Monday's NHL Trends and Indexes - 3/23

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Trends and Indexes

Monday, March 23

Good Luck on day #82 of 2015!

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Current odds to win the college basketball championship.........

Kentucky, even-- It will take almost a perfect game to beat them.

Wisconsin 7-2-- They're playing without their starting point guard. .

Arizona 9-2-- Don't shoot ball well enough to beat Kentucky.

Duke 5-1-- If they win, maybe one of their alums can land a TV job.

Michigan State 10-1-- Izzo is getting the most out of this roster.

Gonzaga 12-1-- Had lost in second round last five years before Sunday.



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

13) Michigan State 60, Virginia 54-- Spartans split last four home games, went just 4-3 in last seven games before this weekend. 2-seeds are now 4-4 in this round the last two years. Quiet end to a great year for Virginia, which went 2-3 in its last five games after starting the season 28-1.

12) Duke 68, San Diego State 49-- Why do Grant Hill and Shane Battier start their TV careers at the top of the ladder? At least Corey Maggette is doing Big West games on cable, working his way up. Alaa Abdelnaby is the best of the TV Dukies, but he is on CBS Sports Network and we don't hear him much.

11) Wichita State 78, Kansas 65-- I'm thinking this is bad news for mid-majors, with the little cousin KO'ing the big $$$ in-state team in the public spotlight, after they had refused to schedule Wichita for 22 years. Next question becomes; was this Wichita's Super Bowl? They play Notre Dame next.

10) Oklahoma 72, Dayton 66-- If DePaul called Archie Miller, he'd have to listen, right? He's won five NCAA games in the last 13 months but only makes $335,000 a year. Thats a lot of $$$ for you and I, but for a coach with his accomplishments, he is vastly underpaid by market standards.

9) Gonzaga 87, Iowa 68-- Zags put on impressive display after losing in this round in previous five tournaments- they made 10-16 from arc, had an eFG% of 71.6%, which is outrageously good. Iowa won its first tournament game in 14 years Friday, but looked like a mid-major in this game.

8) Wisconsin 72, Oregon 65-- Had pleasure of watching this game with nice people from Madison; an elderly lady told me that someone she knew was dying of cancer, and got the nicest note from Russell Wilson, who played football for the Badgers. She was genuinely touched by Wilson's letter; its good to hear nice things about people.

7) Louisville 66, Northern Iowa 53-- Disappointing performance by the Panthers, who had been bet up to -2.5 in this game. Louisville/North Carolina both struggled to beat inferior teams in the first round, but then looked way better over the weekend.

6) West Virginia 69, Maryland 59-- Mountaineers forced 23 turnovers, now move on to face unbeaten Kentucky. Odd trivia: Bob Huggins had a heart attack a few years ago at the Pittsburgh airport; the paramedic who saved his life was John Calipari's cousin.

5) Coaching carousel rumors: Tony Barbee to Nevada, Ben Howland to Miss State; we neglected to mention last week that George Mason fired Paul Hewitt,, who once led Georgia Tech to a Final Four. He'd be an interesting candidate for DePaul.

4) This is time when teams in the NIT/CBI/CIT are a little less unhappy to be there, since 52 of the 68 NCAA teams are done playing and they're not. All of them would still rather have been in the NCAAs, but it doesn't sting as much now.

3) Captain Obvious reports that college sports is big business; Florida State is going to make $79.5M in upgrades to its football stadium. Thats million, with an M.

2) Murray State is at Tulsa tonight in the NIT; interesting chance for the Racers to play an AAC team on national TV, albeit on the road.

1) CBS signed up Anthony Grant as a studio analyst for Sunday, I'm assuming before the poor guy got fired by Alabama last Sunday, 45 minutes before the brackets were released; maybe yesterday will turn into an audition for a job next winter.

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NHL
Dunkel

Monday, March 23

Los Angeles Kings vs New Jersey Devils

Game 1-2
March 23, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles Kings
9.565
New Jersey Devils
11.419
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Jersey Devils
by 2
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles Kings
-150
4 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Jersey Devils
(+130); Over

Chicago Blackhawks vs Carolina Hurricanes

Game 3-4
March 23, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Blackhawks
10.556
Carolina Hurricanes
11.339
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina Hurricanes
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Blackhawks
-155
5
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina Hurricanes
(+135); Over

Minnesota Wild vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Game 5-6
March 23, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota Wild
13.444
Toronto Maple Leafs
9.295
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota Wild
by 4
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota Wild
-200
5
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota Wild
(-200); Under

San Jose Sharks vs Ottawa Senators

Game 7-8
March 23, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose Sharks
10.699
Ottawa Senators
13.031
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa Senators
by 2 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Ottawa Senators
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa Senators
(-145); Under

Buffalo Sabres vs Dallas Stars

Game 9-10
March 23, 2015 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Buffalo Sabres
10.310
Dallas Stars
12.993
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas Stars
by 2 1/2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas Stars
-400
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas Stars
(-400); Under

Colorado Avalanche vs Calgary Flames

Game 11-12
March 23, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado Avalanche
10.748
Calgary Flames
12.382
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary Flames
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary Flames
-140
5
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary Flames
(-140); Under

Winnipeg Jets vs Edmonton Oilers

Game 13-14
March 23, 2015 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg Jets
11.321
Edmonton Oilers
11.576
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton Oilers
by 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg Jets
-155
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton Oilers
(+135); Over

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NHL

Monday, March 23

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. CAROLINA
Chicago is 5-9-1 SU in its last 15 games ,when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Carolina's last 25 games at home
Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. NEW JERSEY
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New Jersey's last 12 games when playing Los Angeles
New Jersey is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

7:30 PM
MINNESOTA vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

7:30 PM
SAN JOSE vs. OTTAWA
San Jose is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose's last 9 games when playing Ottawa
Ottawa is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Ottawa is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Jose

8:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. DALLAS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games

9:00 PM
COLORADO vs. CALGARY
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Calgary's last 9 games when playing Colorado
Calgary is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado

9:30 PM
WINNIPEG vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Winnipeg is 2-4-1 SU in its last 7 games ,when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
Edmonton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg


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NHL

Monday, March 23


Jets' D Dustin Byfuglien, questionable Monday

Byfuglien is out with an upper-body injury and is questionable to return Monday against the Oilers.



NHL roundup: Yandle, Stepan help Rangers blast Ducks

NEW YORK -- Defenseman Keith Yandle and center Derek Stepan each recorded three points to lead the New York Rangers to a 7-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks Sunday night in New York.

The seven-goal outburst was a season high for New York, which entered the game only having scored 13 goals in their previous seven games. The Rangers are 26-1-1 this season scoring four or more goals.

Stepan scored two goals and added an assist. Left wingers Chris Kreider, Carl Hagelin and J.T. Miller, right winger Jesper Fast and center Derick Brassard also had goals for New York, which improved to 46-18-7 and regained first place overall in the NHL. Goaltender Cam Talbot made 35 saves as New York swept the season series with Anaheim.

Right winger Corey Perry scored twice for the Ducks, and has 31 goals this season. Perry has scored 30 goals five times in his career. Starting goaltender Frederik Anderson surrendered three goals on seven shots before being replaced by John Gibson midway through the first period. Gibson yielded four goals on 21 shots.

Lightning 5, Bruins 3

TAMPA, Fla. -- Steven Stamkos usually sparks Tampa Bay with his scoring, but a rare fight and five-minute penalty in the first period motivated his teammates to score twice in 15 seconds on the way to a win against Boston at Amalie Arena.

Center Vladislav Namestnikov, left winger Ondrej Palat, right winger J.T. Brown, and defensemen Anton Stralman and Jason Garrison scored for the Lightning.

Center Patrice Bergeron, defenseman Zdeno Chara and left winger Daniel Paille scored for the Bruins.

Red Wings 2, Blues 1 (OT)

DETROIT -- Left winger Justin Abdelkader's power-play goal 24 seconds onto overtime gave Detroit a win against St. Louis at Joe Louis Arena.

Right winger Erik Cole also scored for Detroit. Goaltender Jimmy Howard made 23 saves.

Left winger Alexander Steen scored for St. Louis. Goalie Jake Allen made 23 saves.

Canucks 3, Coyotes 1

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Vancouver got the tiebreaking goal from Alex Edler just over three minutes for regulation in a win over Arizona at Gila River Arena.

Defenseman Yannick Weber and center Henrik Sedin also scored for Vancouver, while goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 24 saves to earn his first career NHL win.

Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored his 20th goal of the season to lead all defenseman while goaltender Mike Smith made 41 saves in the losing effort.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, March 23

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LOS ANGELES (34-23-0-14, 82 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (31-30-0-11, 73 pts.) - 3/23/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 34-37 ATS (-23.0 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 10-20 ATS (-13.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
LOS ANGELES is 9-14 ATS (-12.4 Units) after a division game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 13-16 ATS (-13.1 Units) in non-conference games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 0-5 ATS (-6.2 Units) in road games revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
LOS ANGELES is 2-7 ATS (-7.0 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
LOS ANGELES is 1-7 ATS (-8.7 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 2-9 ATS (-10.0 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 13-14 ATS (-13.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NEW JERSEY is 83-42 ATS (+7.0 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 12-4 ATS (+7.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
NEW JERSEY is 17-37 ATS (+55.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 2-1 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 2-1-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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CHICAGO (43-22-0-6, 92 pts.) at CAROLINA (26-35-0-10, 62 pts.) - 3/23/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 47-46 ATS (-27.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 38-31 ATS (-23.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 13-17 ATS (-21.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 3-10 ATS (-9.2 Units) in home games in March games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 3-0-0 straight up against CAROLINA 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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MINNESOTA (40-25-0-7, 87 pts.) at TORONTO (27-40-0-6, 60 pts.) - 3/23/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 12-6 ATS (+18.1 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 27-46 ATS (-58.2 Units) in all games this season.
TORONTO is 6-29 ATS (-27.8 Units) second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 6-20 ATS (+30.5 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 12-31 ATS (+50.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
TORONTO is 0-14 ATS (+20.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 2-1-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.1 Units)

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SAN JOSE (35-29-0-8, 78 pts.) at OTTAWA (36-24-0-11, 83 pts.) - 3/23/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 35-37 ATS (-14.5 Units) in all games this season.
SAN JOSE is 11-17 ATS (-14.0 Units) in non-conference games this season.
SAN JOSE is 9-14 ATS (-14.6 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 7-1 ATS (+8.1 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
SAN JOSE is 185-196 ATS (+417.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
OTTAWA is 81-87 ATS (-71.6 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
OTTAWA is 19-32 ATS (-15.9 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 2-1 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 2-1-0 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=+1.3 Units)

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BUFFALO (20-45-0-7, 47 pts.) at DALLAS (34-28-0-10, 78 pts.) - 3/23/2015, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 41-113 ATS (+253.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 16-60 ATS (+135.4 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 15-52 ATS (+116.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 15-54 ATS (+113.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 16-54 ATS (+100.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 7-29 ATS (+53.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 7-18 ATS (+27.0 Units) after a division game this season.
DALLAS is 5-16 ATS (-14.2 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
DALLAS is 10-18 ATS (-12.7 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

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

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COLORADO (33-26-0-12, 78 pts.) at CALGARY (39-27-0-6, 84 pts.) - 3/23/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 39-33 ATS (+82.0 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 39-36 ATS (+0.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 14-9 ATS (+25.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 38-29 ATS (+72.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 88-72 ATS (+11.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 19-15 ATS (+35.8 Units) second half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 15-7 ATS (+7.7 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 66-52 ATS (+120.2 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 5-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.5 Units)

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WINNIPEG (37-23-0-12, 86 pts.) at EDMONTON (20-39-0-13, 53 pts.) - 3/23/2015, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 28-24 ATS (+61.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 20-52 ATS (-59.0 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 13-37 ATS (+72.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
EDMONTON is 8-27 ATS (+51.9 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
EDMONTON is 8-30 ATS (+55.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 20-58 ATS (+104.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-1 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.7 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, March 23

Hot teams
-- Devils won three of their last four games.
-- Chicago won six of its last eight games.
-- Minnesota won nine of its last twelve games.
-- Senators won nine of their last ten games.
-- Dallas Stars won seven of their last nine games.
-- Colorado won six of its last eight games.
-- Winnipeg won last four games, outscoring foes 12-4.

Cold teams
-- Kings lost three of their last four games.
-- Hurricanes lost six of their last seven games.
-- Toronto lost eight of its last nine games.
-- Sharks lost three of their last four games.
-- Sabres lost nine of their last ten games.
-- Flames lost three of their last four games.
-- Oilers lost eight of their last ten games.

Series records
-- Kings won three of last four visits to New Jersey.
-- Blackhawks won four of last five games with Carolina.
-- Minnesota lost three of last four visits to Toronto.
-- Sharks won seven of last nine games with Ottawa.
-- Dallas Stars lost seven of last ten games with Buffalo.
-- Colorado is 6-4 in its last ten games with Calgary.
-- Jets won four of last five games with Edmonton.

Totals
-- Under is 7-1-1 in last nine New Jersey home games.
-- Nine of last eleven Chicago road games stayed under.
-- Five of last seven Toronto home games went over.
-- Five of last seven San Jose road games went over.
-- Last five Dallas home games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 8-4 in last twelve games in Saddledome.
-- Five of last seven Winnipeg road games went over.

Back-to-back
-- None

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NHL
Short Sheet

Monday, March 23

Los Angeles at New Jersey, 7:05 ET
Los Angeles: 11-21 SU in road games
New Jersey: 47-17 SU in home games after 4 or more consecutive unders

Chicago at Carolina, 7:05 ET
Chicago: 12-19 SU in road games after having won 3 of their last 4 games
Carolina: 43-21 SU in home games after losing their previous game in overtime

Minnesota at Toronto, 7:35 ET
Minnesota: 11-4 SU in road games after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games
Toronto: 4-19 SU after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games

San Jose at Ottawa, 7:35 ET
San Jose: 12-21 SU after playing a road game
Ottawa: 11-3 SU after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games

Buffalo at Dallas, 8:35 ET
Buffalo: 4-24 SU after having lost 3 of their last 4 games
Dallas: 38-10 SU in home games after a blowout win by 4 goals or more

Colorado at Calgary, 9:05 ET
Colorado: 13-25 SU off a road loss
Calgary: 26-17 SU after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game

Winnipeg at Edmonton, 9:35 ET
Winnipeg: 28-24 SU in a road game where where the total is 5.5
Edmonton: 20-52 SU in all games