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**Udog** · 01-29-2015, 09:44 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

-- Notre Dame 77, Duke 73-- Blue Devils were 10-20 on foul line.

-- Cavaliers 99, Blazers 94-- Lebron didn't play; Irving scored 55.

-- Georgia Tech 70, Miami 50-- Jackets had been 0-7 in the ACC.

-- Hawks 113, Nets 102-- Atlanta has now won 17 games in row.

-- Purdue 83, Indiana 67-- Improved Boilers are now 5-3 in Big 14.

-- Creighton 77, St John's 74-- Bluejays had been 0-8 in the Big East.

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud.......

13) NBA has a problem; their best players take too many games off. A new phrase is "recovery days" as in, they don't want their best guys playing back-to-back nights. When fans pay major money to see stars play, they're not going to be happy when the stars don't play. "Sprained wrist" is a poor excuse for Lebron James to sit out.

12) Watching Alabama play Tuesday night, they did a feature on the strength coach at Alabama, and how coach Anthony Grant approved of his players' "commitment to the weight room". How about a commitment to improving your skills with the ball?

Crimson Tide is turning ball over 22.4% of the time while playing the slowest tempo in the SEC. Four of their last five games were decided by two points. Little less time on the bench press, little more time in the gym. I'm just sayin'......

11) Wednesday will be a big day on ESPNU; National Signing Day for college football, with 11 hours (11 hours!!!) of coverage on ESPNU. National titles 3-5 years from now will in part be determined on Wednesday. Recruiting is an interesting subject.

10) Pete Carril's Princeton teams practiced different types of layups for eight minutes of every practice; you watch high Division I ball and guys struggle to finish plays around the rim. Its called skill development; you don't need a strength coach or a $1M weight room, but it helps you win a lot of games.

9) NBA teams who are playing at home for the second night in a row are only 3-10 against the spread this season.

8) CBS hired Frank Nobilo as its newest golf analyst, replacing Peter Oosterhuis, who retired. Nobilo has been working for the Golf Channel, is a good hire.

7) NFL head coaches in their second Super Bowl are 14-8.

6) North Carolina-Wake Forest will play non-conference football games in 2019 and 2021; both teams are in ACC, but in different divisions- they weren't scheduled to play each other in those years. Makes sense financially, if not artistically.

5) 49ers hired an offensive coordinator from within? How is Kaepernick supposed to be a better passer without better coaching?

4) Braves signed 25-year old Cuban OF Dian Toscano to a 4-year deal, on same day the White Sox designated Cuban OF Dayan Viciedo for assignment. Viciedo started a lot for the Pale Hose last season; curious to see where he winds up.

3) DePaul Blue Demons went 0-3 at a Christmas tournament in Hawai'i and looked dead; now they're 5-3 in the Big East and are showing life. Or maybe the Big East just isn't very good, thats possible too. .

2) Patriots have only one offensive player (Nate Solder) who was a first round draft pick; they've built their success via defense and shrewd trades.

1) Underrated storyline of this Super Bowl: when New England hired Belichick, they fired a coach who was 28-23 in Foxboro and who made the playoffs twice in three years and had an 8-8 season the third year. A coach named Pete Carroll.

**Udog** · 01-29-2015, 09:53 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, January 29

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BOSTON (25-16-0-7, 57 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (32-14-0-1, 65 pts.) - 1/29/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 32-15 ATS (+9.5 Units) in all games this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 14-3 ATS (+10.0 Units) after a division game this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 7-1 ATS (+5.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 16-8 ATS (+7.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 16-5 ATS (+10.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 169-185 ATS (+406.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 4-3 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 4-3-0 straight up against BOSTON 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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MONTREAL (30-13-0-3, 63 pts.) at NY RANGERS (27-14-0-4, 58 pts.) - 1/29/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 30-16 ATS (+10.2 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 27-18 ATS (+46.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 39-28 ATS (+8.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 35-17 ATS (+15.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 42-29 ATS (+72.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 21-16 ATS (+39.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 195-194 ATS (-114.5 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 122-122 ATS (-62.7 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 7-12 ATS (-12.6 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 161-193 ATS (-110.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 8-6 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 8-6-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+7.0 Units)

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WINNIPEG (26-15-0-8, 60 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (20-22-0-7, 47 pts.) - 1/29/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 9-4 ATS (+14.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
WINNIPEG is 12-8 ATS (+23.1 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 32-28 ATS (+64.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 11-4 ATS (+6.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
WINNIPEG is 19-11 ATS (+30.1 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 4-2 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 4-2-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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DETROIT (28-11-0-9, 65 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (30-15-0-4, 64 pts.) - 1/29/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 53-66 ATS (-32.4 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.
DETROIT is 93-99 ATS (-42.0 Units) in road games after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
DETROIT is 11-1 ATS (+9.5 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 5-1 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 5-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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COLUMBUS (21-22-0-3, 45 pts.) at FLORIDA (20-15-0-10, 50 pts.) - 1/29/2015, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 5-0 (+5.3 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 5-0-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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DALLAS (21-19-0-7, 49 pts.) at OTTAWA (19-18-0-9, 47 pts.) - 1/29/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 8-18 ATS (-11.6 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 7-21 ATS (+33.8 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 149-176 ATS (-92.9 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
OTTAWA is 14-27 ATS (+41.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-0 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-0-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.9 Units)

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ARIZONA (16-25-0-6, 38 pts.) at TORONTO (22-23-0-4, 48 pts.) - 1/29/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 7-1 ATS (+8.4 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.
TORONTO is 1-10 ATS (-10.8 Units) in January games this season.
TORONTO is 1-10 ATS (+14.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 8-17 ATS (+29.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
TORONTO is 7-14 ATS (+22.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TORONTO is 7-19 ATS (-16.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 2-1 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 2-1-0 straight up against ARIZONA 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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NASHVILLE (31-10-0-5, 67 pts.) at ST LOUIS (29-13-0-4, 62 pts.) - 1/29/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 31-15 ATS (+11.8 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 119-91 ATS (+21.4 Units) in January games since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 13-5 ATS (+7.6 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NASHVILLE is 13-4 ATS (+7.9 Units) after a division game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 9-4 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 9-4-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.6 Units)

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MINNESOTA (21-20-0-6, 48 pts.) at CALGARY (26-19-0-3, 55 pts.) - 1/29/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 21-26 ATS (-11.3 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 6-17 ATS (-11.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CALGARY is 26-22 ATS (+59.0 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 15-6 ATS (+22.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-3 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 5-3-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

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BUFFALO (14-31-0-3, 31 pts.) at EDMONTON (12-27-0-9, 33 pts.) - 1/29/2015, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 35-95 ATS (+203.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 10-42 ATS (+84.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 3-24 ATS (+55.4 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 13-45 ATS (+95.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 12-46 ATS (+92.9 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 13-46 ATS (+82.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 4-21 ATS (+34.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 12-36 ATS (+68.7 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 5-16 ATS (+31.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 2-1 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 2-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)

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ANAHEIM (32-10-0-6, 70 pts.) at SAN JOSE (25-17-0-6, 56 pts.) - 1/29/2015, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 32-16 ATS (+9.0 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 15-6 ATS (+21.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 19-4 ATS (+12.7 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 429-363 ATS (+26.8 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 17-5 ATS (+10.4 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 14-3 ATS (+9.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ANAHEIM is 28-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 15-4 ATS (+9.4 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 32-12 ATS (+13.8 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 18-7 ATS (+8.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ANAHEIM is 209-195 ATS (+423.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 5-9 ATS (-7.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 9-5 (+4.9 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 9-5-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.5 Units)

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**Udog** · 01-29-2015, 09:56 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, January 29

Hot teams
-- Bruins won six of their last eight games. Islanders won six of last eight.
-- Canadiens won four of last five games. Rangers won eight of last eleven.
-- Winnipeg won five of its last six games. Flyers won three of last four.
-- Detroit won last six games, scoring 21 goals in last four. Lightning won three of last four.
-- Blue Jackets won three of last four games.
-- Predators won eight of their last eleven games. St Louis won sevne of its last eight.
-- Flames won five of their last six games.
-- Edmonton is 4-4 in its last eight games, after a 1-11 skid.
-- Anaheim won its last six games, with four shutouts.

Cold teams
-- Arizona lost its last seven games, allowing 32 goals. Toronto also lost its last seven games, scoring six goals.
-- Senators lost six of last nine games. Dallas Stars lost four of last five road games.
-- Florida lost its last five games, outscored 22-11.
-- Minnesota lost eight of its last eleven games.
-- Sabres lost their last twelve games and 16 of last 17.
-- Sharks lost five of their last seven home games.

Series records
-- Islanders won four of last five games with Boston.
-- Montreal lost last three games in Madison Square Garden.
-- Flyers won five of last seven games with Winnipeg.
-- Coyotes won seven of last nine games with Toronto.
-- Senators lost their last seven games with Ottawa.
-- Lightning won five of last six games with Detroit.
-- Blue Jackets won their last ten games with Florida.
-- Predators won three of last four games with St Louis.
-- Minnesota is 5-3 in its last eight games with Calgary.
-- Sabres won four of last six games with Edmonton.
-- Sharks won three of last four games with Anaheim.

Totals
-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five Boston road games.
-- Seven of last eight Montreal road games stayed under.
-- Over is 8-3 in Winnipeg's last eleven road games.
-- Five of last six Toronto home games went over.
-- Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Ottawa home games.
-- Last six Tampa Bay home games stayed under.
-- Last three Columbus road games stayed under.
-- Seven of last nine Nashville road games went over.
-- Six of last eight Calgary home games stayed under.
-- Six of last eight Edmonton home games went over.
-- Four of last five Anaheim road games stayed under.

Back-to-back
-- Toronto if it played the night before, 2-0 at home.

**Udog** · 01-29-2015, 10:02 AM

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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**Udog** · 01-29-2015, 10:08 AM

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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**Udog** · 01-29-2015, 10:08 AM

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.

**Udog** · 01-29-2015, 10:54 AM

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.

**Udog** · 01-29-2015, 10:58 AM

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

**Udog** · 01-29-2015, 11:08 AM

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.

**Udog** · 01-29-2015, 06:12 PM

NHL
Dunkel

Anaheim at San Jose
The Ducks head to San Jose tonight and come into the contest with an 8-1 record in their last 9 January games. Anaheim is the pick (-120) according to Dunkel, which has the Ducks favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (-120). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 29

Game 51-52: Boston at NY Islanders (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 11.727; NY Islanders 13.496
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Islanders by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: NY Islanders (-135); 5 1/2;
Dunkel Pick: NY Islanders (-135); Under

Game 53-54: Montreal at NY Rangers (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 10.994; NY Rangers 12.552
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Rangers by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: NY Rangers (-`145); 5
Dunkel Pick: NY Rangers (-145); Under

Game 55-56: Winnipeg at Philadelphia (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Winnipeg 10.517; Philadelphia 12.112
Dunkel Line & Total: Philadelphia by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Winnipeg (-115); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-105); Over

Game 57-58: Detroit at Tampa Bay (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 12.534; Tampa Bay 11.669
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-160); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+140); Over

Game 59-60: Columbus at Florida (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 12.435; Florida 10.914
Dunkel Line & Total: Columbus by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Florida (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Columbus (+120); Under

Game 61-62: Dallas at Ottawa (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 11.445; Ottawa 10.319
Dunkel Line & Total: Dallas by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Ottawa (-110); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Dallas (-110); Over

Game 63-64: Arizona at Toronto (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona 9.299; Toronto 10.756
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto (-150); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-150); Over

Game 65-66: Nashville at St. Louis (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Nashville 10.766; St. Louis 12.423
Dunkel Line & Total: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: St. Louis (-185); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-185); Under

Game 67-68: Minnesota at Calgary (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 11.785; Calgary 10.238
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Calgary (-125); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+105); Under

Game 69-70: Buffalo at Edmonton (9:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 9.821; Edmonton 11.409
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Edmonton (-190); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (-190); Over

Game 71-72: Anaheim at San Jose (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 12.223; San Jose 10.762
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Anaheim (-120); 5
Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (-120); Under

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