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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Some football trends to consider for Week 7………

— Chicago is 7-17-1 vs spread in last 25 NFC North games.

— Falcons covered seven of their last nine games.

— Patriots are 5-13 vs spread in last 18 games as a road favorite.

— Houston is 10-4-1 vs spread in its last fifteen games.

— Oakland covered its last six road games.

— Seattle is 10-5 vs spread in last fifteen NFC West games.

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: NFL’s top 10 and bottom 3……

32) Browns— Jimmy Haslam owns the Browns; apparently his brother Bill is the governor of Tennessee. Wonder if they bet on last week’s game with the Titans and if so, did the governor give his brother seven points?

31) 49ers— San Francisco has allowed 42 pts/game in losing all three road games- they’ve been outscored 54-17 in second half of their last two games.

30) Jets— Geno Smith gets the nod under center for Gang Green this week; not sure why they have four QB’s, two who have never played in the NFL, but they do. Short week this week for their game with the Ravens.

10) Steelers— Ready to drop them out of top 10 until Big Ben returns, but there isn’t anyone better to put ahead of them this week. Landry Jones has started two NFL games but didn’t last long in the one Steelers won.

9) Raiders— Why are they getting points in Jacksonville this week? They’re 3-0 on the road.

8) Bills— So much for trying to have balance on offense. Rex Ryan wanted them to run the ball more, so he fired the OC and told the new guy to run it more, which they have, and very well.

7) Redskins— Jay Gruden was a head coach for 162 games in the Arena League and UFL before he got his chance in the NFL— he’s a really good coach who paid his dues.

6) Broncos— Not sold on either of their QBs, but their defense is really good and they’re still the defending champs.

5) Seahawks— They’ve slipped some but with 14 rookies and a veteran core, expect them to play better as the season rolls along.

4) Cowboys— Why would you replace Dak Prescott? Dallas won their last five games, they won easily at Green Bay, Cowboys have it rolling. Don’t mess with a winning streak.

3) Falcons— Was just as impressed with them in their loss in Seattle as I was by their wins. Atlanta gained 269 yards IN THE THIRD QUARTER at Seattle last week.

2) Patriots— Wonder if Microsoft stock will take a hit now that Belichick has disowned the tablets teams use on the sideline.

1) Vikings— Sam Bradford went thru training camp with the Eagles, now he goes back to Philly in Week 7 as the starting QB of the hottest team in the league.

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NHL

Thursday, October 20

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. PHILADELPHIA
Anaheim is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Philadelphia is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games at home

8:00 PM
NEW JERSEY vs. BOSTON
New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
New Jersey is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Boston is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home

8:00 PM
SAN JOSE vs. PITTSBURGH
San Jose is 2-4-1 SU in its last 7 games ,when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
San Jose is 2-5-1 SU in its last 8 games ,when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh17-6-1 SU in its last 24 games at home

8:30 PM
ARIZONA vs. MONTREAL
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Montreal is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games at home

8:30 PM
COLORADO vs. TAMPA BAY
Colorado is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
Colorado is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Colorado

8:30 PM
WASHINGTON vs. FLORIDA
Washington is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Washington is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing Florida
Florida is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Florida is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing Washington

9:00 PM
TORONTO vs. MINNESOTA
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games
Minnesota is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Toronto

9:30 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. DALLAS
Los Angeles is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Dallas is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games

10:00 PM
CAROLINA vs. CALGARY
Carolina is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games at home
Calgary is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Carolina

10:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. EDMONTON
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Edmonton
Edmonton is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Edmonton is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis

11:00 PM
BUFFALO vs. VANCOUVER
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Buffalo is 1-8-1 SU in its last 10 games ,when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing Buffalo

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Pro Hockey Trend Report

ANAHEIM (0-3-0-1, 1 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (1-1-0-1, 3 pts.) - 10/20/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 15-25 ATS (-17.5 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 213-168 ATS (+31.8 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 27-49 ATS (-25.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 5-14 ATS (-12.1 Units) 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
ANAHEIM is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 4-0-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

SAN JOSE (3-1-0-0, 6 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (2-1-0-1, 5 pts.) - 10/20/2016, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 6-4 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 6-4-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.4 Units)

NEW JERSEY (1-1-0-1, 3 pts.) at BOSTON (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/20/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 9-16 ATS (-12.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 5-11 ATS (-13.4 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 39-55 ATS (-50.0 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
BOSTON is 7-11 ATS (-10.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-1 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 5-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

ARIZONA (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at MONTREAL (2-0-0-1, 5 pts.) - 10/20/2016, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 3-1 (+3.9 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 3-1-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

WASHINGTON (2-0-0-1, 5 pts.) at FLORIDA (2-0-0-1, 5 pts.) - 10/20/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 64-33 ATS (+16.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 30-10 ATS (+15.9 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 118-155 ATS (+291.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 3-3 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 3-3-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

COLORADO (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (3-0-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/20/2016, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 16-12 ATS (+32.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 219-169 ATS (+31.5 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
COLORADO is 111-83 ATS (+196.7 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
COLORADO is 8-3 ATS (+12.8 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 12-6 ATS (+19.4 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 20-16 ATS (+41.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 168-139 ATS (+24.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 2-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 2-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

TORONTO (1-0-0-2, 4 pts.) at MINNESOTA (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/20/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 13-44 ATS (+80.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 42-49 ATS (+109.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 13-19 ATS (-11.4 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 18-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 4-0-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.3 Units)

LOS ANGELES (0-3-0-0, 0 pts.) at DALLAS (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/20/2016, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 89-83 ATS (-40.6 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 30-12 ATS (+11.7 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-3 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.2 Units)

ST LOUIS (3-0-0-1, 7 pts.) at EDMONTON (3-1-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/20/2016, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 20-12 ATS (+33.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 5-1 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 5-1-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

CAROLINA (0-1-0-2, 2 pts.) at CALGARY (1-2-0-1, 3 pts.) - 10/20/2016, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 26-52 ATS (+89.6 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 8-22 ATS (+31.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 59-115 ATS (+200.0 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 2-2-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

BUFFALO (1-1-0-1, 3 pts.) at VANCOUVER (3-0-0-0, 6 pts.) - 10/20/2016, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 14-9 ATS (+31.2 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 18-22 ATS (-15.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 2-2 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 2-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.0 Units)

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 20, 2016

Buffalo

@
Vancouver
Game 21-22
October 20, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: Buffalo
9.189
Vancouver
10.340
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Vancouver
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Vancouver
-140
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Vancouver
(-140); Over

St. Louis
@
Edmonton
Game 17-18
October 20, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: St. Louis
11.892
Edmonton
10.413
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: St. Louis
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: St. Louis
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis
(-125); Over

Carolina
@
Calgary
Game 19-20
October 20, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: Carolina
9.344
Calgary
12.578
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Calgary
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Calgary
-155
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Calgary
(-155); Over

Los Angeles
@
Dallas
Game 15-16
October 20, 2016 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating: Los Angeles
9.386
Dallas
12.440
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Dallas
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Dallas
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Dallas
(-150); Over

Toronto
@
Minnesota
Game 13-14
October 20, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: Toronto
12.299
Minnesota
9.711
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Toronto
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Minnesota
-180
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto
(+160); Over

Colorado
@
Tampa Bay
Game 11-12
October 20, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating: Colorado
10.802
Tampa Bay
12.748
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Tampa Bay
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Tampa Bay
-185
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay
(-185); Over

Washington
@
Florida
Game 9-10
October 20, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating: Washington
12.572
Florida
14.018
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Florida
by 1 1/2
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Washington
-125
5
Dunkel Pick: Florida
(+105); Under

Arizona
@
Montreal
Game 7-8
October 20, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating: Arizona
10.549
Montreal
14.018
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Montreal
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Montreal
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick: Montreal
N/A

New Jersey
@
Boston
Game 5-6
October 20, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: New Jersey
10.183
Boston
13.349
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Boston
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Boston
-145
5
Dunkel Pick: Boston
(-145); Over

San Jose
@
Pittsburgh
Game 3-4
October 20, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: San Jose
11.026
Pittsburgh
12.145
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Pittsburgh
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: San Jose
-150
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh
(+130); Under

Anaheim
@
Philadelphia
Game 1-2
October 20, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating: Anaheim
10.802
Philadelphia
12.235
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Philadelphia
-120
5
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia
(-120); Over

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NHL BEST BETS:

10/19/2016 3-1-0 75.00% +735

TRIPLE PLAYS: 4 - 4 - 2

WLT PCT UNITS

M/L Picks 11-19-0 36.67% -3760

O/U Picks 17-15-6 53.13% +250

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SJ at PIT 07:00 PM

PIT +118 *****

U 5.5 *****

NJ at BOS 07:00 PM

NJ +140

U 5.0

ANA at PHI 07:00 PM

ANA +113

O 5.0

ARI at MON 07:30 PM

ARI +176

U 5.5

COL at TB 07:30 PM

U 5.5

WAS at FLA 07:30 PM

U 5.0

TOR at MIN 08:00 PM

U 5.5

LA at DAL 08:30 PM

U 5.5 *****

STL at EDM 09:00 PM

EDM +109

O 5.5 *****

BUF at VAN 10:00 PM

O 5.5 *****

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NHL
Short Sheet

Thursday, October 20*

*Anaheim at Philadelphia, 7:05 PM ET*
Anaheim: 0-5 SU in last 5 games
Philadelphia: 11-5 SU in last 16 games at home

*San Jose at Pittsburgh, 7:05 PM ET*
San Jose: 2-4 SU in last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh: 17-6 SU in its last 23 home games

*New Jersey at Boston, 7:05 PM ET*
New Jersey: 2-6 SU in last 8 games
Boston: 5-1 SU in last 6 games when playing New Jersey

*Arizona at Montreal, 7:35 PM ET*
Arizona: 0-5 SU in last 5 games on the road
Montreal: 4-2 SU in last 6 games at home

*Washington at Florida, 7:35 PM ET*
Washington: 1-5 SU in last 6 games on the road
Florida: 6-2 SU in last 8 games at home

*Colorado at Tampa Bay, 7:35 PM ET*
Colorado: 1-4 SU in last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay: 5-2 SU in last 7 games

*Toronto at Minnesota, 8:05 PM ET*
Toronto: 1-4 SU in last 5 games on the road
Minnesota: 5-0 SU in last 5 games when playing Toronto

*Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:35 PM ET*
Los Angeles: 0-5 SU in last 5 games
Dallas: 10-4 SU in last 14 games at home

*St Louis at Edmonton, 9:05 PM ET*
St Louis: 12-5 SU in last 17 games on the road
Edmonton: 6-12 SU in last 18 games at home

*Carolina at Calgary, 9:05 PM ET*
Carolina: 1-5 SU in last 6 games on the road
Calgary: 5-0 SU in last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina

*Buffalo at Vancouver, 10:05 PM ET*
Buffalo: 2-4 SU in last 6 games when playing Vancouver
Vancouver: 5-0 SU in last 5 games at home
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NHL BEST BETS:

10/20/2016 7-7-1 50.00% -50

TRIPLE PLAYS: 6 - 7 - 2

WLT PCT UNITS

M/L Picks 14-21-0 40.00% -3060

O/U Picks 21-20-7 51.22% -500

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NHL Capsules
October 21, 2016

PITTSBURGH (AP) Evgeni Malkin, Scott Wilson and Patric Hornqvist scored during a furious third-period rally to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.

The Penguins trailed by two goals after two largely lifeless periods in a rematch of last June's Stanley Cup Final before catching fire late. Hornqvist and Malkin both finished with a goal and an assist. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 32 shots and bought the Penguins time until the offense finally got going.

Tomas Hertl and Patrick Marleau scored for the Sharks, who controlled the first 40 minutes and appeared well on their way to a one-sided victory before falling apart late. Martin Jones made 17 saves but saw the play in front of him break down in the third.

DUCKS 3, FLYERS 2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ryan Garbutt's goal broke a tie in the third period and sent the Ducks to their first win of the season, over the Flyers.

The Ducks opened 0-3-1 and had failed to score more than two goals in any of those games. Chris Wagner and Corey Perry also scored to help the Ducks spoil Philadelphia's home opener.

Korbinian Holzer's angled pass from behind the net led to Garbutt's one-timer that stunned Steve Mason for the winner.

Wayne Simmonds and Matt Read scored for the Flyers. The Flyers have lost all three games since winning on opening night and dropped to 27-16-6 lifetime in home openers.

John Gibson stopped 20 shots for the Ducks.

BRUINS 2, DEVILS 1

BOSTON (AP) - Patrice Bergeron scored the tiebreaking goal with 75 seconds left in his season debut to give the Bruins a victory over the Devils.

After missing the first three games with an unspecified injury, Bergeron returned to practice on Wednesday and took regular shifts in the home opener against New Jersey. He was on the ice when linemate Brad Marchand tied it 1-all with just under 10 minutes left in regulation, and he was there again to slide in the game-winner at the end.

Tuukka Rask had 28 saves for the Bruins, who fought off a power play for the last 50 seconds without allowing a shot.

Kyle Palmieri scored for the Devils, and Cory Schneider stopped 34 shots.

CAPITALS 4, PANTHERS 2

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored the game-winning goal midway through the third period to lift the Capitals over the Panthers.

Marcus Johansson, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Justin Williams scored goals for the Capitals. Matt Niskanen recorded two assists and Braden Holtby made 26 saves.

Jaromir Jagr became the third player to score 750 goals. He is in third place all-time in the NHL, behind only Wayne Gretzky (894) and Gordie Howe (801). Michael Matheson also scored for the Panthers.

Roberto Luongo made 25 stops.

Ovechkin put the Capitals ahead 3-2 with 12:27 left in the third. His one-timer from the point got past Luongo, who was screened on the play.

Johannson stretched the lead to 4-2 with an unassisted goal with 1:20 left.

CANADIENS 5, COYOTES 2

MONTREAL (AP) - Carey Price made 27 saves in his season debut to help the Canadiens beat the Coyotes.

Price made his first NHL start since injuring his right knee on Nov. 25, 2015. He also missed the first three games of this season because of the flu. Alexei Emelin, Torrey Mitchell, Shea Weber, Alex Galchenyuk and Artturi Lehkonen scored for Montreal (3-0-1).

Jakob Chychrun and Laurent Dauphin scored for the Coyotes.

Playing for the injured Coyotes starter Mike Smith, backup Louis Domingue allowed four goals on 19 shots before being pulled in the second period. Justin Peters stopped 23 of 24 shots in relief. Arizona dropped to 1-2-0.

AVALANCHE 4, LIGHTNING 0

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Matt Duchene had two goals and an assist, Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves for his 21st career shutout and the Avalanche beat the Lightning.

Andreas Martinsen and Carl Soderberg scored for the Avalanche, who are 2-1 on a four-game trip. Colorado beat Pittsburgh in overtime and lost to Washington earlier on the trip.

Duchene scored in the final minute of both the first and second periods. Varlamov made a strong save on Nikita Kucherov's low right circle shot in the second.

Tampa Bay went 3-1 on a season-opening four-game homestand.

WILD 3, MAPLE LEAFS 2

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Eric Staal scored twice and the Wild recovered from another deficit to beat the Maple Leafs.

Staal has three goals in his first four games with his new team, and his game-winner with 8 minutes left kept Minnesota unbeaten in its three-game homestand despite allowing the first goal in each game.

Zac Dalpe scored his first for the Wild, and Devan Dubnyk stopped 31 shots.

Toronto let another third-period advantage slip away as No. 1 overall draft pick Auston Matthews continued his scorching rookie season with his fifth goal in four games. The Maple Leafs surrendered a four-goal lead in a 5-4 overtime loss a night earlier at Winnipeg.

Roman Polak also scored for Toronto. Making his first debut for the Leafs, goaltender Jhonas Enroth made 24 saves.

KINGS 4, STARS 3, OT

DALLAS (AP) - Alec Martinez scored 1:20 into overtime and the Kings beat the Stars.

Martinez's wrist shot from the slot went past a screen by Tanner Pearson to beat Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen.

The Kings had lost their first three games. Dallas fell to 2-1-1.

Dallas' Jason Spezza tied the game at 3 with 2:07 left in regulation with a shot from the left faceoff circle that beat Kings goalie Peter Budaj.

Los Angeles' Nic Dowd scored the game's first goal, the first of his eight-game NHL career, on the power play in the first period.

OILERS 3, BLUES 1

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist as the Oilers won their second straight game in a strong start to the season, defeating the Blues.

Tyler Pitlick and Milan Lucic also scored for the Oilers, who improved to 4-1-0 on the season.

Nail Yakupov replied for the Blues (3-1-1) in his return to Edmonton since he was traded to St. Louis earlier this month.

There was no scoring in the first period, with the Blues getting 10 shots on Oilers goalie Cam Talbot and Edmonton directing eight shots on Jake Allen in the St. Louis net.

The Blues got on the board 3:37 into the second as a scramble allowed Joel Edmundson to feed it in front to Yakupov. It was the second goal of the season for the former Oiler.

HURRICANES 4, FLAMES 2

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Victor Rask scored his third goal of the season to lead the Hurricanes to a win over the Flames.

Rask's power-play goal with 3:48 left in the first period made it 2-0 as the Hurricanes built up a lead and never gave it up to pick up their first win of the season. Rask, who played two years of junior hockey with the WHL's Calgary Hitmen, leads the team with five points.

Teuvo Teravainen, Viktor Stalberg and Jeff Skinner also scored for Carolina, playing its fourth straight road game to start the season. Noah Hanifin had a career-high three assists.

It was the Hurricanes' first win at the Saddledome in eight tries, dating back to Dec. 12, 2002.

Troy Brouwer and Johnny Gaudreau scored for Calgary.

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Friday’s six-pack

—In its last four games, Stanford has been outscored 57-6 in the first half.

— Texas lost its last four games at Kansas State, last three by 18+ points.

— Mississippi State won its last seven games (5-1-1 vs spread) with Kentucky.

— In the last six seasons, counting playoffs, Lebron James has played 21,665 minutes; no one else has played more than 20,000.

— Packers 26, Bears 10– Chicago’s only TD was its first defensive TD in its last 35 games.

—Virginia Tech 37, Miami 16– Three straight losses for the ‘canes.

Friday’s Den: 13 things I’m looking for this weekend

13) Rams-Giants at 9:30am ET Sunday from London. I love pro football but am not fond of being awake at 9:30am, under any circumstance. My question is this: if LA were to lose this game, would Jared Goff start the Rams’ next game, after their bye week?

12) Oregon Ducks lost their last four games, giving up 70 points in their last game, at Washington. Ducks play in Berkeley tonight; how many points will Cal score?

11) Sam Bradford returns to Philly Sunday as QB of the 5-0 Vikings; interesting situation. If Teddy Bridgewater hadn’t have gotten hurt this summer, Bradford would be starting this game for the Eagles.

10) TCU-West Virginia will be a fun game from Morgantown. Horned Frogs won by one point in each of their last two visits to West Virginia.

9) New Orleans Saints allowed 72 points in their last two games, but won both of them. They’re getting points in Kansas City Sunday.

8) Wisconsin played its heart out last week in a tough home loss to Ohio State; now they go to Iowa City to face a Hawkeyes’ squad that has lost three straight home games to the Badgers.

7) Washington won its last two games, Detroit won its last two. Lions seem to play a nail-biter every week. This is an interesting game in the NFC playoff race.

6) Texas lost its last four visits to Kansas State, but K-State’s QB got hurt last week. Longhorns have a bad defense; can the Wildcats’ backup QB put points up against it?

5) Oakland Raiders covered their last six road games; they’re getting a point or so this week in Jacksonville. If the Raiders are a playoff contender, they win this game.

4) Michigan State lost its last four games, but is a road favorite this week at Maryland; you’d have to take a huge leap of faith to invest in them until they actually win a game.

3) Geno Smith gets the nod at quarterback for the Jets, which should appease their fanbase a little bit, at least for the first quarter. I’d like to see them give Bryce Petty a shot.

2) Seattle-Arizona is usually a fun game. Will be a good time for me to order a pizza, sit back and see if the Cardinals can tighten up the NFC West race at all.

1) Ed Orgeron used to be the head coach at Ole Miss; now he is the interim coach at LSU and Ole Miss is bringing a really good offense to Baton Rouge. Leonard Fournette is expected back for the Tigers this week. This will be an interesting 9:00 game. 9:00 at night!!!!

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Friday’s games

Home side won six of last seven Arizona-Islander games; Coyotes lost last three visits here by combined score of 16-4. Over is 7-2 in last nine series games. Arizona lost its last two games overall, allowing 12 goals. Islanders lost three of first four games- their last three games all stayed under the total.

Columbus won three of last four games with Chicago; over is 4-2 in last six series games. Blackhawks lost last two visits here, one in OT, one in SO. Chicago won last two games overall, scoring 12 goals (over 3-0-1). Blue Jackets lost their first two games, 6-3/3-2.

Detroit won its last four games with Nashville, last three al by a goal. Over is 4-0-1 in last five series games. Predators lost last two games, 5-3/2-1. Detroit won its last two games, 5-1/2-1. Over is 2-1-1 in its games this season.

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Preview: Blackhawks (2-2) at Blue Jackets (0-2)
Date: October 21, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

Both the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Chicago Blackhawks are doing the blue-line shuffle to end the week, with lineup changes almost certain.

The winless Blue Jackets (0-2-0) hope to break that streak as they host the Blackhawks (2-2-0) on Friday night at Nationwide Arena, with defenseman Ryan Murray drawing back into the lineup. Chicago, looking to extend its winning streak after dropping the first two games of the season, will have defensemen Brian Campbell and Michal Rozsival taking a seat.

After six days without playing a game, the Blue Jackets are itching to drop the puck in search of that elusive first win.

"It's a big game for us," Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella said via the team website. "We've been sitting on 0-2 for a week here. It sucks. We need to have a good start and feel good about ourselves."

The team's best period the early season also happened to be the last one against the San Jose Sharks, establishing a stout forecheck and scoring twice before ultimately losing 3-2 at home.

Murray was reunited with Seth Jones on the top defensive-pairing in Thursday's practice, with rookie Zach Werenski dropping down to the second-pairing with David Savard. Rounding-out the final pair was Jack Johnson and Markus Nutivaara.

Tortorella had a simple answer when asked about the change.

"I didn't like how the pairs played in the last game," he said.

He's also cognizant of not overworking Werenski after just two NHL games. In the absence of Murray against the Sharks, the 19-year old logged significant ice time (22:53) with one goal and four shots over 27 shifts, while playing primarily with Jones.

"We have to be careful with (Werenski)," Tortorella said. "He's still a young man."

Over the last five seasons with the Florida Panthers, Brian Campbell never missed a regular-season game. It appears that he'll be sitting for Friday's game, joining Michal Rozsival, who hasn't played in any of the first four games. Campbell's offseason acquisition was heralded as what was missing on a defense that struggled last season.

Trevor van Riemsdyk had a poor game on opening night against the St. Louis Blues, recording 0-0-0, with zero shots and 4 PIM. He rode the pine for the next three games.

"We don't want the same two guys sitting out all the time," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said to the Chicago Sun-Times. "Sometimes you don't want to tinker with a winning lineup, and sometimes... you've got to get them in there to play. That's what we're visiting."

Van Riemsdyk played in all 82 games last season for the Blackhawks, but finds himself fighting for ice time on a blue-line crowded with eight defensemen.

Columbus announced Thursday that defenseman Cody Goloubef (oblique injury) was placed on waivers, so that he could be assigned to the team's AHL Cleveland Monsters, ostensibly to get him playing time coming off the injury. If he clears at noon on Friday, he'll report to Cleveland.

For Chicago, its injury situation is a touch longer than the Blue Jackets.

Marian Hossa, having scored his 500th goal in Tuesday's win over the Philadelphia Flyers, suffered a lower-body injury after blocking a shot in the latter stages of the game. He's considered day-to-day and is questionable for Friday's game in Columbus and Saturday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Rookie forward Ryan Hartman, having missed the last two games with a lower-body injury, could return to the lineup Friday.

The two starting goalies for Friday's game are expected to be Sergei Bobrovsky for Columbus and Corey Crawford for Chicago.

NHL HEAD TO HEAD

Apr 9, 2016 Score ATS Results
CHI 4 Cover: 259
COB « 5 Over: 9
Tools: Recaps

Oct 17, 2015 Score ATS Results
COB 1 Under: 5
CHI « 4 Cover: 143
Tools: Recaps

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Preview: Predators (1-2) at Red Wings (2-2)
Date: October 21, 2016 7:30 PM EDT

DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings and Nashville Predators are coming off wins, but neither team is particularly happy about the way it is playing.

Detroit hosts Nashville at Joe Louis Arena in a 7:30 game Friday.

The Red Wings (2-2-0) have won two in a row, but only defeated the New York Rangers 2-1 at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night because of a spectacular performance in goal by backup goalie Jimmy Howard, who was making his first appearance of the season. Howard made 32 saves, including at least four breakaways.

"We can't play like this if we want to win," Detroit captain and left winger Henrik Zetterberg said after Wednesday night's game. "We're happy that we got the two points, but we've got a lot of work to do."

The Predators (1-2-0) lost 2-1, to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

Nashville has scored seven goals this season and only two have come at even strength. Five have come on the power play.

"... I'm always pretty honest. First game I thought was good, and in second game I liked the way we played," Predators coach Peter Laviolette said about his team's even-strength play. "I didn't like the result and tonight I hated the way we played."

Predators goalie Pekka Rinne was also spectacular Tuesday against Dallas, making 35 saves.

"He was outstanding. It could've been all over in the first. He was outstanding," Laviolette said.

The Red Wings have also been careless with the puck.

"The more correctable thing is turnovers," Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said. "We got to learn to be a team that plays north for 60 minutes, that gets pucks in behind, that attacks, doesn't turn the puck over in the D-zone, doesn't turn the puck over in the neutral zone. We've probably turned the puck over in the neutral zone more this year than last. We've probably got out of our zone a little bit better, but we've turned the puck over in the neutral zone, too."

Left winger Drew Miller's goal 59 seconds into the third period Wednesday broke a 1-1 tie for Detroit.

"Sometimes it's not pretty on the road, but I think the message after the game is we weren't good enough," Miller said. "We have a lot of things that we could have done better, not giving them as much speed. They're a team that plays really fast and they've got some guys that can fly, but we've got to be better in slowing them down."

Defenseman Mike Green and left winger Thomas Vanek lead the Red Wings in goals and points with three goals and six points each.

Green got his first career hat trick in Monday night's 5-1 win against the Ottawa Senators in the home opener at Joe Louis Arena. Vanek, who signed a one-year $2.6 million free agent contract with the Red Wings on July 1, got his third goal Wednesday night.

NHL HEAD TO HEAD

Dec 26, 2015 Score ATS Results
DET « 3 Push: 5
NAS 2 Cover: 229
Tools: Recaps

Dec 5, 2015 Score ATS Results
NAS 4 Over: 9
DET « 5 Cover: 321
Tools: Recaps

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MLB PLAYOFF RECORD:


10/20/2016 1-1-0 50.00% -50


WLT PCT UNITS


M/L Picks.............13 - 11.....................54.16%............ + 6.46


O/U Picks.............8 - 13 - 1.................38.09 %............ - 2.00


TRIPLE PLAYS - ***** 7 - 10


M/L-.......... 4 - 8 - 0
O/U-..........7 - 6 - 1

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Preview: Coyotes (1-2) at Islanders (1-3)
Date: October 21, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

NEW YORK -- The New York Islanders hope their second game this week against a struggling team playing the tail end of a back-to-back goes better than the first.

The Islanders continue a five-game homestand Friday night when they host the Arizona Coyotes at Barclays Center. While New York (1-3-0) is playing on two days' rest following a 3-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, the Coyotes (1-2-0) will be playing a night after absorbing a 5-2 loss to the Canadiens in Montreal.

With the Islanders game in mind, Coyotes coach Dave Tippett pulled goalie Louis Domingue after he gave up four goals in the first two periods. Domingue, who is Arizona's No. 1 goalie in place of the injured Mike Smith, will start again on Friday.

"To change momentum for us and recognize we have to play tomorrow night again," Tippett said in explaining his decision. "We'll put Louie back in there tomorrow night and see if we get a better start from him."

The Coyotes, who will be playing the third game of a season-high, six-game road trip, have allowed 12 goals in losing their past two games and 15 goals in three games overall. Arizona is one of nine NHL teams to give up at least 15 goals thus far but the only one that has played fewer than four games.

"There's areas of our game that still have to (be cleaned) up," Tippett said. "Some of the execution is not what it needs to be. For us, we need all the parts to work for us to be real competitive."

The Coyotes will be the second consecutive reeling Pacific Division team to head into Barclays Center. The Islanders' loss to the Sharks came a night after San Jose absorbed a 7-4 loss to the New York Rangers.

New York looked like the flatter team Tuesday, when it had just four shots in the first period and six shots in the third period.

"It's a 60-minute game, there's a surge both ways, but at the end of the day, you've got to be consistent putting pucks on net," Islanders coach Jack Capuano said. "Because when you put pucks on net, you're going to retrieve those pucks and you're going to get extended zone time."

The Islanders have scored just nine goals this season, the second fewest among teams that have played more than three games.

"We've played a lot of games here at the start, obviously, not the results we've wanted for the most part," Islanders center and captain John Tavares said. "We've just got to get off to a little better start on Friday."

Islanders No. 1 goalie Jaroslav Halak is likely to draw the start against Domingue. If they square off, it will be a rematch of the last time the Islanders faced the Coyotes on Dec. 19, when Domingue earned his first career shutout by stopping all 25 shots he faced in Arizona's 1-0 victory at Gila River Arena.

The shutout came in Domingue's only career appearance against the Islanders. Halak is 6-3-1 with a 1.91 goals against average in 10 career appearances against the Coyotes.


NHL HEAD TO HEAD

Dec 19, 2015 Score ATS Results
NYI 0 Cover: 209
PHO « 1 Under: 1
Tools: Recaps

Nov 16, 2015 Score ATS Results
PHO 2 Over: 7
NYI « 5 Cover: 158
Tools: Recaps

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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

—In its last four games, Stanford has been outscored 57-6 in the first half.

— Texas lost its last four games at Kansas State, last three by 18+ points.

— Mississippi State won its last seven games (5-1-1 vs spread) with Kentucky.

— In the last six seasons, counting playoffs, Lebron James has played 21,665 minutes; no one else has played more than 20,000.

— Packers 26, Bears 10– Chicago’s only TD was its first defensive TD in its last 35 games.

—Virginia Tech 37, Miami 16– Three straight losses for the ‘canes.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: 13 things I’m looking for this weekend

13) Rams-Giants at 9:30am ET Sunday from London. I love pro football but am not fond of being awake at 9:30am, under any circumstance. My question is this: if LA were to lose this game, would Jared Goff start the Rams’ next game, after their bye week?

12) Oregon Ducks lost their last four games, giving up 70 points in their last game, at Washington. Ducks play in Berkeley tonight; how many points will Cal score?

11) Sam Bradford returns to Philly Sunday as QB of the 5-0 Vikings; interesting situation. If Teddy Bridgewater hadn’t have gotten hurt this summer, Bradford would be starting this game for the Eagles.

10) TCU-West Virginia will be a fun game from Morgantown. Horned Frogs won by one point in each of their last two visits to West Virginia.

9) New Orleans Saints allowed 72 points in their last two games, but won both of them. They’re getting points in Kansas City Sunday.

8) Wisconsin played its heart out last week in a tough home loss to Ohio State; now they go to Iowa City to face a Hawkeyes’ squad that has lost three straight home games to the Badgers.

7) Washington won its last two games, Detroit won its last two. Lions seem to play a nail-biter every week. This is an interesting game in the NFC playoff race.

6) Texas lost its last four visits to Kansas State, but K-State’s QB got hurt last week. Longhorns have a bad defense; can the Wildcats’ backup QB put points up against it?

5) Oakland Raiders covered their last six road games; they’re getting a point or so this week in Jacksonville. If the Raiders are a playoff contender, they win this game.

4) Michigan State lost its last four games, but is a road favorite this week at Maryland; you’d have to take a huge leap of faith to invest in them until they actually win a game.

3) Geno Smith gets the nod at quarterback for the Jets, which should appease their fanbase a little bit, at least for the first quarter. I’d like to see them give Bryce Petty a shot.

2) Seattle-Arizona is usually a fun game. Will be a good time for me to order a pizza, sit back and see if the Cardinals can tighten up the NFC West race at all.

1) Ed Orgeron used to be the head coach at Ole Miss; now he is the interim coach at LSU and Ole Miss is bringing a really good offense to Baton Rouge. Leonard Fournette is expected back for the Tigers this week. This will be an interesting 9:00 game. 9:00 at night!!!!