this trend was mentioned here before, C had a short article about it:
As of February 21, there have been 20 teams that have completed their league mandated holiday and those 20 teams are a staggering 4-16 (20 percent) on the moneyline in their first game back. Breaking down this unique situation even further, teams returning from their mid-season vacations on home ice are a pathetic 2-12 (14.29 percent) on the moneyline with teams returning on the road posting a 2-4 record (33.33 percent).
Dallas Stars - February 24 vs. Arizona
Buffalo Sabres - February 25 @ Colorado
Columbus Blue Jackets - February 25 vs. NY Islanders
San Jose Sharks - February 25 @ Vancouver
Vancouver Canucks - February 25 vs. San Jose
St. Louis Blues - February 26 @ Chicago
Minnesota Wild - February 27 vs. Los Angeles
Detroit Red Wings - February 28 @ Vancouver
Winnipeg Jets - February 28 vs Minnesota
Anaheim Ducks - March 3 vs. Toronto
still time to cash out this (or trend to get about even)
numbers i posted before don't match with this 4-16 (i was told 8-13 with all 4 day breaks),
have to check them out later today
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