NHL
Friday, March 27
Road teams outshine hosts on ice Thursday
There was not much of a home-ice advantage in the NHL Thursday night, as road teams went an impressive 9-2 straight up. Traveling teams outscored their hosting opponents 38-29, with four of the games seeing the road team win by two or more goals.
The two teams to actually net a win in front of their faithful were the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes, with the Caps needing overtime to seal the deal.
You could say the Buffalo Sabres won on home-ice by losing, thus increasing their odds at the top overall pick, Sabres fans did cheer when their team lost the game, but that's not going to help bettors.
Pushes dictate totals action on Thursday
It was an odd night for totals action in the NHL Thursday, as games combined for a 5-1-5 over/under mark. With five games notching five combined goals, the push dominated leaving a lot of bettors tearing up tickets.
The lone under of the night went to the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs, with even that game only going under by 0.5 goals.
Games have topped the closing total 52.78 percent of the time in NHL action this season.
Lehtonen on fire this month for Stars
With a fighting chance to make the playoffs, the Dallas Stars are expected to start Kari Lehtonen in nets Friday. The Finnish netminder has been lights-out for the Stars this month sporting an 8-1 record with a 2.07 goals against average and a .924 save percentage.
Dallas has won seven of their past eight contests and are currently eight points out of the final playoff spot in the West. The Stars will need continued hot play down the stretch to make the postseason, as they close their season with five of eight on the road.
The Stars will visit the Edmonton Oilers Friday, with Dallas currently a -163 favorite.
Friday, March 27
Road teams outshine hosts on ice Thursday
There was not much of a home-ice advantage in the NHL Thursday night, as road teams went an impressive 9-2 straight up. Traveling teams outscored their hosting opponents 38-29, with four of the games seeing the road team win by two or more goals.
The two teams to actually net a win in front of their faithful were the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes, with the Caps needing overtime to seal the deal.
You could say the Buffalo Sabres won on home-ice by losing, thus increasing their odds at the top overall pick, Sabres fans did cheer when their team lost the game, but that's not going to help bettors.
Pushes dictate totals action on Thursday
It was an odd night for totals action in the NHL Thursday, as games combined for a 5-1-5 over/under mark. With five games notching five combined goals, the push dominated leaving a lot of bettors tearing up tickets.
The lone under of the night went to the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs, with even that game only going under by 0.5 goals.
Games have topped the closing total 52.78 percent of the time in NHL action this season.
Lehtonen on fire this month for Stars
With a fighting chance to make the playoffs, the Dallas Stars are expected to start Kari Lehtonen in nets Friday. The Finnish netminder has been lights-out for the Stars this month sporting an 8-1 record with a 2.07 goals against average and a .924 save percentage.
Dallas has won seven of their past eight contests and are currently eight points out of the final playoff spot in the West. The Stars will need continued hot play down the stretch to make the postseason, as they close their season with five of eight on the road.
The Stars will visit the Edmonton Oilers Friday, with Dallas currently a -163 favorite.

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