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**Udog** · 02-22-2015, 07:12 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

With the Academy Awards tonight, here are six of my favorite basketball-related movies/TV shows........

6) White Shadow-- Washed-up NBA player coaches an inner-city high school team.

5) Hoosiers-- Gene Hackman's character got tossed out of his first game.

4) One-on-One-- Robby Benson as a late-70's, Ricky Rubio-type college player.

3) Hoop Dreams-- Mid-90's documentary about two Chicago HS kids.

2) Fast Break-- Gabe Kaplan quits his job in a deli to become a college coach.

1) Blue Chips-- Bob Cousy, Shaq, Jerry Tarkanian; Bobby Hurley plays for Indiana in the climactic basketball scenes.

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

13) Gonzaga 70, St Mary's 60-- Gaels gave Gonzaga their best shot- they were up 17 in the first half, but they couldn't close the deal- they'll be in the NIT. This was a real good game; St Mary's played as well as they could, lost by 10.

12) Jameis Winston had a good day at the NFL Combine; now the Buccaneer brass has to decide if he is good enough to risk their jobs on.

11) Never thought I'd see the day when 70,205 people would pay to see a regular season NHL game outdoors in California, but they did in Santa Clara. Kings won their seventh game in a row, 2-1 over San Jose.

If you care about such things, the road team is 11-4 in outdoor NHL games.

10) I'm not fond of the phrase, "He's just a winner" because that implies that there are people who are born losers and I will never believe that.

9) First weekend in May should be interesting in Las Vegas; Kentucky Derby Day and the Meriwether-Pacquaio fight that night, with hockey/basketball playoff games, baseball and the NFL Draft going on, too. MGM Grand sold out in 15 minutes after the fight was officially announced as a go.

8) VMI 113, Western Carolina 111, 2 OTs-- Each team had a kid score 40+ points.

7) We used to teach high school kids when they were rebounding, to "Catch it, tuck it, swing it", pivoting with the ball to create space, and if you drilled a kid with an elbow to the head, so be it-- he'd move his head next time.

But America has become soft because of concussion lawsuits; elbows to the head are treated like felonies now and it changes how the game is taught. Rebounders can be hacked and they can't create space for themselves anymore.

6) Arizona 57, UCLA 47-- Wildcats didn't score in first 6:00 of either half; you just don't see that very much, especially with a double digit home favorite. UCLA is headed to the NIT with St Mary's.

5) Bill Vinovich reffed the Arizona game; if that name sounds familiar, he was also the referee at the Super Bowl.

4) If I had a vote for college basketball player of the year, I wouldn't vote for Frank Kaminsky of Wisconsin; lot of TV types are pushing him for the award. I remember his game against Georgetown back in November; 1-8 from the floor, in a 68-65 win for the Badgers. Kaminsky is a very good player in a sport that has virtually no skilled big men, so he has a huge advantage there, but he is not the Player of the Year. He was 5-12 from the floor against Duke, not exactly Player oif the Year numbers.

3) Kentucky lost the national title game last year, but none of their five NCAA tourney wins were by more than seven points. When they won the title in 2012, none of their six NCAA tourney wins were by less than eight points.

2) Bad Beat of the Day: Drexel, +9.5-- Lost by 10 in overtime. Oy.

1) Joe Lunardi will be all over ESPN for the next three weeks, as Bracketology becomes the nation's sports focus. First four out, last four in, every win/loss causing a shift in people's fortunes. Lunardi is good at what he does, but ESPN treats his word as gospel, which it is not. Just remember that on Selection Sunday.

**Udog** · 02-22-2015, 07:17 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, February 22

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BOSTON (28-21-0-9, 65 pts.) at CHICAGO (35-19-0-5, 75 pts.) - 2/22/2015, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 28-30 ATS (-15.3 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 5-14 ATS (-11.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
BOSTON is 1-7 ATS (-8.4 Units) in February games this season.
BOSTON is 8-14 ATS (-11.2 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
BOSTON is 3-10 ATS (-7.5 Units) in road games in non-conference games this season.
CHICAGO is 21-4 ATS (+13.0 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 52-40 ATS (+97.6 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
BOSTON is 170-189 ATS (+411.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 10-12 ATS (-12.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
CHICAGO is 33-29 ATS (-11.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 8-15 ATS (-21.7 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
CHICAGO is 6-3 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 6-3-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.5 Units)

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WASHINGTON (32-17-0-10, 74 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (24-23-0-11, 59 pts.) - 2/22/2015, 3:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 7-4 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 7-4-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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FLORIDA (26-19-0-12, 64 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (32-17-0-9, 73 pts.) - 2/22/2015, 6:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 4-4 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 4-4-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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NASHVILLE (39-13-0-6, 84 pts.) at BUFFALO (17-38-0-4, 38 pts.) - 2/22/2015, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 196-191 ATS (+419.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 39-19 ATS (+14.3 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 20-5 ATS (+12.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BUFFALO is 38-103 ATS (-89.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 13-50 ATS (+107.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 14-49 ATS (+105.1 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 2-0-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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VANCOUVER (33-22-0-3, 69 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (39-19-0-1, 79 pts.) - 2/22/2015, 6:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 25-39 ATS (-19.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 9-16 ATS (-11.3 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
VANCOUVER is 9-24 ATS (+36.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 39-20 ATS (+61.0 Units) in all games this season.
VANCOUVER is 175-179 ATS (+395.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 151-209 ATS (+411.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 2-1 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 2-1-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.3 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (36-18-0-6, 78 pts.) at COLORADO (25-23-0-11, 61 pts.) - 2/22/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 300-372 ATS (-119.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
COLORADO is 80-68 ATS (-33.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 42-30 ATS (+11.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 100-110 ATS (-60.8 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
TAMPA BAY is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 2-1-0 straight up against COLORADO 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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COLUMBUS (26-27-0-3, 55 pts.) at NY RANGERS (35-16-0-6, 76 pts.) - 2/22/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 15-5 ATS (+7.2 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NY RANGERS are 48-21 ATS (+17.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 24-7 ATS (+12.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 71-73 ATS (+153.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 38-31 ATS (+71.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 12-5 ATS (+19.1 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
COLUMBUS is 17-15 ATS (+39.1 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 198-197 ATS (-89.1 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 100-102 ATS (-54.1 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-3 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 3-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.4 Units)

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DALLAS (27-23-0-8, 62 pts.) at MINNESOTA (30-21-0-7, 67 pts.) - 2/22/2015, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 7-4 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 7-4-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.5 Units)

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**Udog** · 02-22-2015, 07:18 AM

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, February 22

Hot teams
-- Washington won eight of its last ten games.
-- Vancouver is 5-1 in game after its last six losses. Islanders won five of their last seven games.
-- Lightning, Avalanche both won three of their last four games.
-- Rangers won five of their last six games.
-- Minnesota won ten of its last twelve games.

Cold teams
-- Flyers lost five of their last eight games.
-- Bruins lost last six games, allowing 26 goals. Chicago lost four of last six games.
-- Sabres lost five of last six games. Nashville lost last two games after winning eight of previous nine.
-- Florida lost four of its last six games. Penguins lost three of last four games.
-- Columbus is 3-5 in its last eight road games.
-- Dallas Stars lost three of their last four games.

Series records
-- Flyers won five of last six games with Washington.
-- Bruins lost five of last six games with Chicago.
-- Predators won four of last five games with Buffalo.
-- Islanders lost four of last five games with Vancouver.
-- Penguins won 11 of last 16 games with Florida.
-- Lightning won last three games with Colorado.
-- Rangers won six of last nine games with Columbus.
-- Minnesota won three of last four games with Dallas.

Totals
-- Last four Philly home games stayed under total.
-- Five of last six Boston road games went over.
-- Last six Buffalo home games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Vancouver road games went over.
-- Last four Florida road games stayed under total.
-- 10 of last 14 Lightning road games went over.
-- Six of last eight Ranger home games stayed under.
-- Six of last eight Minnesota home games stayed under.

Back-to-back
-- Flyers are 2-7 if they played night before. Washington is 0-6 on road if it played day before.
-- Nashville is 1-5 on road if it played the night before.
-- Islanders are 6-2 if they played night before.
-- Florida is 3-4 if it played night before. Penguins are 3-7.
-- Lightning is 3-5 on road if it played the night before.
-- Blue Jackets are 4-8 if they played night before.
-- Dallas stars are 2-6 if they played night before.

**Udog** · 02-22-2015, 07:20 AM

NHL

Sunday, February 22

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Trend Report
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12:30 PM
WASHINGTON vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 9 games

3:30 PM
BOSTON vs. CHICAGO
Boston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston

6:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Florida is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Florida

6:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. BUFFALO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games
Buffalo is 3-20 SU in its last 23 games

6:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. NY ISLANDERS
Vancouver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Vancouver is 3-4-2 SU in their last 9 games ,when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 6 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver

7:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. COLORADO
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Tampa Bay's last 14 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Colorado is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Tampa Bay

7:30 PM
COLUMBUS vs. NY RANGERS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games when playing at home against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games when playing Columbus

8:00 PM
DALLAS vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games at home
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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**Udog** · 02-22-2015, 10:12 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Nashville at Buffalo
The Predators head to Buffalo tonight and come into the contest with a 2-6 record in their last 8 road games. Buffalo is the pick (+220) according to Dunkel, which has the Sabres favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (+220). Here are all of today's NHL picks.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22

Game 51-52: Boston at Chicago (3:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 10.282; Chicago 11.679
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-175); 5
Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-175); Under

Game 53-54: Washington at Philadelphia (12:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 12.649; Philadelphia 10.454
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Washington -115); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-115); Over

Game 55-56: Florida at Pittsburgh (6:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Florida 11.734; Pittsburgh 10.620
Dunkel Line & Total: Florida by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-170); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida (+150); Over

Game 57-58: Nashville at Buffalo (6:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Nashville 10.273; Buffalo 11.192
Dunkel Line & Total: Buffalo by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Nashville (-260); 5
Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (+220); Under

Game 59-60: Vancouver at NY Islanders (6:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 11.603; NY Islanders 12.479
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Islanders by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: NY Islanders (-150); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Islanders (-150); Over

Game 61-62: Tampa Bay at Colorado (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay 10.819; Colorado 12.615
Dunkel Line & Total: Colorado by 2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Tampa Bay (-120); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+100); Over

Game 63-64: Columbus at NY Rangers (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Columbus 12.178; NY Rangers 11.043
Dunkel Line & Total: Columbus by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: NY Rangers (-240); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Columbus (+200); Under

Game 65-66: Dallas at Minnesota (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 10.910; Minnesota 12.320
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota (-160); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-160); Under

**Udog** · 02-22-2015, 10:19 AM

NHL

Sunday, February 22

Dubnyk to start for Wild against Stars

Devan Dubnyk gets the call between the pipes for the Minnesota Wild when they host the Dallas Stars later tonight.

Dubnyk has a 2.20 goals against average and a .925 save percentage in 31 games this season, however he is just 2-6-1 with a 3.43 gaa and an .866 save percentage in nine career starts versus the Stars.

The Wild are currently -160 favorites with a total set at 5.5.

NHL roundup: Red Wings outlast Stars in OT

DALLAS -- Center Pavel Datsyuk scored two goals and two assists and defenseman Niklas Kronwall added a goal and an assist, including the game-winner early in overtime, as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Dallas Stars 7-6 in overtime on Saturday night at American Airlines Center.

Dallas led 4-2 after two periods but Detroit tied it early in the third thanks to two goals from defenseman Jakub Kindl.

The Stars then went ahead 6-4 with goals from rookie left winger Curtis McKenzie and center Shawn Horcoff, but again the visitors had an answer.

Left winger Justin Abdelkader and Datsyuk each scored with Datsyuk's goal coming as Detroit had the extra attacker with 1:48 remaining.

Kronwall then beat Stars goaltender Kari Lehtonen with a backhand 36 seconds into overtime to clinch the victory.

Detroit backup goaltender Jonas Gustavsson stopped both shots he faced in relief of starter Jimmy Howard to earn the win.

Kings 2, Sharks 1

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- San Jose took it outside Los Angeles and still didn't have any luck. The Sharks' nemesis to the south came into a sold-out Levi's Stadium and rained on the hosts outdoor game party in front of a California hockey attendance record of 70,205.

Right winger Marian Gaborik's tiebreaking goal 4:04 into the third period propelled the red-hot defending Stanley Cup champions to a seventh straight victory.

San Jose hoped to snap a five-game home losing streak on the makeshift rink in the middle of the 49ers' sparkling new facility. Instead, the Sharks fell out of a playoff spot as the Kings leapfrogged them into eighth place.

Los Angeles goalie Jonathan Quick stopped 31 of 32 shots, including the only seven San Jose managed in the third period.

Senators 4, Panthers 1

OTTAWA — Ottawa recovered from a 1-0 deficit with four unanswered goals to beat Florida.

The loss stopped the Panthers winning streak at two games and prevented them from moving into the final wild card spot in the East. The Senators have now won two in a row for the first time since Dec. 29-Jan. 3.

The victory also moved the Senators to within seven points of the final wild card spot, which is held by the Boston Bruins.

Ducks 2, Oilers 1

EDMONTON, Alberta -- The Anaheim Ducks knew it wasn't going to be easy, but they probably didn't think it would be that hard, either.

The fifth place team in the NHL needed a third-period fluke to beat 29th place Edmonton.

The Ducks broke open a 1-1 game with 7:13 to go in the game when Oilers defenseman Justin Schultz accidentally kicked a puck into his own net.

Anaheim centre Ryan Getzlaf, who had just dug the puck out from under Ben Scrivens pad in the Oilers crease, got credit for the winner.

It stood up as the winner.

Penguins 4, Blues 2

ST. LOUIS -- Left winger Blake Comeau scored twice and backup goalie Thomas Greiss stopped 21 of 23 shots to lead Pittsburgh past St. Louis.

Comeau put the Penguins in front at 16:31 of the first period and scored again at 15:38 of the second period, his 14th of the season, when he deflected a shot by defenseman Simon Despres past goalie Brian Elliott.

The Penguins also got a power-play goal from right wing Patric Hornqvist in the second period, snapping an 0-for-20 streak on power-play opportunities over their past nine games dating back to Jan 30.

Lightning 4, Coyotes 2

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Tampa Bay knows that if it wants to be considered a legitimate Stanley Cup contender, it has to improve on a mediocre road record that was better than only Boston among current Eastern Conference playoff teams.

The Lightning might be establishing a little road mojo after beating slumping Arizona at Gila River Arena.

Left winger Odrej Palat scored twice and right winger Ryan Callahan added a goal and an assist as the Lightning won for the third time on a five-game road trip that concludes Sunday in Colorado and already includes wins over San Jose and Anaheim.

Canadiens 3, Blue Jackets 1

MONTREAL -- Montreal beat Columbus to snap a two-game skid and end the Jackets' two-game winning streak.

Canadiens left winger Max Pacioretty extended his scoring streak to four games with his 28th goal of the season 2:29 into the first period.

Blue Jackets defenseman Kevin Connauton was in the penalty box for tripping right winger Brendan Gallagher and Pacioretty took advantage on the power play, beating Blue Jackets goaltender Curtis McElhinney with a shot to the top right corner. Defenseman Andrei Markov and Gallagher had assists.

Maple Leafs 4, Jets 3 (OT)

TORONTO -- Left winger James van Riemsdyk scored with 1:13 remaining in overtime as Toronto defeated Winnipeg.

Van Riemsdyk scored his 22nd goal of the season from the right faceoff circle to snap a five-game winless streak for the Maple Leafs.

Center Mark Scheifele scored a goal and added an assist as the Jets who lost their second game in a row.

The Jets started overtime shorthanded when defenseman Mark Stuart was penalized for interference with six seconds remaining in the third period. Winnipeg killed the penalty but did not survive the overtime.

Devils 3, Hurricanes 1

NEWARK, N.J. – Rookie goaltender Keith Kinkaid stopped all 17 shots he faced before leaving with an apparent groin injury and defenseman Andy Greene scored his first goal in almost a full calendar year leading New Jersey over Carolina.

The victory was the third straight for New Jersey, which had dropped four straight before starting its longest home stand of the season, a six-game stint. Carolina lost for the fourth time in its last six contests. It was the third time this season that the Devils won three straight.

Flyers 3, Predators 2 (SO)

PHILADELPHIA -- After dropping two straight games at home to teams sitting below .500, Philadelphia notched a shootout victory over NHL-best Nashville.

"Unfortunately, we don't play like that every night," Flyers right winger Wayne Simmonds said. "We have to find a way to play that way against teams that are below us."

Simmonds scored in the shootout and tallied a goal in the first period, while right winger Jakub Voracek netted the game-winner in the shootout, when goalie Rob Zepp stopped the Predators' only two shots.

Capitals 3, Islanders 2 (SO)

WASHINGTON -- In what could be an early preview to an entertaining Eastern Conference playoff series, Washington and New York needed extra time to decide a winner for the third time in four meetings.

After the teams traded goals in the final five minutes of regulation, rookie center Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Capitals the win.

"I look at that game as, hopefully, a playoff series at some point," Capitals coach Barry Trotz said after seeing his team achieve its first four-game winning streak of the season. "Two very good hockey teams that mirror each other in a lot of ways, in terms of style.

**Udog** · 02-22-2015, 10:47 AM

NHL

Sunday, February 22

Caps are red hot, but Flyers have their number

The Washington Capitals are red hot, winning eight of their last 10 games, but face a Philadelphia Flyers team that has had their number, with the Flyers have topping the Capitals in five of their last six meetings.

For their meeting this afternoon the Capitals are slight -115 favorites with a total set at 5.5.

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Sunday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 2/22

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