanley Cup odds entering the second-last week of the regular season. The Nashville Predators are the front-runners on Bet365 at +400, with the Tampa Bay Lightning remaining in close pursuit at +440.

* With star center Auston Matthews in the fold, the Maple Leafs will likely be one of the trendier plays at +800, fourth-best behind Nashville, Tampa Bay and Boston. The Winnipeg Jets and expansion Vegas Golden Knights are next in line at +900 each.

* Don't sleep on the Los Angeles Kings, who have proven to be a very difficult out in years past even when squeaking into the postseason. The Kings carry whopping +3,000 odds to win their third Stanley Cup title in the previous seven years.

Betting Trends

* Betting on home favorites might not be the most exciting play, but it has certainly been the most lucrative over the past month's worth of games. Home faves have converted at nearly a 67-percent rate over the 30-day period ending Saturday.

* It appears that the over will prevail in what has been an incredible season-long totals battle. Entering the final two weeks of the season, teams have played 572 overs - good for a 50.6-percent share - compared to 558 overs.

* The battle for "best under play of the year" will likely come down to either the Blues or the Anaheim Ducks; both teams entered Sunday's action with a league-high 45 under conversions. Tampa Bay leads the over charge with 47 games above the total.

 

[Cnotes53]

MONDAY, MARCH 26
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BUF at TOR 07:00 PM
BUF +295
O 6.0

OTT at CAR 07:00 PM
OTT +175
U 6.0

FLA at NYI 07:00 PM
FLA -155
U 6.5

DET at MON 07:30 PM
MON -135
O 5.5

ARI at TB 07:30 PM
ARI +240
O 6.0

WAS at NYR 07:30 PM
WAS -195
O 6.0

SJ at CHI 08:30 PM
SJ -175
O 6.0

COL at VEG 10:00 PM
VEG -180
U 6.0

CAL at LA 10:30 PM
CAL +230
U 5.5

 

[Cnotes53]

Ovie nets NHL-best 45th, Caps top Rangers
March 26, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 45th goal and the Washington Capitals extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night.

T.J. Oshie, Matt Niskanen and Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored for Washington. Nicklas Backstrom, who had four assists in a win over Montreal on Saturday, added two more to give him 44 this season. Philipp Grubauer made 28 saves.

Washington increased its lead to five points over two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh for first place in the Metropolitan Division.

Lias Andersson scored in his NHL debut and Mats Zuccarello added a goal for the Rangers.

The Capitals scored four goals in the first period and cruised from there.

PANTHERS 3, ISLANDERS 0

Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist, and James Reimer stopped 32 shots for his fourth shutout of the season as Florida moved closer to a playoff spot by blanking the reeling New York Islanders.

Keith Yandle also had a goal and an assist, and Nick Bjugstad scored to help Florida win for the 13th time in 17 games (13-3-1). The Panthers moved within a point of idle New Jersey for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. They have eight games remaining, one more than the Devils.

Reimer, who has 21 career shutouts, won his fifth straight start with his second shutout during that stretch. The 30-year-old goalie improved to 7-1-0 since returning from an injury Feb. 12.

Christopher Gibson finished with 38 saves for the Islanders, who were eliminated from postseason contention for the second straight year with their 14th loss in 16 games (2-10-4).

COYOTES 4, LIGHTNING 1

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist to lead Arizona over Tampa Bay.

The Coyotes got two goals from defensemen as Trevor Murphy and Jacob Chychrun each scored to help Arizona improve to 17-12-6 since January. Brendan Perlini also scored for the Coyotes, and Antti Raanta had 19 saves.

Chychrun scored the winner on the power play at 17:22 of the second period.

The Lightning played without captain Steven Stamkos, who missed the game with an undisclosed lower-body injury. Tampa Bay has lost consecutive games for the second time in 10 days. Since scoring seven goals against the New York Islanders on Thursday, the Lightning have two goals in two games.

CANADIENS 4, RED WINGS 2

MONTREAL (AP) - Brendan Gallagher scored twice, including his 30th goal of the season, and Carey Price snapped a seven-game losing streak as Montreal defeated skidding Detroit.

Paul Byron and Alex Galchenyuk also scored for the Canadiens in a matchup of Original Six franchises already eliminated from playoff contention. Price made 26 saves for his first win since Feb. 4. He had been 0-5-2 since then.

Gustav Nyquist and Tyler Bertuzzi scored for Detroit, and Jared Coreau stopped 27 shots in his fifth game of the season. He is 0-4-0.

The Red Wings have won just once in their last 14 games (1-12-1).

HURRICANES 4, SENATORS 1

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Warren Foegele had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut, and Carolina beat Ottawa.

Brock McGinn and Valentin Zykov scored 98 seconds apart in the second period, Sebastian Aho had an empty-netter with 1:59 remaining and Derek Ryan had two assists to help the Hurricanes win their third straight.

Bobby Ryan scored and Craig Anderson stopped 26 shots for the Senators, who lost their fifth straight and have been outscored 22-7 in their last four. The Hurricanes beat them twice in three nights by a combined 9-3 score.

Cam Ward made 19 saves for Carolina, which recalled Foegele from its AHL affiliate in Charlotte during a day off Sunday.

SABRES 3, MAPLE LEAFS 2

TORONTO (AP) - Jack Eichel scored his second goal of the game midway through the third period to help last-place Buffalo end Toronto's club-record home winning streak at 13 games.

Casey Nelson had the other goal for Buffalo, which got 39 saves from Chad Johnson to end a four-game slide. Zemgus Girgensons added two assists.

Patrick Marleau had a goal and an assist, and Nazem Kadri scored for Toronto. Frederik Andersen made 24 stops for the Leafs, who were also looking to set a franchise mark for victories in a season with 46.

SHARKS 4, BLACKHAWKS 3, SO

CHICAGO (AP) - Kevin Labanc scored the deciding goal in the fourth round of a shootout and San Jose beat Chicago for its eighth straight victory.

Labanc almost pulled to a stop in front of Blackhawks goalie Anton Forsberg, faked and then lifted in a nifty backhand. Logan Couture also connected in the tiebreaker for the surging Sharks, whose winning streak is their longest in seven years.

Chicago's Patrick Sharp tied it at 3 with 2:22 left in the third period. Tomas Hertl had put the Sharks ahead 3-2 just 1:57 earlier.

San Jose's Evander Kane scored his 28th goal - his eighth in 13 games since being acquired from Buffalo at the trade deadline. Marcus Sorensen also had a goal for the Sharks.

Rookie forward Alex DeBrincat scored his 26th goal and had an assist, and Connor Murphy scored his second for the last-place Blackhawks, who have lost six of seven.

Martin Jones made 28 saves through overtime and stopped three of four Blackhawks in the shootout.

 

[Cnotes53]

SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY MARCH 27, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:00 PM Carolina Hurricanes New Jersey Devils Prudential Center
7:30 PM New York Islanders Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre
7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
8:00 PM Boston Bruins Winnipeg Jets Bell MTS Place
8:00 PM Minnesota Wild Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena
8:00 PM San Jose Sharks St. Louis Blues Scottrade Center
8:30 PM Philadelphia Flyers Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
9:00 PM Columbus Blue Jackets Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place
10:00 PM Anaheim Ducks Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena


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March NHL Record:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

03/26/2018 13-4-1 76.47% +60.75
03/25/2018 6-4-0 60.00% +16.50
03/24/2018 12-11-1 52.17% +2.25
03/23/2018 5-5-0 50.00% +3.00
03/22/2018 11-8-0 57.89% +17.75
03/21/2018 3-4-0 42.86% -6.50
03/20/2018 8-13-1 38.10% -25.75
03/19/2018 5-4-0 55.56% +7.00
03/18/2018 4-7-2 36.36% -17.00
03/17/2018 6-12-1 33.33% -31.50
03/16/2018 8-4-0 66.67% +23.25
03/15/2018 6-9-0 40.00% -16.00
03/14/2018 4-4-0 50.00% +2.50
03/13/2018 6-7-1 46.15% +11.75
03/12/2018 7-7-0 50.00% +5.50
03/11/2018 3-3-0 50.00% +2.25
03/10/2018 5-11-0 31.25% -30.50
03/09/2018 2-5-0 28.57% -16.00
03/08/2018 6-11-0 35.29% -24.25
03/07/2018 3-2-0 60.00% +6.50
03/06/2018 4-10-0 28.57% -33.50
03/05/2018 6-4-0 60.00% +17.50
03/04/2018 3-8-0 27.27% -27.00
03/03/2018 4-2-0 66.66% +13.50
03/02/2018 9-6-0 60.00% +25.00
03/01/2018 ......8-6-1....... 57.14%.... +12.75

Totals............154 -- 173.....47.09%.....-0.25

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, March 27

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CAROLINA (33-31-0-11, 77 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (39-28-0-8, 86 pts.) - 3/27/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 33-42 ATS (-17.0 Units) in all games this season.
CAROLINA is 15-22 ATS (-11.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 5-13 ATS (-8.6 Units) on Tuesday nights this season.
CAROLINA is 20-34 ATS (+55.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 14-26 ATS (+40.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NEW JERSEY is 40-36 ATS (+2.1 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 9-4 ATS (+13.7 Units) when playing with 2 days rest this season.
NEW JERSEY is 14-28 ATS (-15.2 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 7-5 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 7-5-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.6 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (31-34-0-10, 72 pts.) at OTTAWA (26-37-0-11, 63 pts.) - 3/27/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 31-44 ATS (+75.5 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 11-25 ATS (+40.2 Units) second half of the season this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 26-14 ATS (+11.3 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 26-48 ATS (-22.5 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 97-80 ATS (-7.9 Units) in a home game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
OTTAWA is 7-18 ATS (+30.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 4-4 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 4-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (43-27-0-6, 92 pts.) at DETROIT (27-37-0-11, 65 pts.) - 3/27/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 4-11 ATS (-8.7 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 111-64 ATS (+17.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 66-48 ATS (+114.7 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 23-8 ATS (+10.8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
DETROIT is 27-48 ATS (-63.5 Units) in all games this season.
DETROIT is 116-139 ATS (-121.5 Units) on Tuesday nights since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 5-3-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.0 Units)

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BOSTON (47-17-0-10, 104 pts.) at WINNIPEG (46-19-0-10, 102 pts.) - 3/27/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 46-30 ATS (+5.1 Units) in all games this season.
WINNIPEG is 22-4 ATS (+16.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
WINNIPEG is 16-3 ATS (+11.2 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
BOSTON is 48-27 ATS (+8.1 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 42-26 ATS (+13.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 27-11 ATS (+9.1 Units) second half of the season this season.
BOSTON is 78-61 ATS (+142.7 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
BOSTON is 61-48 ATS (+113.7 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
BOSTON is 199-224 ATS (+479.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-1 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 4-1-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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SAN JOSE (43-23-0-9, 95 pts.) at ST LOUIS (42-28-0-5, 89 pts.) - 3/27/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 8-6-0 straight up against ST LOUIS 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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MINNESOTA (42-24-0-9, 93 pts.) at NASHVILLE (48-16-0-11, 107 pts.) - 3/27/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 69-71 ATS (-30.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 10-19 ATS (-18.3 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 48-28 ATS (+14.8 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 41-23 ATS (+8.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 262-207 ATS (+34.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 22-10 ATS (+8.3 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
NASHVILLE is 26-13 ATS (+39.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NASHVILLE is 39-22 ATS (+14.5 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
MINNESOTA is 7-6 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 7-6-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (38-25-0-13, 89 pts.) at DALLAS (38-30-0-8, 84 pts.) - 3/27/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 51-82 ATS (+133.6 Units) in road games in March games since 1996.
DALLAS is 11-2 ATS (+7.7 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
DALLAS is 21-4 ATS (+14.8 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 32-17 ATS (+11.2 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 38-38 ATS (-7.2 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 16-20 ATS (-17.3 Units) second half of the season this season.
DALLAS is 2-11 ATS (-13.9 Units) in March games this season.
DALLAS is 26-37 ATS (-20.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 15-22 ATS (-14.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-2 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-2-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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COLUMBUS (42-29-0-5, 89 pts.) at EDMONTON (34-36-0-6, 74 pts.) - 3/27/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 7-1 ATS (+6.0 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights this season.
COLUMBUS is 34-19 ATS (+14.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 168-154 ATS (+337.8 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 42-29 ATS (+12.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 35-42 ATS (-32.0 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 8-16 ATS (-9.3 Units) after a division game this season.
EDMONTON is 4-11 ATS (-10.3 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.
EDMONTON is 10-20 ATS (-12.9 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
EDMONTON is 8-17 ATS (-10.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-2 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS 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=+1.1 Units)

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ANAHEIM (39-24-0-13, 91 pts.) at VANCOUVER (27-40-0-9, 63 pts.) - 3/27/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 11-8 ATS (+21.3 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games this season.
ANAHEIM is 552-440 ATS (+39.2 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 28-18 ATS (+9.7 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 27-12 ATS (+12.8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 134-130 ATS (+281.7 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 31-19 ATS (+10.6 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 8-20 ATS (+35.9 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
VANCOUVER is 20-41 ATS (+63.5 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 1-11 ATS (+13.5 Units) in home games in March games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 132-134 ATS (-70.5 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 1-8 ATS (+10.0 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
VANCOUVER is 2-11 ATS (-9.5 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
VANCOUVER is 9-27 ATS (+38.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 102-129 ATS (-54.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 5-8 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 8-5-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.1 Units)

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL

Tuesday, March 27

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Trend Report
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CAROLINA @ NEW JERSEY
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Carolina's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games on the road
New Jersey is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games at home

PITTSBURGH @ DETROIT
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

NY ISLANDERS @ OTTAWA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ottawa's last 9 games at home

MINNESOTA @ NASHVILLE
Minnesota is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Nashville is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games
Nashville is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home

SAN JOSE @ ST. LOUIS
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Jose's last 8 games
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games at home

BOSTON @ WINNIPEG
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

PHILADELPHIA @ DALLAS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia

COLUMBUS @ EDMONTON
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
Edmonton is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Edmonton's last 11 games when playing Columbus

ANAHEIM @ VANCOUVER
Anaheim is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Anaheim is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Vancouver's last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing Anaheim

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, March 27


Carolina @ New Jersey

Game 1-2
March 27, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
10.797
New Jersey
12.302
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-150
6
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(-150); Over

NY Islanders @ Ottawa

Game 3-4
March 27, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
10.151
Ottawa
8.764
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Ottawa
-120
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(+100); Over

Pittsburgh @ Detroit

Game 5-6
March 27, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
9.562
Detroit
10.667
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-220
6
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+180); Over

Boston @ Winnipeg

Game 7-8
March 27, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
12.688
Winnipeg
11.172
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+115); Over

San Jose @ St. Louis

Game 9-10
March 27, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
00.000
St. Louis
00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose

Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
( );

Minnesota @ Nashville

Game 11-12
March 27, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
10.085
Nashville
11.669
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-160
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-160); Under

Philadelphia @ Dallas

Game 13-14
March 27, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
10.702
Dallas
9.274
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-130
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+110); Over

Columbus @ Edmonton

Game 15-16
March 27, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
12.776
Edmonton
11.877
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(-145); Over

Anaheim @ Vancouver

Game 17-18
March 27, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
12.480
Vancouver
10.926
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-220
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-220); Under

 

[Kane of TN]

"03/26/2018 13-4-1 76.47% +60.75"

Congratulations - that was an impressive day you had Monday...

 

[Cnotes53]

Thanks Kane............there will be days like this once in awhile.....x34::0069

 

[Cnotes53]

TUESDAY, MARCH 27
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CAR at NJ 07:00 PM
CAR +160
U 6.0

PIT at DET 07:30 PM
DET +235
O 6.0

NYI at OTT 07:30 PM
OTT -115
O 6.5

MIN at NAS 08:00 PM
MIN +160
O 5.5

SJ at STL 08:00 PM
SJ +125
O 5.5

BOS at WIN 08:00 PM
BOS +125
O 5.5

PHI at DAL 08:30 PM
PHI +105
U 5.5

CLB at EDM 09:00 PM
CLB -140
O 5.5

ANA at VAN 10:00 PM
VAN +205
U 5.5

 

[Cnotes53]

Turris scores lone goal in shootout as Preds beat Wild 2-1
March 28, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Kyle Turris scored the only goal in the shootout to lift the Nashville Predators over the Minnesota Wild 2-1 Tuesday night to snap a three-game skid.

The win clinched the Predators home-ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs. They also moved three points ahead of Tampa Bay in the chase for the Presidents' Trophy and home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs.

Roman Josi scored for Nashville, and Pekka Rinne made 22 saves.

Rinne turned away Nino Niederreiter in the shootout. Zach Parise's attempt went wide left, and Rinne stopped Mikko Koivu to clinch it.

Eric Staal tied it for Minnesota with 3:15 left on his 40th goal this season.

Devan Dubnyk made 28 saves as Minnesota snapped a five-game point streak. The Wild still won the season series against Nashville, 3-2.

JETS 5, BRUINS 4, SO

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Patrik Laine scored the deciding goal in the shootout, Brandon Tanev had his first career hat trick and Winnipeg beat Boston to cap a perfect six-game homestand.

Joe Morrow had his first goal for Winnipeg since being acquired from Montreal last month, and sixth of the season. Adam Lowry had two assists.

Ryan Donato, Danton Heinen, David Pastrnak and Torey Krug had goals for the Bruins, who scored three power-play goals. Krug added one assist and Brad Marchand had two.

Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves to pick up his 40th win for the Jets. It was also their seventh straight victory at home.

Anton Khudobin also stopped 28 shots as Boston ended a four-game road trip 2-0-2.

CANUCKS 4, DUCKS 1

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Brandon Sutter had two goals and an assist to lift Vancouver.

Alex Biega got his first goal in over three years, and Sam Gagner also scored for Vancouver, which has won three of four since losing seven straight. Jacob Markstrom stopped 23 shots.

Andrew Cogliano scored for the Ducks, who wrapped a four-game trip and are on a 5-1-1 stretch.

The loss dropped Anaheim into a tie with the Los Angeles Kings for third in the Pacific Division, though the Kings have a game in hand. The teams play Friday night.

BLUES 3, SHARKS 2, OT

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Vladimir Tarasenko scored his second goal of the game in overtime to lift St. Louis over San Jose.

Tarasenko got a pass from Vladimir Sobotka and tipped in the winner at 2:33. It was Tarasenko's 31st goal, and he has 30 or more in four consecutive seasons.

St. Louis has won a season-best six straight games. San Jose had won eight straight.

Oskar Sundqvist also scored for St. Louis, and Jake Allen made 22 saves.

Evander Kane and Joe Pavelski scored for San Jose. Aaron Dell stopped 29 shots.

DEVILS 4, HURRICANES 3

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Stefan Noesen scored on a rebound with 1:33 to play and New Jersey continued its playoff push.

Kyle Palmieri had two goals and an assist and Taylor Hall had three assists for the Devils, who have won three straight and six of eight. Pavel Zacha also scored and Keith Kinkaid, who has supplanted Cory Schneider as the No. 1 goaltender, made 31 saves.

New Jersey extended its lead to three points ahead of idle Florida for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, with the Panthers having played two fewer games. Carolina is nine points back.

Phil Di Giuseppe, Warren Foegele and Noah Hanifin also scored as the Hurricanes had a three-game winning streak snapped despite taking a 3-2 lead early in the third period. Scott Darling was outstanding making 41 saves, but Carolina's slim playoff hopes faded a little more.

BLUE JACKETS 7, OILERS 3

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Thomas Vanek had three goals and an assist to lift Columbus over Edmonton.

Artemi Panarin, Boone Jenner, Cam Atkinson and Markus Nutivaara also scored for the Blue Jackets, who have won 11 of 12. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 22 shots.

Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Drake Caggiula also scored for the Oilers, who have lost two straight. Cam Talbot stopped 13 of 18 shots before being replaced by Laurent Brossoit.

Edmonton got on the board 3:37 into the first period when a mix-up behind the net between Bobrovsky and Nutivaara allowed McDavid to steal the puck and send it out front to Nugent-Hopkins for his 22nd of the season. McDavid picked up his 100th point, tying his league-leading total from last year.

RED WINGS 5, PENGUINS 2

DETROIT (AP) - Luke Glendening scored twice, Darren Helm matched his career high with three points and Detroit beat Pittsburgh.

Helm had a goal and two assists, and Frans Nielsen and Niklas Kronwall also scored for Detroit. Jimmy Howard made 22 saves to help the Red Wings win in regulation for the first time since a 3-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Feb. 24.

Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang scored for the Penguins. Matt Murray stopped 21 shots.

STARS 3, FLYERS 2, OT

DALLAS (AP) - Alexander Radulov scored 40 seconds into overtime as Dallas beat Philadelphia to end an eight-game winless streak.

Tyler Seguin passed from the right side across to Radulov, who beat goalie Petr Mrazek.

The Stars were 0-6-2 during their longest stretch without a win since moving to Dallas in 1993. With five games left, the Stars are five points back for the final playoff berth.

Philadelphia extended its points streak to six games (3-0-3) and remained two points ahead of New Jersey for the Eastern Conference's top wild card.

ISLANDERS 4, SENATORS 3

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Andrew Ladd scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period to lift New York over Ottawa.

Anders Lee, Anthony Beauvillier and Brock Nelson also scored for the Islanders, who won for just the third time in 17 games (3-10-4). Jaroslav Halak stopped 33 shots.

Matt Duchene, Erik Karlsson and Bobby Ryan scored for Ottawa, which has lost six straight for the second time this season. Mike Condon finished with 27 shots.

 

[Cnotes53]

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY MARCH 28, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:30 PM Florida Panthers Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre
8:00 PM New York Rangers Washington Capitals Verizon Center
10:00 PM Arizona Coyotes Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
10:00 PM Philadelphia Flyers Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center

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March NHL Record:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

03/27/2018 9-9-0 50.00% +9.75
03/26/2018 13-4-1 76.47% +60.75
03/25/2018 6-4-0 60.00% +16.50
03/24/2018 12-11-1 52.17% +2.25
03/23/2018 5-5-0 50.00% +3.00
03/22/2018 11-8-0 57.89% +17.75
03/21/2018 3-4-0 42.86% -6.50
03/20/2018 8-13-1 38.10% -25.75
03/19/2018 5-4-0 55.56% +7.00
03/18/2018 4-7-2 36.36% -17.00
03/17/2018 6-12-1 33.33% -31.50
03/16/2018 8-4-0 66.67% +23.25
03/15/2018 6-9-0 40.00% -16.00
03/14/2018 4-4-0 50.00% +2.50
03/13/2018 6-7-1 46.15% +11.75
03/12/2018 7-7-0 50.00% +5.50
03/11/2018 3-3-0 50.00% +2.25
03/10/2018 5-11-0 31.25% -30.50
03/09/2018 2-5-0 28.57% -16.00
03/08/2018 6-11-0 35.29% -24.25
03/07/2018 3-2-0 60.00% +6.50
03/06/2018 4-10-0 28.57% -33.50
03/05/2018 6-4-0 60.00% +17.50
03/04/2018 3-8-0 27.27% -27.00
03/03/2018 4-2-0 66.66% +13.50
03/02/2018 9-6-0 60.00% +25.00
03/01/2018 ......8-6-1....... 57.14%.... +12.75

Totals............163-- 182.....47.24%.....+ 9.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Wednesday?s 6-pack

Odds on teams to make the playoffs this season:

Washington Nationals: Yes -$700, No +$500

Toronto Blue Jays: Yes +$250, No -$310

Texas Rangers: Yes +$500, No -$700

Tampa Bay Rays: Yes +$800, No -$1,400

St Louis Cardinals: Yes even, No -$120

Seattle Mariners: Yes +$200, No -$250

Quote of the Day
?Whenever you don?t think its about the money, remember: Its always about the money.?
Former New Jersey Giants GM George Young

Wednesday?s quiz
What was the last college basketball team to repeat as national champs?

Tuesday?s quiz
Loyola is the only college in Illinois that has won the college basketball national championship.

Monday?s quiz
Klay Thompson played his college basketball at Washington State.

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Wednesday?s List of 13; Mid-week musings??

13) I love numbers, but the analytics revolution in baseball is overdone. There is no way you can quantify a player?s value to the team with a single number? too many variables are involved that cannot be and never will be able to be measured. Here is one example that actually happened:

Two years ago, Player A and Player B were teammates; Player A was getting paid to wear a certain make of spikes, but he wasn?t wearing them. One day, while Player A was talking to the sales rep from the company that was paying him, Player B comes over and tells the sales rep that Player A isn?t wearing his company?s spikes. A fight ensues in the clubhouse.

Player B gets his ass kicked and goes on the DL; Player A gets suspended and the team suffers, since they weren?t very good to begin with and they were now without two decent hitters.

So, analytics people, quantify that for me; make that a part of WAR, when a guy is such a cruddy teammate that his teammate is provoked into kicking his butt!?!? These players live/travel together from March-September. Being a good teammate is an underrated variable.

12) March 22, 2014, the Astros released JD Martinez, just let him walk. He?s hit 128 HR?s in the four years since, and now makes $22M a year in Boston. Astros are now World Champs, despite giving away a player of Martinez? ability- they?ve won 271 games the last three years. Go figure.

11) Pitt Panthers named Duke assistant Jeff Capel their new head basketball coach; he was previously head coach at VCU, Oklahoma before spending seven years as a Duke assistant. Capel was 79-41 as VCU?s coach (50-22 in conference), 83-69 at Oklahoma (33-43 in conference).

10) Detroit Lions team president Rod Wood said a main reason Detroit didn?t win its bid to host the NFL Draft this year was a date conflict at Ford Field with a robotics convention. Oy.

Detroit also has to start the 2018 season on the road because Ford Field is booked for a concert on September 9? Ed Sheeran, whose concert tour is messing with the first half of the NFL schedule in several cities.

9) When basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton was in high school/college, he once went 5.5 years without losing a game. His HS team won its last 16 games his junior year and he didn?t lose again until the second half of his senior year at UCLA.

8) Las Vegas Golden Knights were 500-1 to win the Stanley Cup when their first NHL season started back in October. Now they?re 7-1 to win the Cup. Best expansion season ever in any of the four major sports.

St Louis Blues made the Stanley Cup finals in 1968, but that was when the league expanded from 6 to 12 teams and the six new teams were all in the West, so one of them had to make the finals.

7) Interesting quirk to this year?s baseball schedule; A?s visit San Francisco the last three games before the All-Star break, then the Giants visit Oakland the first three games after the break.

6) Louisville paid a search firm $150,000 to find its new athletic director- they wound up hiring the guy who was the interim AD. So they gave a search firm $150K to hire the guy who was already in the job. Something is amiss??.

5) Speaking of the Cardinals, Louisville hired Xavier coach Chris Mack as its new basketball coach, which is a kick in the teeth to the Big East. Mack is a Xavier alum who was a 2-year captain of the Musketeers, but as the saying goes, ?Whenever you don?t think its about the money, remember: Its always about the money.?

Mack was making just under $1.7M a year at Xavier; he?s making $4M now. His wife is from Louisville, but the $4M was the deal-maker, for sure.

4) Does New Jersey Giants coach Pat Shurmur have special insight into college players in this year?s draft? His son Kyle is Vanderbilt?s quarterback, who played against NC State LB Bradley Chubb in the 2016 independence Bowl. Giants may very well draft Chubb next month.

3) Butler/Florida will play a home/home basketball series the next two years; the series was negotiated by the two head coaches??on Twitter. Welcome to 2018.

2) ESPN had a mike on Mookie Betts while he was playing right field for the Red Sox Tuesday; as a ball was hit over his head into the corner, he says, ?I ain?t getting this one, boys.? They were talking to him in between pitches while the game was going on. Good TV, but one more example of how spring training might be a little too long.

1) Former major league catcher Paul Loduca was on TVG as a horse race handicapper; he likes gambling. Here are his over/under team win total picks for 2018:
Twins, over 83.5 wins
Red Sox, over 91.5 wins
Rockies, over 81.5 wins
Cardinals, under 86 wins

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, March 28

Florida @ Toronto

Game 51-52
March 28, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
11.987
Toronto
10.842
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Florida
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-160
6
Dunkel Pick:
Florida
(+140); Over

NY Rangers @ Washington

Game 53-54
March 28, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
11.599
Washington
10.769
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-260
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(+220); Under

Philadelphia @ Colorado

Game 55-56
March 28, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
11.045
Colorado
9.665
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-145
6
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+125); Over

Arizona @ Vegas

Game 57-58
March 28, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
11.657
Vegas
10.237
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-260
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+220); Under




NHL

Wednesday, March 28

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Trend Report
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FLORIDA @ TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing Toronto
Florida is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Florida

NY RANGERS @ WASHINGTON
NY Rangers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

ARIZONA @ VEGAS
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games

PHILADELPHIA @ COLORADO
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 16-4 ATS in its last 20 games at home
Colorado is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games at home

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NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, March 28

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FLORIDA (39-28-0-7, 85 pts.) at TORONTO (45-24-0-7, 97 pts.) - 3/28/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 23-14 ATS (+6.4 Units) second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 6-6 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 6-6-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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NY RANGERS (33-35-0-8, 74 pts.) at WASHINGTON (45-24-0-7, 97 pts.) - 3/28/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 11-23 ATS (+36.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NY RANGERS are 2-14 ATS (+23.1 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
WASHINGTON is 46-31 ATS (+94.1 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 31-9 ATS (+14.2 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 14-2 ATS (+10.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 128-123 ATS (+266.4 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-5 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-5-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (38-25-0-14, 90 pts.) at COLORADO (41-27-0-8, 90 pts.) - 3/28/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 51-83 ATS (+134.7 Units) in road games in March games since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 21-35 ATS (-15.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 42-35 ATS (+82.3 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 16-4 ATS (+20.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
COLORADO is 23-16 ATS (+5.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 19-12 ATS (+6.6 Units) in non-conference games this season.
COLORADO is 16-11 ATS (+29.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 60-58 ATS (+129.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2-0 straight up against COLORADO 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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ARIZONA (26-39-0-11, 63 pts.) at VEGAS (48-21-0-7, 103 pts.) - 3/28/2018, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 26-51 ATS (+96.5 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 28-67 ATS (+128.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 11-43 ATS (+94.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
VEGAS is 49-28 ATS (+92.9 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 18-6 ATS (+7.9 Units) vs. division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 4-0 (+4.6 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 4-0-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

 

[Cnotes53]

Lightning stops 3-game slide with 7-3 win over Rangers
March 30, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) Brayden Point and Cedric Paquette each scored two goals, and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped a three-game slide with a 7-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Friday night.

J.T. Miller added a power-play goal in the third period as Tampa Bay regained first place in the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference with 108 points. Dan Girardi also scored against his former team, Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist, and backup goalie Louis Domingue made 28 saves.

The Lightning fell from the top spot for the first time since mid-October when they lost to the Bruins on Thursday night.

New York rookie Filip Chytil got his first NHL goal. Chris Kreider and Brady Skjei also scored for the Rangers, and Ondrej Pavelec made 43 saves.

AVALANCHE 5, BLACKHAWKS 0

DENVER (AP) - Sven Andrighetto scored twice for Colorado, and Semyon Varlamov stopped 30 shots before leaving in the third period with an apparent injury.

Tyson Barrie, Mikko Rantanen and Tyson Jost also scored for an Avalanche team that remains in contention a season after finishing with a league-worst 48 points.

Varlamov was cruising along until a Chicago player ran into his left pad with 6:25 remaining. Jonathan Bernier came in and finished the Avalanche's 27th home win, which is tied for second-most in franchise history.

Colorado coach Jared Bednar had no update on Varlamov's status after the victory.

Collin Delia stopped 31 shots for Chicago.

DUCKS 3, KINGS 2, OT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Rickard Rakell scored 4:41 into overtime, lifting Anaheim to the win.

Nick Ritchie also scored and John Gibson stopped 28 shots for the Ducks, who are 6-1-1 in their last eight games. Ondrej Kase had two assists.

Drew Doughty scored and Jonathan Quick made 31 saves for the Kings, who went 2-0-3 in the season series against their Freeway Faceoff rivals.

Los Angeles is one point ahead of Anaheim for third place in the Pacific Division. The Ducks have four games remaining while the Kings have three.

Rakell's 32nd goal came on a shot from the right circle over Quick's shoulder.

MAPLE LEAFS 5, ISLANDERS 4

NEW YORK (AP) - Auston Matthews scored with 3:58 left, lifting playoff-bound Toronto to the road win.

Mitch Marner and Nazem Kadri each had a goal and an assist, and Nikita Zaitsev and James van Riemsdyk also scored for Toronto. Frederik Andersen stopped 29 shots to help the Maple Leafs win for the eighth time in 10 games and extend a franchise record with their 47th win.

Toronto, which clinched a postseason berth when Florida lost in overtime at Ottawa on Thursday night, is all but locked into third place in the Atlantic Division.

Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and an assist, and Johnny Boychuk, Brock Nelson and John Tavares also scored for the Islanders, who lost for the 15th time in 18 games (3-11-4). Christopher Gibson finished with 27 saves.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4, BLUES 3

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Jonathan Marchessault's goal 22 seconds into overtime lifted Vegas to the victory.

The expansion Golden Knights (49-22-7) can win the Pacific Division with a point in Saturday's game against San Jose.

Marchessault had two goals, and William Karlsson and James Neal also scored for Vegas. Malcolm Subban stopped 21 shots.

Patrik Berglund, Brayden Schenn and Chris Thorburn scored for the Blues. Jake Allen made 22 saves.

HURRICANES 4, CAPITALS 1

WASHINGTON (AP) - Justin Faulk scored midway through the second period, and Carolina beat Washington to stay in the playoff race.

The Hurricanes, who haven't made the playoffs for the last eight years, have won four of five. Carolina, which has four games remaining, remains a long shot to qualify for the postseason.

Metropolitan Division-leading Washington had won five in a row. Michal Kempny scored his first goal with the Capitals after he was acquired in a February trade with Chicago.

Carolina goaltender Scott Darling stopped 20 shots, and Braden Holtby had 26 saves for Washington.