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NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, March 13

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DALLAS (31-27-0-10, 72 pts.) at WASHINGTON (36-22-0-10, 82 pts.) - 3/13/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 16-12 ATS (+30.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
WASHINGTON is 141-188 ATS (-69.3 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 24-35 ATS (-28.4 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive home games since 1996.

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

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EDMONTON (18-39-0-11, 47 pts.) at COLUMBUS (29-34-0-4, 62 pts.) - 3/13/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 18-50 ATS (+100.0 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 6-26 ATS (+50.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
EDMONTON is 7-28 ATS (+45.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 5-20 ATS (+37.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
EDMONTON is 7-20 ATS (+33.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLUMBUS is 24-12 ATS (+11.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 45-42 ATS (+101.1 Units) in road games on Friday nights since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 3-10 ATS (-7.2 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
COLUMBUS is 3-11 ATS (-8.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 3-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 3-2-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.3 Units)

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OTTAWA (31-24-0-11, 73 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (43-22-0-4, 90 pts.) - 3/13/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 17-32 ATS (-16.7 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 43-26 ATS (+74.7 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 8-1 ATS (+6.7 Units) on Friday nights this season.
OTTAWA is 9-4 ATS (+14.1 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
OTTAWA is 18-13 ATS (+32.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 26-31 ATS (-5.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 67-110 ATS (-50.4 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 5-3 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 5-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA 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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TORONTO (27-35-0-6, 60 pts.) at CALGARY (37-25-0-5, 79 pts.) - 3/13/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 5-22 ATS (+36.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
TORONTO is 6-24 ATS (+37.1 Units) second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 1-10 ATS (+15.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games this season.
TORONTO is 0-12 ATS (+21.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 37-30 ATS (+89.4 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 37-33 ATS (+1.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 13-8 ATS (+22.9 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 17-8 ATS (+26.1 Units) after a division game this season.
CALGARY is 18-9 ATS (+28.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

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

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ANAHEIM (42-20-0-7, 91 pts.) at MINNESOTA (37-23-0-7, 81 pts.) - 3/13/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 49-36 ATS (-3.2 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 22-17 ATS (+41.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 103-61 ATS (+17.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 198-200 ATS (+432.6 Units) in road games second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 16-8 ATS (+24.1 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 213-204 ATS (+435.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 7-1 (+5.4 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 7-1-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, March 13

Hot teams
-- Dallas Stars won four of their last five games.
-- Blue Jackets won three of last four games.
-- Senators won nine of their last eleven games.
-- Calgary won four of its last five games.
-- Minnesota won six of its last seven games.

Cold teams
-- Washington is 3-5 in its last eight games.
-- Oilers lost last six games, allowing 27 goals.
-- Islanders lost four of their last six games.
-- Toronto lost three of its last four games.
-- Anaheim lost last three games, outscored 13-6.

Series records
-- Dallas Stars won last five games with Washington.
-- Oilers won seven of last ten games with Columbus.
-- Islanders won four of last five games with Ottawa.
-- Maple Leafs won four of last five games with Calgary.
-- Ducks won eight of last nine games with Minnesota.

Totals
-- Five of last six Dallas road games went over.
-- Six of last eight Columbus home games went over.
-- Seven of last nine Ottawa road games stayed under.
-- Seven of last eight Toronto games stayed under.
-- Five of last six Anaheim road games stayed under.

Back-to-back
-- Dallas is 2-7 if it played the night before.
-- Edmonton is 1-8 if it played the night before. Columbus is 4-11.
-- Ottawa is 3-1 if it is playing second night in row on road.




NHL

Friday, March 13

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
DALLAS vs. WASHINGTON
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington's last 13 games when playing Dallas

7:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. COLUMBUS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games
Edmonton is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Columbus is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Edmonton

7:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. NY ISLANDERS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ottawa's last 9 games on the road
Ottawa is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
NY Islanders are 17-8 SU in their last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 6 games

8:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. MINNESOTA
Anaheim is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

8:00 PM
TORONTO vs. CALGARY
Toronto is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games
Toronto is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games
Calgary is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto

 

[CNOTES]

NHL

Friday, March 13


NHL roundup: Bruins beat Lightning for 10th straight time

BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning for the 10th straight time and ended their streak of shootout futility, recording a 3-2 victory on Thursday night.

Center Patrice Bergeron, who scored a goal in regulation for Boston, scored in the shootout. Right winger David Pastrnak added a goal in regulation.

Tampa Bay centers Steven Stamkos and Vladislav Namestnikov scored in regulation for their team.

Stars 5, Hurricanes 3

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Dallas goalie Kari Lehtonen faced just 19 shots in his 500th career game as his team used first-period goals from defensemen Alex Goligoski and Jason Demers and rookie left winger Curtis McKenzie to beat Carolina.

Center Cody Eakin and right winger Patrick Eaves also scored for Dallas.

Centers Victor Rask and Andrej Nestrasil and left winger Chris Terry scored for Carolina.

Penguins 6, Oilers 4

PITTSBURGH -- Right wingers Steve Downie and Patric Hornqvist scored third-period goals to salvage a win for Pittsburgh, which blew a four-goal lead against Edmonton at Consol Energy Center.

Center Brandon Sutter's two goals and goals by center Sidney Crosby -- who also had two assists -- and left winger David Perron staked the Penguins to a 4-0 lead early in second period before the Oilers chipped way.

Goals from centers Anton Lander and Jordan Eberle, and left winger Benoit Pouliot got Edmonton close before center Derek Roy tied it.

Panthers 4, Jets 2

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Center Aleksander Barkov scored with 3:53 left in the third period to lead Florida over Winnipeg at the BB&T Center.

Centers Nick Bjugstad and Derek MacKenzie and winger Brad Boyes also scored for Florida.

Winnipeg, battling for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, got goals from center Mark Scheifele and right winger Drew Stafford, but it wasn't enough as it dropped its second straight.

Senators 5, Canadiens 2

MONTREAL -- Ottawa scored five unanswered goals in a win over Montreal at the Bell Centre.

Netminder Andrew Hammond made 27 saves for the Senators, who are 9-1-1 in their last 11 as they push for a playoff spot. Goaltender Carey Price stopped 24 shots for Montreal, which has dropped five of its last six.

Defenseman Erik Karlsson scored twice and winger Erik Condra and Mark Stone and defenseman Marc Methot scored one each for The Senators. Left winger Max Pacioretty scored both goals for the Canadiens.

Blue Jackets 3, Red Wings 1

DETROIT -- Defenseman Fedor Tyutin, left winger Scott Hartnell, right winger Cam Atkinson scored to lead Columbus over Detroit at Joe Louis Arena.

Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 41 shots as Columbus earned just its third win in 11 games. The Blue Jackets are 9-2-1 against the Red Wings in the teams' past 12 meetings.

Left winger Justin Abdelkader scored for Detroit, and goaltender Jimmy Howard made 23 saves.

Blues 1, Flyers 0 (SO)

ST. LOUIS -- Through six periods in a span of a week, Philadelphia goalie Steve Mason allowed just one goal against St. Louis. Only with a superior performance in the shootout did the Blues finally solve Mason and the Flyers.

The Blues earned a victory, scoring in the shootout on goals by T.J. Oshie and Vladimir Tarasenko. St. Louis goaltender Brian Elliott stopped Flyers right wingers Jakub Voracek and Wayne Simmonds to earn the win.

The Flyers' last victory -- and lone win in March -- was against the Blues one week ago, 3-1 in Philadelphia. The Flyers' season, though, is teetering on futility. After earning just a point Thursday, Philadelphia trailed the Boston Bruins for the final playoff spot by 10 points with 13 games remaining.

Avalanche 2, Devils 1 (SO)

DENVER -- Right winger Jarome Iginla recorded the deciding goal in the shootout and also scored in regulation, and Colorado beat New Jersey.

Goaltender Semyon Varlamov returned to the lineup to stop 23 shots, and he made two more saves in the shootout to keep Colorado's playoff hopes alive. Varlamov missed the previous game due to a groin injury.

Defenseman Andy Greene scored for New Jersey, and goaltender Cory Schneider stopped 28 shots before the shootout, including two in the final 20 seconds of overtime to keep the game tied.

Blackhawks 2, Coyotes 1

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The goals didn't come easily against Arizona, but center Brad Richards gave Chicago just enough with his 10th goal of the season at the 12:49 mark of the third period on a power play to lift break a 1-1 tie.

Richards earned his 900th career point with the goal.

Arizona center Tobias Rieder scored early in the first period, and Chicago center Andrew Shaw evened the score four minutes later on a power play. Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford made 17 saves for the win, while Coyotes goalie Mike Smith stopped 42 shots.

Kings 4, Canucks 0

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Right winger Justin Williams scored a goal and added an assist as Los Angeles beat Vancouver to continue its climb back into the playoff picture.

Centers Tyler Toffoli, on a power play, and Anze Kopitar also scored for the Kings, who are 4-0-1 in their last five games. Right winger Marian Gaborik scored into an empty net in the third period. The win, combined with a loss by the Winnipeg Jets, moved the Kings into the final wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Kings are also just one point behind the Canucks who are second in the Pacific Division.

Los Angeles goalie Jonathan Quick made 19 saves for his fifth shutout of the season. Canucks goaltender Eddie Lack stopped 16 of 19 shots.

Sharks 2, Predators 0

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Antti Niemi rescued San Jose again. The suddenly hot goalie outdueled Nashville netminder Pekka Rinne to shut out the Predators and preserve the Sharks' win.

Niemi made 35 saves to record his fifth shutout of the season and 32nd of his career three nights after making 39 saves during a shootout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Rinne finished with 19 saves.

Forward Tomas Hertl scored at 16:41 of the second period, and right winger Tommy Wingels scored his 14th of the season on the power play into an empty net with 58.8 seconds left. San Jose had to kill two Nashville penalties in the final period to ensure the victory.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, March 13

Dallas at Washington, 7:05 ET
Dallas: 11-4 SU in road games off a win or tie in their previous game
Washington: 15-25 SU in home games off a home loss against a division rival

Edmonton at Columbus, 7:05 ET
Edmonton: 5-20 SU after 3 or more consecutive losses
Columbus: 27-19 SU after scoring 3 goals or more in 2 straight games

Ottawa at NY Islanders, 7:05 ET
Ottawa: 2-9 SU off a road win against a division rival
NY Islanders: 8-1 SU on Friday nights

Toronto at Calgary, 8:05 ET
Toronto: 8-27 SU in road games after one or more consecutive overs
Calgary: 17-8 SU after a division game

Anaheim at Minnesota, 8:05 ET
Anaheim: 23-14 SU as an underdog
Minnesota: 4-12 SU after playing 2 consecutive home games

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

-- Maple Leafs had a 5:00 power play last night but gave up two shorthanded goals, which typifies how bad Toronto has been this year.

-- Milwaukee Brewers temporarily banned high-5's to prevent spread of pink-eye, which is highly contagious. Seriously, they did.

-- Dolphins traded WR Mike Wallace to Minnesota after they got Kenny Stills from the Saints. New Orleans signed RB CJ Spiller.

-- Zack Wheeler has a sore elbow, will miss a start for the Mets, who have depth in their starting pitching but no one is sure if it is quality depth.

-- Ben Roethlisberger signed another 5-year contract with the Steelers. He is 33.

-- Turns out Fredi Gonzalez got tossed Thursday after first pitch in bottom of first inning; he was annoyed about some pitches in top of the first.



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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Wrapping up a college hoop Friday

13) AAC
-- Temple 80, Memphis 75-- Owls' first conference tourney win in four years.
-- SMU 74, East Carolina 68-- Pirates made 15-35 on arc, made things interesting.

12) ACC
-- Notre Dame 74, Duke 64 -- Irish led by 18 and 15 points at half last two nights. .
-- North Carolina 70, Virginia 67-- Tar Heels will play for 4th day in row tonight. .

11) A-14
-- VCU 70, Richmond 67-- Rams avenged pair of losses to crosstown rivals.
-- Davidson 67, LaSalle 66-- Brutal loss for Explorers, who led by 18 in first half.

10) Big X
-- Iowa State 67, Oklahoma 65-- Sooners missed easiest of layups at buzzer.
-- Kansas 62, Baylor 52-- You heard it here first; Bears go to Final Four if they don't get put in same region as Kentucky.

9) Big 14
-- Maryland 75, Indiana 69-- Hoosiers will have long couple of days to see if they get in Field of 68 or not.
-- Purdue 64, Penn State 59-- Some ESPN announcers were uncomfortable promoting the Christian Laettner show because of the word "hate" in title- makes sense.

8) Big Sky
-- Eastern Washington 91, Sacramento State 83-- Kid came off bench for Eagles and made 7-8 from arc; team was 15-25 overall on 3-pointers.
-- Montana 61, Northern Arizona 59-- Griz has home court advantage tonight.

7) Big West
-- Hawai'i 65, Cal-Davis 58-- Rainbow Warriors play hard, very aggressive, smallish team- this is 5th time in nine years #1 seed lost in this tournament.
-- Cal-Irvine 72, UCSB 63 OT-- 7-foot-6 Ndiaye had 18 points, four blocks for UCI. Anteaters were 20-34 from arc in two wins over Hawai'i this season.

6) C-USA
-- UAB 72, Louisiana Tech 62 OT-- #1 seed had to play true road game here, which is not fair, then Blazers had 21-3 edge on foul line. Tech can't be real happy.
-- Middle Tennessee 53, UTEP 50-- Blue Raiders will be playing for fourth day in row in final today.

5) MAC
-- Buffalo 68, Akron 59--Both Hurley brothers won their game Friday and they each got a technical foul, about five minutes apart in real time.
-- Central Michigan 75, Toledo 66-- Chippewas are coached by Keno Davis, whose dad Tom was successful coach at Boston College and Iowa.

4) Mountain West
-- San Diego State 54, Colorado State 43-- Aztecs are 2-3 in last five conference finals; they beat Wyoming twice this season
-- Wyoming 71, Boise State 66 OT-- Every bubble team in America will be rooting for San Diego State. Wyoming would steal a bid with a win here.

3) Pac-12
-- Oregon 67, Utah 64-- Joseph Young validated his Player of Year award by winning this game with a 3-pointer with 0:03 left.
-- Arizona 70, UCLA 64-- Bruins are like Indiana; nervous weekend for them.

2) SEC
-- Arkansas 80, Tennessee 72 -- Razorbacks led by 20 at half, held on for win.
-- Auburn 73, LSU 70 OT-- Bruce Pearl was 4-14 in SEC, is 3-0 this week.

1) Sun Belt
-- UL-Lafayette 53, Texas State 43-- Ragin' Cajuns were down 3 at the half.
-- UL-Monroe 77 South Alabama 59-- Warhawks made 9-18 behind the arc.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, March 14

Hot teams
-- Bruins won six of their last seven games. Penguins won seven of last nine.
-- Chicago won five of its last seven games. Sharks won four of their last five.
-- Tampa Bay won four of its last five games.
-- Panthers won four of their last six games.
-- Minnesota won six of its last eight games.
-- Rangers won four of their last five games.
-- Minnesota won six of its last eight games. Blues won five of their last seven.
-- Calgary won five of its last six games. Avalanche won four of last five.
-- Kings won four of their last five games.

Cold teams
-- Detroit lost three of its last four games. Flyers lost last four games, scoring five goals.
-- Jets lost six of their last nine games.
-- Carolina lost four of its last five games.
-- Toronto lost four of its last five games. Canucks lost five of their last seven.
-- Islanders lost five of their last seven games. Montreal lost five of last six.
-- Buffalo lost its last five games, allowing 21 goals.
-- Arizona lost 13 of its last 14 games. New Jersey lost three of its last four games.
-- Nashville lost seven of its last eight games.

Series records
-- Bruins won seven of last nine games with Pittsburgh.
-- Flyers are 4-3 in last seven games with Detroit.
-- Sharks won three of last four games with Chicago.
-- Lightning are 5-4 in last nine games with Winnipeg.
-- Hurricanes won three of last four games with Florida.
-- Canucks won five of last seven games with Toronto.
-- Islanders lost five of last six games with Montreal.
-- Rangers won their last six games with Buffalo.
-- Blues won ten of last eleven games with Minnesota.
-- Coyotes won three of last four games with New Jersey.
-- Flames won their last three games with Colorado.
-- Kings lost their last four games with Nashville.

Totals
-- Last three Penguin home games went over total.
-- Eight of last nine Philly home games stayed under.
-- Five of last six San Jose home games stayed under.
-- Five of last six Winnipeg road games went over.
-- Five of last six Florida road games stayed under.
-- Seven of last nine Toronto games stayed under.
-- Three of last four Islander home games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Ranger road games stayed under.
-- Eight of last nine Minnesota road games stayed under.
-- Last five Arizona home games stayed under.
-- Last three Calgary road games went over total.
-- Last six Nashville road games stayed under total.

Back-to-back
-- Toronto is 0-5 when playing second consecutive night on road.
-- Islanders are 7-4 if they played night before.
-- Minnesota is 3-5 if it played night before.
-- Calgary is 6-2 if it played the night before.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL

Saturday, March 14

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Trend Report
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1:00 PM
BOSTON vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 12 games when playing Pittsburgh
Boston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games when playing Boston

1:00 PM
DETROIT vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

4:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. SAN JOSE
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games at home
San Jose is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games at home

7:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. CAROLINA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Florida

7:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. NY ISLANDERS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games
Montreal is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal
NY Islanders are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal

7:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. BUFFALO
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the NY Rangers last 7 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
Buffalo is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers

7:00 PM
TORONTO vs. VANCOUVER
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Vancouver is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Toronto

7:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 11 games
Winnipeg is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games when playing Winnipeg
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg

8:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. ST. LOUIS
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Minnesota is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games
St. Louis is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games at home
St. Louis is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Minnesota

9:00 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. ARIZONA
New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games at home

10:00 PM
CALGARY vs. COLORADO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Calgary is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing Calgary
Colorado is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games when playing Calgary

10:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. LOS ANGELES
Nashville is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games when playing at home against Nashville

 

[CNOTES]

NHL

Saturday, March 14


NHL roundup: Sens top Isles to continue surge

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Rookie goalie Andrew Hammond continued the spectacular start to his NHL career Friday night, making 34 saves to lead the surging Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum.

Hammond improved to 9-0-1 as a starter. He is just the second NHL goalie ever to allow two goals or fewer in each of his first 10 starts.

Left winger Matt Puempel and center Kyle Turris scored in the second period for the Senators, who won 10 of their last 12. The streak coincides with Hammond's ascension to the starting lineup Feb. 18.

Center Tyler Kennedy scored in the third period for the Islanders, who lost seven of 11.

Stars 4, Capitals 2

WASHINGTON -- Vernon Fiddler scored one of Dallas' three power-play goals and added an assist to defeat Washington.

Center Tyler Seguin notched his 32nd goal of the season for the Stars, who have won three straight and took four of five on their just completed road trip. Centers Colton Sceviour and Shawn Horcoff also scored for Dallas, and right winger Alex Hemsky added two assists as the Stars pulled within five points of the Los Angeles Kings for the final Western Conference playoff spot. Goaltender Kari Lehtonen made 18 saves for Dallas, which has won seven straight against Washington.

Center Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist and left winger Curtis Glencross also scored for the Capitals, who have lost three of four, all at home. Goalie Braden Holtby stopped 18 of 22 shots and was lifted after Dallas made it 4-1 late in the second period. Justin Peters stopped all nine shots he faced in relief.

Blue Jackets 5, Oilers 4 (SO)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Rookie center Alexander Wennberg scored in the fifth round of a shootout, allowing Columbus to beat Edmonton at Nationwide Arena.

The Blue Jackets had a 2-0 lead after the first period, but needed a late goal in the third period from veteran left winger Scott Hartnell to get it to overtime. Rookie center Marko Dano, right winger Cam Atkinson and center Artem Anisimov also scored for the Blue Jackets, who have won three straight for the first time since mid-December. Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky had 31 saves.

The Oilers, who scored three power-play goals, have dropped seven straight games. Edmonton got goals from center Jordan Eberle, center Derek Roy, defenseman Andrew Ference and right winger Nail Yakupov.

Ducks 2, Wild 1

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Right winger Jakob Silfverberg had a goal and an assist to help Anaheim snap a three-game losing streak with a victory over Minnesota.

Silfverberg set up defenseman Francois Beauchemin's first-period goal, then scored his own in the second as Anaheim's recent domination of the Wild continued. Minnesota, which has been the NHL's hottest team recently, fell to 1-8-1 in the last 10 games vs. the Ducks. Ducks goalie John Gibson had 32 saves in the win.

Left winger Zach Parise scored the lone goal for the Wild, who are 17-4-1 since the All-Star break and play 13 of their final 15 games against probable playoff teams. Devan Dubnyk took the loss in goal with 22 saves.

Flames 6, Maple Leafs 3

CALGARY, Alberta -- Toronto gave up two short-handed goals during a five-minute power play in the first period and could never recover in a loss to surging Calgary.

Center Mikael Backlund and red-hot Sean Monahan did the man-down damage for the Flames. Monahan, who has a six-game point streak, finished with two goals and one assist. Left winger Johnny Gaudreau and right winger Jiri Hudler both chipped in with one goal and two assists. Calgary center Drew Shore also scored and defenseman TJ Brodie added two assists, one on a long-range saucer pass to spring Monahan for his short-handed goal.

Toronto left winger David Booth scored two goals and Richard Panik had a goal on a power-play deflection.

Flames goaltender Jonas Hiller made 25 stops for his 21st win of the season.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, March 14

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BOSTON (35-22-0-10, 80 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (39-18-0-10, 88 pts.) - 3/14/2015, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 19-3 ATS (+14.2 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 32-11 ATS (+13.4 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 171-189 ATS (+412.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 71-90 ATS (-35.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 21-21 ATS (-18.2 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 26-33 ATS (-26.0 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 8-14 ATS (-14.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 7-5 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 7-5-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.7 Units)

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DETROIT (37-18-0-11, 85 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (28-27-0-14, 70 pts.) - 3/14/2015, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 25-16 ATS (+8.2 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 29-21 ATS (+50.1 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 28-41 ATS (-43.4 Units) in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.2 Units)

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CHICAGO (40-21-0-6, 86 pts.) at SAN JOSE (34-26-0-8, 76 pts.) - 3/14/2015, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 15-15 ATS (-13.3 Units) second half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 34-34 ATS (-28.4 Units) in all games this season.
SAN JOSE is 8-12 ATS (-8.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
SAN JOSE is 7-12 ATS (-12.6 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 1-6 ATS (-8.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-3-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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WINNIPEG (33-23-0-12, 78 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (42-20-0-7, 91 pts.) - 3/14/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 27-24 ATS (+60.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 304-374 ATS (+763.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-3 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-3-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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FLORIDA (30-23-0-14, 74 pts.) at CAROLINA (25-33-0-8, 58 pts.) - 3/14/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-3 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 5-3-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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TORONTO (27-36-0-6, 60 pts.) at VANCOUVER (38-25-0-4, 80 pts.) - 3/14/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 5-23 ATS (+37.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
TORONTO is 6-25 ATS (+38.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 1-14 ATS (+20.4 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 7-22 ATS (+35.6 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 1-11 ATS (+17.4 Units) in road games in non-conference games this season.
TORONTO is 6-21 ATS (+35.5 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 5-21 ATS (+36.5 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 0-13 ATS (+22.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
VANCOUVER is 30-43 ATS (-33.2 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 2-7 ATS (-7.3 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 2-1 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 2-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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MONTREAL (42-19-0-7, 91 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (43-23-0-4, 90 pts.) - 3/14/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 43-27 ATS (+15.3 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 98-69 ATS (+12.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 16-8 ATS (+7.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
MONTREAL is 26-18 ATS (+46.3 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 15-3 ATS (+10.1 Units) on Saturday games this season.
MONTREAL is 18-9 ATS (+8.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MONTREAL is 26-18 ATS (+46.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 13-28 ATS (+42.6 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 67-111 ATS (+183.3 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 5-3 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 5-3-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.5 Units)

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NY RANGERS (42-17-0-7, 91 pts.) at BUFFALO (19-42-0-6, 44 pts.) - 3/14/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 78-91 ATS (-40.1 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
BUFFALO is 197-194 ATS (+425.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 42-24 ATS (+9.5 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 22-9 ATS (+9.3 Units) second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 11-2 ATS (+9.0 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 50-22 ATS (+14.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 26-8 ATS (+12.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 40-109 ATS (-146.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 15-56 ATS (+97.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 7-1 (+5.5 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 7-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.4 Units)

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MINNESOTA (37-24-0-7, 81 pts.) at ST LOUIS (43-19-0-5, 91 pts.) - 3/14/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 30-10 ATS (+13.2 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 162-146 ATS (+314.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 8-1 (+6.8 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 8-1-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (28-29-0-11, 67 pts.) at ARIZONA (21-39-0-8, 50 pts.) - 3/14/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 16-37 ATS (+58.8 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 21-47 ATS (-37.2 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 7-24 ATS (+34.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
ARIZONA is 4-20 ATS (+40.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ARIZONA is 1-10 ATS (+15.4 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 2-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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CALGARY (38-25-0-5, 81 pts.) at COLORADO (31-26-0-11, 73 pts.) - 3/14/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 86-71 ATS (+162.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 48-33 ATS (+3.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 36-26 ATS (+9.0 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 37-30 ATS (+67.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 38-30 ATS (+70.1 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 9-5 ATS (+16.3 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 14-8 ATS (+24.3 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 6-2 ATS (+9.3 Units) when playing on back-to-back days this season.
CALGARY is 19-9 ATS (+7.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLORADO is 102-111 ATS (-59.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 4-4 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 4-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.5 Units)

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NASHVILLE (42-20-0-7, 91 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (33-21-0-13, 79 pts.) - 3/14/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 42-19 ATS (+8.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 186-132 ATS (+34.7 Units) on Saturday games since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 172-153 ATS (+335.1 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 33-34 ATS (-25.7 Units) in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 6-2 (+5.4 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 6-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.3 Units)

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, March 15

Hot teams
-- Panthers won five of their last seven games. Rangers won five of their last six games.
-- Blue Jackets won their last three games.
-- Dallas Stars won five of last six games. St Louis won three of its last four games.
-- Senators won five of their last six games.
-- Bruins won seven of their last eight games.
-- Penguins won seven of their last ten games.

Cold teams
-- Carolina lost five of its last six games.
-- Flyers lost four of their last five games.
-- Washington lost three of its last four games.
-- Detroit lost four of its last five games.
-- Nashville lost seven of its last nine games. Anaheim lost three of its last four.

Series records
-- Rangers won their last five games with Florida.
-- Hurricanes won four of last six games with Columbus.
-- Blues lost five of last six games with Dallas.
-- Flyers won four of last five games with Ottawa.
-- Bruins are 4-7 in last eleven games with Washington.
-- Penguins won seven of last ten games with Detroit.
-- Ducks won seven of last eight games with Nashville.

Totals
-- Six of last seven Florida road games stayed under.
-- Seven of last nine Columbus home games went over.
-- Four of last five St Louis games stayed under.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Ottawa home games.
-- Last three Boston road games stayed under total.
-- Five of last seven Detroit road games went over.
-- Last seven Nashville road games stayed under.

Back-to-back
-- Florida is 4-5 if it played the night before. Rangers are 1-3 at home if they played day before.
-- Carolina is 3-8 if it played the night before.
-- Blues are 5-4 on road if they played night before.
-- Boston is 0-5 on road if it played night before.
-- Detroit is 2-3 on road if it played night before. Penguins are 5-7 if they played night before.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL

Sunday, March 15

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Trend Report
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12:30 PM
DETROIT vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games

5:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. COLUMBUS
Carolina is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina
Columbus is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home

5:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. NY RANGERS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Florida is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road
NY Rangers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Florida
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home

6:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. DALLAS
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis

7:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. OTTAWA
Philadelphia is 6-16-3 SU in its last 25 games ,when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia

7:30 PM
BOSTON vs. WASHINGTON
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Washington is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games at home

8:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. ANAHEIM
Nashville is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nashville's last 8 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 8 games when playing at home against Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games

 

[CNOTES]

NHL

Sunday, March 15


Panthers' G Roberto Luongo, questionable Sunday

Luongo has missed the last four games with a shoulder injury and will not return Sunday against the Rangers.



NHL roundup: Bruins win fifth straight

PITTSBURGH -- With the crowd clad in green and both teams donning black and gold, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins met for the third and final time this season on Saturday.

Each of the previous eight games between the teams was decided by one goal and this contest was another tight one, with Boston defeating Pittsburgh 2-0.

It was Boston's fifth consecutive win. Pittsburgh had won eight consecutive afternoon games against Boston. The win gives the Bruins at least one point in eight straight and puts them seven points ahead of the idle Ottawa Senators for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

In a bizarre start to the game, Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby was a late scratch after taking warm-ups. Then, less than two minutes into the game, center Evgeni Malkin took a hard hit from Boston center Chris Kelly and stayed down on the ice with an apparent lower-body injury. He got up and skated off to the Pittsburgh locker room where he stayed for several minutes, but then came back out late in the first period and took a few more shifts. However, he did not return for the start of the second period.

There was no immediate update given by the Penguins on either player.

Blackhawks 6, Sharks 2

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Third-period goals from Brandon Saad and Bryan Bickell snapped a 2-2 tie and Chicago added two other scores to notch a win over desperate San Jose in front of a sell-out crowd at SAP Center.

San Jose's dwindling playoff hopes took a hit as the Sharks head out for a pivotal seven-game road trip where they'll have to try to find a way to pass at least two teams in the Western Conference to qualify for the playoffs for an 11th straight season.

Less than two minutes elapsed in the period when Blackhawks left winger Saad took advantage of an error from Sharks rookie defenseman Mirco Mueller to score his 21st goal at 1:21 of the third. Bickell, a left winger, scored his 12th at 4:56 on a feed from center Brad Richards, as San Jose's skaters got caught staring at the puck.

Chicago right wing Patrick Sharp scored his second of game and 12th of the season on the power play at 15:10 and right wing Marian Hossa filled an empty net at 17:44.

Flyers 7, Red Wings 2

PHILADELPHIA -- Six Flyers scored, including center Brayden Schenn, who notched two, leading Philadelphia to a rout of Detroit.

Flyers goaltender Steve Mason made 31 saves.

Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard made 29 saves, with left winger Justin Abdelkader and left winger Erik Cole each tallying their 19th goals of the season.

The loss was the Red Wings' fourth in their last five games.

Panthers 2, Hurricanes 0

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Center Brandon Pirri's second-period goal held up and third-string goalie Dan Ellis stopped 27 shots for his 15th career shutout as Florida claimed a shutout victory over Carolina.

Ellis, playing for his sixth NHL team since being drafted in 2000, improved to 3-0-1 after being recalled from the minors in relief of injured goalies Roberto Luongo and Al Montoya.

The Panthers (31-23-14) stayed six points out of the Eastern Conference playoffs with 14 games remaining, trailing Washington and Boston for the final two wild-card positions.

Meanwhile, the Hurricanes (25-34-8) closed out their five-game homestand 1-3-1 and were shut out for the sixth time this season.

Rangers 2, Sabres 0

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Goalie Mackenzie Skapski made 20 saves to lead New York to a shutout victory over Buffalo. It was Skapski's first career shutout in his second NHL game.

Defenseman Keith Yandle and right winger Martin St. Louis scored for New York (43-17-7).

Goalie Anders Lindback was strong between the pipes for Buffalo (19-43-6) and made 31 saves in his 100th career game.

Yandle's winning goal came with 12:29 left on a long shot from the point that made its way through traffic in front of the net to give the defenseman his first goal as a Ranger. He was traded from Arizona to New York on March 1.

The Rangers ended a season-long five-game trip with a 4-0-1 record and have won 13 of their last 16 games. They have also won their last seven games against Buffalo.

Canucks 4, Maple Leafs 1

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Right winger Derek Dorsett scored a goal and added two assists as Vancouver continued its home-ice dominance of Toronto.

Left winger Chris Higgins and right winger Jannik Hansen also scored for the Canucks, who haven't lost against Toronto at Rogers Arena since November 2003. Center Shawn Matthias scored into an empty-net goal late in the third period.

Dorsett's three points give him a career-high 22 on the season.

Right winger Phil Kessel scored Toronto's goal on a penalty shot at 12:38 of the third period.

Jets 2, Lightning 1

TAMPA, Fla. -- A five-minute boarding penalty and a costly turnover helped road-tough Winnipeg rally from a goal down in the third period, surprising division-leading Tampa Bay with a win.

Winnipeg (34-23-12) took the lead with 7:16 left in the game, capitalizing on a turnover by Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman deep in his zone during 4-on-4 play.

Right winger Blake Wheeler stole the puck from Hedman, skated around defenseman Anton Stralman and found the far end of the net to beat goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy for his 20th goal and the lead. Tampa Bay (42-21-7) had lost only six games at home all season.

The game pivoted with 11:59 left in the third on a hit that Lightning right winger Nikita Kucherov made close to the boards on Jets defenseman Toby Enstrom, which resulted in a five-minute boarding penalty and a game misconduct, giving the Winnipeg power play a sustained chance to tie the game.

Canadiens 3, Islanders 1

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Montreal put a halt to its recent skid in which it had lost four of its last five games by defeating New York.

Now with 93 points, the Canadiens sit alone atop the Atlantic Division.

With the loss, the Islanders have now dropped three straight home games for the first time this season. They have lost four of their last five games as well and drop three points behind the New York Rangers for first place in the Metropolitan Division.

One of the strongest offensive teams in the league, the Islanders have scored just three goals in their past three games. Running into a red-hot Carey Price certainly did not help. Price was a stalwart, repelling 35 shots in his league-leading 38th victory of the season.

Wild 3, Blues 1

ST. LOUIS -- In a potential Central Division playoff preview, Minnesota scored twice in 17 seconds with a little more than six minutes to play en route to a victory over St. Louis at Scottrade Center.

Right winger Nino Niederreiter and center Kyle Brodziak scored the decisive goals in short fashion as the Wild took control of what had been a 1-1 game.

First, Niederreiter broke the tie by putting away the puck at 13:27 after it slithered through Blues goalie Brian Elliott on center Mikko Koivu’s shot. Then, at 13:44, Brodziak beat Elliott on a point-blank backhand after right winger Vladimir Tarasenko’s turnover.

The Blues got on the board first at 4:57 of the second period when center David Backes deflected a point shot by left winger Alex Steen between goaltender Devan Dubnyk's legs. Center Paul Stastny also assisted.

Devils 4, Coyotes 1

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- New Jersey goaltender Cory Schneider is quietly having a great season on a team destined for the NHL Draft lottery. When it comes to games against Arizona, however, Schneider is having a great career.

Schneider entered Saturday night's game at Gila River Arena with a 4-1-1 record, a 0.82 goals-against average and a .970 save percentage in six career starts against the Coyotes. That dominance continued as he stopped 30 shots in the Devils' 4-1 win.

In two games against the Coyotes this season, Schneider has stopped 68 of 69 shots.

New Jersey left winger Adam Henrique opened the scoring when he batted a puck out of midair and past Coyotes goalie Mike Smith on a power play with 1:57 left in the second period. Travis Zajac, who playing defense on the power play, blasted a shot high over the net that struck the glass and ricocheted to Henrique, who was parked at the left post.

It was the Devils' fifth power play goal in their last eight games and the 15th goal of the season for Henrique.

Predators 2, Kings 1

LOS ANGELES -- Left winger Viktor Stalberg scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, rallying Nashville to a victory over Los Angeles at Staples Center.

Goaltender Pekka Rinne recorded 23 saves for his 200th career win, leading the Predators (43-20-7) to only their second win in the last nine games.

Goalie Jonathan Quick stopped 22 of the 24 shots he faced, but the Kings (33-22-13) had their two-game winning streak snapped.

The Predators scored twice within a 66-second span to prevail. They grabbed the lead when Stalberg slapped a wrist shot that deflected off the stick of Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin and fluttered past Quick at 7:43 of the third. It was Stalberg's first goal this season.

Avalanche 3, Flames 2

DENVER -- Left winger Alex Tanguay had a goal and an assist, goaltender Semyon Varlamov made 29 saves and Colorado beat Calgary.

Centers Ryan O’Reilly and John Mitchell also had goals and defenseman Tyson Barrie had two assists for the Avalanche, which picked up two important points.

Right winger David Jones and center Lance Bouma had a goal and an assist each for the Flames, who lost in regulation for the first time in March.

Goalie Karri Ramo stopped 23 shots and center Mikael Backlund had two assists for the Flames.

The chaotic playoff race in the Western Conference remains tight. Vancouver jumped Calgary into second in the Pacific Division while Los Angeles’ loss to Nashville cost it a chance to also move ahead of the Flames. Calgary, with 81 points, is one ahead of the Winnipeg, which is in the second wild-card slot after beating Tampa Bay on Saturday night.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL

Sunday, March 15


Penguins' C Evgeni Malkin, questionable Sunday

Malkin left Saturday's game with a leg injury. He is questionable for Sunday's game against the Red Wings.


NHL

Sunday, March 15


Road teams, under rule Saturday night

Road teams and the under were the spots to put your money on in NHL action Saturday night.

Road team went 9-3 straight up, cashing 75 percent of the time, while the under 9-2-1 coming in 81.8 percent of the time.

There are seven games on the board for Sunday.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, March 16

Hot teams
-- Kings won four of their last six games.

Cold teams
-- Sabres lost their last six games. Washington lost six of its last ten games.
-- Lightning lost last two games, scoring two goals. Montreal lost five of its last seven games.
-- Edmonton lost its last seven games. Toronto lost seven of its last nine games.
-- Coyotes lost 14 of their last 15 games.

Series records
-- Sabres won four of last five games with Washington.
-- Lighting is 3-0 vs Montreal this season, outscoring Canadiens 12-3.
-- Maple Leafs won their last six games with Edmonton.
-- Kings won three of last four games with Arizona.

Totals
-- Eight of last nine Buffalo home games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Montreal road games stayed under.
-- Eight of last ten Toronto road games stayed under.
-- Six of last seven Los Angeles home games stayed under.

Back-to-back
-- Washington is 0-7 on road if it played night before.




NHL

Monday, March 16

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7:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. BUFFALO
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Washington's last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Buffalo's last 9 games at home

7:30 PM
MONTREAL vs. TAMPA BAY
Montreal is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Montreal
Tampa Bay is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games at home

9:30 PM
TORONTO vs. EDMONTON
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Edmonton
Edmonton is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
Edmonton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

10:30 PM
ARIZONA vs. LOS ANGELES
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games at home
Los Angeles is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, March 16

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WASHINGTON (37-23-0-10, 84 pts.) at BUFFALO (19-43-0-6, 44 pts.) - 3/16/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 3-5 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-3-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.4 Units)

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MONTREAL (43-19-0-7, 93 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (42-21-0-7, 91 pts.) - 3/16/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 43-26 ATS (+7.2 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 17-8 ATS (+8.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
MONTREAL is 27-18 ATS (+47.2 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 21-11 ATS (+10.0 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 18-8 ATS (+7.8 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
MONTREAL is 19-9 ATS (+9.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MONTREAL is 8-2 ATS (+5.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 8-6 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 8-6-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-1.0 Units)

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TORONTO (27-37-0-6, 60 pts.) at EDMONTON (18-39-0-12, 48 pts.) - 3/16/2015, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 5-24 ATS (+39.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
TORONTO is 6-26 ATS (+40.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 7-17 ATS (+26.2 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
TORONTO is 1-12 ATS (+19.3 Units) in road games in non-conference games this season.
TORONTO is 6-22 ATS (+37.3 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 5-22 ATS (+38.3 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 6-16 ATS (+23.9 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
TORONTO is 11-19 ATS (-12.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TORONTO is 11-24 ATS (-15.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 18-51 ATS (-36.7 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 11-36 ATS (+72.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
EDMONTON is 6-27 ATS (+51.0 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
EDMONTON is 7-29 ATS (+53.4 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 5-21 ATS (+41.3 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
EDMONTON is 7-21 ATS (+40.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-0-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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ARIZONA (21-40-0-8, 50 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (33-22-0-13, 79 pts.) - 3/16/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 21-48 ATS (+88.0 Units) in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 7-25 ATS (+47.8 Units) second half of the season this season.
ARIZONA is 4-21 ATS (+37.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ARIZONA is 1-11 ATS (+15.8 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 33-35 ATS (+84.6 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 12-14 ATS (-8.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 7-6-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

 

[CNOTES]

NHL

Monday, March 16


Unders cash on the ice Sunday night

Bettors who wagered on the under in the NHL totals market Sunday night went home happy, with the under going 5-2.

With an average of just four goals scored per game Sunday, it's no surprise the under cashed at a rate of 71.4 percent.

The under has been trending the past week going 31-18 the last seven days.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Short Sheet

Monday, March 16

Washington at Buffalo, 7:05 ET
Washington: n/a
Buffalo: n/a

Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7:35 ET
Montreal: 16-17 after playing a road game
Tampa Bay: 6-1 SU after a home loss

Toronto at Edmonton, 9:35 ET
Toronto: 4-14 SU after playing 2 consecutive road games
Edmonton: 39-25 SU after 4 or more consecutive overs

Arizona at Los Angeles, 10:35 ET
Arizona: 13-41 SU as an underdog
Los Angeles: 21-15 SU in home games

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

-- Heat 106, Cavaliers 92-- Four teams are tied for last two playoff spots in East.

-- Celtics 108, 76ers 89-- Boston won nine of its last 12 games.

-- NJIT 84, New Hempshire 77-- America East won't take NJIT as a member.

-- Why wouldn't Jameis Winston go to the NFL Draft? He is an unusual guy.

-- Pete Rose applied for reinstatement to baseball; come on Commish, let him back in. Think of the positive press it'll generate and it'll help Cooperstown.

-- Georgia Tech, UNLV decided to keep their hoop coaches for next year, which is a nice way of saying they didn't want to write big checks to buy them out.



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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but........

13) Kevin Pillar is an outfielder for Blue Jays; he is out for 7-10 days after pulling an oblique muscle.........while sneezing. I kid you not.

12) Colorado is still playing basketball, they're in the CBI but their best player Askia Booker decided to call it a season and won't play. Not sure if Spencer Dinwiddie's injury last year had any impact on this decision- that cost Dinwiddie a lot of money when the draft came around, but how do you walk out on your teammates?

11) Oliver Purnell is out after five years coaching DePaul; why can't anyone win with the Blue Demons? They've had the same AD for over a decade; maybe that is the problem. Team in Chicago shouldn't have problems recrutiing good players.

10) Enjoyed watching Cal-Irvine players/coaches celebrating late Saturday night when they won their first Big West title. Lot of times coaches act so cool and unemotional when they win. Too bad; its a great moment in their life-- show some emotion!!!

9) Surprising fact: Duke hasn't won any of the last four ACC tournaments.

8) Cardinal catcher Yadier Molina has lost 25-30 pounds and looks a lot different.

7) Kids should watch Notre Dame play offense and Hawai'i play defense. Rainbows really get after it on defense; its good to see.

6) Eastern Washington guard Tyler Harvey leads the country is scoring; his dad is a D-I ref, working WCC and Big Sky games. Harvey and his friends play Georgetown in the first round of the NCAA tournament this week.

5) David Wright's last home run was July 11. Hard to believe. Michael Cuddyer is on the Mets because he is Wright's friend. Wright chose Cuddyer over Giancarlo Stanton for Home Run Derby couple years ago-- brilliant decision.

4) Catchers must hate spring training; too many pitchers to warm up.

3) RIP Eugene Patton, 82, better known as Gene Gene the Dancing Machine on one of the great TV shows of all-time, the Gong Show. Mr Patton was an NBC stagehand who became slightly famous for his cameo spots dancing as the show went into commercial breaks. If you've never seen the Gong Show, find it on the Internet; great stuff.

2) Watched Good Will Hunting again the other night; still sad to realize that as much joy as Robin Williams brought to other people's lives, he couldn't be happy himself.

1) 45 minutes before brackets are announced Sunday, Alabama announced it fired coach Anthony Grant; 15 minutes later, Charlotte announces it fired Alan Major. Now burying bad news under bigger headlines has become an art form. If Pete Rose ever gets put in the Hall of Fame, there will be a lot of headline burying going on that day.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, March 17

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OTTAWA (33-24-0-11, 77 pts.) at CAROLINA (26-34-0-8, 60 pts.) - 3/17/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 21-17 ATS (+42.4 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 10-4 ATS (+15.2 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
OTTAWA is 20-13 ATS (+34.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 6-2 (+4.7 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 6-2-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.5 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (39-20-0-10, 88 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (29-29-0-11, 69 pts.) - 3/17/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 6-6 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 6-6-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.2 Units)

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MONTREAL (43-19-0-7, 93 pts.) at FLORIDA (31-24-0-14, 76 pts.) - 3/17/2015, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 6-3 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 6-3-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.3 Units)

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BUFFALO (19-43-0-6, 44 pts.) at BOSTON (36-23-0-10, 82 pts.) - 3/17/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 40-110 ATS (+243.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 8-38 ATS (+90.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 15-57 ATS (+125.2 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 20-4 ATS (+14.1 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 251-211 ATS (+28.8 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BUFFALO is 197-195 ATS (+416.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
BOSTON is 179-148 ATS (-47.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
BOSTON is 83-75 ATS (-60.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 5-8 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 8-5-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.3 Units)

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SAN JOSE (34-27-0-8, 76 pts.) at WINNIPEG (34-23-0-12, 80 pts.) - 3/17/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 34-35 ATS (-13.3 Units) in all games this season.
SAN JOSE is 11-15 ATS (-13.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SAN JOSE is 14-16 ATS (-16.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 11-4 ATS (+15.7 Units) on Tuesday nights this season.
WINNIPEG is 38-35 ATS (+80.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

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

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MINNESOTA (38-24-0-7, 83 pts.) at NASHVILLE (43-21-0-7, 93 pts.) - 3/17/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 2-7 ATS (-7.1 Units) when playing with 2 days rest this season.
NASHVILLE is 17-4 ATS (+11.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
NASHVILLE is 12-1 ATS (+10.3 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights this season.
NASHVILLE is 39-29 ATS (+73.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 173-157 ATS (+340.5 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 50-37 ATS (+10.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 23-18 ATS (+45.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-5 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 6-5-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.2 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (43-24-0-4, 90 pts.) at CHICAGO (41-21-0-6, 88 pts.) - 3/17/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 44-14 ATS (+16.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 22-16 ATS (+40.9 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 8-9 ATS (-11.4 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
CHICAGO is 15-19 ATS (-18.0 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 28-27 ATS (-14.3 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 11-13 ATS (-12.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 2-1 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 2-1-0 straight up against CHICAGO 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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ST LOUIS (44-20-0-5, 93 pts.) at CALGARY (38-26-0-5, 81 pts.) - 3/17/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 38-31 ATS (-6.2 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 38-34 ATS (+1.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 14-9 ATS (+25.0 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 12-7 ATS (+20.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 5-2 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 5-2-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (29-27-0-15, 73 pts.) at VANCOUVER (39-25-0-4, 82 pts.) - 3/17/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 29-42 ATS (+72.9 Units) in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 3-12 ATS (+17.0 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 2-15 ATS (+24.0 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
VANCOUVER is 153-96 ATS (+34.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 31-43 ATS (-32.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 2-1 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 2-1-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

 

[CNOTES]

NHL

Tuesday, March 17

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7:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. CAROLINA
Ottawa is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Ottawa's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Carolina's last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Carolina's last 10 games when playing Ottawa

7:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. NEW JERSEY
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
New Jersey is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New Jersey's last 15 games at home

7:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. BOSTON
Buffalo is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo's last 9 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:30 PM
MONTREAL vs. FLORIDA
Montreal is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Florida
Montreal is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Florida is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Montreal
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal

8:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. NASHVILLE
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Nashville is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home

8:00 PM
SAN JOSE vs. WINNIPEG
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Winnipeg is 1-4-1 SU in its last 6 games ,when playing at home against San Jose

8:30 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. CHICAGO
NY Islanders are 3-10 SU in their last 13 games when playing on the road against Chicago
NY Islanders are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
Chicago is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

9:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. CALGARY
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games at home
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis

10:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. VANCOUVER
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 11 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Philadelphia is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Vancouver is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

 

[CNOTES]

NHL

Tuesday, March 17


Islanders' G Jaroslav Halak, doubtful Tuesday

Halak did not travel with the Islanders for their game Tuesday against the Blackhawks and is unlikely to play. The nature of his absence is not known at this time.


Jets' D Dustin Byfuglien, questionable Tuesday

Byfuglien has an upper-body injury but could return for Tuesday's game against the Sharks.



NHL roundup: Lightning tie Habs for first place

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning jumped out to a 3-0 lead, then held on for nearly the entire third period, escaping with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday at Amalie Arena.

Goalie Ben Bishop made 32 saves, helping the Lightning tie the Canadians for first place in the Atlantic Division with 93 points. However, Montreal has a game in hand.

Center Steven Stamkos scored twice for Tampa Bay, which also got goals from center Valtteri Filppula and defenseman Victor Hedman. Center Tomas Plekanec and right winger P.A. Parenteau scored for Montreal. Canadiens goalie Carey Price stopped 30 shots.

The Lightning have won all four meetings with the Canadiens this season, a stark contrast to last year, when Montreal eliminated the Lightning with a 4-0 sweep in the opening round of the playoffs.

Capitals 4, Sabres 3 (SO)

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Center Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the lone goal in the shootout, leading Washington past Buffalo.

Kuznetsov, left winger Curtis Glencross and defenseman Mike Green scored in regulation for the Capitals. Goalie Braden Holtby made 30 saves.

Left winger Johan Larsson, center Cody Hodgson and center Tyler Ennis scored for the Sabres, who lost for the seventh game in a row. Goalie Anders Lindback made 34 saves.

Kings 1, Coyotes 0

LOS ANGELES -- Rookie center Andy Andreoff scored his first career goal, and goaltender Jonathan Quick earned his sixth shutout of the season, lifting Los Angeles to a shutout victory over Arizona before an announced crowd of 18,230 at Staples Center.

Andreoff scored with 1:05 remaining in the second period on an assist by center Jordan Nolan and defenseman Brayden McNabb. Andreoff, who was playing in place of injured center Jarret Stoll, fielded a pass from Nolan and squeezed a winner past Smith. It took Andreoff, a third-round pick (80th overall) in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, 15 games to produce his first goal.

Quick stopped all 25 shots he faced for the 37th shutout of his career, which is the most in Kings history.

The win allowed the Kings (34-22-13), who won for the third time in four games, to tie the third-place Calgary Flames with 81 points in the Pacific Division. They are one point back of the second-place Vancouver Canucks.

Oilers 4, Maple Leafs 1

EDMONTON, Alberta -- One good beating deserves another.

And with that, Edmonton avenged last month's blowout loss to Toronto by pounding the Maple Leafs 4-1 in the rematch at Rexall Place.

Edmonton had it wrapped up in the first 11 minutes, rolling out to a 4-0 lead en route to handing the Leafs a 20th loss in their past 21 road games.

The Oilers (19-39-12) wasted no time in jumping on the Leafs, as left winger Benoit Pouliot scored on Edmonton's first shot of the game just 53 seconds after the opening faceoff.

It was the league-leading 10th time this season that the Leafs gave up a goal on the first shot of the game.