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Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, March 15

Hot teams
-- Islanders won five of their last seven games. Pittsburgh won three of its last four.
-- Washington won three of its last four games.
-- Flyers won six of their last eight games.
-- Minnesota won five of its last seven games.
-- Los Angeles won seven of its last ten games.
-- San Jose won six of its last eight games. Bruins won five of their last seven games.

Cold teams
-- Carolina lost five of its last eight games.
-- Toronto lost seven of its last nine games. Tampa Bay lost three of its last four games.
-- Florida lost five of its last six road games. Montreal lost five of its last seven games.
-- Red Wings lost four of their last six games.
-- Ottawa lost five of its last seven games.
-- Dallas Stars lost six of their last nine games.

Series records
-- Islanders won five of last six games with Pittsburgh.
-- Washington won six of its last eight games with Carolina.
-- Lightning won five of last six games with Toronto.
-- Canadiens won six of last eight games with Florida.
-- Flyers won five of last six games with Detroit.
-- Ottawa won eight of last ten games with Minnesota.
-- Dallas Stars won four of last six games with Los Angeles.
-- Sharks won five of last eight games with Boston.

Totals
-- Three of last four Islander road games went over the total.
-- Over is 3-1 in Carolina's last four visits to Washington.
-- Eight of last ten Tampa Bay games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 4-0-1 in last five Florida games.
-- Five of last seven Philly games went over the total.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in Minnesota's last five visits to Ottawa.
-- Five of last six Dallas Stars games went over the total.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Boston games.

Back-to-backs
-- Islanders won six of last eight games if they played the night before.
-- Florida is 4-3 on road if it played the night before.
-- Los Angeles is 7-2 if it played the night before.

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NHL

Tuesday, March 15

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. WASHINGTON
Carolina is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Washington
Carolina is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Washington is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Carolina

7:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. PITTSBURGH
NY Islanders are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games
NY Islanders are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home

7:30 PM
DETROIT vs. PHILADELPHIA
Detroit is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games

7:30 PM
FLORIDA vs. MONTREAL
Florida is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games
Montreal is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Florida
Montreal is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games

7:30 PM
MINNESOTA vs. OTTAWA
Minnesota is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Ottawa
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games at home

7:30 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. TORONTO
Tampa Bay is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games
Toronto is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay

8:30 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. DALLAS
Los Angeles is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
Dallas is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

10:00 PM
BOSTON vs. SAN JOSE
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games


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NHL YESTERDAY..............1 - 3............- 1.96
YTD: 26 - 29 - 6.86

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TUESDAY, MARCH 15

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


NYI at PIT 07:00 PM

NYI +147


CAR at WAS 07:00 PM

WAS -224


DET at PHI 07:30 PM

PHI -119


TB at TOR 07:30 PM

TB -179


MIN at OTT 07:30 PM

OTT +117


FLA at MON 07:30 PM

FLA -123


LA at DAL 08:30 PM

LA +103


BOS at SJ 10:00 PM

SJ -133

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Preview: Canadiens (32-31) at Sabres (28-33)
Date: March 16, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

Jack Eichel is making a case to be the NHL's rookie of the year while giving the Buffalo Sabres hope for the future.

Ryan O'Reilly's expected return should bring some optimism to First Niagara Center right now.

With their top scorer back from injury Wednesday night, Eichel and the Sabres look to avenge last week's loss to the Montreal Canadiens.

Eichel - the No. 2 overall pick last summer - is living up to the lofty expectations. The 19-year-old has a team-high 22 goals, the most by a Sabres rookie since Thomas Vanek had 23 in 2005-06.

Eichel's 48 points are one back O'Reilly for the team lead, but he's 14 behind Chicago's Artemi Panarin for the most among rookies. The two will likely be among the three finalists for the Calder Trophy.

Eichel has five goals and two assists during the last six games. He came through in dramatic fashion Saturday when his second goal came with one second left in overtime of a 3-2 win over Carolina.

"If you don't score, you look like an idiot," Eichel said of his breakaway goal in OT.

Buffalo (28-33-9) will welcome O'Reilly back from a lower-body injury that sidelined him 11 games.

He's expected to join a line with Evander Kane and Nicolas Deslauriers, while coach Dan Bylsma will keep Eichel with Sam Reinhart, who has five points in five games.

"Seeing Sam play well next to Jack has been one of the deciding factors to keeping them together, but Ryan also needs wingers next to him on his line," Bylsma said. "Maybe a little bit of a long-term approach."

The Sabers have won five of the past seven meetings with the Canadiens (32-32-6), but they fell 3-2 at Montreal on Thursday.

Eichel was held without a point in that meeting, and he has only two in four versus Montreal. O'Reilly, though, has 10 points in 10 games against the Habs after getting two assists in a 6-4 win Feb. 12.

The Canadiens have lost six of their last eight games (2-5-1), and they followed Saturday's 4-1 loss to Minnesota with a defeat by the same score to Florida three days later.

P.K. Subban missed both games with a neck injury, and the former Norris Trophy winner didn't travel to Buffalo. The team has been without star goaltender Carey Price (leg) since November, perhaps the biggest blow to a team expected to at least reach the playoffs this season.

Montreal is also without eight other regulars.

"We can't use injuries as an excuse. It's the reality of this league," defenseman Mark Barberio told the team's official website. "Every team has injuries. We're obviously in a rough spell but it can't be an excuse for us. Whatever 20 guys we put out on our lineup, we need to get the job done."

Alex Galchenyuk is doing his part with 12 goals over the last 10 games after netting Montreal's lone goal Tuesday. The 22-year-old center has a career-high 26 on the season, and he's got five in the last three meetings with Buffalo - two in each of the last two.

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Preview: Flyers (32-23) at Blackhawks (41-23)
Date: March 16, 2016 8:00 PM EDT

Just two short months ago, the Chicago Blackhawks were on top of the Western Conference and looked like a legitimate contender to successfully defend their Stanley Cup title.

It's a much different picture with 12 games left in the season.

The Blackhawks lost 5-0 to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night and have dropped four of five, including three in a row against potential playoff opponents, entering Wednesday night's home game against the surging Philadelphia Flyers. After a pair of road losses to St. Louis and Dallas, Chicago yielded a pair of goals in an 18-second span of the first period and never recovered against Los Angeles.

The reigning NHL champions are 9-10-2 since they ripped off a franchise-record 12 straight wins at the end of December and into January.

'We've had a tougher schedule,' coach Joel Quenneville said. 'We've had some tough games and I think during this stretch here our penalty killing hasn't been great. Some nights they could have won us some games with getting the job done and giving up some timely goals that got their team going.

'But that was a stretch there that we really made a lot of hay and put ourselves in a great spot. Now we're not taking advantage of it, which is disappointing.'

The slide has dropped Chicago (41-23-6) into third place in the tough Central Division, three points behind the Stars and Blues.

Chicago has one home game left against each of the division leaders, so there is plenty of time. But the standings are less important to the Blackhawks than their play heading into the postseason.

'It seems like for whatever reason, the season's been up and down throughout the whole year,' forward Patrick Kane said. 'You go on stretches where you win 12 in a row, and we've got this little stretch going right now. Obviously we want to shore that up before playoffs, and make sure we're going in there feeling consistent about our game.'

The second line of Kane, Artem Anisimov and rookie Artemi Panarin has been one of the most dangerous groups in the league for most of the year. But it has fallen on hard times of late.

Kane, who leads the NHL with 89 points, has been held to one goal in his last five games. Panarin has been kept off the scoresheet in six of his last nine games. Anisimov has one goal and three assists in his last 14 appearances.

Chicago also has struggled mightily on the penalty kill, owning a league-low 63.6 success rate since Feb. 9.

That issue could again factor against Philadelphia (32-23-12), which has converted 21.1 percent of its power-play chances over a 7-1-1 stretch to vault back into the East's playoff race. Though the Flyers were 0 of 6 Tuesday against Detroit, they received two even-strength goals from Michael Raffl in a 4-3 victory to move within one point of the eighth-place Red Wings.

'We are fighting for our lives here,' said forward Wayne Simmonds, who added a goal. 'This was a pretty exciting game to get up for. It's pretty easy to get up for.'

Philadelphia, which owns two games in hand on Detroit, amassed 46 shots and has recorded 21 goals in winning four of five. Raffl has four goals and three assists over that span and rookie Shayne Gostisbehere has four goals over his last four after also scoring Tuesday.

The Flyers have lost two straight in Chicago but have won 18 of the last 22 regular-season meetings. They earned a 3-0 home victory on Oct. 14 behind Michael Neuvirth's 30 saves.

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Preview: Blues (41-21) at Oilers (27-38)
Date: March 16, 2016 9:30 PM EDT

St. Louis' winning streak featured victories over the best teams in the Western Conference, then it came to an end against one of the worst.

The Blues get another shot at defeating the seemingly incapable Wednesday night in Edmonton as the Oilers try for their second win in 10 home games, but that'll require ending a lengthy losing streak in the series.

A 7-4 loss in Calgary on Monday halted a six-game streak that shot the Blues (41-21-9) to the top of the West with wins over Chicago, Anaheim and Dallas in a matter of four days. The wear was evident against the Flames while allowing a season-high goal total, which included a pair of short-handed scores for the first time since November 2013.

"This is on our shoulders," captain David Backes said. "We beat four good teams last week and these two points were just as valuable as any two in those games. We just didn't bring it with 20 guys tonight and I'll take blame for that."

The Blues have given up 11 goals in the last two games after matching that mark in the first five of the streak, and coach Ken Hitchcock said that has more to do with his own team's play rather than the competence of any opponent.

"Too casual with the puck. That's six breakaways in two games. Got away with it in Dallas. Didn't get away with it today. Just too many mistakes with the puck," Hitchcock said.

It's turned into consecutive four-goal blemishes for Jake Allen, who has started the last nine games but was replaced midway through the second period by Anders Nilsson. The Blues' No. 1 with Brian Elliott still out has posted a 2.99 goals-against average and .907 save percentage in the 10 games dating to replacing Elliott on Feb. 22 after posting 2.17 and .924 marks in his first 33.

The streak-stopping loss wasn't without promise. St. Louis continued to produce on the other end, scoring at least three goals for a seventh consecutive game. It last went beyond that in nine straight in 2005-06.

Paul Stastny scored twice in Calgary and has three goals and four assists in his last four games, while defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk has three goals in the past two.

The Blues have won the last eight meetings against the Oilers while limiting them to 1.62 goals per game. They've also take the last six in Edmonton, so another home loss won't come as anything new to the Oilers (27-38-7) in the series or overall.

Monday's 3-2 defeat to Nashville dropped them to 1-7-1 in their last nine in Edmonton. The goals against the Predators are the only two they've scored in three straight home defeats.

Jordan Eberle snapped a season-worst eight-game goal drought, but that and outshooting a second straight opponent was about the extent of the positives as the Oilers fell to 1 for 32 on the power play over the last 14 games. Points leader Taylor Hall is without one in four straight, and Connor McDavid hasn't scored in his last six in Edmonton.

"We need to find a way to get the puck to the net and bang one home and maybe an empty-net (goal) and win the game that way," Eberle told the team's official website. "You like the effort and stuff, but moral victories aren't that great."

Laurent Brossoit played Monday and is winless in three games this season. Starter Cam Talbot, however, has gone 5-2-0 with a 1.56 GAA and .951 save percentage since a six-game losing streak. He's 0-2-1 against St. Louis.

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Preview: Jets (29-35) at Flames (29-35)
Date: March 16, 2016 10:00 PM EDT

The Calgary Flames aren't going to the playoffs, but they're the kind of team that's occasionally going to make life difficult for a contender.

That's about all Winnipeg can hope for with 13 games remaining, and the two Western Conference bottom-feeders with identical records meet Wednesday night in Calgary with the Jets chasing a season-best winning streak.

It's the Flames (29-35-5) who are coming off the more eye-catching win - 7-4 at home over St. Louis on Monday that ended the Blues' six-game winning streak. In typically unreliable Calgary fashion, a 5-2 lead became a one-goal game in the third period before Michael Frolik scored his second short-handed goal of the game and added an empty-netter to complete a hat trick.

"It's always nice when you can score three," Frolik told the team's official website a game before facing his former team for the second time. "It's always nice to see the hats on the ice. I'm just happy I could help the team win tonight."

Such results have become more rare for the Flames over the last month-plus, as they've gone 4-10-2 with 3.69 goals allowed per game since last winning consecutive contests as part of a three-game streak Feb. 6-11. Calgary - with two games remaining on a six-game homestand - and Winnipeg are two points up on Edmonton to avoid the West cellar.

"There's no reason for us to quit right now. It's just about playing hard and playing with pride," defenseman Dougie Hamilton said after recording three assists.

The Flames and Jets have split two games with the home team winning each. Calgary has taken the last two home meetings by a 9-3 total, including a 4-1 win Dec. 22 behind a Johnny Gaudreau hat trick.

Winnipeg's Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist in the Jets' 3-1 victory Oct. 16 and has 12 points in an eight-game point streak in the series.

The Jets (29-35-5) followed a 3-2 home win over Colorado on Saturday with Monday's 5-2 victory in Vancouver, setting them up for their first three-game winning streak since April 4-7. That was part of last season's playoff push that allowed them to sneak in as the second wild card.

That won't be enough this season with a double-digit point gap to overcome and multiple teams to pass. They've embraced that reality by making moves that point toward the future.

The one that brought Marko Dano has been paying dividends recently. Acquired from Chicago in the Andrew Ladd deal Feb. 25, the center had two goals and an assist against the Canucks and has three and two in his last four games.

"When I came here I was trying to impress and I was probably trying too much," said Dano, who managed a goal and an assist in his first 18 games this season. "When you're trying too much, the goals (won't) come for you. When you stop thinking about it and play your simple game, the goals come and you don't even know how."

The Jets have been shuffling Michael Hutchinson and Ondrej Pavelec in goal. Hutchinson faced the Canucks so Pavelec could return against the Flames, hoping to improve after posting a 1-3-1 record and 3.70 goals-against average over his last six road games.

Joni Ortio has handled the load lately for Calgary with five straight starts. He's responded with a 3-1-1 record and 2.60 GAA after going 0-6-2 with a 3.34 mark in his first nine.

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Preview: Avalanche (35-31) at Canucks (27-29)
Date: March 16, 2016 10:00 PM EDT

The Colorado Avalanche failed to open their four-game swing through Canada on a positive note.

They haven't had much go right against the Vancouver Canucks this season, either.

In danger of losing a season-high fourth straight road contest, the Avalanche try to avoid being swept by the Canucks on Wednesday night.

After recording back-to-back wins to conclude to a 3-1-0 homestand, Colorado (35-31-4) blew a 2-0 lead en route to Saturday's 3-2 loss to lowly Winnipeg. In the mix with Minnesota for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, the Avalanche have little room for error down the stretch.

"We're going to have to find a way to win the next one, that's all," coach Patrick Roy told the Avalanche's official website. "Short-term (vision) for us, and now we have a big one coming up in Vancouver. We're going to have to be ready for that one."

With each opponent on this trip set to miss the playoffs, it appeared the Avs would be in good shape to pile up some points. However, the fashion in which Saturday's defeat unfolded is something they can't afford to let linger.

"You never have it in the bag in this league,' said forward Matt Duchene, who had a goal and an assist to match his 55 points from last season. 'It's an unfortunate loss to a team that, you know, we should be more desperate than. They played well, but we have to find a way to win that game."

Semyon Varlamov stopped 74 of 75 shots to win the previous two games before making 27 saves Saturday. He's 0-3-0 with a 5.13 goals-against average in four road starts.

That includes a rough outing in a 5-1 loss to Vancouver on Feb. 21. Varlamov has yielded all but one goal while the Avalanche have been outscored 8-2 in two meetings with the Canucks (27-29-12) this season.

Colorado was last swept in a season series by Vancouver in 2011-12.

"Play good as a team," Colorado rookie forward Andreas Martinsen said. "When we do that, we can beat everyone."

The Canucks' bid for a third consecutive victory was also halted by Winnipeg in Monday's 5-2 defeat. After totaling seven goals in the previous two on their four-game homestand, the Canucks managed 13 shots over the first two periods and didn't score until the Jets had completed their scoring in the third.

"It's really disappointing," forward Daniel Sedin said. "We get two wins and play real well then we have a bad one (Monday)."

After watching backup Jacob Markstrom get roughed up against Winnipeg, Ryan Miller is expected to be back in net. Miller made 37 saves Feb. 21, then posted a 3.35 GAA in the next four starts before stopping 35 shots in Saturday's 4-2 victory over Nashville.

Vancouver has gone 0 for 16 on the power play in four games. Colorado has killed 35 of 37 penalties in 12.

Duchene has four goals and seven assists in 11 games.

Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog will serve the second of his three-game suspension for a cross-check on Anaheim's Simon Despres last week.

Daniel and brother Henrik Sedin combined for seven assists Feb. 21.

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Preview: Rangers (39-23) at Ducks (38-21)
Date: March 16, 2016 10:30 PM EDT

The Anaheim Ducks put an end to their scoring struggles in emphatic fashion. That could prove to be bad news for the New York Rangers, who haven't been particularly tight defensively in recent games.

The Ducks try for a split of the season series Wednesday night when they face a Rangers team looking to avoid a third straight loss in the opener of their three-game California road trip.

Anaheim (38-21-9) scored three goals in an 0-2-1 stretch before breaking out against New Jersey on Monday, earning a 7-1 rout that marked its highest goal total since a 9-1 win over Vancouver on Jan. 15, 2014.

Jakob Silfverberg had three goals and an assist while Andrew Cogliano and Ryan Kesler added a goal and two assists apiece, giving the Ducks' checking line 10 points.

"It's a good bounce-back for us," Silfverberg told the team's official website. "We've got to keep going though, and not be too satisfied."

The Ducks scored one more goal than they did in their previous four games. They've allowed two or fewer goals 10 times in the past 12.

"It's nice for the confidence," Kesler said of his usually defense-first forward trio. "My line is usually trying to shut down the other team's top line every night. This time we went on the attack."

Helping it do that was Kesler's work on faceoffs. He went 19 of 23 and is among the league leaders at 58.9 percent.

Anaheim is 9-0-1 in its last 10 at home, outscoring opponents 33-14 in non-shootout goals in that span.

The Rangers have to be hoping that the Ducks got the offense out of their system against the Devils. New York (39-23-7) lost 5-3 to Pittsburgh on Sunday and has allowed 22 goals in its last six, going 2-3-1.

Particularly disconcerting about the latest defeat was the Rangers' drop-off in play after the first period. New York had 19 shots on goal in the opening 20 minutes but was outshot 20-8 the rest of the way, including 10-2 in the second.

"Well there's definitely some concern in how we played in the second and third after a real strong first period where, other than our penalty killing, I thought we carried the play," coach Alain Vigneault told the team's website. "We had some real good looks, were playing north-south quickly, were getting the pucks deep (in the first period). We just didn't sustain it."

The Rangers, locked in a tight battle with the Islanders for the second playoff spot in the Metropolitan Division, defeated the Ducks 3-2 in overtime Dec. 22 for their third straight victory in the series. New York won 4-1 in its most recent visit to Honda Center on Jan. 7, 2015.

Derick Brassard scored for the third straight game Sunday and has five points in a four-game streak. He scored twice Dec. 22 and has four goals and an assist in his last three against Anaheim.

Derek Stepan has three goals and six assists in his last eight contests, while Keith Yandle has a goal and four assists in a five-game point streak.

Henrik Lundqvist, who's lost three straight starts with a 3.71 goals-against average, has won two in a row against the Ducks and allowed five goals in his past three matchups.

He's expected to be opposed again by John Gibson, who started the Dec. 22 matchup and made 19 saves.

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NHL MONEYLINE

NHL > (59) COLORADO@ (60) VANCOUVER | 2016-03-16 22:05:00 - 2016-03-16 22:05:00
Play AGAINST VANCOUVER using money line in All games
The record is 8 Wins and 16 Losses for the this season (-14.65 units)

NHL > (55) ST LOUIS@ (56) EDMONTON | 2016-03-16 21:35:00 - 2016-03-16 21:35:00
Play ON ST LOUIS using money line in Road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 10 Wins and 2 Losses for the this season (+7.75 units)

NHL > (53) PHILADELPHIA@ (54) CHICAGO | 2016-03-16 20:05:00 - 2016-03-16 20:05:00
Play ON PHILADELPHIA using money line in Road games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 10 Wins and 5 Losses for the this season (+9.45 units)

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NHL > (55) ST LOUIS@ (56) EDMONTON | 2016-03-16 21:35:00 - 2016-03-16 21:35:00
Play ON ST LOUIS in Road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 10 Wins and 2 Losses for the this season (+7.75 units)

NHL > (53) PHILADELPHIA@ (54) CHICAGO | 2016-03-16 20:05:00 - 2016-03-16 20:05:00
Play ON PHILADELPHIA in Road games when playing against a team with a winning record
The record is 10 Wins and 5 Losses for the this season (+9.45 units)

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NHL > (53) PHILADELPHIA@ (54) CHICAGO | 2016-03-16 20:05:00 - 2016-03-16 20:05:00
Play UNDER CHICAGO on the totalin Home games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 2 Overs and 14 Unders for the this season (+12.25 units)

NHL > (51) MONTREAL@ (52) BUFFALO | 2016-03-16 19:05:00 - 2016-03-16 19:05:00
Play OVER MONTREAL on the totalin Road games second half of the season
The record is 11 Overs and 1 Unders for the this season (+10.65 units)

NHL > (57) WINNIPEG@ (58) CALGARY | 2016-03-16 22:05:00 - 2016-03-16 22:05:00
Play UNDER WINNIPEG on the totalin All games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 2 Overs and 13 Unders for the this season (+11 units)

NHL > (51) MONTREAL@ (52) BUFFALO | 2016-03-16 19:05:00 - 2016-03-16 19:05:00
Play OVER MONTREAL on the totalin Road games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 12 Overs and 2 Unders for the this season (+10.55 units)

NHL > (53) PHILADELPHIA@ (54) CHICAGO | 2016-03-16 20:05:00 - 2016-03-16 20:05:00
Play UNDER CHICAGO on the totalin All games in non-conference games
The record is 15 Overs and 37 Unders for the last two seasons (+21.65 units)

NHL > (57) WINNIPEG@ (58) CALGARY | 2016-03-16 22:05:00 - 2016-03-16 22:05:00
Play UNDER WINNIPEG on the totalin Road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
The record is 1 Overs and 9 Unders for the this season (+8 units)

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Six of the minor league prospects for the Los Angeles Dodgers.......

1) Corey Seager, SS/3B-- One of frontrunners for NL Rookie of the Year.

2) Julio Urias, P-- Got called up to AAA last year, as an 18-year old.

3) Jose DeLeon, P-- Wasn't drafted out of HS; will start year in AAA.

5) Cody Bellinger, 1B/OF-- Hit 30 homers in California League LY.

9) Jharel Cotton, P--Was 5-2, 2.30 in hitter-friendly Texas League.

15) Zach Lee, P-- Chose baseball over being the QB at LSU.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings......

13) Wichita State 70, Vanderbilt 50-- Shockers are mentally tough; an experienced team that will be a handful for Arizona on Thursday. Two huge runs propelled the Shockers in this game- they were down 30-25 before the first one, then closed things out on a 20-2 run, during which Vanderbilt basically just gave up.

12) Florida Gulf Coast 96, FDU 65-- One of worst games I saw all year; FGCU is not a 16-seed- they could beat a 2 or a 3-seed. They're definitely better than Austin Peay or Hampton, but nobody asked me. Eagles play North Carolina Thusday. .

11) No team that lost its first conference tournament game has won the national title; that would eliminate Indiana, Iowa this year.

10) Politics are a reality of life; money talks. No team from a Power-5 conference with an RPI of 54 or better missed the NCAA tournament. Eight teams with a 54 RPI or better from non-Power 5 conferences missed the tounrmanent. Money talks.

Eight teams from non-Power 5 conferences with an RPI of 54 or better got left out of the tournament. Syracuse got in with an RPI of 71.

9) Low major teams who play in these play-in games are happy; it is two hours on a nationally televised stage, when nothing else is going on. Its a damn infomercial for your program and if you win, you still have a shot at a big upset.

The at-large teams who play in Dayton are usually on TV a lot already, so they'd just as soon skip the play-in games and play in the first round.

8) The Experts show on ESPNU that previews NCAA tournament is a good source of information; former Wake Forest coach Dino Gaudio is very good on TV-- you learn stuff you wouldn't ordinarily find out. Plus the show isn't wooden-- there is laughter and you get the feeling you're just listening to friends talking about basketball.

7) Vanderbilt's Frank Cornet grew seven inches in his senior year of high school, then another two inches after he got to Vanderbilt. Thats a lot of growing.

6) Dan Majerle played 14 years in the NBA; he is now the coach at Grand Canyon University in Arizona, which sounds like the school Gabe Kaplan coached in the great basketball movie, Fast Break.

Anyway, Grand Canyon is on TV Monday and in his pre-game speech, he mentions how their game is the only one on TV that night, that is actually the heart of his pre-game talk. The Antelopes draw over 5,5000 fans a game in what looks like a fairly new arena- Grand Canyon is a program on the rise.

5) Heineken is sold in 192 countries. Just thought you'd like to know. There is no way I can name 192 countries.

4) Tyson Ross will start on Opening Day for the Padres, the 7th different pitcher to start on Opening Day for San Diego in the last eight years.

3) Mark McGwire is bench coach for the Padres; no one has been let off the hook more by national media than McGwire, after the whole steroids debacle. What really helped him was Tony Larussa bringing him back in as a coach. Now Barry Bonds is a coach too, so hopefully people will just ignore him too and let him coach.

2) Miami Dolphins signed backup QB Matt Moore to a 2-year, $3.5M deal; Moore is better than several starting QBs in the NFL. He's got a good deal, stands out there on the sidelines on Sunday, gets paid millions, never gets hit. Everyone loves him.

1) Oakland A's are typical, I assume; they play 32 exhibition games this month, lot of meaningless games used mainly to get pitchers in shape, but I do enjoy watching them and hearing the crack of the bat. MLB Network is tremendous in March; couple of games live every day, others replayed at all hours of night. Excellent.

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Dunkel

Wednesday, March 16


Montreal @ Buffalo

Game 51-52
March 16, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
11.716
Buffalo
10.179
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1 1/2
5 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Buffalo
-130
5
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(+110); Over

Philadelphia @ Chicago

Game 53-54
March 16, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
12.516
Chicago
11.409
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-200
5
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+170); Under

St. Louis @ Edmonton

Game 55-56
March 16, 2016 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
12.376
Edmonton
9.855
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-150
5
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-150); Under

Winnipeg @ Calgary

Game 57-58
March 16, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
9.566
Calgary
11.166
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1 1/2
6 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(-125); Over

Colorado @ Vancouver

Game 59-60
March 16, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
10.227
Vancouver
9.179
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vancouver
-110
5
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-110); Over

NY Rangers @ Anaheim

Game 61-62
March 16, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
12.033
Anaheim
10.641
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-155
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(+135); Under

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, March 16

Hot teams
-- Flyers won seven of their last nine games.
-- St Louis won six of its last seven games.
-- Winnipeg won its last two games, 3-2/5-2.

Cold teams
-- Canadiens lost six of their last eight games. Buffalo lost five of its last eight.
-- Blackhawks lost four of their last five games.
-- Edmonton lost three of its last four games.
-- Calgary lost seven of its last ten games.
-- Colorado lost last three road tilts, outscored 14-6. Vancouver lost five of last eight games.
-- Rangers, Ducks both lost three of their last four games.

Series records
-- Sabres won five of last seven games with Montreal.
-- Flyers won five of last seven games with Chicago.
-- Oilers lost their last eight games with St Louis.
-- Flames are 6-4 in their last ten games with Winnipeg.
-- Canucks won three of last four games with Colorado.
-- Rangers won their last three games with Anaheim.

Totals
-- Over is 4-0-2 in last six Montreal-Buffalo games.
-- Six of last eight Philly games went over the total.
-- Six of last eight St Louis-Edmonton games went over the total.
-- Three of last four Calgary games stayed under total.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Colorado-Vancouver games.
-- Over is 3-0-1 in last four Ranger games.

Back-to-backs
-- Montreal lost eight of last ten if it played night before.

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NHL

Wednesday, March 16

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. BUFFALO
Montreal is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing Montreal
Buffalo is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games at home

8:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. CHICAGO
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Chicago is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

9:30 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. EDMONTON
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 8 games when playing St. Louis

10:00 PM
COLORADO vs. VANCOUVER
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games
Vancouver is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games when playing Colorado

10:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. CALGARY
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 10 games when playing Calgary
Winnipeg is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

10:30 PM
NY RANGERS vs. ANAHEIM
NY Rangers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Anaheim
NY Rangers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games
Anaheim is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Rangers

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Long Sheet

Wednesday, March 16

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MONTREAL (32-32-0-6, 70 pts.) at BUFFALO (28-33-0-9, 65 pts.) - 3/16/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 6-15 ATS (+21.2 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
MONTREAL is 13-19 ATS (-11.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BUFFALO is 262-227 ATS (-9.7 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
BUFFALO is 16-12 ATS (+33.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MONTREAL is 34-18 ATS (+15.3 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 14-40 ATS (+71.1 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
BUFFALO is 5-16 ATS (+21.4 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 5-7 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 7-5-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (33-23-0-12, 78 pts.) at CHICAGO (41-23-0-6, 88 pts.) - 3/16/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 37-11 ATS (+16.4 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 13-10 ATS (+26.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 19-13 ATS (+35.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 18-14 ATS (+35.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 309-320 ATS (+711.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 20-24 ATS (-25.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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ST LOUIS (41-21-0-9, 91 pts.) at EDMONTON (27-38-0-7, 61 pts.) - 3/16/2016, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
EDMONTON is 51-103 ATS (-133.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 6-20 ATS (+34.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 32-85 ATS (+160.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 8-0 (+8.0 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 8-0-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.3 Units)

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WINNIPEG (29-35-0-5, 63 pts.) at CALGARY (29-35-0-5, 63 pts.) - 3/16/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 30-25 ATS (+61.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 12-20 ATS (+35.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 4-4 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 4-4-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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COLORADO (35-31-0-4, 74 pts.) at VANCOUVER (27-29-0-12, 66 pts.) - 3/16/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 35-35 ATS (+73.8 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 42-35 ATS (+77.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 224-217 ATS (-117.9 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-4 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 4-4-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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NY RANGERS (39-23-0-7, 85 pts.) at ANAHEIM (38-21-0-9, 85 pts.) - 3/16/2016, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 10-18 ATS (-9.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
ANAHEIM is 100-66 ATS (+23.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 33-12 ATS (+16.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 23-9 ATS (+8.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 209-163 ATS (+21.0 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 217-163 ATS (+31.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 39-19 ATS (+11.2 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 235-214 ATS (+489.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 103-67 ATS (+13.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 62-35 ATS (+14.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 44-23 ATS (+12.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 17-8 ATS (+25.1 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 22-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 19-11 ATS (+30.7 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 18-9 ATS (+28.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 3-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 3-2-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)