The Bum's NHL January 2015 Trends/Stats/News Etc...All you know B4 Wagering !

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NHL

Thursday, January 29

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

7:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. NY RANGERS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 8 games on the road
Montreal is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games at home
NY Rangers are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Montreal

7:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 8 games
Winnipeg is 8-16-1 SU in its last 25 games ,when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Philadelphia is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games when playing Winnipeg

7:30 PM
ARIZONA vs. TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Arizona's last 10 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Arizona is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Toronto
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games

7:30 PM
COLUMBUS vs. FLORIDA
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
Columbus is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games
Florida is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus

7:30 PM
DALLAS vs. OTTAWA
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Dallas's last 12 games
Ottawa is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 9 games at home

7:30 PM
DETROIT vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 8-15-2 SU in its last 25 games ,when playing Detroit

8:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Nashville's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
St. Louis is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Nashville

9:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. CALGARY
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Calgary's last 13 games when playing at home against Minnesota

9:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. EDMONTON
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Buffalo's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 9 games
Edmonton is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games at home

10:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. SAN JOSE
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing San Jose
Anaheim is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
San Jose is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Anaheim

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NHL

Thursday, January 29

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Game of the Day: Canadiens at Rangers
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Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers (-132, 5)

The Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers are enjoying torrid stretches as they ascend in their respective divisions and toward the postseason. The Original Six rivals look to continue their hot hands when they play the final contest of their three-game season series at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. All-Star Carey Price made 40 saves in Montreal's 3-2 triumph over Dallas on Tuesday, lifting his team to its third straight victory while it improved to 13-3-1 in its last 17 contests.

The red-hot Rangers entered the All-Star break by winning 16-of-19 games but cooled considerably in a 4-1 setback to the New York Islanders on Tuesday. Carl Hagelin scored on the power play with nine seconds remaining to avoid the shutout and also tallied in the Rangers' 3-1 loss to Montreal on Oct. 25 and again in a 5-0 win over the Canadiens on Nov. 23. Henrik Lundqvist made 21 saves in the latter contest, recording the 10th of his 14 wins against Montreal at Madison Square Garden.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, NBCSN, RSN, RDS (Montreal), MSG (New York)

LINE HISTORY: Online book Pinnacle Sports opened the Rangers as -130 favorites, and that's moved to -132. The total opened at 5.

INJURY REPORT: Canadiens - RW P.A. Parenteau (Questionable, concussion).

ABOUT THE CANADIENS (30-13-3 SU, 14-24 O/U): Alex Galchenyuk has scored in each of the three games during Montreal's winning streak, moving his season goal total to 13 and tying him for second place with Tomas Plekanec. Max Pacioretty, who leads the club with 21 goals and 38 points, joined Dale Weise with a tally and an assist in the Canadiens' 3-1 victory on Oct. 25. Brendan Gallagher scored versus the Stars, marking his career-high fourth game-winning goal of the season.

ABOUT THE RANGERS (27-14-4 SU, 21-20 O/U): Coach Alain Vigneault elected to alter his lines during Wednesday's practice, most notably putting Dominic Moore to center wings Hagelin and Lee Stempniak. "I put them together (Tuesday) night in the third (period) because I thought both of them were playing at a good pace and making some good plays," Vigneault said of Hagelin and Moore. "They're used to playing together on the (penalty) kill, they communicate real well with one another." Vigneault also was quick to praise Tanner Glass, who provided a physical presence with 14 penalty minutes versus the Islanders and 24 total with 18 hits over his last three contests.

TRENDS:

* Home team is 5-0 in the last five meetings.
* Under is 13-4-6 in the last 23 meetings.
* Canadiens are 6-1 in their last seven road games.
* Under is 6-1 in Rangers last seven overall.

CONSENSUS: According to Consensus, 62 percent of bettors are backing the Rangers.

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NHL

Thursday, January 29


Predators' G Pekka Rinne, Mid February

Rinne is sidelined with a sprained knee and will not return until near the middle of February.




NHL roundup: Capitals pound Penguins

WASHINGTON -- Left winger Alex Ovechkin scored two goals to bring his league-leading total to 29 on the season and his Washington Capitals pounded the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 on Wednesday at the Verizon Center.

Center Eric Fehr and defenseman Mike Green also scored for the Capitals, who handed the Penguins their first shutout loss since beating them 3-0 in Pittsburgh on Dec. 27.

The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Capitals and moved them within three points of the Penguins for second in the Metropolitan Division.

The Penguins had center Sidney Crosby in their lineup after missing Tuesday's game, but lost for fifth time in six games.

Devils 2, Maple Leafs 1 (SO)

NEWARK, N.J. -- Centers Jacob Josefson and Patrik Elias scored in the shootout to lead New Jersey over Toronto at the Prudential Center.

With the win, New Jersey (18-22-8) has won three-of-its-last-five, while Toronto (22-23-4) continued its season-high seven-game losing streak.

Toronto left winger James van Riemsdyk and Devils defenseman Adam Larsson scored the game's only regulation goals.

New Jersey goaltender Cory Schneider made 29 saves in his league-leading 42nd start of the season while Toronto goaltender Jonathan Bernier turned away 22 of 23 shots.

Kings 4, Blackhawks 3

LOS ANGELES -- Defenseman Jake Muzzin scored the game-winning goal at 16:23 of the third period, and Los Angeles Kings defeated Chicago before a sellout crowd of 18,525 at Staples Center.

Goaltender Jonathan Quick recorded 26 saves as the Kings snapped a four-game losing streak. It was just Quick's second win this calendar year.

Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford stopped 23 of 27 shots as Chicago (30-16-2) had its two-game winning streak end. It had won seven of the last eight contests at Staples before Wednesday's setback.

Kings center Jeff Carter scored two goals and center Tyler Toffoli one in the win.

Chicago got goal from center Andrew Shaw, right winger Patrick Kane and left winger Patrick Sharp.

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NHL

Thursday, January 29


Backup Lehner gets start for Senators Thursday

According to the Ottawa Senators official Twitter feed, backup goaltender Robin Lehner will get the start as the Sens host the Dallas Stars Thursday evening.

It will be the Swede's first appearance between the pipes since Jan. 13 when he allowed five goals on 29 shots in a 5-4 loss to these same Stars.

Lehner has allowed 11 goals on 71 shots (.845 save percentage) in three appearances in net in January. He is 6-7-2 with a goals against average of 3.16 and a save percentage of .900 on the season.

The Sens are presently -108 home faves for the matchup.

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NHL
Short Sheet

Thursday, January 29

Boston at NY Islanders, 7:05 ET
Boston: 7-13 SU in road games after covering 6 or 7 of their last 8 against the spread
NY Islanders: 17-4 SU in home games

Montreal at NY Rangers, 7:05 ET
Montreal: 20-8 SU after 1 or more consecutive unders
NY Rangers: 12-22 SU in home games off a blowout loss by 3 goals or more to a division rival

Winnipeg at Philadelphia, 7:05 ET
Winnipeg: 20-12 SU as a road underdog of +100 to +150
Philadelphia: 1-8 SU after covering 3 of their last 4 against the spread

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7:35 ET
Detroit: 11-15 SU after scoring 4 goals or more in 4 straight games
Tampa Bay: 22-5 SU in home games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days

Columbus at Florida, 7:35 ET
Columbus: N/A
Florida: N/A

Dallas at Ottawa, 7:35 ET
Dallas: 14-6 SU when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days
Ottawa: 0-6 SU in home games when playing 5 or less games in 14 days

Arizona at Toronto, 7:35 ET
Arizona: 8-25 SU as an underdog
Toronto: 7-1 SU in home games in non-conference games

Nashville at St Louis, 8:05 ET
Nashville: 1-8 SU in road games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games
St Louis: 25-5 SU in home games after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread

Minnesota at Calgary, 9:05 ET
Minnesota: 4-15 SU in road games after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game
Calgary: 26-22 SU in all games

Buffalo at Edmonton, 9:35 ET
Buffalo: 120-80 SU when playing 5 or less games in 14 days
Edmonton: 7-28 SU after a game where they failed to cover the spread

Anaheim at San Jose, 10:05 ET
Anaheim: 15-4 SU after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games
San Jose: 111-103 SU in home games after having lost 2 of their last 3 games

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NHL

Thursday, January 29


Senators' G Craig Anderson, out Thursday

Anderson will not be available for Thursday's game against the Stars due to a hand injury.

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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Cincinnati 70, UConn 58- Defending national champs are only 11-8.

-- Louisiana Tech 69, Western Kentucky 56-- Hilltoppers' first loss in C-USA.

-- Murray State 85, Eastern Kentucky 78 OT-- Racers stay unbeaten in OVC.

-- Sacramento State 75, Montana State 59-- Hornets are 8-1 in Big Sky, but thir gym isn't big enough to host Big Sky tournament, should they get top seed.

-- UCLA 69, Utah 59-- Bruins avenged a 71-39 loss in first meeting.

-- Colorado 98, USC 94, 3OT-- Game of night in Galen Center;

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here.........

13) Duke basically cut junior guard Rasheed Sulaimon Thursday, for unspecified reasons, but he is in good academic standing and he doesn't have a police rap sheet, so only thing left is that he wasn't being a good soldier about being a sub after he had started 50 games for the Blue Devils the last two seasons.

This from espn.com: "Last season the coaching staff talked to Sulaimon about his body language when things didn't go his way. He had specifically been called out for pouting and not celebrating his teammates while he was on the bench."

12) Suliamon is the first player ever banished by Duke in the Coach K era; lets face it, in this era, if you're a junior at Duke or Kentucky and not in the NBA, then you're a disappointment. Coaches fail to develop a kid, so they just purge him. Seems fair.

11) Jusr for the record, Suliamon was 4-5 from the arc, had 13 points in a win at Pitt 11 days ago, then he played 16 minutes at St John's, 12 at Notre Dame, fewest he has played this season. He has one year of college left, and is from Houston. Curious to see where he winds up.

10) One last Duke thing: If Jahlil Okafor is so great, why was he on the bench for most of the last 2:00 at Notre Dame? He is a defensive liability, thats why. Wonder if anyone would take the Sabonis kid first if he comes out for the draft in June? His dad was a great player over in Russia. Its a fair question.

9) Eventually, I think the NFL will go to an 18-game regular season with the Super Bowl being played the Sunday of Presidents' Day weekend.

8) Louisville defensive coordinator Todd Grantham stays with the Cardinals, rather than jumping to the same job with the NFL's Raiders. Unusual decision.

7) So I'm watching Law and Order in the middle of the night this week and who shows up as a defense lawyer but Shirley Jones, who was the mom in The Partridge Family when I was a kid. She was a MILF before MILFs were a thing; Ms Jones is 80 and still married to Marty Ingalls, who was a funny guy but a terrible actor- he popularized the practice of famous actors doing voiceovers on commercials. .

6) How long will Eldrick Woods monopolize golf telecasts? How many times does he have miss the fairway or miss the cut before he is no longer a huge story? He was in 4th-to-last place at one point Thursday, yet they showed all of his shots-- why?

5) Ever hear of Branden Grace, Shane Lowry or Marc Leishman? Those are the three golfers directly ahead of Woods in the World Golf Rankings.

4) Must be a lot of money in collecting garbage, since Waste Management is the sponsor of this week's PGA Tour event in Phoenix.

3) Russell Wilson's grandfather was once president at Norfolk State University.

2) Eastern Washington QB Vernon Adams is considering playing his last year of college ball at Oregon. Adams threw for 4,994 yards this past season for the I-AA Eagles, who lost to Washington 59-52, with Adams passing for 475 yards.

1) College hoop referee Brian O'Connell worked his 58th game of year last night in Cincinnati; he did 92 games last year- this will be 10th year in a row he's worked 70+ D-I games. Not a bad second job, huh?

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NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, January 30

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PITTSBURGH (27-13-0-8, 62 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (18-22-0-8, 44 pts.) - 1/30/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 6-13 ATS (-15.0 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NEW JERSEY is 53-77 ATS (-89.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 7-19 ATS (-13.3 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 6-5 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 6-5-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.2 Units)

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ST LOUIS (30-13-0-4, 64 pts.) at CAROLINA (17-25-0-5, 39 pts.) - 1/30/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 2-9 ATS (-10.3 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 17-7 ATS (+9.4 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 95-70 ATS (+166.6 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 2-1 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 2-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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NASHVILLE (31-10-0-6, 68 pts.) at COLORADO (20-18-0-11, 51 pts.) - 1/30/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 1-8 ATS (+10.0 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
COLORADO is 75-63 ATS (+1.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 37-25 ATS (+10.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 31-16 ATS (+10.9 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 119-92 ATS (+20.7 Units) in January games since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 13-6 ATS (+6.7 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NASHVILLE is 13-5 ATS (+6.9 Units) after a division game this season.
NASHVILLE is 17-4 ATS (+10.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLORADO is 115-113 ATS (-83.0 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.
COLORADO is 99-105 ATS (-31.3 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 7-19 ATS (+30.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLORADO is 99-108 ATS (-59.2 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
COLORADO is 5-4 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 5-4-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

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CHICAGO (30-16-0-2, 62 pts.) at ANAHEIM (32-11-0-6, 70 pts.) - 1/30/2015, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 5-3 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 5-3-0 straight up against CHICAGO 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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BUFFALO (14-32-0-3, 31 pts.) at VANCOUVER (26-17-0-3, 55 pts.) - 1/30/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 35-96 ATS (+204.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 6-35 ATS (+80.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 0-11 ATS (+22.5 Units) in January games this season.
BUFFALO is 0-11 ATS (+22.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
VANCOUVER is 150-95 ATS (+33.1 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
BUFFALO is 195-187 ATS (+397.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 120-122 ATS (-30.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 9-17 ATS (-16.0 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 18-34 ATS (-21.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 2-0-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.0 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, January 30

Hot teams
-- Devils won three of their last four games.
-- Blues won eight of their last nine games. Carolina won four of last five.
-- Ducks won six of last seven games. Chicago is 11-1 in game after its last twelve losses.

Cold teams
-- Penguins lost five of their last six games.
-- Avalanche lost five of its last seven games. Nashville lost three of last four games, with last three going OT.
-- Sabres lost their last thirteen games. Vancouver lost last two games, 4-1/4-0.

Series records
-- Home side won last eight Penguin-Devil games.
-- Home side won last five St Louis-Carolina games.
-- Predators won 15 of last 20 games with Colorado.
-- Blackhawks won three of last four games with Anaheim.
-- Sabres-Canucks split their last four games.

Totals
-- Four of last five Penguin road games stayed under.
-- Under is 16-4-2 in Carolina home games.
-- Eight of last ten Nashville road games went over.
-- Six of last eight Chicago games went over total.
-- Last six Vancouver home games stayed under.

Back-to-back
-- Blues are 4-3 if they played the night before.
-- Nashville is 1-4 if it played the night before.
-- Anaheim is 4-2 if it played the night before.




NHL

Friday, January 30

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. NEW JERSEY
Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
Pittsburgh is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
New Jersey is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

7:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. CAROLINA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Carolina
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Carolina's last 18 games at home

9:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. COLORADO
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Nashville's last 10 games on the road
Nashville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Nashville

10:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. VANCOUVER
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 1-6-1 SU in its last 8 games ,when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 5 games

10:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. ANAHEIM
Chicago is 6-16-2 SU in its last 24 games ,when playing on the road against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 11 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Chicago
Anaheim is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games


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NHL

Friday, January 30

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Game of the Day: Blackhawks at Ducks
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Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks (OFF, OFF)

The Chicago Blackhawks continue their season-high seven-game road trip when they visit the league-leading Anaheim Ducks on Friday. Chicago fell to 1-1-0 on its trek with a disappointing 4-3 loss at Los Angeles on Wednesday, allowing the tying goal with 6:11 remaining in the third period and the winner 2:34 later. The defeat was the third in five games for the Blackhawks and dropped them to 5-6-0 this month with two contests remaining.

The Ducks have no time to lick their wounds after suffering a 6-3 loss at San Jose on Thursday. Anaheim took the lead less than five minutes into the contest on Andrew Cogliano's tally but allowed the next six goals as it failed to post a season high-tying seventh consecutive win. The Ducks split their first two meetings with Chicago this campaign despite scoring only once in each game.

TV: 10 p.m. ET, RSN, WGN (Chicago), Prime Ticket (Anaheim)

INJURY REPORT: Blackhawks - N/A Ducks - D Eric Brewer (Prob-Foot)

ABOUT THE BLACKHAWKS (30-16-2 SU, 18-23-7 O/U): Chicago made a minor trade Thursday, sending Adam Clendening to Vancouver for fellow defenseman Gustav Forsling. The 18-year-old Forsling, who was selected by the Canucks in the fifth round of last June's draft, has notched three goals and two assists in 35 games with Linkoping of the Swedish League this season while collecting eight points in seven contests while representing his homeland in the World Junior Championship earlier this month. "We are excited to add Gustav to a strong group of young talent in our organization," general manager Stan Bowman said. "He's an offensive defenseman that plays very well on the power play and has a big shot."

ABOUT THE DUCKS (32-11-6 SU, 2026-3 O/U): Ilya Bryzgalov's second stint with Anaheim - as well as his NHL career - could be coming to an end soon. The 34-year-old Russian fell to 1-3-0 with a 4.68 goals-against average and .832 save percentage after allowing six goals on 25 shots in Thursday's loss. "Results like this, it's really frustrating," Bryzgalov said afterward. "I know I can do the job. It's a matter of when I get the next chance." It won't be on Friday as Frederik Andersen will attempt to extend his personal winning streak to eight games.

TRENDS:

*Ducks are 4-0 in their last 4 games following a loss of 3 or more goals.
*Over is 4-1 in Blackhawks last 5 overall.
*Road team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
*Under is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings in Anaheim.


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NHL

Friday, January 30


Blues turning to Allen in nets Friday

The St. Louis Blues are going with backup Jake Allen in nets, after Brian Elliott got the start of Thursday. Allen has a 13-5-2 record with a 2.65 GAA and .900 save percentage this season.

St. Louis has lost Allen's last three starts, with the New Brunswick native allowing 11 goals in that span.

As of this writing, the Blues are -123 when they travel to Carolina Friday.

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Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Six prop bets for Sunday, combining Super Bowl and NBA games.......

-- Miami Heat points -31.5 over Rob Gronkowski receiving yards

-- Boston Celtic points -15.5 over Marshawn Lynch rushing yards

-- Russell Wilson passing yards -11.5 over Heat/Celtic combined points.

-- Tom Brady completions -1.5 over Chris Bosh points.

-- Lakers first half points -10.5 over Jermaine Kearse receiving yards

-- Knicks first quarter points -1.5 over Patriots points for whole game.

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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind......

13) Green Bay Packers quietly fired its special teams coach, 12 days after they gave up a TD on a fake field goal and failed to recover an onside kick in Seattle.

12) Raptors 127, Nets 122 OT-- Brooklyn went 0-7 at home in January; this was an unusual regular season NBA game. Jarrett Jack played the whole game except for a 47-second rest. Nets seemed genuinely crushed when they lost.

11) NBA teams are 24-15-1 vs spread on last game of a 4+-game road trip.

10) Seahawks covered ten of last eleven times they were an underdog.

9) Buffalo 80, Kent State 55-- Bobby Hurley is the coach at Buffao because the AD at Buffalo is the son of the former Duke AD- they're brother/father of Michael White, the up-and-coming coach at Louisiana Tech.

8) When I was in college 35 years ago, Buffalo was a D-III program that played in a horribly small gym; on February 22, 1980, while everyone else in America watched the US Olympic hockey team beat the Russians in the Miracle on Ice, I was in the Buffalo gym, watching our college team lose a conference tournament game in four overtimes to the Bulls. In all four OTs, the team that won the tap played for the last shot, thats show basketball was before the shot clock.

7) So Bobby Hurley coaches Buffalo, he could very well be Coach K's replacement when that day comes, his brother coaches Rhode Island, Albany and Binghamton are also D-I when they had been D-III programs, and college seems like a long time ago, mostly because it was. Binghamton rarely even opened up both sides of its gym when we played there back then. Now they're D-I; go figure.

6) In their five Super Bowls together, the Brady/Belichick Patriots have scored zero points in the first quarter. Zero. None. Bupkus.

5) Golfer Jason Dufner lost a lot of weight, cut his cuirly hair short and I didn't come close to recognizing him on TV Friday. Hope he isn't sick.

4) Hawks 105, Trailblazers 99-- Atlanta has now won 18 games in a row and 32 of its last 34, but no one talks about them. Why is that?

3) Since 1991, this is the fifth Super Bowl where both #1 seeds faced each other; the NFC team won the first four.

2) Derrick Rose has a 13-year, $185M deal with adidas, which is why he cares as much about playing for Team USA as he does for the Bulls.

1) 15 years ago Friday the Rams beat Tennessee for their only Super Bowl title; 15 years later and Tennessee's coach that day is now the Rams' coach. Tonight,, they will announce who gets in the Hall of Fame this summer and I am hopeful that both Kurt Warner and Orlando Pace get in.

WRs Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt will have to wait since there is a logjam of WRs who haven't gotten in yet. Warner and Pace? They deserve it.

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Long Sheet

Saturday, January 31

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WASHINGTON (25-14-0-9, 59 pts.) at MONTREAL (31-13-0-3, 65 pts.) - 1/31/2015, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 31-16 ATS (+13.0 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 40-28 ATS (+7.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 9-2 ATS (+6.3 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 26-13 ATS (+11.4 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 14-7 ATS (+6.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MONTREAL is 22-16 ATS (+38.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 16-7 ATS (+7.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 4-3 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-3-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.8 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (32-15-0-1, 65 pts.) at DETROIT (28-12-0-9, 65 pts.) - 1/31/2015, 2:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 12-23 ATS (-11.5 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 11-2 ATS (+8.3 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 32-16 ATS (+12.9 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 17-11 ATS (+31.4 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 16-9 ATS (+25.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 3-1 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 3-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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ARIZONA (17-25-0-6, 40 pts.) at OTTAWA (19-19-0-9, 47 pts.) - 1/31/2015, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 149-177 ATS (-75.9 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 2-1 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 2-1-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.1 Units)

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DALLAS (22-19-0-7, 51 pts.) at WINNIPEG (26-16-0-8, 60 pts.) - 1/31/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 3-14 ATS (+18.7 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
WINNIPEG is 28-17 ATS (+47.9 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 50-47 ATS (+110.9 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-3 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-3-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.5 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (21-15-0-12, 54 pts.) at BOSTON (26-16-0-7, 59 pts.) - 1/31/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 21-27 ATS (-20.1 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 5-14 ATS (-11.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
LOS ANGELES is 8-17 ATS (-15.0 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 7-11 ATS (-11.9 Units) in non-conference games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 5-9 ATS (-9.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 2-9 ATS (+11.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 62-54 ATS (+125.7 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
BOSTON is 37-48 ATS (-40.5 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
BOSTON is 176-147 ATS (-44.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
BOSTON is 80-74 ATS (-62.2 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
LOS ANGELES is 2-1 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 2-1-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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TORONTO (22-24-0-4, 48 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (21-22-0-7, 49 pts.) - 1/31/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 4-15 ATS (+22.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
TORONTO is 1-11 ATS (+14.6 Units) in January games this season.
TORONTO is 1-11 ATS (+14.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 1-11 ATS (+15.3 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 8-18 ATS (-10.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
TORONTO is 4-19 ATS (+31.8 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 3-11 ATS (-8.4 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
TORONTO is 7-15 ATS (-11.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TORONTO is 7-20 ATS (-15.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 26-19 ATS (+45.0 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 223-225 ATS (-98.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-3 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-3-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.9 Units)

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CAROLINA (17-25-0-6, 40 pts.) at NY RANGERS (27-15-0-4, 58 pts.) - 1/31/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 5-20 ATS (+35.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 17-8 ATS (+25.2 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 195-195 ATS (-115.9 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 9-1 (+7.5 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 9-1-0 straight up against CAROLINA 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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FLORIDA (21-15-0-10, 52 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (18-22-0-9, 45 pts.) - 1/31/2015, 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 5-2 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 5-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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COLUMBUS (21-23-0-3, 45 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (31-15-0-4, 66 pts.) - 1/31/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 85-87 ATS (+196.2 Units) in January games since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 18-14 ATS (+36.2 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 298-370 ATS (-77.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-2 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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EDMONTON (13-27-0-9, 35 pts.) at CALGARY (26-20-0-3, 55 pts.) - 1/31/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 13-36 ATS (+66.1 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 4-16 ATS (+24.2 Units) on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 2-17 ATS (+26.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
EDMONTON is 7-26 ATS (+46.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
EDMONTON is 17-49 ATS (+98.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 14-5 ATS (+19.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 8-4 (+5.1 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 8-4-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.0 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

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CHICAGO (31-16-0-2, 64 pts.) at SAN JOSE (26-17-0-6, 58 pts.) - 1/31/2015, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 11-15 ATS (-17.2 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 35-36 ATS (-22.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive home games this season.
CHICAGO is 19-5 ATS (+11.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-2 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-2-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, January 31

Hot teams
-- Montreal won last four games, allowing seven goals.
-- Islanders won six of their last eight games. Detroit won six of last seven games.
-- Bruins won seven of their last nine games.
-- Hurricanes won seven of their last eleven games.
-- Flyers won four of their last five games.
-- Lightning won four of their last five games.
-- Calgary won five of its last seven games. Oilers won three of last four.
-- Blackhawks won three of last four games. San Jose won four of last six.

Cold teams
-- Washington lost four of its last five games.
-- Coyotes lost seven of their last eight games. Ottawa lost three of last four.
-- Kings lost four of their last five games.
-- Panthers lost five of their last six games. New Jersey lost 14 of last 21 games.
-- Rangers lost last two games, scoring one goal.
-- Toronto lost last eight games, scoring seven goals.
-- Dallas Stars lost seven of their last eleven games. Winnipeg lost last two games, allowing 10 goals.
-- Blue Jackets lost six of their last nine games.

Series records
-- Washington won ten of last thirteen games with Montreal.
-- Islanders won seven of last eight games with Detroit.
-- Senators won six of last nine games with Arizona.
-- Kings won seven of last ten games with Boston.
-- Devils won seven of last nine games with Florida.
-- Rangers won 14 of last 15 games with Carolina.
-- Flyers won 12 of last 17 games against Toronto.
-- Jets won three of last four games with Dallas.
-- Lightning won five of last eight games with Columbus.
-- Oilers lost their last five games with Calgary.
-- Blackhawks won five of last seven games with San Jose.

Totals
-- Five of last six Washington road games went over total.
-- Four of last five Detroit home games went over.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Ottawa home games.
-- Four of last five Boston home games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Florida road games went over.
-- Five of last seven Ranger home games stayed under.
-- Five of last six Toronto road games stayed under.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Winnipeg home games.
-- Six of last seven Tampa Bay home games stayed under.
-- Seven of last nine Calgary home games stayed under.
-- Last five San Jose home games went over total.

Back-to-back
-- Devils are 3-6 if they played night before.
-- Carolina is 2-6 if it played night before.
-- Blackhawks are 5-3 if they played night before.

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Saturday, January 31

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Trend Report
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1:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. MONTREAL
Washington is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Washington is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Montreal
Montreal is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Montreal is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Washington

2:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
NY Islanders are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when playing NY Islanders
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

3:00 PM
ARIZONA vs. OTTAWA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ottawa's last 10 games at home

7:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. NY RANGERS
Carolina is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
NY Rangers are 14-1 SU in their last 15 games when playing Carolina
NY Rangers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina

7:00 PM
DALLAS vs. WINNIPEG
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Dallas is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. NEW JERSEY
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing Florida

7:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. BOSTON
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 9 games
Los Angeles is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Boston is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Los Angeles

7:00 PM
TORONTO vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Toronto

7:30 PM
COLUMBUS vs. TAMPA BAY
Columbus is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Columbus is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Columbus

10:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. CALGARY
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games
Edmonton is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 7 games
Calgary is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Edmonton

10:30 PM
CHICAGO vs. SAN JOSE
Chicago is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Jose
Chicago is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Chicago
San Jose is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago

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NHL

Saturday, January 31


Sabres fail to produce a single win in January

Fresh off a 5-2 defeat at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks Friday evening, the Buffalo Sabres pulled off a less-than-stellar feat, failing to win a game in the month of January.

Buffalo surrendered 51 goals in that span while only finding the back of the net 18 times. As a result, Ted Nolan's squad has firmly cemented its mark in the cellar of the Eastern Conference with a 14-33-3 straight-up record.

The Sabres will be in action yet again on Tuesday when they face off against the Montreal Canadiens north of the border.