Saturday, February 5
A lot NHL plays for me today....now the key is for me to be able to hijack the TV back from my daughter who is watching Blue's Clues....for some reason there is no mention of St. Louis on this Blues Clues.
San Jose +115
Risking 1.0 to win 1.15
I realize Boston is one of the hottest teams in the league right now, having won 3 straight and 7 of their last 10. However, San Jose hasn't been struggling either, winning 6 of 10, including a shootout win versus Vancouver (though they did lose B2B games to Toronto and Edmonton in mid-January). Boston is beatable at home going 14-9-3 so far this season. Bergeron has been hot since mid-December, but the B's are likely to go with Marc Savard for the remainder of the season. Also B's LW, Danielle Paille, will miss the next 4 games due to a suspension. San Jose's rookie sensation, Logan Couture, is expected back in the lineup for today's matchup. Niemi (SJS) and Thomas (BOS) are expected to start in net today. Should be a good game to enjoy this afternoon.
Montreal -0.5 in regulation +120
Risking 1.0 to win 1.20
Montreal's been tough at home this season and they are expected to have Carey Price in net this afternoon. The Rangers on the other hand, despite playing well on the road this season, have been struggling recently losing three straight and four of their last six. The Blueshirts are expected to start Biron today (according to leftwinglock.com). The NYR backup goaltender has delivered so far this season, going 8-4-0 with a 2.15 GAA, and he is returning to his native Quebec (plus it is nice to see someone in the league that is born in the 70's, man do I feel old). However, I will still take my chances with the Habs in regulation (though I wouldn't be surprised if this game went to OT or SO).