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Preview: Islanders (16-12) at Maple Leafs (10-14)

Date: December 29, 2015 7:00 PM EDT

While the Toronto Maple Leafs appear to have finally found themselves, the New York Islanders are still lost.

The latest chapter of each story features the other as the Maple Leafs will try to sweep a home-and-home set on Tuesday night against the visiting Islanders.

Toronto (13-14-7) opened the season 1-7-2 in October but is 12-7-5 since. The Maple Leafs have at least one point in seven of their last eight games and have won three of four.

After averaging 2.1 goals in their first 26 games, the Maple Leafs have scored 3.9 in their last eight.

"We have different systems now and we're doing a better job of playing with (the) system," said center Tyler Bozak. "Guys are buying in."

The latest example was Sunday's 3-1 victory at New York, just Toronto's second against the Islanders in the last six meetings. Bozak extended his point streak to three games with a second-period goal, and former Islander Michael Grabner added the 100th of his career 1:40 later.

James van Riemsdyk scored into an empty net, giving him goals in three straight games and five points in that span. After scoring seven goals in his first 27 games and going without one for eight in a row, van Riemsdyk has six in his last seven games.

The best sign on Sunday for the Maple Leafs, however, was goaltender Jonathan Bernier's 25-save performance. The eight-year veteran opened the season 0-8-1 with a 3.28 goals-against average and was sent to the AHL for a conditioning stint on Dec. 2. He's been inconsistent with a 2.74 GAA in six appearances since his return, though he has won three of his last four starts and will be in net again on Tuesday.

"It's about his confidence, it's not about my confidence," coach Mike Babcock said. "If he's confident, I'm confident. If he's not confident, I'm not confident. If he's not confident, his teammates aren't confident."

New York's confidence is wavering in similar fashion. The Islanders have followed an 8-0-2 streak with losses in four of five.

New York (19-12-5) earned a 5-2 win over Anaheim on Dec. 21 but scored three goals in the surrounding four defeats. The Islanders, winners of five of six in Toronto, were outshot 38-26 on their home ice Sunday.

"We passed up some opportunities. Their defense did a good job blocking shots," coach Jack Capuano said. "We want to shoot pucks. For whatever reason (on Sunday) we passed up chances when we should have been shooting pucks."

New York did, however, kill off both of Toronto's power plays to move the league's second-best penalty kill percentage to 87.3. The Islanders have killed off all 31 of their opponents' power plays in the last 14 games. Toronto's power play has converted on 4 of 7 attempts in its last three.

With Jaroslav Halak placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury on Sunday, New York will start Thomas Greiss again in net. Greiss, who made 35 saves in Sunday's loss, has a 1.24 GAA in his past four starts.

Islanders captain John Tavares has one goal in his last 10 games overall, but has 17 points in 11 career games at Toronto.

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Preview: Ducks (12-15) at Flames (16-16)

Date: December 29, 2015 9:00 PM EDT

The Ducks greatly prefer to play the Flames in Anaheim, but their advantage in the series has been so dominant that even a trip to Calgary might start an otherwise disappointing season in the right direction.

The Pacific Division foes meet Tuesday night in Alberta with the Ducks seeking their 20th win in 27 meetings, though improving on that would take ending the Flames' franchise-record 11-game home winning streak.

Anaheim's 19-5-2 run against the Flames includes last season's five-game win in the Western Conference semifinals, as well as a 5-3 home victory Nov. 24 to begin the season series. It also extended its regular-season home winning streak against Calgary to 21 games, which is tied for the second-longest in NHL history against a given opponent.

Things have been more balanced in Calgary with the Ducks going 6-5-2 since the start of 2010-11, including splitting two playoff games last season. To get back to the postseason, though, both teams need to reach another level, and the Flames seem to be getting there.

Anaheim (13-15-6) is beginning a three-game road trip against the Pacific's Canadian clubs, while Calgary (17-16-2) is hosting its third on a four-game homestand.

Sunday's 5-3 win over Edmonton established the club's record home span and has the Flames at 9-2-0 overall since the start of the month thanks to plenty of scoring. They've averaged 3.55 goals per game in December and 3.82 over the home dominance.

Johnny Gaudreau and Mark Giordano both scored twice against the Oilers, giving Gaudreau five goals in two games and 12 with six assists this month.

"I think just altogether, including myself and throughout everyone in the locker room, I think we're playing a lot harder right now," Gaudreau told the team's official website. "When you do that and do the little things right you find the net. I've got a couple squeaky ones that I was fortunate enough to get in the net. I've been shooting a little bit more and finding the net a little bit more."

The Flames have also started to play at least at a manageable level in their defensive zone. Through November, they were allowing 3.58 goals per game, and with a 2.64 mark in December, that's dropped to 3.29 - though that's still the highest in hockey.

Karri Ramo has been better, posting a 2.01 goals-against average and .929 save percentage over a 5-2-0 span after going 8-8-1 with 3.06 and .898 marks. Including the postseason, he's 3-5-0 with a 3.09 GAA and .905 save percentage against Anaheim.

Potential counterpart John Gibson won the meeting last month but is 1-1-0 with a 4.52 GAA and .824 save percentage in Calgary.

The Ducks returned from the Christmas break with Sunday's 4-2 home win over Philadelphia and are in position to win consecutive games for the second time over an 8-8-4 span since winning four straight to start November. They hadn't scored more than two goals in any of their previous eight games.

They were 2 for 3 on the power play after a 0-for-18 span in their first eight games of the month, and Shawn Horcoff scored short-handed. Corey Perry got their only even-strength goal and another with the advantage, giving him three goals in his last two games after totaling as many in his previous 10.

"That's definitely how we have to play," Perry said. "When we don't, we're flat. So we have to play that upbeat style, and a lot of guys played really well."

Perry also had two goals and an assist last month against the Flames, giving him six goals and five assists in six games dating to the start of the postseason series.

Defenseman Cam Fowler is out with a sprained knee, and the club has recalled top prospect Shea Theodore. The Ducks will determine Fowler's recovery time later in the week, but he isn't expected to be on the road trip.

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Preview: Blackhawks (19-13) at Coyotes (17-15)

Date: December 29, 2015 9:00 PM EDT

Chicago coach Joel Quenneville has a reputation for tinkering with his lines, especially when his club is going through a rough patch.

The Blackhawks will have another different look as they try to snap a two-game skid against the surging Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night in Glendale.

Chicago (20-13-4) won three straight before heading into the league's holiday break with a lackluster effort in a 4-0 loss at Dallas last Tuesday. It wasn't much better when it returned, scoring its only goal with three seconds remaining in a 2-1 home loss to Carolina.

The offense provided plenty of pressure by outshooting the Hurricanes 36-27, but the Blackhawks had trouble burying quality chances and often were out of position when it came to second-chance opportunities.

'I counted about six chances that were either empty net or potential empty-nets that we either misfired or didn't bear down or weren't hungry enough,' Quenneville said. 'We have to get greasier goals.'

There hasn't been much consistency with Quenneville's groupings, though, outside of Patrick Kane, Artem Anisimov and rookie Artemi Panarin making up the second line for most of the year.

First-line center Jonathan Toews has 11 goals and 11 assists often playing with Marian Hossa, but both have gone through lulls with a constantly rotating linemate on the left wing.

Quenneville held a longer-than-usual practice Monday and had Andrew Shaw on the top line in place of Teuvo Teravainen, who lasted roughly a week with Toews and Hossa and is now back on the third line. He indicated that the play on the ice will determine how long the change will lasts.

On defense, rookie Erik Gustafsson has been called up and David Rundblad - a healthy scratch for the majority of the season - has been placed on waivers.

While those moves are designed to create a spark, the quick turnaround could benefit Chicago even more. The Blackhawks are just 2-4-0 when having three or more days off, and they'll also have one day between games before visiting Colorado on Thursday.

"I think everyone was well-rested, so that should be to our advantage," Hossa said Sunday after missing the previous two with an upper-body injury. "Obviously, we didn't take advantage. This game, we should've played a little different. We didn't have enough bodies going to the net and sacrificing to get the ugly goals."

Arizona (17-15-3) hasn't exactly been lighting up the scoreboard during a 3-0-1 stretch, but they're getting positive results. Michael Stone tied it in the third and Mikkel Boedker scored in overtime in Sunday's 2-1 win over Colorado.

Boedker assisted on every goal in a 4-3 overtime loss to Los Angeles the night before.

"He's scored overtime goals, he's had a few of them, so you expect him to be around it," coach Dave Tippett said. "It's one thing to get the chances, it's another thing to capitalize, and that's what he's done. He's capitalized on his chances."

Anders Lindback made 37 saves and earned another start over Louis Domingue. The two are sharing duties with Mike Smith out up to another eight weeks with a core muscle injury.

Lindback has lost his last three starts against Chicago with a 4.69 goals-against average and likely will oppose Corey Crawford, who is 2-1-1 with a 2.18 GAA in his last four against the Coyotes.

Chicago has won six of the last seven meetings in Arizona, including the playoffs.

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Preview: Canadiens (19-14) at Panthers (15-12)

Date: December 29, 2015 7:30 PM EDT

The Montreal Canadiens' collapse was a boon for the red-hot Florida Panthers.

The Panthers look to extend their longest winning streak in almost eight years Tuesday night against the Canadiens, who are trying to build on their first win in seven games.

Montreal (21-14-3) opened the season with nine straight wins and was atop the Atlantic Division at 19-4-3 following a win over Columbus on Dec. 1. The Canadiens followed that by losing 10 of 11 games and six in a row before beating Tampa Bay 4-3 in a shootout Monday.

"It's nice to see the big smiles and hear the music after the game because it was well deserved," coach Michel Therrien said.

Florida (20-12-4) has been doing plenty of smiling during Montreal's struggles. The Panthers were sixth in the division, 16 points back of the Canadiens on Nov. 27 before a 12-3-0 stretch.

They've won six straight for the first time since a seven-game winning streak from March 2-16, 2008.

Florida outshot Columbus 19-1 and scored twice in the first period en route to a 3-2 win Sunday. That put the Panthers atop the division, but Montreal reclaimed the lead by one point Monday.

"It's exciting," coach Gerard Gallant said. "It's almost a new year and being in first place means a lot."

Aleksander Barkov recorded his first two-goal game of the season Sunday. The center has scored seven of his nine goals at home, but the venue hasn't mattered against the Canadiens. He has three goals and one assist in the last four overall matchups.

Jonathan Huberdeau leads Florida with 19 assists, tallying five over the past four games after setting up both of Barkov's scores Sunday. He has six assists in his last five meetings with Montreal.

The Panthers have lost six of their last seven meetings with the Canadiens, including four straight at home while being outscored 12-5.

Montreal is aiming for back-to-back wins for the first time since a four-game streak from Nov. 20-27.

The Canadiens may have Ben Scrivens in net for the first time after acquiring him from Edmonton in exchange for Zack Kassian on Monday. He served as the backup to rookie Mike Condon, who made 36 saves and turned aside two of three shootout attempts against the Lightning.

Scrivens, who also has spent time with Los Angeles and Toronto, hasn't played in the NHL this season, going 2-6-1 with a 3.47 goals-against average with AHL Bakersfield.

He's 3-1-0 with a 1.51 GAA and two shutouts in four career starts against the Panthers.

Condon had been getting the bulk of the playing time with Carey Price (leg) out.

Max Pacioretty leads Montreal with 14 goals and 28 points, but he's only managed one goal and two assists in the past 12 games. He showed signs of pulling out of his funk Monday, setting up Dale Weise's game-tying tally with 5:46 left in regulation before netting the decisive shootout try.

Pacioretty has 13 points in 22 career meetings with the Panthers, but just four in 12 visits to Florida - none in the last three.

Tomas Plekanec had one goal and two assists in a 4-1 win at BB&T Center on April 5. He enters this one after scoring his first goal in 22 games Monday.

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Preview: Predators (16-12) at Blues (20-12)
Date: December 29, 2015 8:00 PM EDT

The St. Louis Blues have used Jake Allen and some strong work on the power play to beat the Nashville Predators twice this season.

They figure to try to employ that formula once again Tuesday night as they seek their first four-game home win streak of the season.

Allen is 6-2-0 with a 1.62 goals-against average in his last eight starts and has yielded one goal in two against the Predators this season to improve to 3-0-0 as a starter against them.

St. Louis (22-12-4) features one of the league's best power plays at 20.9 percent and that unit has gone 3 for 5 in the season series. Vladimir Tarasenko, Colton Parayko and Alex Pietrangelo all tallied with the man advantage.

The Blues tested themselves against one of the league's elite teams in a home-and-home set against Dallas over the weekend. They won 3-2 in a shootout at home Saturday before falling 3-0 the next night.

"(Saturday) I think we got what we deserved, we played really well, it was good we were able to get two points," defenseman Jay Bouwmeester said. "(Sunday) we knew it was going to be a struggle for both teams and they just came out for whatever reason and got off to a better start and we didn't really respond the way we needed to."

Tarasenko had an eight-game streak in which he amassed 12 points snapped Sunday. He has seven points in a five-game run at home versus Nashville.

Allen made 22 saves to earn Saturday's win before Brian Elliott stopped 35 of 37 shots the next night when the Blues' No. 1 goalie rested.

"The part that disappoints everybody here," coach Ken Hitchcock said, "is (Elliott) battled like crazy, he made great saves, he kept us right there and we couldn't get a goal for him."

Nashville (18-12-6) completed a 3-1-0 homestand with Monday's 5-3 victory over the New York Rangers. Mike Ribeiro had one goal and seven assists in the four games, with three assists Monday.

"We're a team that responds pretty well against good teams so it's a matter of being focused every night," Ribeiro said.

James Neal scored twice and Filip Forsberg added a power-play goal to give him six points in a five-game run. Nashville converted both power-play chances and went 4 for 13 on the homestand.

"When our power play is scoring, it's usually a difference," center Mike Fisher said.

The Predators welcomed back Fisher from an 11-game absence due to a lower-body injury.

"Mike looked really good," coach Peter Laviolette said. "It's nice to have him back in there. He really provides a steadiness to our lineup."

Pekka Rinne made 26 saves. He has started both ends of a back-to-back once so Carter Hutton may get the nod Tuesday.

The Predators are beginning a three-game trip that include visits to Dallas and Carolina.

"We've got a tough three games coming up, two especially in our division that are huge," Fisher said."We've gotta get back at it tomorrow."

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Preview: Red Wings (17-11) at Jets (16-17)
Date: December 29, 2015 8:00 PM EDT

The Winnipeg Jets have been much better at home than on the road lately, and Connor Hellebuyck has been a key to their success at MTS Centre.

The rookie goaltender will likely get a chance to build on his first shutout as the Jets face the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.

Winnipeg (16-17-2) is 10-5-1 at home, winning seven of its last nine games there while averaging 3.44 goals. The Jets have scored 1.83 goals per game during a 1-10-1 stretch on the road.

Hellebuyck has been superb at home for the Jets, going 5-1-0 with a 1.98 goals-against average in six games. He's 6-3-0 with 2.12 GAA in nine contests since being recalled from Manitoba - where he posted an 0-4-1 record and 2.63 GAA at the MTS Centre for the team's AHL affiliate - after starter Ondrej Pavelec (knee) got hurt.

Hellebuyck's 30 saves Sunday held up Bryan Little's penalty-shot goal in the first period as the Jets beat Pittsburgh 1-0 on Sunday.

"There's games that are won on that kind of goaltending performance - a big-shot performance - and it helps you build some confidence," coach Paul Maurice told the team's official website. "Those are really important wins because it builds a belief that you can have one of those nights, that even if you're off, your goalie can be the difference.

"Our goaltending has been good. When it's been real good we've won games and we need it."

Little leads the team with 14 goals, scoring four in the past four games to match his output over the previous 18. The center has 10 points in nine career meetings with the Red Wings (18-11-7), getting assists on goals by Blake Wheeler and Andrew Ladd in a 5-4 shootout win at Detroit on Feb. 14.

Wheeler, who has a team-high 35 points, has just five in nine matchups with the Red Wings, while Ladd has six goals and three assists in his last eight.

The Jets are expected to have Dustin Byfuglien in the lineup after he left practice early with a "nagging issue," according to Maurice on the team website.

"He'll be fine for (Tuesday)," Maurice said.

Byfuglien is Winnipeg's top scoring defenseman with 21 points. He had two assists at Detroit in February.

The Red Wings have lost five of their last seven games (2-3-3) after falling 3-1 at Minnesota on Monday. Coach Jeff Blashill wasn't happy his team failed to challenge Devan Dubnyk, who had 28 saves.

"Not to take anything away from him, I thought he played good, but we didn't make it hard on him at all," Blashill said. "But it's hard to make it hard when you turn pucks over, so you just have no speed at all, nothing generated. We were standing still because we kept turning it over. When we did get opportunities in the zone, we overpassed."

Pavel Datsyuk has six points in six games after scoring a goal against the Wild. He's found the net twice in each of his last two meetings with the Jets and has eight points in the past four.

Henrik Zetterberg has 18 points in 13 career matchups with the Winnipeg/Atlanta franchise, but he was kept off the score sheet in a 4-3 win at MTS on Nov. 20, 2014.

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Preview: Kings (20-11) at Oilers (13-19)
Date: December 29, 2015 9:00 PM EDT

Tyler Toffoli has snapped out of his scoring funk in a big way, and it's allowing the Los Angeles Kings to grow their lead in the Pacific Division.

With Jeff Carter's status unknown, Toffoli attempts to build on his second career hat trick Tuesday night when the Kings look to continue their dominance of the Edmonton Oilers.

Toffoli leads Los Angeles with 17 goals and is tied with Carter with a team-high 28 points. The right wing, though, only had two points during a 10-game stretch before breaking out with five goals with one assist in the past three contests.

Toffoli had a hat trick in Monday's 5-0 win at Vancouver. The Kings (22-11-2) expanded their division lead on the second-place tie between the Canucks and Arizona to nine points.

"Just getting shots on net," Toffoli said of the Kings' most lopsided win of the season on the team's official website. "Right from the start, we wanted to get the first goal and just get lots of shots on net. We got a couple of good bounces and capitalized."

Getting Carter back could further widen that gap. He has 14 goals and seven assists in 19 career meetings with the Oilers, scoring in a 3-2 win at Edmonton on Oct. 25. However, an upper-body injury sidelined him Monday and it's unclear if he'll be available.

Toffoli has two assists in six career visits to Edmonton.

Los Angeles is 20-2-5 in its last 27 games against the Oilers, including 11-1-3 on the road.

Edmonton is 1-4-1 following a season-high six-game winning streak. Much of the attention has centered on the team's anemic power play, which is 1 for 14 over the last six games and 3 for 33 in the past 13.

"The funny thing about the power play, you score two of 10 times and that's a good power play," right wing Jordan Eberle said. "When the power play is not working, sometimes your confidence is shot."

Blowing a lead doesn't help, either. Edmonton gave up two power-play goals and one short-handed among four unanswered in Sunday's 5-3 loss at Calgary.

"I would call it a collapse," coach Todd McLellan said. "The shorthanded goal's a real disappointing one - not only because we gave up the chance, but how we defended in our zone. We had some fly-bys going on and nobody stopped to defend."

Cam Talbot will likely be back in net, and he's 1-0-1 with a 1.67 goals-against average in his last three games. He was pressed into duty Sunday after Anders Nilsson was pulled for allowing four goals on 20 shots in the second period. Talbot stopped five of six attempts the rest of the way.

He's 1-3-0 with a 3.58 GAA in four career starts against the Kings, making 31 saves in a 3-2 loss at Rexall Place on Oct. 25.

Benoit Pouliot and Taylor Hall had a goal each in that matchup. Pouliot is coming off his first two-goal effort of the season Sunday, while Hall leads the Oilers with 15 goals and 40 points.

He has 10 goals and 17 assists at home, including five and seven during a five-game point streak. Hall had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 defeat at Los Angeles on Nov. 14.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Six of Week 17's more interesting NFL games.........

-- Jets (-3) @ Buffalo-- Rex Ryan can knock his old team out of playoffs.

-- Jaguars @ Texans (-6.5)-- Houston wins division unless nine things happen, one of which is losing this game.

-- Steelers (-10) @ Browns-- Pittsburgh needs a win and a Jet loss.

-- Titans @ Colts (NL)-- Indy is basically out of healthy quarterbacks, but they're not dead in playoff race yet. Miami alum Stephen Morris could play QB.

-- Chargers @ Denver (-7.5)--- Broncos win AFC West with a win here.

-- Vikings @ Packers (-3)-- Winner gets home game in playoffs next week.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but.........

13) Broncos 20, Bengals 17 OT-- Highly entertaining game that put Denver in the playoffs; on their first three drives, Bengals gained 205 yards on 38 plays, scoring 14 points but missing a FG at end of the third drive, when they led 14-0.

From that point on, Cincinnati gained 90 yards on 35 plays over seven drives, scoring three points. Andy Dalton's thumb better start healing faster.

12) Navy 44, Pittsburgh 28--- Last college game for Navy QB Reynolds, who was a great player in his Middie career. This was first bowl win this year for the AAC.

11) Minnesota 21, Central Michigan 14-- Three 5-7 teams got to bowl games this year, because there are too many bowls and not enough good teams. Oddly, all three of the 5-7 teams won their bowl games and two of them covered as favorites. MAC ends this bowl season 3-4, after being 4-12 in bowls the previous three years.

10) Reds traded closer Aroldis Chapman to Bronx for four minor league prospects, none of whom are considered elite prospects. Chapman made $8M LY and is eligible for arbitration this winter, so this was mostly a salary dump by Cincinnati.

9) Phoenix Suns fired two assistant coaches, as they search for scapegoats for their terrible 12-21 start that won't get better soon since Eric Bledsoe just got hurt. Losing to a 2-30 Sixers squad that has Mike D'antoni as an assistant coach was probably the straw that broke the camel's back. Suns never should've fired D'Antoni as coach.

8) My flight home from Las Vegas Saturday night seemed so much shorter because I bought a John Grisham book and read most of it by time we landed here in beautiful upstate New York. Grisham is a great writer; he's written over 30 books and if you like to read, they're well worth your time.

7) Speaking of upstate New York, it is snowing outside as I type this, first time this fall/winter it has snowed at Armadillo World HQ. 76 days until Selection Sunday, 97 until Opening Day of baseball season. Snow is evil.

6) How times have changed: NFL teams used to play six preseason games. In 1976, Dick Vermeil's first year with the Eagles, Philly had two-a-day practices six weeks in a row. Now, I'm not sure two-a-days are even allowed.

5) Indianapolis Colts have a miniscule chance of making the playoffs, but they do have a chance. Problem is, Andrew Luck is still hurt; so is Matt Hasselbeck and they ruled out 3rd-stringer Charlie Whitehurst (hamstring), which leaves them with Miami alum Stephen Morris, who has never played in an NFL game, to be its QB Sunday.

4) NFL schedule trivia: After Sunday night's NFL game, the 2016 schedule will be established, as far as who plays who and where. The when is what makes the whole thing interesting; that gets released in April, but for instance, the loser of the Giants-Eagles game Sunday plays the Rams in London next year.

The winner of this week's Chicago-Detroit game hosts the Rams next fall.

3) Arizona Cardinals have 14 takeways (+12) in their last five games.

2) Guy named Mike Black is a spotter for Monday Night Football on ESPN; he was a kicker at Boise State in college and kicked for several teams in the Arena League, one of which was the Iowa Barnstormers, where his holder was a guy named Kurt Warner.

1) RIP Dave Henderson, who died of cardiac arrest this weekend at age 57. He was a key member of the A's 1989 World Series champs, and hit .298 with seven HRs in 36 career postseason games. From 1988-91 he hit 84 HRs for the A's and was an All-Star in 1991. He always played the game with great enthusiasm. RIP, sir.

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NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, December 29


Anaheim @ Calgary

Game 67-68
December 29, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
12.832
Calgary
11.332
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1 1/2
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(+105); Under

Los Angeles @ Edmonton

Game 69-70
December 29, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
11.027
Edmonton
12.006
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 1
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
N/A

Dallas @ Columbus

Game 51-52
December 29, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
13.314
Columbus
11.319
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
N/A

NY Islanders @ Toronto

Game 53-54
December 29, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Islanders
13.558
Toronto
9.469
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 4
4 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-120); Under

Carolina @ New Jersey

Game 55-56
December 29, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Carolina
11.046
New Jersey
9.879
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Carolina
by 1
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Jersey
-145
5
Dunkel Pick:
Carolina
(+125); Over

Ottawa @ Boston

Game 57-58
December 29, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
12.904
Boston
11.788
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Ottawa
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-170
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+150); Under

Montreal @ Florida

Game 59-60
December 29, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
11.938
Florida
10.922
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Florida
-155
5
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(+135); Over

Detroit @ Winnipeg

Game 61-62
December 29, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
12.273
Winnipeg
10.763
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+115); Under

Nashville @ St. Louis

Game 63-64
December 29, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
10.711
St. Louis
12.315
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
N/A

Chicago @ Arizona

Game 65-66
December 29, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
12.879
Arizona
10.479
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-165
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-165); Under

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, December 29

Hot teams
-- Dallas Stars won four of their last five games.
-- Maple Leafs won three of their last four games.
-- Hurricanes won three of their last four games.
-- Florida won its last six games, allowing nine goals.
-- Blues won five of their last seven games. Nashville won three of last four.
-- Arizona won three of its last four games.
-- Flames won nine of their last eleven games.
-- Los Angeles won eight of its last twelve games.

Cold teams
-- Columbus lost 11 of its last 14 games.
-- Islanders lost four of their last five games.
-- New Jersey lost four of its last five games.
-- Boston lost its last three games overall. Senators lost their last five road games.
-- Montreal lost nine of its last eleven games.
-- Red Wings lost six of their last nine games. Jets lost five of their last eight.
-- Chicago lost its last two games, scoring one goal.
-- Anaheim lost four of its last six games.
-- Edmonton lost five of its last six games.

Series records
-- Blue Jackets won four of last six games with Dallas.
-- Islanders won four of last six games with Toronto.
-- Devils won six of last nine games with Carolina.
-- Bruins lost four of last five games with Ottawa.
-- Canadiens won six of last seven games with Florida.
-- Jets won five of last seven games with Detroit.
-- Blues won their last three games with Nashville.
-- Blackhawks won six of last nine games with Arizona.
-- Ducks won five of last six games with Calgary.
-- Kings won eight of last ten games with Edmonton

Totals
-- Under is 7-1-1 in last nine Dallas home games.
-- Over is 6-1-2 in Toronto's last nine home games.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five New Jersey home games.
-- Five of last six Boston home games stayed under.
-- Eight of last ten Montreal games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Winnipeg home games went over.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven St Louis home games.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Chicago games.
-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Calgary home games.
-- Over is 8-3-1 in last dozen Los Angeles home games.

Back-to-backs
-- Montreal is 4-3 if it played the night before.
-- Predators are 0-4 if they played night before- teams are 1-3 night after playing the Rangers.
-- Detroit is 4-3 if it played the night before- teams are 1-4 night after playing Minnesota.
-- Los Angeles is 3-1 if it played night before- teams are 2-4 night after playing Vancouver.

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NHL

Tuesday, December 29

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. NEW JERSEY
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games on the road
Carolina is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 7 games

7:00 PM
DALLAS vs. COLUMBUS
Dallas is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games on the road
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games at home

7:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of the NY Islanders last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games at home

7:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. BOSTON
Ottawa is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing Boston
Ottawa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games at home

7:30 PM
MONTREAL vs. FLORIDA
Montreal is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Florida
Montreal is 0-4-1 SU in its last 5 games ,
Florida is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Montreal
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

8:00 PM
DETROIT vs. WINNIPEG
Detroit is 2-4-1 SU in its last 7 games ,
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Winnipeg's last 13 games when playing Detroit

8:00 PM
NASHVILLE vs. ST. LOUIS
Nashville is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games when playing St. Louis
Nashville is 2-4-1 SU in its last 7 games ,
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

9:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. CALGARY
Anaheim is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Anaheim's last 9 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Calgary's last 9 games when playing Anaheim
Calgary is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim

9:00 PM
CHICAGO vs. ARIZONA
Chicago is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago
Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago

9:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. EDMONTON
Los Angeles is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Los Angeles is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games ,on the road
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Edmonton's last 12 games at home

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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, December 29

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DALLAS (27-7-0-3, 57 pts.) at COLUMBUS (13-22-0-3, 29 pts.) - 12/29/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-2 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-2-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.0 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (19-12-0-5, 43 pts.) at TORONTO (13-14-0-7, 33 pts.) - 12/29/2015, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 4-3 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 4-3-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.8 Units)

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CAROLINA (15-16-0-5, 35 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (17-14-0-5, 39 pts.) - 12/29/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 13-39 ATS (+70.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 25-48 ATS (+84.4 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 5-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 6-4 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 6-4-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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OTTAWA (18-12-0-6, 42 pts.) at BOSTON (19-12-0-4, 42 pts.) - 12/29/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 85-64 ATS (+19.0 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
OTTAWA is 28-19 ATS (+8.7 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 5-13 ATS (-9.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
BOSTON is 8-18 ATS (-18.1 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 2-6 ATS (-9.2 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 6-4 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 6-4-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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MONTREAL (21-14-0-3, 45 pts.) at FLORIDA (20-12-0-4, 44 pts.) - 12/29/2015, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 3-10 ATS (-7.2 Units) in December games this season.
FLORIDA is 10-3 ATS (+6.2 Units) in December games this season.
MONTREAL is 48-35 ATS (+83.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 18-9 ATS (+8.6 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 27-11 ATS (+13.7 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 65-50 ATS (+14.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 101-146 ATS (+266.9 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
FLORIDA is 35-58 ATS (+100.9 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
FLORIDA is 14-32 ATS (-39.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 61-97 ATS (+167.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 6-3 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 6-3-0 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=+1.3 Units)

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DETROIT (18-11-0-7, 43 pts.) at WINNIPEG (16-17-0-2, 34 pts.) - 12/29/2015, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 17-23 ATS (-16.0 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 104-113 ATS (-71.6 Units) on Tuesday nights since 1996.
DETROIT is 400-288 ATS (-113.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 41-25 ATS (+66.9 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
DETROIT is 108-68 ATS (+22.2 Units) in road games after a non-conference game since 1996.
DETROIT is 14-6 ATS (+20.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 3-1 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 3-1-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.3 Units)

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NASHVILLE (18-12-0-6, 42 pts.) at ST LOUIS (22-12-0-4, 48 pts.) - 12/29/2015, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 9-3 (+5.4 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 9-3-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

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CHICAGO (20-13-0-4, 44 pts.) at ARIZONA (17-15-0-3, 37 pts.) - 12/29/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 299-316 ATS (-140.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 160-162 ATS (-63.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.
ARIZONA is 6-22 ATS (+28.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 4-2 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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ANAHEIM (13-15-0-6, 32 pts.) at CALGARY (17-16-0-2, 36 pts.) - 12/29/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 13-21 ATS (-12.7 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 13-21 ATS (-12.7 Units) first half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 67-61 ATS (-28.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in December games this season.
CALGARY is 12-5 ATS (+6.3 Units) in home games first half of the season this season.
CALGARY is 31-18 ATS (+50.8 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 19-6 ATS (+12.2 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 199-161 ATS (+28.4 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 54-22 ATS (+23.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 11-4 (+5.2 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 11-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
10 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.4 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (22-11-0-2, 46 pts.) at EDMONTON (15-19-0-3, 33 pts.) - 12/29/2015, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 9-2 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 9-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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NHL MONEYLINE

NHL > (57) OTTAWA@ (58) BOSTON | 2015-12-29 19:05:00 - 2015-12-29 19:05:00
Play AGAINST BOSTON using money line in Home games revenging a loss versus opponent
The record is 8 Wins and 17 Losses for the last two seasons (-19.1 units)

NHL > (69) LOS ANGELES@ (70) EDMONTON | 2015-12-29 21:05:00 - 2015-12-29 21:05:00
Play ON EDMONTON using money line in Home games in December games
The record is 6 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+6.95 units)

NHL > (67) ANAHEIM@ (68) CALGARY | 2015-12-29 21:05:00 - 2015-12-29 21:05:00
Play ON CALGARY using money line in Home games in December games
The record is 7 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+7.5 units)

NHL > (63) NASHVILLE@ (64) ST LOUIS | 2015-12-29 20:05:00 - 2015-12-29 20:05:00
Play AGAINST NASHVILLE using money line in All games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 10 Wins and 23 Losses for the last two seasons (-20.95 units)

NHL > (51) DALLAS@ (52) COLUMBUS | 2015-12-29 19:05:00 - 2015-12-29 19:05:00
Play AGAINST COLUMBUS using money line in Home games after 3 or more consecutive losses
The record is 2 Wins and 13 Losses for the last two seasons (-12.1 units)

NHL > (51) DALLAS@ (52) COLUMBUS | 2015-12-29 19:05:00 - 2015-12-29 19:05:00
Play ON DALLAS using money line in Road games in non-conference games
The record is 9 Wins and 1 Losses for the this season (+8.25 units)

NHL > (57) OTTAWA@ (58) BOSTON | 2015-12-29 19:05:00 - 2015-12-29 19:05:00
Play AGAINST BOSTON using money line in Home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 2 Wins and 8 Losses for the last two seasons (-12.8 units)

NHL > (67) ANAHEIM@ (68) CALGARY | 2015-12-29 21:05:00 - 2015-12-29 21:05:00
Play AGAINST ANAHEIM using money line in All games
The record is 1 Wins and 11 Losses for the this season (-9.65 units)

NHL > (61) DETROIT@ (62) WINNIPEG | 2015-12-29 20:05:00 - 2015-12-29 20:05:00
Play ON DETROIT using money line in Road games in non-conference games
The record is 14 Wins and 5 Losses for the last two seasons (+12.2 units)

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NHL PUCKLINE

NHL > (57) OTTAWA@ (58) BOSTON | 2015-12-29 19:05:00 - 2015-12-29 19:05:00
Play AGAINST BOSTON in Home games revenging a loss versus opponent
The record is 8 Wins and 17 Losses for the last two seasons (-19.1 units)

NHL > (69) LOS ANGELES@ (70) EDMONTON | 2015-12-29 21:05:00 - 2015-12-29 21:05:00
Play ON EDMONTON in Home games in December games
The record is 6 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+6.95 units)

NHL > (67) ANAHEIM@ (68) CALGARY | 2015-12-29 21:05:00 - 2015-12-29 21:05:00
Play ON CALGARY in Home games in December games
The record is 7 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+7.5 units)

NHL > (63) NASHVILLE@ (64) ST LOUIS | 2015-12-29 20:05:00 - 2015-12-29 20:05:00
Play AGAINST NASHVILLE in All games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 10 Wins and 23 Losses for the last two seasons (-20.95 units)

NHL > (51) DALLAS@ (52) COLUMBUS | 2015-12-29 19:05:00 - 2015-12-29 19:05:00
Play AGAINST COLUMBUS in Home games after 3 or more consecutive losses
The record is 2 Wins and 13 Losses for the last two seasons (-12.1 units)

NHL > (51) DALLAS@ (52) COLUMBUS | 2015-12-29 19:05:00 - 2015-12-29 19:05:00
Play ON DALLAS in Road games in non-conference games
The record is 9 Wins and 1 Losses for the this season (+8.25 units)

NHL > (57) OTTAWA@ (58) BOSTON | 2015-12-29 19:05:00 - 2015-12-29 19:05:00
Play AGAINST BOSTON in Home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 2 Wins and 8 Losses for the last two seasons (-12.8 units)

NHL > (67) ANAHEIM@ (68) CALGARY | 2015-12-29 21:05:00 - 2015-12-29 21:05:00
Play ON CALGARY in All games in December games
The record is 9 Wins and 2 Losses for the this season (+8.8 units)

NHL > (61) DETROIT@ (62) WINNIPEG | 2015-12-29 20:05:00 - 2015-12-29 20:05:00
Play ON DETROIT in Road games in non-conference games
The record is 14 Wins and 5 Losses for the last two seasons (+12.2 units)

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NHL TOTALS

NHL > (63) NASHVILLE@ (64) ST LOUIS | 2015-12-29 20:05:00 - 2015-12-29 20:05:00
Play UNDER ST LOUIS on the totalin Home games first half of the season
The record is 3 Overs and 13 Unders for the this season (+10.2 units)

NHL > (59) MONTREAL@ (60) FLORIDA | 2015-12-29 19:35:00 - 2015-12-29 19:35:00
Play UNDER MONTREAL on the totalin All games on Tuesday nights
The record is 4 Overs and 17 Unders for the last two seasons (+12.65 units)

NHL > (53) NY ISLANDERS@ (54) TORONTO | 2015-12-29 19:05:00 - 2015-12-29 19:05:00
Play UNDER NY ISLANDERS on the totalin All games revenging a home loss versus opponent
The record is 1 Overs and 9 Unders for the this season (+8.55 units)

NHL > (67) ANAHEIM@ (68) CALGARY | 2015-12-29 21:05:00 - 2015-12-29 21:05:00
Play OVER CALGARY on the totalin All games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 8 Overs and 1 Unders for the this season (+7.6 units)

NHL > (65) CHICAGO@ (66) ARIZONA | 2015-12-29 21:05:00 - 2015-12-29 21:05:00
Play UNDER CHICAGO on the totalin All games after a non-conference game
The record is 12 Overs and 29 Unders for the last two seasons (+17.1 units)

NHL > (65) CHICAGO@ (66) ARIZONA | 2015-12-29 21:05:00 - 2015-12-29 21:05:00
Play UNDER CHICAGO on the totalin All games on Tuesday nights
The record is 3 Overs and 13 Unders for the last two seasons (+10.45 units)

NHL > (67) ANAHEIM@ (68) CALGARY | 2015-12-29 21:05:00 - 2015-12-29 21:05:00
Play OVER CALGARY on the totalin Home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 6 Overs and 0 Unders for the this season (+6.45 units)

NHL > (53) NY ISLANDERS@ (54) TORONTO | 2015-12-29 19:05:00 - 2015-12-29 19:05:00
Play UNDER NY ISLANDERS on the totalin All games in a road game where where the total is 5.5
The record is 1 Overs and 9 Unders for the this season (+7.9 units)

NHL > (55) CAROLINA@ (56) NEW JERSEY | 2015-12-29 19:05:00 - 2015-12-29 19:05:00
Play UNDER NEW JERSEY on the totalin Home games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 10 Overs and 28 Unders for the last three seasons (+16.55 units)

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B]TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29
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GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


OTT at BOS 07:00 PM

OTT +136 *****

O 5.5



NYI at TOR 07:00 PM

NYI -111

O 5.5



CAR at NJ 07:00 PM

NJ -107

U 5.0


DAL at CLB 07:00 PM

CLB +150 DOUBLE PLAY

O 5.5


MON at FLA 07:30 PM

MON +127

U 5.0



NAS at STL 08:00 PM

STL -138 TRIPLE PLAY

O 5.0 TRIPLE PLAY



DET at WIN 08:00 PM

WIN -125

O 5.5 DOUBLE PLAY



CHI at ARI 09:00 PM

CHI -163 BLOW OUT

O 5.5



ANA at CAL 09:00 PM

ANA -104 TRIPLE PLAY

O 5.5


LA at EDM 09:00 PM

LA -140 TRIPLE PLAY

O 5.0

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Preview: Sabres (14-17) at Capitals (25-6)
Date: December 30, 2015 7:00 PM EDT

Braden Holtby doesn't need much help these days, but the scheduling gods have lined the Washington Capitals' goaltender up with consecutive games against one of the NHL's worst offenses.

Two days after shutting out the Buffalo Sabres, Holtby will try to help the Capitals to their ninth straight win Wednesday night in the conclusion of a home-and-home set at Verizon Center.

Washington (27-6-2) is off to the best start in franchise history and padded its huge lead ahead of both New York teams in the Metropolitan Division with Monday's 2-0 win at Buffalo. The Capitals have a chance to take the season series on Wednesday while winning nine games in a row for the first time since Feb. 26-March 15, 2011.

The Capitals have also won eight games in a row at home and are 14-3-1 at Verizon Center.

Holtby has six wins during Washington's streak, upping his league-leading total to 23. His last regulation loss came on Nov. 10, and he is 15-0-1 since. Holtby holds a 1.68 goals-against average in his last 20 starts and has pushed aside 60 of 61 shots in his last two.

Captain Alex Ovechkin scored his team-leading 18th goal in Monday's win for a team that ranks second in the NHL with 3.09 goals per game. Still, he pointed to the man in net as the difference as Holtby posted the 22nd shutout of his career and second this season.

'We knew he's good,' Ovechkin said. 'He's our best player and probably the best goalie in the league right now.'

Backed by an average of 3.80 goals in the last five games, Holtby will face a team that ranks toward the bottom of the NHL with an average of 2.33. He holds a 1.48 GAA and .944 save percentage in his last four starts against Buffalo, winning the last three.

Buffalo (15-17-4) exploded offensively in Saturday's 6-3 win at Boston, but Holtby handed the Sabres their second shutout in five games and third this season.

The Sabres went 0 for 3 on the power play, extending their scoreless streak on the man advantage to 0 for 17 through six games, while the Capitals have killed off all eight penalties in their last three wins.

"We didn't execute in certain areas (Saturday) night," right wing Brian Gionta said. "We played hard, we limited their chances, but the goals they got came off of mistakes by us."

Chad Johnson figures to get the start in net for Buffalo after Linus Ullmark suffered Monday's loss. Johnson has won three of his last four starts with a 1.47 GAA and .957 save percentage, but he has a 2.61 GAA in three career starts against Washington.

Evander Kane played in his first game on Monday since The Buffalo News reported that Buffalo police were investigating a sex crime allegation against him. Kane, who finished with four shots, said after Monday's morning skate that he's innocent and looks forward to clearing his name.

Washington has won the last three games in this series and has picked up points in nine of the last 10.