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

[CNOTES]

NHL
Long Sheet


Thursday, October 8

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OTTAWA (45-28-0-15, 105 pts.) at BUFFALO (23-51-0-8, 54 pts.) - 10/8/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 253-211 ATS (+23.8 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 6-2 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 6-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.2 Units)


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WINNIPEG (43-29-0-14, 100 pts.) at BOSTON (41-27-0-14, 96 pts.) - 10/8/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 41-41 ATS (-1.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 2-2 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 2-2-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.1 Units)


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PHILADELPHIA (33-31-0-18, 84 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (64-36-0-8, 136 pts.) - 10/8/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 7-24 ATS (+36.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 5-1 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 5-1-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.8 Units)


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EDMONTON (24-44-0-14, 62 pts.) at ST LOUIS (53-28-0-7, 113 pts.) - 10/8/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 8-30 ATS (+48.6 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 6-0 (+6.0 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 6-0-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.7 Units)


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CAROLINA (30-41-0-11, 71 pts.) at NASHVILLE (49-27-0-12, 110 pts.) - 10/8/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 4-19 ATS (+32.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 10-27 ATS (+44.7 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 53-104 ATS (+180.0 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 3-1 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 3-1-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.2 Units)


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PITTSBURGH (44-29-0-14, 102 pts.) at DALLAS (41-31-0-10, 92 pts.) - 10/8/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 44-43 ATS (-23.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 8-14 ATS (-11.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-1 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-1-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)


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MINNESOTA (50-34-0-8, 108 pts.) at COLORADO (39-31-0-12, 90 pts.) - 10/8/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 94-77 ATS (+16.1 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 9-8-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.1 Units)

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up


Thursday, October 8


NHL writeups will begin October 15.








NHL


Thursday, October 8


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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. BUFFALO
Ottawa is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Ottawa is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games at home


7:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 7 games when playing Boston
Winnipeg is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing Winnipeg


7:30 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. TAMPA BAY
Philadelphia is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia


8:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. NASHVILLE
Carolina is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Nashville is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games


8:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Edmonton is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton


8:30 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. DALLAS
Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games on the road
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games


9:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. COLORADO
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Short Sheet

Thursday, October 8

Ottawa at Buffalo, 7:05 PM EDT
Ottawa: 12-10 SU as a road favorite
Buffalo: 26-51 SU as a home underdog

Winnipeg at Boston, 7:05 PM EDT
Winnipeg: 23-16 SU as a road underdog of +100 to +150
Boston: 41-41 SU in all games

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 7:35 PM EDT
Philadelphia: 8-25 SU as a road underdog of +100 to +200
Tampa Bay: 19-4 SU as a home favorite of -200 or higher

Edmonton at St Louis, 8:05 PM EDT
Edmonton: 8-30 SU first half of the season
St Louis: 20-9 as a home favorite of -200 to -300

Carolina at Nashville, 8:05 PM EDT
Carolina: 4-19 SU in a road game where where the total is 5 or less
Nashville: 8-0 SU as a home favorite of -200 or higher

Pittsburgh at Dallas, 8:35 PM EDT
Pittsburgh: 28-23 SU in a road game where where the total is 5.5
Dallas: 5-16 SU at home when the money line is -100 to -150

Minnesota at Colorado, 9:05 PM EDT
Minnesota: 17-9 SU as a road favorite of -200 or less
Colorado: 8-13 SU as a home underdog of +100 to +150

 

[CNOTES]

NHL

Thursday, October 8


Stars' LW Jamie Benn, questionable Thursday

Benn continues to recover from offseason hip surgery and is questionable to play Thursday against the Penguins.


Lightning C Tyler Johnson, questionable Thursday

Johnson is questionable to play against the Flyers in the season opener due to an unspecified injury.


Jets' D Dustin Byfuglien, probable Thursday

Byfuglien left the team for the birth of his child but is expected to play Thursday against the Bruins.

 

[CNOTES]

Three sensational spot bet opportunities bettors need to know

It will be tough for Iowa to follow its Heartland Trophy win over Wisconsin in Week 6, when the Hawkeyes host the Fighting Illini as 11-point favorites.

Letdown spot

The Iowa Hawkeyes stunned Big Ten bettors with a huge win at Wisconsin last Saturday, snapping the Badgers’ 10-game home winning streak and also giving the Hawkeyes their first win over a ranked opponent in their last 10 tries. Iowa won a 10-6 grinder over the Badgers, taking advantage of four Wisconsin turnovers. The game was so out of hand that a 15-year-old Iowa fan got sucker punched by an older Wisconsin fan while leaving the stadium. You stay classy Madison.

It will be tough for Iowa to follow that Heartland Trophy mayhem in Week 6, when the Hawkeyes host the Fighting Illini as 11-point favorites. Illinois is coming off a win over Nebraska and isn’t the punchless program everyone thought it would be after firing Tim Beckman right before the season. The Hawkeyes went 0-3 ATS as double-digit faves last season and could be stepping into a typical letdown spot Saturday.

Lookahead spot

A 42-point spread can be a tough number for college football bettors to wrangle. Ole Miss is giving just that to the visiting New Mexico State Aggies this weekend, a week before a very interesting showdown with the Memphis Tigers at Liberty Bowl Memorial in Tennessee. Could the Rebels trim back their playbook and ease off the gas, resting starters when – not if – this Saturday’s game gets out of hand? Yeah, head coach Hugh Freeze pretty much said so this week.

Mississippi is coming off a loss to Florida as a 6.5-point road favorite in Gainesville last weekend and this non-conference tilt with the winless Aggies serves as an unofficial bye week, with the Rebels able to rest some key players, get younger guys some touches, and iron out wrinkles before taking on the Tigers. Those 42-points could be tough to tackle, especially with Ole Miss looking ahead to Memphs.

Schedule spot

The Minnesota Wild have high hopes for this hockey season, boasting one of the best defenses in the NHL as well as a budding star in goaltender Devan Dubnyk. But the Wild could be put to the test in the season opener Thursday when they scale the Rocky Mountains to play the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center.

Colorado sits 5,280 feet above sea level and is notorious for its life-sucking thin air, at least when it comes to visiting sports franchises. Facing the Avs on the road in the very first game of the season will test Minnesota’s conditioning, which is never quite “game shape” until a couple weeks into the regular sked.​

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[CNOTES]

ODDS AS OF 230PM PACIFIC TIME


Team Open Line Movements Current Puck Line Scores


7:05 PM EDT


51 OTTAWA SENATORS -125 -125 / -126 / -130 -135 -1.5(+210)
52 BUFFALO SABRES 5o30 5o30 / 5o35 / 5o40 5.5u40 +1.5(-260)

OTT-G-Craig Anderson-Probable | BUF-G-Robin Lehner-Probable | TV: MSG+, DTV: 635


7:05 PM EDT


53 WINNIPEG JETS 5o20 5o20 5 +1.5(-270)
54 BOSTON BRUINS -130 -130 / -125 / -130 -125 -1.5(+220)

WIN-G-Ondrej Pavelec-Probable | BOS-G-Tuukka Rask-Probable | TV: NESN, DTV: 628


7:35 PM EDT


55 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 5.5 5o40 / 5o45 / 5o47 5.5u35 +1.5(-170)
56 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING -200 -200 -1.5(+150)

PHI-G-Steve Mason-Probable | TAM-G-Ben Bishop-Probable | TV: CSN-Philadelphia


8:05 PM EDT


57 EDMONTON OILERS 5.5u20 5.5u25 / 5.5u30 / 5o40 5.5u40 +1.5(-180)
58 ST. LOUIS BLUES -200 -200 -185 -1.5(+160)


EDM-G-Cam Talbot-Probable | STL-G-Brian Elliott-Probable | TV: FS-Midwest, DTV: 671


8:05 PM EDT


59 CAROLINA HURRICANES 5o30 5o30 5o25 +1.5(-175)
60 NASHVILLE PREDATORS -200 -205 / -191 / -180 -200 -1.5(+155)

CAR-G-Cam Ward-Probable | NAS-G-Pekka Rinne-Probable | TV: FS-Carolina, FS-Tenn, DTV: 646


8:00 pm EST


61 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS -105 5.5o35 / 5.5o20 / 5.5 5.5u20 +1.5(-300)
62 DALLAS STARS 5.5o15 -120 / -115 / -116 -115 -1.5(+240)

PIT-G-Marc-Andre Fleury-Probable | DAL-G-Antti Niemi-Probable | TV: Root-Pitt, FS-Southwest, DTV: 659, 676
9:05 PM EDT


63 MINNESOTA WILD -120 -125 / -130 / -125 -127 -1.5(+225)
64 COLORADO AVALANCHE 5o30 5o30 / 5o25 5o26 +1.5(-275)


MIN-G-Devan Dubnyk-Probable | COL-G-Semyon Varlamov-Probable | TV: NBCS, DTV: 220


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NHL Consensus Picks


SIDES (ATS)


Time Away Line Picks Pct Home Line Picks Pct Detail Odds


8:00 PM Carolina +185 224 25.78% Nashville -215 645 74.22% View View


8:00 PM Edmonton +160 240 26.82% St. Louis -190 655 73.18% View View


7:30 PM Philadelphia +185 241 27.57% Tampa Bay -220 633 72.43% View View


7:00 PM Winnipeg -105 314 33.73% Boston -110 617 66.27% View View


8:30 PM Pittsburgh -115 475 55.95% Dallas -105 374 44.05% View View


9:00 PM Minnesota -120 417 57.28% Colorado +100 311 42.72% View View


7:00 PM Ottawa -140 579 63.56% Buffalo +120 332 36.44% View View




TOTALS (OVER/UNDER)


Time Away Total Over Pct Home Total Under Pct Detail Odds


8:00 PM Carolina 5 266 47.42% Nashville 5 295 52.58% View View


8:00 PM Edmonton 5.5 307 51.51% St. Louis 5.5 289 48.49% View View


7:00 PM Winnipeg 5 339 55.94% Boston 5 267 44.06% View View


9:00 PM Minnesota 5 270 56.49% Colorado 5 208 43.51% View View


7:30 PM Philadelphia 5.5 376 61.44% Tampa Bay 5.5 236 38.56% View View


8:30 PM Pittsburgh 5.5 428 64.85% Dallas 5.5 232 35.15% View View


7:00 PM Ottawa 5 414 65.40% Buffalo 5 219 34.60% View View


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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8


Game Score Status Pick Amount


Winnipeg - 7:00 PM ET Boston -115 500
Boston - Under 5 500 *****

Ottawa - 7:00 PM ET Ottawa -140 500
Buffalo - Over 5 500


Philadelphia - 7:30 PM ET Tampa Bay -225 500
Tampa Bay - Under 5.5 500 DOUBLE PLAY


Edmonton - 8:00 PM ET St. Louis -190 500 TRIPLE PLAY
St. Louis - Over 5.5 500


Carolina - 8:00 PM ET Nashville -215 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Nashville - Over 5 500


Pittsburgh - 8:30 PM ET Pittsburgh -115 500 *****
Dallas - Under 5.5 500


Minnesota - 9:00 PM ET Colorado +100 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Colorado - Over 5 500 DOUBLE PLAY

 

[CNOTES]

HOOPS LINE IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED


Team Open Line Movements Current Moneyline Halftime Scores


7:05 PM EDT


551 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS -6 -08 -4 -05 / -3.5 / -3.5 -05 -3.5 -05 -157
552 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 194.5o08 188.5 / 189 / 189u26 188.5 +134

CLE-PF-Kevin Love-OUT | CLE-F-LeBron James-OUT | CLE-G-Kyrie Irving-OUT


7:35 PM EDT


553 BROOKLYN NETS 195.5o08 193 / 192 / 191.5 192 +340
554 DETROIT PISTONS -5.5 -08 -10 / -10 -15 / -10 -10 -05 -429


9:05 PM EDT


555 CHICAGO BULLS -3 -08 -3.5 / -3.5 -15 / -3 -2.5 -133
556 DENVER NUGGETS 193.5o08 194 / 194.5 / 194.5o26 195 +114


10:05 PM EDT


557 TORONTO RAPTORS -4 -23 -5 / -5 -15 / -6 -5 -200
558 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 192.5o08 188.5 / 189 / 189u26 188.5 +169


10:05 PM EDT


559 SAN ANTONIO SPURS 197.5o08 194 / 193.5 / 192.5 193.5 +128
560 SACRAMENTO KINGS -1.5 -08 -2.5 / -3 -15 / -3.5 -21 -3.5 -150

SA-G-Tony Parker-OUT | SA-FC-Tim Duncan-OUT


10:05 PM EDT


561 GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS -8 -08 -5.5 -05 / -5.5 -15 / -5.5 -5 -225
562 PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS 196o08 196.5 / 197.5 / 198 197.5 +189


7:05 PM EDT


563 ORLANDO MAGIC 198 199.5 / 199.5o21 / 200 201 +169
564 INDIANA PACERS -5.5 -6 -05 / -6 +05 / -5 -15 -5 -200

 

[CNOTES]

nhl rated plays




nhl thursday's rated plays

0 - 2................ *****


3 - 1................double play


1 - 0.................triple play


overall rated plays






*****........................................1 - 3...........................- 2.25


double play..............................5 - 2.............................+ 7.90


triple play................................1 - 0.............................+ 3.00


octoplay...................................0 - 0.............................+ 0.00

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack


-- Colts 27, Texans 20-- Gutty effort by 40-year old QB Hasselbeck, who was sick for much of the week before this game.


-- NFL teams coming off a bye are 386-376 vs spread; under is 403-372, so no real trends have emerged as far as post-bye teams go.


-- Washington 17, USC 12-- Natives in Trojan Nation are officially restless.


-- Minnesota 5, Colorado 4-- Avalanche led 4-1, then gave up four goals in 5:07 as the Wild won its opener. Colorado coach Patrick Roy was not happy. Not at all.


-- Not only are road teams 4-0 in baseball playoffs, home team hasn't led in any of the games yet.


-- Restaurant recommendation: Fellini's in the Stratosphere-- this is a very good place to eat. I had chicken parm; their bread is as good as I've ever had.


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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Things I'm looking for this weekend.......


13) NLDS series start today; road teams are 4-0 so far in playoffs, under is 3-0-1. Shadows shouldn't be a problem in LA; at 5:10 Thursday, shadows were already in the outfield, so the hitters should be able to see just fine.


12) There are only three 4:00 games Sunday; NFL was banking on NE-Dallas game to entertain America for three hours, but with Romo out, can Cowboys compete?


11) Georgia got squashed at home last week by Alabama; Tennessee lost last two games, both at home. Loser of this game is going to take some serious heat.


10) Seattle hasn't allowed a TD since Kam Chancellor came back; Cincinnati's offense is underrated because national media doesn't care about the Bengals. Interesting matchup; this would've been a good 4:25 Sunday game


9) Northwestern has been tormented by Michigan in last three meetings; a 10-9 loss and two OT losses. Wildcats are 5-0; can they score on Michigan's stout defense?


8) Buffalo is 2-2, but losses were to Brady/Eli Manning, both multiple Super Bowl winners; this is a game Bills have to have if they are payoff contenders.


7) Clemson had an emotional win last week; now skidding Georgia Tech comes to town and this is a dangerous game for the Tigers.


6) If Texas loses to Oklahoma Saturday and the Eagles get upset by New Orleans Sunday, the Chip Kelly-to-Texas rumors are going to gain momentum. Philly is at its best when Bradford throws long; maybe they should do it more often.


5) Rams seem to play with more spunk against divisional rivals; Todd Gurley gave the offense a huge boost last week in Arizona; can he do it again this week at Lambeau Field, where Aaron Rodgers is usually close to being perfect?


4) Navy is 10-1 vs spread in its last 11 visits to Notre Dame; Irish are licking their wounds after the Clemson loss. Navy is 24-9 as an underdog since 2005.


3) 4-0 Falcons are turning into a juggernaut; OC Kyle Shanahan once got fired by the Redskins, along with his dad. Think this game is personal to him?


2) Who thought Cal-Utah would be a huge Pac-12 game? Well, it is.


1) Why is Tampa Bay favored over anyone? Only reason I'm not taking Jaguars this week is that it is their third week in row on road, usually a very bad spot for visiting NFL teams.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, October 9


Winnipeg @ New Jersey

Game 1-2
October 9, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
10.768
New Jersey
12.217
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey
(+100); Over

NY Rangers @ Columbus

Game 3-4
October 9, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
13.768
Columbus
10.857
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 3
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
N/A

Chicago @ NY Islanders

Game 5-6
October 9, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
13.757
NY Islanders
10.323
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 3 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
N/A

Toronto @ Detroit

Game 7-8
October 9, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
10.631
Detroit
13.768
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 3
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-220
5
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-220); Under

Toronto @ Los Angeles

Game 9-10
October 9, 2015 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
9.990
Los Angeles
12.348
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
-240
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-240); Over




NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, October 9

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WINNIPEG (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/9/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 17-39 ATS (+56.3 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 3-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.2 Units)

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NY RANGERS (1-0-0-0, 2 pts.) at COLUMBUS (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/9/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 5-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 5-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.5 Units)

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CHICAGO (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/9/2015, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 2-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 2-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.1 Units)

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TORONTO (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) at DETROIT (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/9/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 1-9 ATS (+11.4 Units) in road games on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 5-24 ATS (+41.2 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 19-26 ATS (-20.4 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 13-24 ATS (-21.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 5-4-0 straight up against TORONTO 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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ARIZONA (0-0-0-0, 0 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (0-1-0-0, 0 pts.) - 10/9/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 24-58 ATS (+110.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 40-43 ATS (+106.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 12-16 ATS (-11.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 5-4-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, October 9

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NHL

Friday, October 9

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. COLUMBUS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 5 games on the road
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Columbus's last 16 games at home
Columbus is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games

7:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. NEW JERSEY
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games at home

7:30 PM
CHICAGO vs. NY ISLANDERS
Chicago is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
NY Islanders are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home
NY Islanders are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago

7:30 PM
TORONTO vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Toronto

10:30 PM
ARIZONA vs. LOS ANGELES
Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona

 

[CNOTES]

NHL


Friday, October 9




Sabres G Lehner exits game with leg injury


BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Buffalo Sabres goalie Robin Lehner left Thursday's season opener against the Ottawa Senators due to a right leg injury.


Lehner appeared to injure his right leg on a routine butterfly save 7:30 into the second period. After being checked out by trainers, Lehner attempted to skate but had difficulty putting weight on the injured leg.


He was spotted after the 3-1 loss to the Senators with a cast on his right leg and Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said the injury "doesn't look like it's short-term."


"It's more than day to day at this point in time, and we need to evaluate it further," Bylsma said.


Lehner, who was making his first start for the Sabres after being acquired from the Senators in a trade this offseason, was replaced by Chad Johnson, who stopped eight of the nine shots he faced.






NHL roundup: Lightning top Flyers in OT


TAMPA, Fla. -- Jason Garrison scored on a breakaway in overtime -- his second goal of the night -- to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night in the season opener at Amalie Arena.


Garrison's winner came with 2:43 left in overtime, shortly after Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop blocked a penalty shot -- the Flyers also missed one wide in the first period -- to preserve a 2-2 tie in the first three-on-three overtime in NHL history.


Garrison also scored the game's first goal in the second period. Matt Read and Brayden Schenn followed with goals for Philadelphia, Schenn's on a power play, to give the Flyers a 2-1 lead. Ryan Callahan equalized on a Tampa Bay power play late in the middle period.


Bishop stopped 23 shots in the win. Flyers goalie Steve Mason made 29 saves.


Jets 6, Bruins 2


BOSTON -- Winnipeg, forced to begin the season with four games in six nights on the road, ended the franchise's 13-game TD Garden losing streak with a victory over Boston.


The Jets, who last won in Boston as the Atlanta Thrashers on March 31, 2007, scored three goals in the second period and three in the third to clear out the sellout crowd.


Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler and Drew Stafford scored the second-period goals. and goaltender Ondrej Pavelec stopped 29 shots in the win.


Senators 3, Sabres 1


BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Kyle Turris scored twice, leading Ottawa to a win over Buffalo in the season opener for both teams.


Senators goalie Craig Anderson made 26 saves, and right winger Curtis Lazar added an empty-net goal. Making his much-anticipated NHL debut, second overall draft pick Jack Eichel scored in his first game with Buffalo.


Sabres goaltender Robin Lehner made 11 saves before leaving 7:30 into the second period due to a lower-body injury. He appeared to injure his left leg on a routine save.


Predators 2, Hurricanes 1


NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Scoring his team's first goal for the second consecutive home opener, Craig Smith helped Nashville open a season of great expectations with a win over Carolina.


With Carolina's Jordan Staal in the penalty box after high-sticking Ryan Ellis in the first minute, Smith tipped in Ellis' shot at 2:23, and the Predators had a lead they never relinquished.


Rookie Viktor Arvidsson added his first NHL goal at 17:03 of the first period off a bizarre double deflection. Seth Jones' wrister from the point caromed off Calle Jarnkrok and was then redirected in by Arvidsson, who celebrated his milestone tally with a Tiger Woods-style fist pump.


Blues 3, Oilers 1

ST. LOUIS -- Robby Fabbri celebrated his first game in the NHL by scoring the game-winning goal in the third period, giving St. Louis a win over Edmonton.


Fabbri, the Blues' first pick in the 2014 draft, converted a behind-the-back pass from Jori Lehtera at 9:29 of the period to break a 1-1 tie. He is the first Blues player to score a goal in his NHL debut since Vladimir Tarasenko, who scored the Blues' first goal Thursday night.


Troy Brouwer added an empty-net goal in the closing seconds.


Stars 3, Penguins 0


DALLAS -- Ales Hemsky had a goal and an assist and Antti Niemi stopped all 33 shots he faced for his 33rd career shutout in his Dallas debut as the Stars defeated Pittsburgh at American Airlines Center in the season opener for both teams.


Niemi also had two assists for Dallas, who received goals from rookie Mattias Janmark and captain Jamie Benn.


Janmark opened the scoring by tapping in a cross-ice pass from Hemsky 1:39 into the game.


Wild 5, Avalanche 4

DENVER -- Zach Parise scored three goals, two of them in a furious third-period comeback, and Minnesota rallied to defeat Colorado.


Nino Niederreiter and Thomas Vanek also scored for the Wild. Devan Dubnyk had 19 saves.


The Avalanche led 4-1 after the second period on goals from Jarome Iginla and Gabriel Landeskog, John Mitchell and Erik Johnson. Minnesota erased that deficit and went ahead in a span of five minutes, seven seconds in the third. Parise got the first goal, Niederreiter made it 4-3 just 1:58 later, and Vanek tied it with a wrister that went by Semyon Varlamov and rattled off both posts.

 

[CNOTES]

Preview: Jets (1-0) at Devils (0-0)
Date: October 09, 2015 7:00 PM EDT

After parting ways with one of the last remaining remnants of their glory years, the New Jersey Devils are ready to begin a new phase.


That era begins Friday night at the Prudential Center, where the Devils host the Winnipeg Jets in coach John Hynes' debut.


A third straight playoff absence triggered few major personnel changes but one significant one to the Devils' front office, with longtime president and general manager Lou Lamoriello resigning in July to become Toronto's GM.


Lamoriello had ceded his GM duties to Ray Shero, the architect of Pittsburgh's 2009 Stanley Cup champion team, two months prior. Among Shero's first moves was hiring the 40-year-old Hynes, who twice took the Penguins' American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to two Calder Cup finals during a five-year tenure as head coach.


Hynes joins a franchise that reached the playoffs 20 times over a 22-year span, highlighted by three Stanley Cup championships and two finals appearances, under Lamoriello before its present drought.


A lack of offensive punch was the primary culprit to last season's seventh-place finish in the Metropolitan Division. New Jersey (32-36-14) scored 181 goals, exceeding only the league's two worst teams in Arizona and Buffalo, during a campaign in which Lamoriello shared coaching duties with Scott Stevens and Adam Oates over the final 46 games. Veteran Mike Cammalleri (27 goals) was the only player with more than 16.


'It's certainly an area of concern for us,' said center Adam Henrique, who led the Devils with 43 points. "We have to find a way to score more. It's a big focus. With all the changes we've made, we're geared up to play more offensively. Everyone has gotten better."


Lamoriello's departure leaves stalwart Patrik Elias as the lone member left from New Jersey's last championship team of 2002-03, though the 39-year-old forward is sidelined indefinitely with a knee injury.


The Jets began a season-opening four-game road trip impressively on Thursday, recording a 6-2 win over Boston to maintain momentum from a 10-3-1 finish to last season that earned them a surprise wild-card entry in the Western Conference playoffs.


Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler and Drew Stafford all scored in the second period to erase a 1-0 deficit, and Winnipeg struck for three in the final 14:43 to halt a 13-game losing streak in Boston.


'We got off the plane and off the bus and started to skate incrementally better and better. And a pretty darn good team after that," coach Paul Maurice said.


Nic Petan added a goal in his first NHL game and Alexander Burmistrov had a goal and an assist in his Jets' return. The 2010 eighth overall pick spent the past two seasons playing in his native Russia after a three-year run with the Atlanta/Winnipeg franchise.


Ondrej Pavelec stopped 29 shots but will likely give way Friday to Michael Hutchinson, who went 21-10-5 with a 2.39 goals-against average as a rookie last season.


Hutchinson made 22 saves in a 3-1 win home win over the Devils Nov. 18, which moved the Jets to 5-0-2 in their last seven against New Jersey. They've registered a point in four straight (2-0-2) visits to the Prudential Center.


Cory Schneider owns a 1.98 GAA in four meetings with Winnipeg and had 24 saves in a 2-1 shootout home win Oct. 30.




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Nov 18, 2014 Score ATS Results
NJD 1 Under: 4
WIN « 3 Cover: 272
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WIN 1 Under: 3
NJD « 2 Cover: 251
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[CNOTES]

Preview: Rangers (1-0) at Blue Jackets (0-0)
Date: October 09, 2015 7:00 PM EDT

Injuries ravaged the Columbus Blue Jackets and ultimately cost them a chance at the playoffs last season.


A similar situation may be the only thing that stops them from qualifying this time.


After making one of the biggest moves of the summer, the Blue Jackets look to get off to a strong start Friday night against the visiting New York Rangers in the opener of a home-and-home series.


Columbus lost the most games to injury or illness in the NHL last season at 512, 23 more than Colorado and 130 ahead of Buffalo.


After winning their first two games, the Blue Jackets lost 17 of 21 and never recovered enough to mount a serious playoff push. With their health improving, the Jackets capped the season with a 15-1-1 stretch to finish fifth in the Metropolitan Division with a 42-35-5 record, and coach Todd Richards said "there's confidence, belief in the room."


That only increased June 30 when they acquired Brandon Saad in a seven-player trade with Stanley Cup champion Chicago and signed him to a six-year, $36 million extension a few days later.


The left wing, who turns 23 later this month, had career highs of 23 goals and 29 assists last season, scoring eight times in the playoffs.


"It's the experience of being there and going on deep playoff runs - it's really helped my game grow," Saad told the team's official website shortly after the trade. "It's really incredible for my career and it's helped me progress a lot.


"I think I can go and be a leader. I'm sure they have plenty of leaders (and) guys who have been around the league a while. They know what they're doing."


Saad is expected to be on Columbus' top line with All-Stars Nick Foligno and Ryan Johansen, the team's top scorers from last season at 73 and 71 points.


It hasn't taken long for the trio to find some chemistry, combining for 10 goals and 25 points in three preseason games.


"I've been really impressed with how fast we've been able to click," Foligno said. "It says a lot about the guys I'm playing with.


"With Brandon, (it's been great) just being able to play with him and get to know him, and Joey's picking up right where he left off ... we're obviously so comfortable playing together. To have a guy like Brandon who can jell with us and play the right way has been a lot of fun."


Sergei Bobrovsky is back in net after going 30-17-3 with a 2.69 goals-against average in 51 games. Like the rest of the Blue Jackets, Bobrovsky was excellent to close out 2014-15, posting a 14-1-1 record and 2.29 GAA in his last 17 games.


One of those defeats, however, came against the Rangers on April 6. Bobrovsky stopped 38 shots before giving up a goal to Derek Stepan with 50 seconds to play in overtime of the 4-3 loss.


New York won three of the four matchups last season, including three straight with all of them decided by one goal.


The Rangers are looking to play the role of spoilers again. They beat the Blackhawks 3-2 after they raised their championship banner Wednesday, getting 32 saves from Henrik Lundqvist. The most important came with a minute left, when Lundqvist stopped the puck before it was poked into the net from under his pads. However, the goal was waved off and video review was inconclusive.


Lundqvist gets the start again and will likely get a third straight Saturday in the home opener against Columbus.


"Hank has worked hard ... and I think this is a good way to get Hank going, playing and feeling good about his game," coach Alain Vigneault told the team's official website.


Lundqvist has a 1.64 GAA while winning three straight meetings with the Blue Jackets.


Rick Nash is looking to bounce back from his pointless effort at Chicago. The left wing's 42 goals ranked third in the league last season, but he only had one in four meetings against his former club.


Stepan, who scored Wednesday, has three goals and five assists in his last four matchups.



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COB 3 Over: 7
NYR « 4 Cover: 161
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COB 3 Over: 7
NYR « 4 Cover: 151
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NYR « 3 Cover: 252
COB 1 Under: 4
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NYR 2 Over: 7
COB « 5 Cover: 303
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[CNOTES]

Preview: Blackhawks (0-1) at Islanders (0-0)
Date: October 09, 2015 7:30 PM EDT

Nassau Coliseum's crumbling facade provided a reminder to the faithful fans on Long Island that it probably was time for the New York Islanders to find new digs as they stepped into the outdated facility.


The banners that celebrate the early 1980s dynasty now hang in the state-of-the-art Barclays Center 23 miles west in Brooklyn. But no matter where the Islanders now call home, their focus remains on adding another Stanley Cup title as they open a new season Friday night in the first of a home-and-home set with the defending champion Chicago Blackhawks.


New York's 47 victories last season were its most since winning the last of four straight Cups in 1983-84. Its 25 home wins tied for the third most in the Eastern Conference, but they lost home-ice advantage in the playoffs due to a late slump and lost Game 7 to Washington in the first round.


'You could really feel the disappointment throughout our group over the summer,' said captain John Tavares, whose career-high 86 points fell one short of Art Ross winner Jamie Benn. 'It definitely adds to pushing ourselves to get back here. We realize how hard it is just to get where we got last year.'


The difficulty of simply getting to work also increased, as many players live on Long Island and have been commuting via train. The strict and sometimes superstitious routines hockey players value have changed with the Islanders leaving Nassau Coliseum after 43 years.


Still, much remains the same. Tavares, Kyle Okposo, Brock Nelson, Ryan Strome, Josh Bailey, Anders Lee and former Blackhawk Nick Leddy help make up a core group that lost only Michael Grabner and Lubomir Visnovsky.


Goaltender Jaroslav Halak is back after one of the best seasons of his career for coach Jack Capuano, who is starting his sixth season behind the bench.


'Everybody knows the system,' said Okposo, who finished second on the club with 51 points despite missing 22 games with an eye injury. 'That part is second nature to us. It's nice that we don't have to learn a new system, we don't have to learn anything.


"As far as the amenities go, it's nice to have, but we still have to go play the game.'


The Islanders' first regular-season contest at Barclays comes against a club they most certainly envy, as the Blackhawks are coming off their third Stanley Cup title in six years.


New York will get a reminder of that success Saturday when they travel to the United Center. Chicago unveiled their newest banner Wednesday before falling 3-2 to the New York Rangers in its opener.


Patrick Kane, who is playing despite being under investigation for an alleged sexual assault incident during the offseason, tapped in the potential tying goal in the final minute, but it was disallowed after the referee declared his intent to blow the whistle after losing sight of the puck.


Kane assisted on rookie Artemi Panarin's goal in the first period, and Teuvo Teravainen also scored for the new-look Blackhawks, who parted ways with key contributors Patrick Sharp and Brandon Saad - among others - to stay under the salary cap.


Trevor Daley, who came over in the trade that sent Sharp to Dallas, had a few defensive lapses in his Chicago debut.


'We got better as the game went on and did good things,' coach Joel Quenneville said. 'But we gave up a couple goals late in the first that were definitely preventable.'


Leddy and Tavares assisted on Okposo's goal midway through the third as New York won 3-2 on Dec. 13. Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa each scored twice in Chicago's 4-1 home win March 17.



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NYI 1 Under: 5
CHI « 4 Cover: 233
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NYI « 3 Under: 5
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[CNOTES]

Preview: Maple Leafs (0-1) at Red Wings (0-0)
Date: October 09, 2015 7:30 PM EDT

There's plenty Mike Babcock is going to miss about Detroit, and not just those things associated with the Red Wings.


While it's uncertain how much time Babcock will have to renew old acquaintances, the main focus is earning that initial win for the Toronto Maple Leafs in his first meaningful return to Joe Louis Arena on Friday night.


"I had a great tailor here, guy that cut my hair for 10 years. I had a great (place) to have breakfast for four bucks," Babcock told the NHL's official website. "I knew where to go ... all those things are just part of your life."


The chance was there for the coach to visit some of his old haunts last week when Toronto played a preseason game in Detroit, but the intensity and emotion now heightens in a regular-season contest.


Babcock spent 10 seasons coaching the Red Wings, leading them to a Stanley Cup in 2008 and the finals one year later, but after first-round playoff exits during Detroit's first two seasons in the Eastern Conference, the 52-year-old decided it was time to move on.


He landed in Toronto, where the Maple Leafs gave him an eight-year, $50 million contract to fix a storied franchise that's been to the playoffs once in the last 10 seasons and is coming off its worst full campaign since 1997-98.


"I just felt my time had come to an end here in Detroit and I wanted to get a new opportunity," he said. "Toronto's a beautiful city, an Original Six franchise with close proximity to Detroit, worked out real good for myself."


Things didn't work out Wednesday for Toronto, which fell 3-1 to Montreal in Babcock's debut. The Maple Leafs held a 37-30 shot advantage but managed only James van Riemsdyk's power-play goal early in the second period.


"There's no moral victories in the NHL," Babcock said. "You either won or you lost. It's real simple that way. But obviously the process is there, and they're trying."


Toronto's top returning scorer, van Riemsdyk recorded only two of his 56 points while the Maple Leafs went 3-1-1 against Detroit last season.


Replacing Babcock is Jeff Blashill, his former assistant and coach of the Red Wings' AHL affiliate in Grand Rapids for the past three seasons.


"He might have the upper hand for a short period here, but we'll see over time, though," Babcock joked.


The 41-year old Blashill gives Babcock plenty of credit for his current opportunity.


"I wouldn't be standing here today if it wasn't for Mike, at least not at this moment," Blashill said. "It might have taken me longer, without question. Mike's somebody who I learned a ton from, both the year I worked for him and the three years after."


Trying to guide the Red Wings to a 25th consecutive playoff appearance, Blashill begins his tenure without a few key contributors.


Eight-time 20-goal scorer Pavel Datsyuk (ankle) is expected to miss several weeks, defenseman Danny DeKeyser (foot) is out at least three weeks and grinding center Darren Helm (concussion, shoulder) also opens the campaign on injured reserve.


Forward Brad Richards and defenseman Mike Green were brought in to provide additional veteran leadership alongside Henrik Zetterberg, who had a team-high 66 points in 77 games last season.


Winger Tomas Tatar led the Red Wings with a career-high 29 goals and had a personal-best 27 assists in 2014-15. However, he has two goals and no assists in nine games against the Maple Leafs.


Despite losing his starting job to Petr Mrazek late last season and into the playoffs, Jimmy Howard will be in net Friday. Howard went 1-1-1 with a 1.63 goals-against average when facing Toronto last season.




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DET « 2 Under: 3
TOR 1 Cover: 299
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TOR 2 Over: 6
DET « 4 Cover: 167
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DET 1 Under: 5
TOR « 4 Cover: 303
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TOR « 2 Under: 3
DET 1 Cover: 164
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DET 1 Under: 5
TOR « 4 Cover: 323
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TOR 0 Under: 1
DET « 1 Cover: 271
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DET « 4 Under: 5
TOR 1 Cover: 297
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TOR « 5 Cover: 284
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[CNOTES]

Preview: Coyotes (0-0) at Kings (0-1)
Date: October 09, 2015 10:30 PM EDT

The first two minutes of the Los Angeles Kings' season went precisely as hoped. The 58 that followed were a mess.


A full 60 minutes and their first win of 2015-16 will be the goal Friday night against the Arizona Coyotes, who enter the first full season of a rebuilding project with greater hopes than the meager expectations placed on them by others.


The Kings kicked off an opening five-game homestand with Wednesday's 5-1 loss to San Jose after Nick Shore's goal at 1:49 in the first period provided an initial jolt. It was 2-1 by the end of the period and 4-1 at the end of the second.


"We were pretty sloppy," captain Dustin Brown said. "Sloppy in our rushes, sloppy in our (defensive) zone. That was probably most of it. We weren't competing in the corner and making hard plays coming out of our zone. We didn't play very well."


Jonathan Quick was outdone by his former backup, Martin Jones, with the senior of the two stopping 27 of 32 shots. Kings coach Darryl Sutter was more concerned with a top line of newcomer Milan Lucic, Anze Kopitar and Marian Gaborik he referred to as "flat."


"We're playing against a big, fast team (and) we didn't play like a big, fast team," Sutter told the team's official website. "You've got to check. If you don't check, you can't score. We had a lot of guys, especially top guys, that weren't interested in that part of the game."


Fortunes could change against Arizona. The Kings have posted three shutouts with five goals allowed over a 4-0-1 stretch in the series. Quick is 3-0-1 with a 1.23 goals-against average and .949 save percentage in that span.


The Coyotes are trying to distance themselves from those times, as well as their 4-23-1 finish to last season that led to their second-worst record since moving to Arizona.


Offense will remain a concern until they prove otherwise after ranking 29th last season with 165 goals, and they managed just four in six preseason games.


The club's struggles came in part after unloading Keith Yandle, Antoine Vermette and Zbynek Michalek at the trade deadline, though they've brought back Vermette and Michalek.


In terms of younger players, center Max Domi played two years in the minors after being the 12th overall pick of the 2013 draft and is expected to be a dynamic force now that he's in the NHL. Winger Anthony Duclair came to Arizona from the New York Rangers in the Yandle trade and is considered one of the best up-and-coming players.


"Outside these halls I know where we're probably projected, but I think if our mix is right, there's a lot of people who are anxious to get back and show people we are better than we were, not only on the ice but off the ice," general manager Don Maloney said.


Arizona needs a bounce-back season from Shane Doan after the team captain finished with 36 points in 79 games last season for his lowest points-per-game mark (0.46) since 1997-98 - though at 39 as of Oct. 10, it might be wiser to seek production elsewhere.


The team could also use more from Mike Smith, who has struggled with health and inconsistency since carrying the Coyotes to the 2012 Western Conference finals. In 62 games last season, the 33-year-old posted his worst save percentage (.904) since 2009-10 and worst-ever GAA (3.16).


The veteran is 2-4-0 with a 3.35 GAA and .906 save percentage over a seven-game span against the Kings.



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PHO 2 Under: 5
LOS « 3 Cover: 201
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LOS « 5 Cover: 254
PHO 1 Over: 6
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PHO 0 Cover: 134
LOS « 1 Under: 1
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PHO 2 Over: 6
LOS « 4 Cover: 152
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LOS « 4 Cover: 244
PHO 0 Under: 4
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PHO « 3 Push: 5
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[CNOTES]

ODDS AS OF 930 am pacific


Team Open Line Movements Current Puck Line Scores


7:05 PM EDT


1 WINNIPEG JETS -120 -120 -1.5(+240)
2 NEW JERSEY DEVILS 5 5 +1.5(-300)


WIN-G-Michael Hutchinson-Probable | NJD-G-Cory Schneider-Probable


7:05 PM EDT


3 NEW YORK RANGERS -105 -105 +1.5(-325)
4 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 5o35 5o35 / 5o40 / 5o45 5.5u40 -1.5(+260)

NYR-G-Henrik Lundqvist-Probable | CLB-G-Sergei Bobrovsky-Probable | TV: MSG, DTV: 634


7:35 PM EDT


5 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS -115 -115 -1.5(+250)
6 NEW YORK ISLANDERS 5o30 5o30 / 5o35 / 5o45 5.5u40 +1.5(-310)


7:35 PM EDT


7 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 5o40 5o40 +1.5(-185)
8 DETROIT RED WINGS -220 -220 / -185 -180 -1.5(+165)


TOR-G-Jonathan Bernier-Probable | DET-G-Jimmy Howard-Probable | DET-C-Pavel Datsyuk-OUT


10:35 PM EDT


9 ARIZONA 5o20 5o20 / 5o15 5 +1.5(-145)
10 LOS ANGELES KINGS -240 -240 -1.5(+125)

 

[CNOTES]

Team Open Line Movements Current Puck Line Scores

7:05 PM EDT


1 WINNIPEG JETS -120 -120 -1.5(+240)
2 NEW JERSEY DEVILS 5 5 +1.5(-300)


WIN-G-Michael Hutchinson-Probable | NJD-G-Cory Schneider-Probable


7:05 PM EDT


3 NEW YORK RANGERS -105 -105 +1.5(-325)
4 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 5o35 5o35 / 5o40 / 5o45 5.5u40 -1.5(+260)


NYR-G-Henrik Lundqvist-Probable | CLB-G-Sergei Bobrovsky-Probable | TV: MSG, DTV: 634


7:35 PM EDT


5 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS -115 -115 -112 -1.5(+250)
6 NEW YORK ISLANDERS 5o30 5o45 / 5.5u40 / 5.5u35 5.5u30 +1.5(-310)

CHI-G-Corey Crawford-Probable | NYI-G-Thomas Greiss-Probable


7:35 PM EDT


7 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 5o40 5o40 +1.5(-210)
8 DETROIT RED WINGS -220 -185 / -180 / -162 -165 -1.5(+180)

TOR-G-Jonathan Bernier-Probable | DET-G-Jimmy Howard-Probable | DET-C-Pavel Datsyuk-OUT | TV: FS-DetroitDTV: 663


10:35 PM EDT


9 ARIZONA 5o20 5o20 / 5o15 5 +1.5(-140)
10 LOS ANGELES KINGS -240 -240 / -245 -250 -1.5(+120)


ARI-G-Mike Smith-Probable | LAK-G-Jonathan Quick-Probable

 

[CNOTES]

NHL Consensus Picks


SIDES (ATS)


Time Away Line Picks Pct Home Line Picks Pct Detail Odds


10:30 PM Arizona +225 238 25.90% Los Angeles -275 681 74.10% View View


7:30 PM Toronto +145 290 30.56% Detroit -170 659 69.44% View View


7:00 PM Winnipeg -130 542 57.11% New Jersey +110 407 42.89% View View


7:30 PM Chicago -115 328 57.64% NY Islanders -105 241 42.36% View View


7:00 PM NY Rangers -105 367 60.66% Columbus -115 238 39.34% View View




TOTALS (OVER/UNDER)


Time Away Total Over Pct Home Total Under Pct Detail Odds


7:00 PM NY Rangers 5.5 231 51.11% Columbus 5.5 221 48.89% View View


10:30 PM Arizona 5 342 51.20% Los Angeles 5 326 48.80% View View


7:00 PM Winnipeg 5 338 51.52% New Jersey 5 318 48.48% View View


7:30 PM Toronto 5 413 59.17% Detroit 5 285 40.83% View View


7:30 PM Chicago 5.5 290 63.32% NY Islanders 5.5 168 36.68% View View

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9


Game Score Status Pick Amount


Winnipeg - 7:00 PM ET Winnipeg -130 500 DOUBLE PLAY
New Jersey - Over 5 500 DOUBLE PLAY


NY Rangers - 7:00 PM ET NY Rangers -105 500
Columbus - Under 5.5 500 DOUBLE PLAY


Toronto - 7:30 PM ET Toronto +145 500 *****
Detroit - Over 5 500


Chicago - 7:30 PM ET NY Islanders -105 500 DOUBLE PLAY
NY Islanders - Over 5.5 500


Arizona - 10:30 PM ET Los Angeles -275 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Los Angeles - Under 5 500