Cnotes National Hockey League December Rated Plays - Trends - News - Etc. !!

[CNOTES]

NHL MONEYLINE


NHL > (67) NY RANGERS@ (68) CALGARY | 2015-12-12 22:05:00 - 2015-12-12 22:05:00
Play ON NY RANGERS using money line in Road games when playing on back-to-back days
The record is 13 Wins and 1 Losses for the last three seasons (+13.95 units)

NHL > (61) DALLAS@ (62) ST LOUIS | 2015-12-12 20:05:00 - 2015-12-12 20:05:00
Play ON DALLAS using money line in All games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season
The record is 8 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+8.8 units)


NHL > (61) DALLAS@ (62) ST LOUIS | 2015-12-12 20:05:00 - 2015-12-12 20:05:00
Play ON DALLAS using money line in All games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 8 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+8.8 units)


NHL > (57) NY ISLANDERS@ (58) COLUMBUS | 2015-12-12 19:05:00 - 2015-12-12 19:05:00
Play ON COLUMBUS using money line in Home games revenging a home loss versus opponent
The record is 8 Wins and 0 Losses for the last two seasons (+9.8 units)

NHL > (63) COLORADO@ (64) NASHVILLE | 2015-12-12 20:05:00 - 2015-12-12 20:05:00
Play ON COLORADO using money line in All games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 19 Wins and 9 Losses for the last two seasons (+15.2 units)

NHL > (57) NY ISLANDERS@ (58) COLUMBUS | 2015-12-12 19:05:00 - 2015-12-12 19:05:00
Play ON COLUMBUS using money line in All games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 20 Wins and 11 Losses for the last two seasons (+18.05 units)


NHL > (69) MINNESOTA@ (70) SAN JOSE | 2015-12-12 22:35:00 - 2015-12-12 22:35:00
Play AGAINST SAN JOSE using money line in All games in a home game where where the total is 5 or less
The record is 10 Wins and 19 Losses for the last two seasons (-19.6 units)


NHL > (59) LOS ANGELES@ (60) BUFFALO | 2015-12-12 19:05:00 - 2015-12-12 19:05:00
Play ON BUFFALO using money line in Home games in December games
The record is 12 Wins and 4 Losses for the last three seasons (+12.15 units)


NHL > (67) NY RANGERS@ (68) CALGARY | 2015-12-12 22:05:00 - 2015-12-12 22:05:00
Play ON NY RANGERS using money line in Road games in non-conference games
The record is 15 Wins and 4 Losses for the last two seasons (+11.6 units)


NHL > (63) COLORADO@ (64) NASHVILLE | 2015-12-12 20:05:00 - 2015-12-12 20:05:00
Play ON COLORADO using money line in Road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 18 Wins and 8 Losses for the last three seasons (+14.9 units)


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NHL PUCKLINE


NHL > (67) NY RANGERS@ (68) CALGARY | 2015-12-12 22:05:00 - 2015-12-12 22:05:00
Play ON NY RANGERS in Road games when playing on back-to-back days
The record is 13 Wins and 1 Losses for the last three seasons (+13.95 units)


NHL > (61) DALLAS@ (62) ST LOUIS | 2015-12-12 20:05:00 - 2015-12-12 20:05:00
Play ON DALLAS in All games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season
The record is 8 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+8.8 units)


NHL > (61) DALLAS@ (62) ST LOUIS | 2015-12-12 20:05:00 - 2015-12-12 20:05:00
Play ON DALLAS in All games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 8 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+8.8 units)


NHL > (57) NY ISLANDERS@ (58) COLUMBUS | 2015-12-12 19:05:00 - 2015-12-12 19:05:00
Play ON COLUMBUS in Home games revenging a home loss versus opponent
The record is 8 Wins and 0 Losses for the last two seasons (+9.8 units)


NHL > (63) COLORADO@ (64) NASHVILLE | 2015-12-12 20:05:00 - 2015-12-12 20:05:00
Play ON COLORADO in All games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 19 Wins and 9 Losses for the last two seasons (+15.2 units)


NHL > (57) NY ISLANDERS@ (58) COLUMBUS | 2015-12-12 19:05:00 - 2015-12-12 19:05:00
Play ON COLUMBUS in All games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 20 Wins and 11 Losses for the last two seasons (+18.05 units)


NHL > (69) MINNESOTA@ (70) SAN JOSE | 2015-12-12 22:35:00 - 2015-12-12 22:35:00
Play AGAINST SAN JOSE in All games in a home game where where the total is 5 or less
The record is 10 Wins and 19 Losses for the last two seasons (-19.6 units)


NHL > (59) LOS ANGELES@ (60) BUFFALO | 2015-12-12 19:05:00 - 2015-12-12 19:05:00
Play ON BUFFALO in Home games in December games
The record is 12 Wins and 4 Losses for the last three seasons (+12.15 units)


NHL > (67) NY RANGERS@ (68) CALGARY | 2015-12-12 22:05:00 - 2015-12-12 22:05:00
Play ON NY RANGERS in Road games in non-conference games
The record is 15 Wins and 4 Losses for the last two seasons (+11.6 units)

NHL > (63) COLORADO@ (64) NASHVILLE | 2015-12-12 20:05:00 - 2015-12-12 20:05:00
Play ON COLORADO in Road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 18 Wins and 8 Losses for the last three seasons (+14.9 units)


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NHL TOTALS


NHL > (59) LOS ANGELES@ (60) BUFFALO | 2015-12-12 19:05:00 - 2015-12-12 19:05:00
Play OVER BUFFALO on the totalin All games in December games
The record is 15 Overs and 2 Unders for the last two seasons (+13.45 units)


NHL > (55) OTTAWA@ (56) MONTREAL | 2015-12-12 19:05:00 - 2015-12-12 19:05:00
Play OVER OTTAWA on the totalin All games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game
The record is 28 Overs and 10 Unders for the last three seasons (+19.05 units)


NHL > (67) NY RANGERS@ (68) CALGARY | 2015-12-12 22:05:00 - 2015-12-12 22:05:00
Play OVER CALGARY on the totalin All games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 6 Overs and 0 Unders for the this season (+6.6 units)


NHL > (5) VANCOUVER@ (6) CHICAGO | 2015-12-13 19:05:00 - 2015-12-13 19:05:00
Play UNDER CHICAGO on the totalin All games revenging a loss versus opponent
The record is 14 Overs and 33 Unders for the last two seasons (+18.7 units)


NHL > (63) COLORADO@ (64) NASHVILLE | 2015-12-12 20:05:00 - 2015-12-12 20:05:00
Play UNDER NASHVILLE on the totalin All games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 12 Overs and 29 Unders for the last two seasons (+16.35 units)

 

[CNOTES]

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


NYI at CLB 07:00 PM


NYI -123




LA at BUF 07:00 PM


BUF +130 TRIPLE PLAY




OTT at MON 07:00 PM


MON -140 OCTOPLAY




WAS at TB 07:00 PM


TB -113




DAL at STL 08:00 PM


DAL +113 DOUBLE PLAY




COL at NAS 08:00 PM


COL +173




CAR at ARI 09:00 PM


ARI -105




NYR at CAL 10:00 PM


NYR -105 TRIPLE PLAY




MIN at SJ 10:30 PM


MIN +125 TRIPLE PLAY

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack


Westgate Super Contest (1,727 entrants-- prize pool is $2.5M)
six most popular picks in Week 14 season record: 39-38-2


6) Steelers +2.5 (377)-- Bengals clinch division with a win here. .


5) Bills -1 (386)-- LeSean McCoy returns to Philly; interesting game.


4) Giants -1 (447)-- Big Blue has lost four games in last minute when they led.


3) Lions even (517)-- Detroit had extra prep time after LW's Thursday game.


2) Patriots -3 (532)-- People don't think NE will lose three in a row.


1) Seahawks -6.5 (962)-- Spread doubled after Clausen named starter.


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


13) Bucks 108, Warriors 95-- Golden State's 28-game win streak comes to an end; I'm wondering if anyone in Oakland is relieved the streak is over, so they can get on with the business of the regular season- the bandwagon will empty, lot of the media will be gone, and they can properly rest guys who are banged-up.


12) Our world is too impatient: Penguins fired coach Mike Johnston, even though the team has a 15-10-3 record. 15-10-3 ain't bad. Apparently the owners think things should be better, but its not even Christmas yet. We'll see how this turns out.


11) Chattanooga 61, Dayton 59-- Biggest basketball upset of the day; Flyers won at Vanderbilt earlier this week, now lose at home to a Southern Conference team. UTC has a new coach this year; the previous coach replaced Shaka Smart at VCU.


10) Texas 84, North Carolina 82-- Speaking of Shaka Smart, he got the biggest win of his brief Texas tenure when his Longhorns upset UNC on a late baseline jumper that just barely beat the buzzer. Tar Heels are now 0-2 in true road games.


9) I know the show is 90:00 because they can sell ads to fill 90:00 of TV, but why in God's name does ESPN waste 90:00 of airtime for a Heisman Trophy show? All that matter is the thirty seconds at the end the winner is announced- how can people watch the rest of it? What is said that already hasn't been said?


8) When Iowa State rallied back from 20 down to beat Iowa Thursday, kids stormed the court in celebration, during which a sports columnist was knocked down and he broke his leg. Few years ago, a high school star in Arizona was paralyzed when he was trampled in a similar court storming- the kid had a scholarship at Stanford waiting for him, but he can't walk anymore. Pretty soon court storming will be banned.


7) Xavier 65, Cincinnati 55-- Musketeers have now won six of last seven games in an intense inner-city rivalry- they're probably the best team in the Big East. .


6) Xavier-Cincinnati is so intense that it was moved off campus for a couple years to a neutral downtown arena, after a big brawl. When you see the refs assigned to a game like this, it is a big compliment to them. The three refs at Xavier last night were Jeffrey Anderson, Brent Hampton, Roger Ayers- they must be very good officials.


5) UCLA 71, Gonzaga 66-- Zags lost at home to Arizona/UCLA in last eight days; at what point do we call them a fraud, or is Karnowski's back injury the missing link to the Zags being a really good team? Gonzaga gets an awful lot of publicity, but other than taking the WCC every year, what exactly do they win?


4) Kansas 82, Oregon State 67-- Jayhawks were down 11 at half, outscored OSU 54-28 in second half. Beavers' coach Wayne Tinkle's son plays for OSU-- he shoots a lot of 3-pointers, he wears uniform number 3, his first name is Tres. Now that makes sense; the kid hit his first five 3's in this game, but made only one other basket.


3) Michael Cuddyer retired after 15 years in the big leagues; good to wrap up your career by playing in a World Series for the first time. Cuddyer banked just over $79M in his 13-year career- he would have made another $12.5M if he played next year. .


2) Marquette 57, Wisconsin 55-- Badgers have lost three home games already.


1) Carolina Panthers are 12-0, rolling along towards an undefeated season, but coach Ron Rivera's mom Delores thinks the Panthers should blitz more. Seriously, she knows a lot about football and thinks her son's defense doesn't blitz enough. Oy.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, December 13

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NEW JERSEY (15-10-0-4, 34 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (16-8-0-5, 37 pts.) - 12/13/2015, 5:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 41-25 ATS (+68.7 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 21-12 ATS (+34.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 8-3 (+5.2 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 8-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.0 Units)

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COLORADO (12-16-0-1, 25 pts.) at ST LOUIS (16-9-0-4, 36 pts.) - 12/13/2015, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 40-31 ATS (+72.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 19-33 ATS (-33.1 Units) in home games on Sunday games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 7-2 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 7-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.2 Units)

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VANCOUVER (11-11-0-8, 30 pts.) at CHICAGO (16-10-0-4, 36 pts.) - 12/13/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 11-19 ATS (-9.9 Units) in all games this season.
VANCOUVER is 11-19 ATS (-9.9 Units) first half of the season this season.
VANCOUVER is 19-27 ATS (-12.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 36-11 ATS (+14.6 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 24-13 ATS (+37.8 Units) in road games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 72-52 ATS (+18.1 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 179-189 ATS (+412.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 296-314 ATS (-83.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 157-160 ATS (-72.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 4-3 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 4-3-0 straight up against CHICAGO 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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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, December 13

Hot teams
-- Islanders won six of their last seven games.
-- Colorado won four of its last six games.
-- Canucks won last two games 4-1/2-1, after losing previous five games. Chicago won three of last four.

Cold teams
-- Devils are 0-5 in game following their last five wins.
-- St Louis lost four of its last six games.

Series records
-- Islanders won seven of last eight games with New Jersey
-- Blues won eight of last ten games with Colorado.
-- Canucks won three of last four games with Chicago.

Totals
-- Four of last five Islander games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 7-0-1 in last eight St Louis-Colorado games.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Vancouver games.

Back-to-backs
-- Islanders are 3-3 if they played the night before.
-- Colorado is 1-2 if it played night before; St Louis is 2-2.




NHL

Sunday, December 13

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Trend Report
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5:00 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. NY ISLANDERS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
New Jersey is 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Islanders last 6 games when playing at home against New Jersey
NY Islanders are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey

6:00 PM
COLORADO vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing St. Louis
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games at home
St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado

7:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. CHICAGO
Vancouver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 12 games when playing Vancouver
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Vancouver

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, December 13


New Jersey @ NY Islanders

Game 1-2
December 13, 2015 @ 5:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
10.032
NY Islanders
12.647
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 2 1/2
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-160
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-160); Over

Colorado @ St. Louis

Game 3-4
December 13, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
9.993
St. Louis
10.747
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-210
5
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-210); Under

Vancouver @ Chicago

Game 5-6
December 13, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
12.001
Chicago
11.248
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-190
5
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+165); Under

 

[CNOTES]

Recapping Yesterday's Action:


CFB......................... 2 - 0


CBB.........................12 - 9 - 1


NBA..........................4 - 5


NHL..........................3 - 1




SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


NJ at NYI 05:00 PM


NJ +131 DOUBLE PLAY


U 5.0




COL at STL 06:00 PM


COL +173 TRIPLE PLAY


O 5.0




VAN at CHI 07:00 PM


CHI -173 DOUBLE PLAY


U 5.0

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack


Westgate Super Contest (1,727 entrants-- prize pool is $2.5M)
six most popular picks in Week 14 season record: 42-40-2


6) Steelers +2.5 (377)-- Bengals clinch division with a win here- W. .


5) Bills -1 (386)-- LeSean McCoy returns to Philly; interesting game- L.


4) Giants -1 (447)-- Big Blue has lost four games in last minute when they led.


3) Lions even (517)-- Detroit had extra prep time after LW's Thursday game- L.


2) Patriots -3 (532)-- People don't think NE will lose three in a row- W.


1) Seahawks -6.5 (962)-- Spread doubled after Clausen named starter- W.


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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Sunday......


14) Steelers 33, Bengals 20-- This is how fragile success is in the NFL; Andy Dalton broke his right (passing) thumb, is out for the year- he might get back for the playoffs, but how long are the Bengals going to last in playoffs without him? This probably will cost them a first round bye, at least.


Wonder what the jackasses who booed Dalton at the celebrity softball game in Cincy last summer are saying now?


13) Eagles 23, Bills 20-- When LeSean McCoy was in Philly, he lived in a condo that didn't allow Christmas decorations on the doors that led to the hallway; McCoy's mom put them up anyway, no one said anything, so other people put them up. McCoy had 74 yards on 20 rushes in his return to Philly, but Bills had 15 penalties for 101 yards, Eagles five for 55. Third loss in four games for Rex Ryan's fading team.


12) Panthers 38, Falcons 0-- While network TV nitwits insist on putting Dallas on national TV most every week, Carolina is 13-0 and steamrolling towards going 16-0. This was a major tank job by freefalling Falcons, who gave up almost 300 yards in the first quarter. Atlanta has a big decision regarding Matt Ryan this winter- do they plan to go ahead with him as their franchise QB and if so, why?


11) Browns 24, 49ers 10-- Manziel was 21-31, 270 passing as Cleveland ended skid at seven games. Johnny Football has certainly improved this year, but are Browns using him to get ready for 2016, or to showcase him for a trade? Total yardage in this game was 481-221, Browns ran for 230, winning easily despite a -2 turnover ratio.


10) Redskins 24, Bears 21-- Condolences to Jay Cutler, whose brother-in-law was found dead in Utah this week, at age 30. Nine of last ten Chicago games were won by six or less points- Chicago lost three of its last four. Jay Gruden was head coach in Arena League for nine years, UFL for one; he is actually one of more experienced head coaches in NFL. Washington/Philly are tied atop NFC East at 6-7.


9) Rams 21, Lions 14-- At one point in this game, Rams had 3rd-and-3, Keenum took a quick drop, threw a 5-yard pass to Britt and the play gained seven yards and a first down- I jumped out of my chair and shook my fist-- they NEVER get first downs that easily, and I'm not being sarcastic. Actual progress. Aaron Donald is a beast at tackle and Hekker/Gurley also had big games, as St Louis ended a 5-game skid.


8) Chiefs 10, Chargers 3-- Gil Brandt pointed out that Chiefs are the second team in NFL history ('70 Bengals) to win seven consecutive games following a losing streak of five games- this was first of the seven they didn't cover. San Diego isn't a good team, but they've covered their last four road games. .


7) Saints 24, Buccaneers 17-- Damaging loss to Bucs' playoff hopes, as Saints win fourth visit in row to Bay Area, endng their 4-game skid. This turned out to be a good week for teams on long losing streaks (Saints-Browns-Rams). Saints converted on 12 of 17 third down plays, helping New Orleans to 9-yard edge in field position.


6) Jaguars 51, Colts 16-- Indy led this game 13-3 at 2:00 warning of first half, gave up a defensive TD before halftime, then two more TDs in first 3:11 of third quarter. Jags outscored Indy 42-3 in second half; at 5-8, they're not out of AFC South race just yet, with Texans losing badly Sunday night. As for Colts, who lost 45-10 last week, it is time to start speculating on who their next coach will be.


5) Jets 30, Titans 8-- My cousin texted me around 2:15: "....Titans stopped playing".


Jets are now +15 in turnovers in their eight wins, -13 in five losses. Jets ran for 183 yards, had 12-yard edge in field position. Only Tennessee TD was pass to Mariota. Jets-Steelers-Chiefs are tied for two AFC Wild Cards; Gang Green ends up with road games at Dallas/Buffalo and a home game with New England.


4) Raiders 15, Broncos 12-- NFL teams are now 1-25 when they don't score a TD on offense, the one win being the first Raider-Bronco game, so Denver didn't score a TD on offense in two games vs Oakland this year. Red zone failures in first half (three FGs on three red zone drives), dropped passes on big plays in second half doomed Denver here. The big question in Denver is going to be whether or not Osweiler keeps his job at QB, if and when Peyton Manning deems himself ready to play.


Jack Del Rio almost broke Twitter when he went for two with a 15-12 lead; turns out the Oakland long snapper hurt his shoulder, so they went for two instead of risking a fouled-up snap on a PAT with a backup snapper.


3) Seahawks 35, Ravens 6-- Former Viking coaxh Bud Grant liked to say "Its not who you play, its when you play them". Seattle played Chicago in only game Jimmy Clausen started for Bears; here they played Ravens in only game Clausen has started for them. The results? 26-0/35-6 wins. Clausen might be the worst QB in the NFL. Seattle looks like the #5 seed in the NFC, which will make them a hefty road favorite at the NFC East champ on Wild Card weekend.


2) Packers 28, Cowboys 7-- Dallas is now 1-8 with backup QBs starting; when NFL only has two 4:00 games and Cassel-led Cowboys are in one of them, its just terrible scheduling. Put the undefeated Panthers in the national spotlight more often, they've earned it. Biggest news here is that Mike McCarthy took play-calling duties back for Green Bay, who end season with Raiders-Cardinals-Vikings.


1) Patriots 27, Texans 6-- This game had all the suspense of a Harlem Globetrotters-Washington Generals tilt. NE is back as #1 seed in AFC, with Broncos/Bengals losing. Houston plays at Indy next week; in what could be a QB matchuip between Charlie Whitehurst-TJ Yates, with a division title on the line. Can the Rams get moved to this division? They're as good as any of those four teams.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL


Monday, December 14




NHL roundup: Crawford, 'Hawks blank Canucks


CHICAGO -- Corey Crawford recorded his second consecutive shutout as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 at the United Center on Sunday.


Duncan Keith, Dennis Rasmussen, Andrew Shaw and Brandon Mashinter all scored for the Balckhawks.


Patrick Kane extended his career-high point streak to 26 games with a secondary assist on Keith's goal. The streak is the longest in the NHL since Mats Sundin had a 30-game point streak for the Quebec Nordiques during the 1992-93 season. Kane has 17 goals and 24 assists during the streak.


Ryan Miller stopped 26 of 29 shots in the loss. He hadn't allowed more than two goals in his previous two starts.


Islanders 4, Devils 0


NEW YORK -- Marek Zidlicky scored twice, Thomas Greiss made 27 saves, and the New York Islanders remained hot with a 4-0 victory against New Jersey at Barclays Center.


The Islanders won their third straight and their seventh in eight. They recorded at least a point in 10 consecutive games (8-0-2). The Devils failed in their attempt to win consecutive games for the first time since Nov. 12 and Nov. 14.


John Tavares and Matt Martin also scored for the Islanders.


Cory Schneider was removed midway through the second period after stopping 15 of 18 shots. Backup Keith Kinkaid entered and turned aside 11 of 12 shots.

Avalanche 3, Blues 1


ST. LOUIS -- Semyon Varlamov stopped 42 of 43 shots to carry the Colorado past St. Louis.


First-period goals from Jack Skille and John Mitchell supplied the offense as the Avalanche kept the Blues without back-to-back wins since a three-game winning streak from Nov. 4-10.


One night after he earned a 3-0 shutout over the league-leading Dallas Stars, Blues goalie Jake Allen allowed two goals on Colorado's first five shots of the game.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Dunkel


Monday, December 14




Edmonton @ Boston


Game 51-52
December 14, 2015 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
11.131
Boston
12.098
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
N/A


Tampa Bay @ Columbus


Game 53-54
December 14, 2015 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
12.520
Columbus
10.159
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-140
5
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-140); Under


Washington @ Pittsburgh


Game 55-56
December 14, 2015 @ 7:00 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Washington
10.515
Pittsburgh
11.998
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+100); Over


Buffalo @ Detroit


Game 57-58
December 14, 2015 @ 7:30 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo
11.662
Detroit
10.515
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-180
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+160); Under


Los Angeles @ Ottawa


Game 59-60
December 14, 2015 @ 7:30 pm


Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
10.750
Ottawa
12.217
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+100); Over








NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up


Monday, December 14

Hot teams
-- Edmonton won last five games, three in OT/SO. Bruins won seven of last ten games.
-- Washington won eight of its last ten games.
-- Red Wings won their last four home games.
-- Los Angeles won six of its last seven games.


Cold teams
-- Lightning lost four of their last seven games. Columbus lost six of its last seven.
-- Penguins lost five of last seven games, fired their coach this weekend.
-- Buffalo lost three of its last four games.
-- Senators lost three of their last four games.


Series records
-- Edmonton won last two games with Boston, after losing previous eight in series.
-- Blue Jackets lost three of last four games with Tampa Bay.
-- Penguins won seven of last ten games with Washington.
-- Sabres lost nine of last ten games with Detroit.
-- Kings won seven of their last nine games with Ottawa.


Totals
-- Five of last six Boston games stayed under; last three Edmonton games went over.
-- Four of last five Tampa Bay games stayed under total.
-- Six of last seven Pittsburgh-Washington games stayed under.
-- Five of last six Buffalo games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Ottawa games stayed under the total.


Back-to-backs
-- None








NHL


Monday, December 14


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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. BOSTON
Edmonton is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing Boston
Boston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Boston is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Edmonton


7:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. COLUMBUS
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay


7:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. PITTSBURGH
Washington is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington


7:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. DETROIT
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Buffalo is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Buffalo


7:30 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. OTTAWA
Los Angeles is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Ottawa is 3-12-1 SU in its last 16 games ,when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ottawa's last 9 games at home

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Long Sheet


Monday, December 14


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EDMONTON (13-15-0-2, 28 pts.) at BOSTON (16-9-0-3, 35 pts.) - 12/14/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 2-3 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON 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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TAMPA BAY (14-13-0-3, 31 pts.) at COLUMBUS (11-17-0-3, 25 pts.) - 12/14/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 315-382 ATS (-125.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 146-188 ATS (-67.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 2-12 ATS (-11.3 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 7-15 ATS (-9.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 2-9 ATS (-11.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-3-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.0 Units)


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WASHINGTON (20-6-0-2, 42 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (15-10-0-3, 33 pts.) - 12/14/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 185-136 ATS (+20.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 18-11 ATS (+30.6 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 36-19 ATS (+13.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 59-56 ATS (+116.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 77-99 ATS (-41.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 11-28 ATS (-33.6 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 6-3 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 6-3-0 straight up against WASHINGTON 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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BUFFALO (12-15-0-3, 27 pts.) at DETROIT (16-8-0-6, 38 pts.) - 12/14/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 0-15 ATS (+28.2 Units) in road games in December games over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 256-218 ATS (+30.7 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DETROIT is 22-27 ATS (-10.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 29-34 ATS (-27.9 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 7-13 ATS (-9.8 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 21-29 ATS (-19.8 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 23-28 ATS (-18.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 14-21 ATS (-23.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 8-1 (+5.5 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 8-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.6 Units)


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LOS ANGELES (19-8-0-2, 40 pts.) at OTTAWA (15-10-0-5, 35 pts.) - 12/14/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 59-52 ATS (-17.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 3-11 ATS (-10.9 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 26-18 ATS (+7.8 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 15-7 ATS (+22.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 47-50 ATS (-34.8 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-1 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 3-1-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.6 Units)

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Capitals (18-6) at Penguins (14-10)
Date: December 14, 2015 7:00 PM EDT

One might wonder how a team featuring three of the league's most prolific offensive players with four Art Ross trophies and 15 30-goal seasons between them could rank near the bottom of the NHL in scoring.


That fact perplexed Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford more than anyone.


The onus now falls on Mike Sullivan to get the most out of the struggling Penguins as he makes his debut against the visiting Washington Capitals on Monday night.


Mike Johnston lasted just 18 months before Rutherford informed him Saturday morning that he was out as coach after going 58-37-15 with a five-game loss to the New York Rangers in the first round of last season's playoffs.


Sullivan, who coached Boston for two seasons from 2003-06 spanning the lockout year, has been promoted to try and give the Penguins (15-10-3) a spark. He was 18-5-0 in his first season coaching the club's AHL affiliate, and Rutherford views his general unfamiliarity with the organization as an asset.


'I wanted somebody new to come in that the players aren't going to totally know,' Rutherford said. '(I think) that he can come in and mold what we're doing going forward.


'We're not far from the top of the division, but we're not far from the bottom either. It's bothered me, but I felt (a change) was necessary.'


Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby and Phil Kessel are Pittsburgh's top three scorers, but the club's 66 goals are well below what was expected with so many scoring threats.


Crosby, fifth all-time in points per game at 1.33, has six goals, 13 assists and a 7.6 shooting percentage that's far lower than his career worst of 10.7, set when he played only 22 games because of injury in 2011-12.


Malkin has 13 goals and 13 assists, but Kessel has two goals and no assists over his last seven. Malkin and Eric Fehr scored in Friday's 3-2 shootout loss to Los Angeles that dropped the Penguins to 2-2-3 in the past seven.


The Penguins are 0 for 9 on the power play over their last four and sit near the bottom of league with a 15.6 percent conversion rate.


"The challenge is to take a group of great players and become a great team," Sullivan told the team's official website. "We're going to establish an identity that's clear. We're going to play to that identity. We're going to try and have an unwavering focus so that we don't get distracted. We're going to try and play that way each and every night."


Pittsburgh's best stretch of the season is a six-game winning streak from Oct. 24-Nov. 6, which included a 3-1 victory at Washington on Oct. 28. The Capitals (20-6-2) won two nights later and haven't dropped back-to-back games all season.


They began a three-game road trip with a 4-1 loss to Florida on Thursday before bouncing back with Saturday's 2-1 victory over Tampa Bay. Jay Beagle scored and Evgeny Kuznetsov added a highlight-reel goal, but the story of the night was Braden Holtby's performance with Washington being outshot 36-20.


Holtby allowed fewer than three goals for the sixth straight start and improved his league-leading goals-against average to 1.90.


'You can't say enough about him,' said defenseman John Carlson, who assisted on Kuznetsov's goal. 'I feel like a broken record talking about him all the time, but he performs every single night. He's there for us.'


Holtby, though, is 3-6-0 with a 2.63 GAA in his career against the Penguins despite a 1.75 GAA in four appearances in Pittsburgh.


Marc-Andre Fleury has allowed fewer than three goals in five of his last six, but is 2-2-2 in that stretch. He's posted a 1.79 GAA his last 14 against the Capitals.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Oilers (11-15) at Bruins (15-9)
Date: December 14, 2015 7:00 PM EDT

The Edmonton Oilers haven't lost since their latest meeting with the Boston Bruins and can match their longest win streak in the past 14 seasons in the next one.


To accomplish that feat by winning their sixth in a row, the Oilers will have to end a lengthy skid in Boston while earning just their second win in eight road games Monday night.


Edmonton refocused after Zdeno Chara's tying goal with 3:21 left in regulation Dec. 2 and came away with a 3-2 shootout victory. The Oilers (13-15-2) now head to Boston after sweeping a five-game homestand with a 7-5 victory over the New York Rangers on Friday.


Taylor Hall allowed his team to win after it blew a pair of two-goal leads by scoring with 1:34 to go, 12 seconds after the Rangers tied the game.


"We were used to giving up a lot of goals last year so maybe we're finally growing from it," forward Teddy Purcell said. "(Coach Todd McLellan) has come in and preached an even-keel attitude, not to get too high when you're scoring and not to change your plan when you get down.


"Tonight was another good example of us showing resiliency."


Hall had two goals and two assists, giving him nine points (five goals, four assists) in his last four games. Lauri Korpikoski finished off the scoring by completing his first career hat trick to give Edmonton 15 goals in its last three contests.


The Oilers, though, have totaled 10 non-shootout goals while going 1-5-1 in their past seven on the road. They went to a shootout with Pittsburgh to earn that lone win Nov. 28.


Edmonton has fared even worse in Boston dating to the start of the 1997-98 season, going 0-8-1 with one tie. The Oilers have been outscored 20-5 in their past five games there and lost 5-2 in the latest Nov. 6, 2014.


However, they've won the past two matchups in the series in shootouts following 13 consecutive losses. Another victory would give Edmonton its first six-game winning streak since Oct. 22-Nov. 3, 2011.


The Bruins (16-9-3) have earned back-to-back 3-1 wins after opening a three-game homestand by beating Florida on Saturday. Ryan Spooner scored a pair of goals and Tuukka Rask came within 6:04 of a shutout while making 26 saves.


Rask has posted a 0.67 goals-against average in three consecutive wins.


"Tuukka's been like we're used to seeing," coach Claude Julien said. "He had a rough start to the season, but he's regained his game and he's been confident and certainly given us a chance to win every time he's been in the net."


Anders Nilsson stopped 38 shots and all three Boston shootout attempts while outdueling Rask in his only start against the Bruins. He has made seven straight starts but McLellan has indicated that Cam Talbot would see some action during a four-game trip, possibly Monday.


Mark Letestu and Matt Hendricks each had a goal and an assist in the latest meeting with the Bruins, but the third-line players have combined for two assists in four subsequent games. Hall has one assist in five career matchups.


Edmonton earned its last win in Boston on Nov. 7, 1996.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Lightning (13-13) at Blue Jackets (11-17)
Date: December 14, 2015 7:00 PM EDT

Steven Stamkos is on the verge of his longest goal drought since he was a rookie, though the Tampa Bay Lightning star may face a favorable situation to end it Monday night.


The lowly Columbus Blue Jackets have yet to win a game with a backup goaltender and will be forced to start one while hosting the Lightning.


Stamkos' eight-game drought has matched his longest since Nov. 30-Dec 13, 2009. His last longer one was an 11-game slide from Dec. 2-26, 2008, as a rookie.


The superstar only managed two shots in Saturday's 2-1 home defeat to Washington in which Tampa Bay (14-13-3) held a 36-20 edge in that category - 15-1 in a third period in which Nikita Kucherov had the club's lone tally.


The Lightning have scored two or fewer goals in six of their last eight games.


"Guys are putting themselves in good spots," coach Jon Cooper said. "Stammer had some decent looks tonight."


Columbus (11-17-3) is without Sergei Bobrovsky, who is out at least three weeks with a lower-body injury. The Blue Jackets are 0-5-1 when backup Curtis McElhinney starts, and he finally picked up a point for his club in Saturday's 3-2 overtime home loss to the New York Islanders.


McElhinney has not posted a regulation win as a starter since Feb. 19. He is 2-10-2 with a 3.27 goals-against average in his last 14 starts with two shootout victories.


The current backup goalie is Joonas Korpisalo, who has never played an NHL game. McElhinney has allowed 10 goals in losing his last three starts against the Lightning.


Stamkos has not scored in his last five games against the Blue Jackets, though Tampa Bay has other issues.


The Lightning will likely play a second straight game without Tyler Johnson, who is out with an undisclosed injury and tied Stamkos for the team lead with 72 points a season ago. Left wing Ondrej Palat exited Saturday after playing five shifts in the first period in his second game back after missing 12 straight with an ankle injury.


"I'm speechless as to how this is going," Cooper said. "We can't find a way to get guys back."


This is the start of a three-game trip and a back-to-back set for Tampa Bay, which plays Toronto on Tuesday. Ben Bishop will start one game and the other will likely go to Andrei Vasilevskiy, who was recalled from the minors Sunday.


Playing two straight against the Eastern Conference's last-place clubs should boost Tampa Bay, although Columbus played well Saturday and held a 30-19 edge in shots. Cam Atkinson and Brandon Saad scored.


"We're not gonna get down," coach John Tortorella said. "I know our record is what it is. I suggest that we shouldn't even look at it, we just have to try to keep on getting better each day."


The Blue Jackets' last four home games have gone to overtime, with only one going to a shootout.


"This is much better than the shootout," Tortorella said. "This at least has some sort of team dynamic in it."

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Kings (17-8) at Senators (12-10)
Date: December 14, 2015 7:30 PM EDT

A major reason for the Los Angeles Kings' slip from the NHL's elite last season was their inability to win on the road.


That hasn't been much of an issue during their resurgence.


Los Angeles continues its road-heavy stretch looking to push its point streak to 10 on Monday night against the Ottawa Senators.


The Kings' 15-18-8 mark away from home in 2014-15 contributed to them becoming the first defending Stanley Cup champion since Carolina in 2006-07 to miss the playoffs.


Los Angeles (19-8-2), though, has surged to a comfortable lead atop the Pacific Division this season, in part because of an 8-3-2 record on the road. It earned at least a point in a fifth consecutive road game with a 2-1 overtime loss to Buffalo on Saturday, its fourth stop on a six-game trip.


That also snapped a six-game overall winning streak for the Kings, who are in the midst of playing 10 of 11 on the road. They'll next play at Staples Center against San Jose on Dec. 22, then embark on a four-game trip following the holiday break.


Los Angeles couldn't get much going offensively one night after a 3-2 shootout win over Pittsburgh. Marian Gaborik scored on the club's first shot nearly five minutes into the first period, and the Kings wound up with just 21 on net after having at least 40 in each of the previous two.


Jhonas Enroth made 28 saves as Jonathan Quick got the night off for the Kings, 7-0-2 in their last nine overall.


'We had opportunities to finish to win it,' coach Darryl Sutter said. "Other than that, that's what a backup's job is - come in and get your points. Nothing around it. Backup goalie, your fifth, sixth, seventh defenseman, fourth line - they've got to win you these games (in back-to-backs)."


Mike Hoffman scored to give the Senators a 1-0 victory Feb. 26, ending the Kings' four-game winning streak in the series. Ottawa (15-10-5) enters this matchup following Saturday's 3-1 loss to Montreal that concluded a 1-3-0 road trip.


The Senators scored one goal in each defeat, with Jean-Gabriel Pageau getting his second goal of the trip against the Canadiens. They spent most of the first period on the defensive, though, as Montreal put 27 shots on net and scored twice.


Craig Anderson was pulled early in the second after allowing three goals on 31 shots. Chris Driedger stopped all 11 he faced, then was sent down to the AHL on Sunday to make room for Andrew Hammond after he completed an conditioning assignment.


"Considering the situation and the body language that I was giving off and the frame of mind we all were in, I think it was the right play to get a jump start by changing the goalie," Anderson said.


Anderson has started 14 straight, going 1-5-2 with a 2.59 goals-against average in that stretch. He's 1-7-4 with a 3.82 GAA in his career against the Kings, and it's uncertain if he'll get the nod in this contest.


Quick likely will be back in goal Monday. He's 7-0-1 with a 1.57 GAA in his last eight and has posted a 2.01 GAA while winning five of seven career starts against the Senators.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Sabres (11-15) at Red Wings (15-8)
Date: December 14, 2015 7:30 PM EDT

The Detroit Red Wings have earned at least one point in 13 straight games. More than six years have passed since they failed to pick one up against their next opponent.


The Red Wings won in a shootout over Buffalo two weeks ago as part of their streak, and they'll once again host a Sabres team that's struggled on the road of late Monday night.


Detroit (16-8-6) is 8-0-5 in its last 13 after a 3-2 overtime loss at New Jersey on Friday. The Red Wings led 2-0 after two periods.


"Even though we still got the point, it's tough, being on the road and having a two-goal lead and not coming out on top," goaltender Jimmy Howard told the league's official website. "It's tough to swallow, but on the bright side we did get a point. When we continue to keep getting points, it's a good thing."


The Red Wings haven't earned a point in 14 consecutive games since doing so in 20 in a row March 9-April 17, 2006.


They appear to have an encouraging chance to extend their run against Buffalo (12-15-3). Detroit is 12-0-1 in the last 13 meetings after earning a 5-4 shootout win Dec. 1.


The Red Wings, though, also blew a two-goal lead in that game and let the Sabres take command in the third period. Justin Abdelkader got Detroit to overtime with a power-play goal with 6:29 remaining, and Brad Richards had the lone goal in the tiebreaker.


That defeat was the first of four straight on the road for Buffalo, and it suffered three consecutive regulation losses during the trip that ended Thursday with a 4-3 loss to Calgary.


The Sabres stopped that skid with a 2-1 overtime win over Los Angeles on Saturday, and the return to Detroit marks their only road contest in a five-game stretch.


Ryan O'Reilly scored the winner against the Kings and has three goals and seven assists in a seven-game point streak.


"It's being put on his shoulders right now and he's doing the job," forward Jamie McGinn told the team's official website. "I've been watching him for four or five years now and I've seen it every day now."


O'Reilly has just three assists in his last eight games against Detroit with one in the shootout loss. Evander Kane scored two goals in that contest to give him a five-game point streak versus the Red Wings, but he doesn't have a point in his last four games.


Abdelkader recorded two goals and an assist Dec. 1 and has five and one in six contests this month. He has two goals and five assists in a five-game point streak against Buffalo.


Tomas Tatar has six goals and one assist in his last five matchups with Detroit, while Gustav Nyquist has recorded two goals and six assists in his past four.


The Red Wings are 16-0-1 in their last 17 at home in this series, winning eight in a row.


The Sabres have converted at a 34.8-percent clip on the power play in their last seven games and went 2 for 5 against the Wings. Detroit has given up seven goals in its last 21 short-handed situations, but it's also 6 for 21 with the man advantage in the past six.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL MONEYLINE


NHL > (55) WASHINGTON@ (56) PITTSBURGH | 2015-12-14 19:05:00 - 2015-12-14 19:05:00
Play AGAINST PITTSBURGH using money line in All games vs. division opponents
The record is 11 Wins and 28 Losses for the last two seasons (-29.3 units)


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NHL PUCKLINE


NHL > (55) WASHINGTON@ (56) PITTSBURGH | 2015-12-14 19:05:00 - 2015-12-14 19:05:00
Play AGAINST PITTSBURGH in All games vs. division opponents
The record is 11 Wins and 28 Losses for the last two seasons (-29.3 units)


NHL > (57) BUFFALO@ (58) DETROIT | 2015-12-14 19:35:00 - 2015-12-14 19:35:00
Play AGAINST BUFFALO in Road games in December games
The record is 0 Wins and 15 Losses for the last three seasons (-15.05 units)


NHL > (59) LOS ANGELES@ (60) OTTAWA | 2015-12-14 19:35:00 - 2015-12-14 19:35:00
Play AGAINST LOS ANGELES in Road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game
The record is 3 Wins and 11 Losses for the last two seasons (-12.95 units)

NHL > (55) WASHINGTON@ (56) PITTSBURGH | 2015-12-14 19:05:00 - 2015-12-14 19:05:00
Play AGAINST PITTSBURGH in Home games vs. division opponents
The record is 6 Wins and 12 Losses for the last two seasons (-15.1 units)

NHL > (53) TAMPA BAY@ (54) COLUMBUS | 2015-12-14 19:05:00 - 2015-12-14 19:05:00
Play AGAINST COLUMBUS in Home games after 3 or more consecutive losses
The record is 2 Wins and 12 Losses for the last two seasons (-11.1 units)


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NHL TOTALS


NHL > (57) BUFFALO@ (58) DETROIT | 2015-12-14 19:35:00 - 2015-12-14 19:35:00
Play OVER BUFFALO on the totalin All games in December games
The record is 15 Overs and 3 Unders for the last two seasons (+12.2 units)


NHL > (51) EDMONTON@ (52) BOSTON | 2015-12-14 19:05:00 - 2015-12-14 19:05:00
Play OVER EDMONTON on the totalin All games after allowing 4 goals or more
The record is 9 Overs and 1 Unders for the this season (+8.6 units)


NHL > (57) BUFFALO@ (58) DETROIT | 2015-12-14 19:35:00 - 2015-12-14 19:35:00
Play OVER BUFFALO on the totalin Road games in December games
The record is 8 Overs and 0 Unders for the last two seasons (+8.15 units)


NHL > (59) LOS ANGELES@ (60) OTTAWA | 2015-12-14 19:35:00 - 2015-12-14 19:35:00
Play OVER OTTAWA on the totalin All games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game
The record is 28 Overs and 11 Unders for the last three seasons (+18.05 units)

 

[CNOTES]

Recapping Yesterday's Action:


CFB......................... 0 - 0


CBB..........................6 - 5 - 0


NBA..........................4 - 5


NHL..........................2 - 1


NFL...........................13 - 8

 

[CNOTES]

MONDAY, DECEMBER 14


GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


WAS at PIT 07:00 PM


PIT -105 DOUBLE PLAY


U 5.0




EDM at BOS 07:00 PM

BOS -170 TRIPLE PLAY


O 5.5




TB at CLB 07:00 PM


TB -125


U 5.0




LA at OTT 07:30 PM


LA -140 TRIPLE PLAY


U 5.5




BUF at DET 07:30 PM


DET -180 TRIPLE PLAY


O 5.0

 

[CNOTES]

TUESDAY'S NHL PREVIEWS


Preview: Hurricanes (12-14) at Flyers (11-12)
Date: December 15, 2015 7:00 PM EDT

The Carolina Hurricanes' power play is clicking and goals are coming in bunches. Wins are starting to pile up, too.


The Hurricanes look to win three in a row for the first time in nearly seven weeks Tuesday night when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers.


Andrej Nestrasil and Justin Faulk scored power-play goals and Carolina withstood a furious third-period rally from Arizona on Saturday to win 5-4 on Victor Rask's goal in overtime. The Hurricanes (12-14-4) have gone 7 for 17 with the extra skater in the last five games, winning four.


'The power play is what's changed things,' coach Bill Peters said. 'Now those guys playing on the power play are starting to get some extra goals and points and it's spilled over into their 5-on-5 play and we're playing with a lead.'


Carolina also has 16 even-strength goals in the last five contests and five goals in each of the past four. It's the first time the franchise has scored at least five goals in four consecutive games since March 1987, when the club was in Hartford. It hasn't scored at least five in five straight since March 1986.


Jeff Skinner has six goals in the last five games while Faulk continues to be the driving force on the power play, tallying four scores with the extra skater in the last four. Faulk's 12 power-play goals lead the league and account for all of his scoring for Carolina, which hasn't won three in a row since Oct. 27-30.


'We're kind of starting to see the results," Faulk said. "If we put in the work and work hard every night, good things happen."


The Flyers (12-12-6) stopped all six of Dallas' power-play chances Friday, but the high-powered Stars found other ways to score and handed Philadelphia a 3-1 loss.


Shayne Gostisbehere scored his fifth goal as the Flyers wasted another strong performance by Michal Neuvirth, who stopped 41 of 43 shots a night after making 35 saves in a 4-2 win at St. Louis.


Coach Dave Hakstol had typically alternated between Neuvirth and Steve Mason, but he gave Neuvirth a start on back-to-back nights after Mason yielded three goals on 10 shots last Tuesday and was pulled early in the second period. Mason has two wins in his last eight starts and an .841 save percentage in his past two.


Neuvirth is 4-1-1 with a 1.89 goals-against average in his last six games, but Hakstol isn't ready to name him the No. 1 goaltender quite yet.


"(Neuvirth) has played extremely well for us," Hakstol said. "He played really well last night so he earned that start tonight. We'll look forward now to the next game and make a decision as we get toward game day. But nothing changes in terms of No. 1, No. 2 and that stuff. Mason is our guy still."


Neuvirth and Mason each made a start against the Hurricanes in November, as the Flyers won both by 3-2 scores in overtime. Jakub Voracek scored 37 seconds into overtime in the first meeting in Raleigh on Nov. 14, and Gostisbehere had the winner 24 seconds into the extra session at Philadelphia nine days later.


The Hurricanes had won eight of the previous nine matchups.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Panthers (11-12) at Islanders (15-8)
Date: December 15, 2015 7:00 PM EDT

The Florida Panthers weren't up to the challenge in the opener of their road trip. A more difficult one appears to be forthcoming.


The New York Islanders are riding a 10-game point streak and seek a sixth consecutive home win when the teams face off Tuesday night.


New York (18-8-5) has gone on a 7-0-1 tear to vault into second place in the Metropolitan Division. Having ground out close wins for much of the surge, the Islanders had a less stressful result to move to 8-0-2 over their last 10 with Sunday's 4-0 victory over New Jersey.


After having five straight games decided by overtime or shootout, the Islanders cruised to a third consecutive win behind Thomas Greiss' 27 saves and Marek Zidlicky's two goals.


"We seemed to be sharper (Sunday)," said captain John Tavares, who added a goal after four straight pointless games. "For whatever reason, we had our legs right off the get-go and we were able to sustain it. That was the good part. We didn't just come out hard, but we were able to keep that going for a full 60."


Good defense and sharp goaltending have been the constants during the successful stretch. The Islanders have killed off 25 straight penalties and received consistent play from both Jaroslav Halak and Greiss, who's posted a 1.47 goals-against average while winning four straight starts.


Halak, expected to start Tuesday, has a 1.89 GAA over his last six. He followed a season-best 43-save performance in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout win at Philadelphia with 28 in Saturday's 3-2 overtime victory at Columbus.


Halak is 9-2-1 with a 1.89 GAA in 12 starts against Florida (14-12-4) but has lost two straight, the most recent a 3-2 shootout defeat Nov. 27 that began a Panthers' five-game winning streak.


Florida has lost three of four since and struggled again offensively in Saturday's 3-1 loss to Boston to start its four-game trip.


'There wasn't much out there,' said forward Reilly Smith, who scored the Panthers' goal in his first visit to Boston since his offseason trade to Florida. 'I felt like we didn't play our game right from the get-go. I felt like they controlled the pace and we let them off the hook.'


The Panthers have produced two or fewer goals in five of their last six games and are 2 for 23 on the power play over the past nine.


Jaromir Jagr has scored once over a 10-game stretch. Tied with Marcel Dionne for fourth place on the career goals list with 731, he has two in 17 meetings with New York since returning to the league in 2011-12.


Roberto Luongo is in a mild slump as well, having recorded a 3.06 GAA while losing three straight starts. The veteran had a 1.22 GAA in four consecutive wins prior to the skid.


Luongo has gone 4-0-1 with a 2.46 GAA in his last five starts against New York and stopped 23 shots Nov. 27.


Florida has gone 5-1-1 in the last seven games in the series but faces a tough atmosphere at Barclays Center, where the Islanders are 11-4-2 and haven't lost since Nov. 20. The Panthers also will be without two of their top centers with Derek MacKenzie suffering a lower-body injury against Boston and Nick Bjugstad sidelined by an upper-body issue.