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Rielly's OT goal gives Maple Leafs 7-6 win over Blackhawks
October 7, 2018
By The Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) Morgan Rielly scored 19 seconds into overtime, John Tavares had three goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs spoiled Chicago's home opener with a wild 7-6 victory over the Blackhawks on Sunday night.

Auston Matthews added two goals and two assists for Toronto in the opener of a four-game trip. Rielly also had two assists and Kasperi Kapanen finished with a goal and an assist.

Garret Sparks made 25 saves to get the win in his first NHL game since 2016.

Patrick Kane scored twice in the final two minutes of regulation, and defensemen Duncan Keith and rookie Henri Jokiharju each had three assists.

Jonathan Toews, Alex DeBrincat, John Hayden and Brandon Manning also scored for Chicago, which opened the season with two overtime wins on the road. Cam Ward finished with 27 stops.

HURRICANES 8, RANGERS 5

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Warren Foegele had two goals and an assist, Andrei Svechnikov got his first career goal to snap a tie midway through the third period, and Carolina rallied to beat New York.

Svechnikov, the No. 2 overall pick in June's draft, deflected Justin Faulk's shot in front of the net with 9:16 remaining to break a 5-5 tie and give the Hurricanes their first lead. Foegele followed with his second goal 47 seconds later and Teuvo Teravainen added an empty-netter to secure Carolina's first home win under new coach Rod Brind'Amour.

Jordan Martinook, Jordan Staal, Micheal Ferland and Lucas Wallmark also scored for the Hurricanes.

Jimmy Vesey and Chris Kreider each scored twice and Pavel Buchnevich added a goal for New York, which remains winless in three games under new coach David Quinn.

Petr Mrazek made 19 saves for the Hurricanes and Alexandar Georgiev had 32 for the Rangers in a wild offensive game.

KINGS 4, RED WINGS 2

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Alex Iafallo scored two goals and Ilya Kovalchuk had his first two NHL assists in nearly 5 + years, leading Los Angeles to its first victory of the season.

Captain Anze Kopitar and Paul LaDue also scored for the Kings.

Anthony Mantha and Dylan Larkin scored for the Red Wings, and rookie defenseman Dennis Cholowski had two assists.

Kovalchuk's first point with the Kings also was his 400th career assist when he set up Kopitar's goal in the second period. The Russian star then pounced on a puck in the corner during the third period and made a beautiful pass to Iafallo for the Kings' third goal.

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Nhl October Best Bets & Opinions

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

10/07/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +9.50
10/06/2018 0-2-1 0.00% -11.30
10/05/2018 2-1-0 66.67% +6.30
10/04/2018 9-7-1 56.25% +7.50

Totals............15-12-1.......55.55%.....+12.00


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Best Bets:

Date......................Ats...................Un its......................O/U.................Units...............Total

10/07/2018..........0 - 1..................-5.00.....................2 - 1.................+4.50............-0.50
10/06/2018..........0 - 0..................+0.00....................0 - 1.................-5.50.............-5.50
10/05/2018..........1 - 0.................+6.80.....................1 - 1.................-0.50.............+6.30
10/04/2018..........0 - 2..................-10.00...................4 - 5..................-7.50.............-17.50

Totals..................1 - 3..................-8.20......................7 - 7.................-3.50.............-11.70

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SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY OCTOBER 8, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
1:05 PM Ottawa Senators Boston Bruins TD Garden
1:05 PM San Jose Sharks New York Islanders Barclays Center
3:05 PM Vegas Golden Knights Buffalo Sabres KeyBank Center
10:05 PM Detroit Red Wings Anaheim Ducks Honda Center

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Top 6 picks in Week 5 of Westgate SuperBook NFL handicapping contest (3,123 entries)

1) Ravens, -3 (1,014)- L

2) Rams -7 (873)- L

3) Titans -3.5 (811)- L

4) Cardinals +4 (759)- W

5) Redskins +6.5 (757)

6) Broncos +1 (712)- L

Season record: 13-14-2

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday……

Browns 12, Ravens 9 OT— Cleveland is 2-2-1, with all five games decided by 4 or fewer points; Browns have 15 takeaways, are +7 in turnovers. There was only one TD in this game; Browns missed PAT after that one. Ravens are now 6-10-1 in last 17 games as road favorites; they’re 3-0 when scoring 26+ points, 0-2 when they don’t. Under is 4-1 in Cleveland games

Lions 31, Packers 23— Brutal day for Green Bay K Crosby, who missed four FGs and a PAT; in first half, Packers had ball five times- three missed FG’s, two fumbles. Green Bay outgained Lions 521-264, but Detroit had huge 25-yard edge in field position. Lions covered their last four games; four of their five games went over. Detroit was perfect (28 pts/4 trips) in red zzone.

Panthers 33, Giants 31— Graham Gano kicked a 63-yard FG at the gun and Carolina recovered a muffed punt in end zone for a TD as they improved to 3-1. What were odds that Odell Beckham would throw a TD pass before he caught one this year? He did both in this game. Giants scored 31 points without converting on 3rd down (0-7); they had three turnovers (-1).

Chiefs 30, Jaguars 14— Jacksonville threw 61 passes, ran ball 17 times; I’m sure Tom Coughlin loved that. Jaguars had ball in red zone five times, scored only one TD— four empty trips to red zone in one game!!! Chiefs covered nine of last 11 as a home favorite; they had five takeaways (+3), two more than they had in first four games combined. Chiefs play Patriots next week.

Bengals 27, Dolphins 17— Miami led 17-3 after third quarter; Cincy scored three TD’s in fourth quarter, two of them by defense- an 18-yard fumble return with 2:37 left covered the spread. Miami is now 10-18 in last 28 games as road underdogs. There were five TD’s in this game, one for each offense- Miami ran a punt back for a TD. Cincy’s offense is suspect without TE Eifert.

Vikings 23, Eagles 21— Game was 3-3 when a sack/fumble was run back 64 yards for a TD that put Minnesota ahead to stay; Vikings scored only one offensive TD, tried five FG’s (two missed), but they hung on for win, avenging loss in LY’s playoffs. Eagles scored TD down 20-6 with 12:05 left; for whatever reason, they went for 2, which NEVER happens, but they made it. All five Eagle games this season were decided by 6 or fewer points.

Steelers 41, Falcons 17— Roethlisberger tried really, really hard to get ball to Antonio Brown in this game; he targeted Brown 13 times, completed only six, but for 101 yards. Big Ben threw an awful INT in end zone at end of first half, but Steelers dominated second half. Falcons allowed 43-37-41 points in their last three games.

Here is a breakdown of Atlanta’s offense:
2 road games, both on grass fields: 22 drives, three TD’s
3 road games, all indoors on turf: 30 drives, 13 TD’s

Rams 33, Seahawks 31— LA receivers Cooks/Kupp were both KO’d in first half (concussions) but Rams scored 16 points in second half anyway, gaining 194 yards on 23 plays on three scoring drives on first three 2nd half drives, then killing clock for final 3:28 on last drive. Gurley scored three TD’s for Rams. Seattle ran ball for 190 yards, gave it their very best shot here. Seahawks are 8-2 vs spread in last ten games as home underdogs.

Bills 13, Titans 12— Only one TD in this game, and that was on a 47-yard drive by Bills; Buffalo has one TD on 20 drives in its last two games- when was last time an NFL team won a game with only 79 passing yards? Tennessee’s last four games were decided by total of 10 points; Titans turned ball over six times (-3) in their two losses, one time (+1) in their three wins.

Jets 34, Broncos 16— Jets ran ball for 323 yards, which doesn’t happen much in NFL games; they had TD plays of 77,76 yards in first 5:00 of second quarter. Gang Green is now 7-2-1 in last ten games as home underdogs; Denver is 7-11-2 in last 20 games where spread was 3 or fewer points. Jets led 24-10 at half; they had total of 31 first half points in first four games.

Chargers 26, Raiders 10— With 1:05 left in third quarter and down 20-3, Carr threw an awful INT in end zone, ending Oakland’s day. Team that won field position won all five Raider games. Chargers averaged 11.9 yards/pass play; they won field position in last two games by 19-14 yards. Bolts are +5 in turnovers in last four games; they had 14-yard edge in field position here.

Cardinals 28, 49ers 18— Cardinals are 12-4 vs spread in last 16 NFC West road games; they’ve won last seven games vs 49ers, but these were Arizona’s four TD’s Sunday:

— Arizona’s first offensive play was a 75-yard TD pass.
— 18 yards, four plays after a 49er fumble.
— Defensive touchdown
— 26 yards, five plays after a 49er INT.

San Francisco was -5 (0-5) in turnovers; hard to win that way.

Texans 19, Cowboys 16 OT— Houston outgained Cowboys 462-292, but scored only one TD on six red zone drives. Dallas is 19-60 on third down this year; they’ve scored only seven TD’s on 49 drives, 33 points on last eight red zone drives. Cowboys are desperate for an explosive WR; other than RB Elliott (7 targets), no other Cowboy had more than four targets.

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NHL
Dunkel

Monday, October 8

Anaheim @ NY Islanders

Game 51-52
October 8, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Anaheim
11.875
NY Islanders
10.900
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
-155
6
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
(-155); Over

Ottawa @ Boston

Game 53-54
October 8, 2018 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
10.156
Boston
11.696
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-230
6
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-230); Over

Vegas @ Buffalo

Game 55-56
October 8, 2018 @ 3:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vegas
11.029
Buffalo
9.457
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vegas
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vegas
-145
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Vegas
(-145); Under

Detroit @ Anaheim

Game 57-58
October 8, 2018 @ 10:05 am

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
9.330
Anaheim
12.875
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Anaheim
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Anaheim
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Anaheim
N/A




NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, October 8

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SAN JOSE (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/8/2018, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 91-68 ATS (+19.5 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 11-24 ATS (+36.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 21-37 ATS (-16.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 2-2-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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OTTAWA (1-0-0-1, 3 pts.) at BOSTON (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/8/2018, 1:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 13-26 ATS (+40.8 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 11-7 ATS (+22.0 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 8-6 (+4.9 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 8-6-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.3 Units)

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VEGAS (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at BUFFALO (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/8/2018, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 66-39 ATS (+19.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 16-9 ATS (+25.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS is 27-12 ATS (+40.9 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 26-59 ATS (-48.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 10-26 ATS (+45.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 11-29 ATS (+43.0 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 2-14 ATS (+16.6 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 2-0-0 straight up against BUFFALO 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)

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DETROIT (0-1-0-1, 1 pts.) at ANAHEIM (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/8/2018, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 2-2 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 2-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.5 Units)

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NHL

Monday, October 8

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Trend Report
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Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Ottawa is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games
Ottawa is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Ottawa is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Ottawa is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Ottawa is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Boston
Ottawa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Ottawa is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
Ottawa is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Bruins
Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Boston is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Ottawa
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
Boston is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Boston is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Ottawa


San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
San Jose is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
San Jose is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
San Jose is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
New York Islanders
NY Islanders is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
NY Islanders is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 8 games
NY Islanders is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
NY Islanders is 8-14-1 SU in its last 23 games when playing San Jose
NY Islanders is 4-8-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose


Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Vegas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games on the road
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Buffalo is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo's last 8 games


Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Detroit is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Detroit is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Detroit is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Anaheim
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Anaheim is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
Anaheim is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Anaheim is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Anaheim is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Anaheim is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Anaheim is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Detroit
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

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Nhl October Best Bets & Opinions

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

10/07/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +9.50
10/06/2018 0-2-1 0.00% -11.30
10/05/2018 2-1-0 66.67% +6.30
10/04/2018 9-7-1 56.25% +7.50

Totals............15-12-1.......55.55%.....+12.00


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Best Bets:

Date......................Ats...................Un its......................O/U.................Units...............Total

10/07/2018..........0 - 1..................-5.00.....................2 - 1.................+4.50............-0.50
10/06/2018..........0 - 0..................+0.00....................0 - 1.................-5.50.............-5.50
10/05/2018..........1 - 0.................+6.80.....................1 - 1.................-0.50.............+6.30
10/04/2018..........0 - 2..................-10.00...................4 - 5..................-7.50.............-17.50

Totals..................1 - 3..................-8.20......................7 - 7.................-3.50.............-11.70


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MONDAY, OCTOBER 8
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

OTT at BOS 01:00 PM
OTT +235
O 6.0

SJ at NYI 01:00 PM
NYI +154
U 6.0

VEG at BUF 03:00 PM
BUF +122
U 5.5

DET at ANA 10:00 PM
ANA -191
O 5.5

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Bruins' Bergeron has hat trick; Sabres' Eichel gets 2 in win
October 8, 2018
By The Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) Patrice Bergeron had a hat trick, scoring his first just 30 seconds into the game, and Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots to earn his first win of the season while leading the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday.

Bergeron also had an assist, David Pastrnak had two goals and two assists and Charlie McAvoy had his first career three-assist game for Boston.

Brad Marchand picked up his fifth, sixth and seventh assists in three games so far this season, and Chris Wagner also scored for the Bruins in their home opener.

It was their fifth straight victory over Ottawa and their second straight win this season since losing the opener 7-0 to the Washington Capitals on the night they raised their Stanley Cup championship banner.

Ryan Dzingel scored twice for the Senators, who picked up a 5-on-3 power play with about 12 minutes left but failed to score. Mike Condon made 24 saves for Ottawa.

SABRES 4, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Jack Eichel scored two goals to lead Buffalo Sabres to its second straight win.

Marco Scandella and Jason Pominville had the other goals and Carter Hutton made 35 saves for the Sabres (2-1-0).

Erik Haula and Jonathan Marchessault scored for the Golden Knights (1-2-0), playing the second of a five-game road trip. Haula had the winning shootout goal in Vegas' victory at Minnesota on Saturday. Marc-Andre Fleury made 13 saves.

ISLANDERS 4, SHARKS 0

NEW YORK (AP) - Robin Lehner stopped 35 shots for his ninth career shutout in his New York debut, leading the Islanders over San Jose.

Anders Lee, Scott Mayfield, Matt Martin and Casey Cizikas scored to help New York get new coach Barry Trotz his first win at home. The Islanders, who opened the season with an overtime win at Carolina last Thursday, then lost their home opener to Nashville two nights later.

DUCKS 3, RED WINGS 2

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Nhl October Best Bets & Opinions

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

10/08/2018 5-3-0 62.50% +12.80
10/07/2018 4-2-0 66.67% +9.50
10/06/2018 0-2-1 0.00% -11.30
10/05/2018 2-1-0 66.67% +6.30
10/04/2018 9-7-1 56.25% +7.50

Totals............20-15-1.......57.14%.....+24.80


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Best Bets:

Date......................Ats...................Un its......................O/U.................Units...............Total

10/08/2018..........2 - 1.................+8.80.....................2 - 2.................-1.00............+7.80
10/07/2018..........0 - 1..................-5.00.....................2 - 1.................+4.50............-0.50
10/06/2018..........0 - 0..................+0.00....................0 - 1.................-5.50.............-5.50
10/05/2018..........1 - 0.................+6.80.....................1 - 1.................-0.50.............+6.30
10/04/2018..........0 - 2..................-10.00...................4 - 5..................-7.50.............-17.50

Totals..................3 - 4..................+0.60....................9 - 9..................-4.50.............-3.90


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SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY OCTOBER 9, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Colorado Avalanche Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena
7:05 PM San Jose Sharks Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center
7:05 PM Vancouver Canucks Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
8:05 PM Calgary Flames Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena
8:05 PM Los Angeles Kings Winnipeg Jets Bell MTS Place
8:35 PM Toronto Maple Leafs Dallas Stars American Airlines Center

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Tuesday’s six-pack

Six interesting college football games this weekend:

— Miami (-6) @ Virginia

— Texas A&M (-2) @ South Carolina

— Colorado @ USC (-7.5)

— Washington (-3.5) @ Oregon

— Wisconsin @ Michigan (-7.5)

— West Virginia (-6.5) @ Iowa State

Quote of the Day
“He’s such a great quarterback, you have to do a really good job early in the game, otherwise he’s going to be out front, and you don’t want to play him from behind. This guy is so good, now. Even if … there might’ve been something he hadn’t seen before early in the game, you know he’s going to dial into it pretty quick and then he’s going to have success.

It’s that whole mental toughness of playing 60 minutes against that guy because he is so dangerous in those situations.”
Lions coach Matt Patricia, on coaching against Aaron Rodgers

Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the San Diego Chargers’ coach when Drew Brees was an NFL rookie?
(Hint: He’s been a major college head coach since then)

Monday’s quiz
James Buchanan was the only bachelor President of the United States.

Sunday’s quiz
Pittsburgh Steelers have had only three head coaches since 1969.

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Tuesday’s List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) If you like the NFL and you’re in Las Vegas, a Sunday afternoon in the theater at the Westgate Casino is something you have to do.

1,500 seats, all the games are on, there are betting windows in the back, a concession stand on the left, and it is surprisingly quiet— everyone has always been cool when I’ve been there.

12) Saints 43, Redskins 19— New Orleans’ first four drives Monday night: 30 plays, 276 yards, four TD’s, two missed PAT’s. Last of the four TD’s was a 62-yard pass that put Drew Brees on top of the all-time passing yardage list.

There was a brief ceremony after the record-setting play; Saints actually got penalized 15 yards for excessive celebration.

11) Oklahoma lost 48-45 to Texas Saturday, so of course a coach had to get fired; DC Mike Stoops was told to take a hike. Ruffin McNeill, former HC of East Carolina, will be the new DC, which ain’t going to help a damn thing. Recruit more good defensive players!!!!

10) Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa has thrown 18 TD passes this season, and only 25 incomplete passes. Bama’s backup QB has a 26-2 record as the starter.

9) Boston 16, New York 1— Brock Holt is the first baseball player ever to hit for the cycle in a playoff game; how weird is that?

David Price sucks in the postseason, and he doesn’t pitch well against New York; Red Sox still owe Price $127M over the next four seasons, but when you’re a fat-cat team, you can afford miscues like this, and just spend more money to overcome them.

9) AFC North is only division in NFL where all the team are .500 or better.

8) If you think your favorite team is screwed up, be thankful you don’t root for the Phoenix Suns, who fired GM Ryan McDonough Monday, eight days before the season starts.

Last year, the Suns fired coach Earl Watson AFTER THREE GAMES. Oy.

7) Looks weird seeing Lebron James wearing a Lakers’ jersey; Lakers-Warriors play here in Las Vegas tomorrow night at T-Mobile Center.

6) Spurs’ PG Dejounte Murray tore his ACL Sunday night; he was expected to be the Spurs’ PG this season, replacing the departed Tony Parker.

5) 49ers ran 92 plays in their loss to Arizona Sunday; Cardinals ran only 49, but when you’re minus-5 in turnovers, not else matters too much. Still, 92 plays is a hell of a lot for an NFL game.

4) You see Cleveland 12, Baltimore 9 and you think it was an ugly game, but yardage was actually 416-410, Browns, so both teams moved the ball well enough, they were just useless in the red zone, scoring 18 points on six drives.

3) Over $50M of the Buffalo Bills’ payroll this year is going to players who aren’t on the team.

2) FOX TV analyst Chris Spielman said Sunday that he considers Aaron Rodgers to be the best QB ever. Pretty strong statement.

1) According to the 2010 US Census, Los Angeles County has more people than these 12 states combined:

Alaska, Delaware, Hawai’i, Idaho
Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, North Dakota
Rhode Island, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming

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NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, October 9


Colorado @ Columbus

Game 1-2
October 9, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
10.018
Columbus
11.631
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-140
6
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(-140); Over

San Jose @ Philadelphia

Game 3-4
October 9, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
9.764
Philadelphia
12.224
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-105); Over

Vancouver @ Carolina

Game 5-6
October 9, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Vancouver
12.463
Carolina
11.143
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Vancouver
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-190
6
Dunkel Pick:
Vancouver
(+165); Under

Calgary @ Nashville

Game 7-8
October 9, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
10.217
Nashville
13.696
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-160
6
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-160); Under

Los Angeles @ Winnipeg

Game 9-10
October 9, 2018 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
10.236
Winnipeg
12.880
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-185
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Winnipeg
(-185); Under

Toronto @ Dallas

Game 11-12
October 9, 2018 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
9.853
Dallas
14.707
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 5
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-115); Under

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COLORADO (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) at COLUMBUS (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/9/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 49-28 ATS (+6.0 Units) first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 61-53 ATS (+125.2 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 170-156 ATS (+363.6 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
COLORADO is 48-43 ATS (+107.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 83-64 ATS (+152.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
COLORADO is 20-13 ATS (+37.9 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 20-13 ATS (+37.6 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 21-16 ATS (+42.6 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 2-2 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 2-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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SAN JOSE (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/9/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 85-54 ATS (+23.4 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA is 3-11 ATS (-10.8 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 2-2 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 2-2-0 straight up against SAN JOSE 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)

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VANCOUVER (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at CAROLINA (2-0-0-1, 5 pts.) - 10/9/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 75-53 ATS (+129.9 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 156-135 ATS (+300.8 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 200-226 ATS (+500.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
CAROLINA is 38-47 ATS (+105.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 5-14 ATS (-9.9 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 11-19 ATS (+30.1 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 2-2 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 2-2-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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CALGARY (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) at NASHVILLE (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/9/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-3 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 3-3-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (1-0-0-1, 3 pts.) at WINNIPEG (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/9/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 200-244 ATS (-81.4 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
WINNIPEG is 26-5 ATS (+20.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 101-84 ATS (+13.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-3 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 3-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)

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TORONTO (2-1-0-0, 4 pts.) at DALLAS (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/9/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 15-3 ATS (+10.6 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 15-28 ATS (-17.2 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-1 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-1-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.0 Units)

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Tuesday, October 9

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Trend Report
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Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Vancouver is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games
Vancouver is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Vancouver's last 11 games on the road
Vancouver is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Carolina
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 8 games
Carolina is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games at home
Carolina is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Vancouver


Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Colorado is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Columbus
Colorado is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 9 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Columbus is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Columbus's last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games
Columbus is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Columbus is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 9 games at home
Columbus is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Columbus is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Columbus's last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado


San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games
San Jose is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Jose is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose's last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
San Jose is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 9 games at home
Philadelphia is 3-18-2 SU in its last 23 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing San Jose
Philadelphia is 1-9-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose


Calgary Flames
Calgary is 3-13 ATS in its last 16 games
Calgary is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games
Calgary is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Calgary is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Calgary's last 15 games on the road
Calgary is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Nashville
Calgary is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 9 games when playing Nashville
Calgary is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Calgary is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville Predators
Nashville is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Nashville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Nashville is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Nashville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Nashville's last 10 games at home
Nashville is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Calgary
Nashville is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nashville's last 9 games when playing Calgary
Nashville is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
Nashville is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Calgary


Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games
Los Angeles is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Los Angeles is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Los Angeles is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games on the road
Los Angeles is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Los Angeles is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Winnipeg is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Winnipeg is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Winnipeg is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games at home
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Winnipeg's last 11 games at home
Winnipeg is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Winnipeg is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Los Angeles


Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Toronto's last 12 games on the road
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing Dallas
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas Stars
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Dallas is 7-14 ATS in its last 21 games
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Dallas is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas's last 9 games at home
Dallas is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing Toronto
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto

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Grand Salami - October
October 9, 2018
By VI News

The Grand Salami in pro hockey is decided by adding up all the goals scored in every game scheduled for that particular day. You can wager on 'over' or 'under' the Grand Salami total. The total is set by adding up all listed 'over/under' odds for each game on that particular day.

Note: The Grand Salami will have no action if any game is suspended or cancelled before the regulation time of three twenty minute periods. Also, regardless of the number of goals scored during the shoot out portion of the overtime, the final scored recorded for the game will give the winning team on more goal than its opponent based on the score at the end of regulation time.

*The majority of sportsbooks do not put out a total on the Grand Salami when there is only one game on the card. For tracking purposes, we will continue to show the 'over/under' for goals and combined goals scored on days with just one game.

NHL GRAND SALAMI
Date No. of Games Total Goals Combined Goals Scored Result
10/3 4 23.5 26 OVER
10/4 6 60.5 58 UNDER
10/5 2 11.5 9 UNDER
10/6 12 71 69 UNDER
10/7 3 18 32 OVER
10/8 4 23 24 OVER
10/9 6 - - -
10/10 3 - - -
10/11 12 - - -
10/12 0 - - -
10/13 14 - - -
10/14 3 - - -
10/15 4 - - -
10/16 8 - - -
10/17 4 - - -
10/18 9 - - -
10/19 3 - - -
10/20 13 - - -
10/21 3 - - -
10/22 4 - - -
10/23 8 - - -
10/24 4 - - -
10/25 10 - - -
10/26 4 - - -
10/27 11 - - -
10/28 6 - - -
10/29 2 - - -
10/30 11 - - -
10/31 1 - -

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

COL at CLB 07:00 PM
COL +138
U 6.0

SJ at PHI 07:00 PM
SJ +102
U 6.0

VAN at CAR 07:00 PM
U 6.0

LA at WIN 08:00 PM
LA +167
U 6.0

CAL at NAS 08:00 PM
NAS -166
O 6.0

TOR at DAL 08:30 PM
TOR +127
U 6.5

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True grit: Sharks jump on Flyers early in 8-2 blowout
October 9, 2018
By The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Joe Pavelski scored two of San Jose's four first-period goals, and Evander Kane also scored twice to spark the Sharks to an 8-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.

Flyers fans were still buzzing from the pregame festivities for the home opener, which included rookie mascot Gritty rappelling from the rafters to the ice, when the Sharks pounced.

The Flyers turned over the puck at the point, and Couture beat the odd-man rush and fired his first goal of the season past Brian Elliott. Pavelski made it 2-0 just 11 seconds later when he knocked in a rebound for his first goal of the season.

The Sharks, a Stanley Cup favorite, were just warming up. They had five goals in their first three games and then scored five goals through two periods.

Kane added his second of the game and fourth of the season in the second to make it 5-1. Tomas Hertl, Timo Meier and Barclay Goodrow also scored in the third for an 8-1 lead. Aaron Dell stopped 31 shots.

Shayne Gostisbehere and Wayne Simmonds scored for the Flyers.

JETS 2, KINGS 1

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Kyle Connor scored for a third straight game and Winnipeg overcame Ilya Kovalchuk's first NHL goal in five years to beat Los Angeles.

Mark Scheifele also scored and Connor Hellebuyck made 16 saves for the Jets, who outshot the Kings 39-17.

Kovalchuk got his first goal since returning from Russia with the Kings this season on a three-year deal. It was the 418th of his career.

Jack Campbell, replacing injured starter Jonathan Quick, stopped 37 shots in his ninth career game.

FLAMES 3, PREDATORS 0

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Mike Smith made 43 saves and Sean Monahan scored twice as Calgary blanked Nashville.

Elias Lindholm scored and Johnny Gaudreau had three assists for Calgary, winners of two of three.

Smith was stellar, especially in the second period when he turned aside 21 shots. Nashville had a two-man advantage for a full 2 minutes in the period.

The loss was Nashville's first after a pair of road wins to open the season. Nashville's Pekka Rinne finished with 24 saves.

HURRICANES 5, CANUCKS 3

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist, and Carolina beat Vancouver for its third straight win.

Warren Foegele scored an insurance goal in the third period, Andrei Svechnikov, Jordan Staal and Brett Pesce also scored and Teuvo Teravainen had two assists.

They helped the Eastern Conference-leading Hurricanes improve to 3-0-1 - their best start since the move from Hartford in 1997 - under new coach and former team captain Rod Brind'Amour.

Sven Baertschi had two goals and an assist, and Bo Horvat scored on the power play for rebuilding Vancouver, which has lost the first two games of its six-game trip.

Curtis McElhinney made 22 saves for the Hurricanes while Jacob Markstrom stopped 28 shots for the Canucks.

BLUE JACKETS 5, AVALANCHE 2

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Nick Foligno had two goals and an assist and Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves to get his first win of the season as Columbus beat Colorado.

Pierre-Luc Dubois, Artemi Panarin and Josh Anderson also scored for the Blue Jackets, who dealt the Avs their first loss.

Philipp Grubauer, making his Colorado debut after being acquired from Washington in June, had 30 saves. Nathan MacKinnon and Carl Soderberg scored in the second period, but Colorado was shut out in the third as Columbus broke a 2-2 tie and added a couple more.

MAPLE LEAFS 7, STARS 4

DALLAS (AP) - Auston Matthews and John Tavares each had two goals, and high-scoring Toronto beat Dallas.

Toronto defenseman Morgan Rielly had a career-high four assists after he scored the winning goal in Sunday night's 7-6 overtime win at Chicago. Mitchell Marner had a goal and three assists as the Maple Leafs improved to 2-0 on a four-game trip.

Led by Matthews and Tavares, Toronto has won three of its first four games.

Tyler Seguin had a goal and three assists for Dallas, and Alexander Radulov finished with a goal and two assists.

Ben Bishop, who had stopped 62 of 63 shots to help the Stars to a 2-0 start, made 23 saves.

Frederik Andersen had 30 stops for the Maple Leafs.