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NHL
Long Sheet

Tuesday, March 12

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DALLAS (35-28-0-5, 75 pts.) at BUFFALO (30-29-0-9, 69 pts.) - 3/12/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 24-51 ATS (+82.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 10-21 ATS (+33.4 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 8-1 ATS (+9.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
BUFFALO is 246-247 ATS (+546.8 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
BUFFALO is 225-239 ATS (+525.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
DALLAS is 230-153 ATS (+42.7 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-1 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO 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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BOSTON (42-18-0-9, 93 pts.) at COLUMBUS (38-28-0-3, 79 pts.) - 3/12/2019, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-3 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 3-3-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.4 Units)

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WASHINGTON (41-21-0-7, 89 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (37-23-0-9, 83 pts.) - 3/12/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 107-69 ATS (+7.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 33-20 ATS (+10.7 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 16-4 ATS (+8.9 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 19-11 ATS (+6.8 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 44-25 ATS (+9.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 57-38 ATS (+11.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 33-22 ATS (+8.1 Units) 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
PITTSBURGH is 12-12-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
13 of 23 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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DETROIT (24-35-0-10, 58 pts.) at MONTREAL (36-26-0-7, 79 pts.) - 3/12/2019, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 10-2 (+7.3 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 10-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.5 Units)

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SAN JOSE (42-19-0-8, 92 pts.) at WINNIPEG (40-24-0-4, 84 pts.) - 3/12/2019, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 5-3 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 5-3-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)

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ARIZONA (34-30-0-5, 73 pts.) at ST LOUIS (36-25-0-7, 79 pts.) - 3/12/2019, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 5-3 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 5-3-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (25-35-0-9, 59 pts.) at CALGARY (42-20-0-7, 91 pts.) - 3/12/2019, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 25-44 ATS (+78.1 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 5-14 ATS (-12.3 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 10-18 ATS (-16.3 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 4-1 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 4-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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NASHVILLE (39-26-0-5, 83 pts.) at ANAHEIM (27-34-0-9, 63 pts.) - 3/12/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 46-90 ATS (+146.5 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 18-17 ATS (-14.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ANAHEIM is 565-466 ATS (-114.6 Units) second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 286-222 ATS (+17.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 20-9 ATS (+10.6 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 277-253 ATS (+572.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 5-15 ATS (+26.5 Units) after a division game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 9-5 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 9-5-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.5 Units)

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NHL

Tuesday, March 12

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Trend Report
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Dallas Stars
Dallas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Dallas's last 12 games on the road
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Buffalo
Dallas is 3-7-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Buffalo is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Buffalo's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games at home
Buffalo is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Dallas
Buffalo is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas

Boston Bruins
Boston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 9 games
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Columbus
Boston is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Columbus
Boston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Columbus is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games
Columbus is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Columbus is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 9 games at home
Columbus is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Columbus is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing Boston
Columbus is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston

Washington Capitals
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Washington's last 14 games when playing Pittsburgh
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Washington is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 14 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Pittsburgh is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Washington

Detroit Red Wings
Detroit is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Detroit is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games
Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing Montreal
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Detroit is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Montreal is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Montreal is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Montreal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing Detroit
Montreal is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
Montreal is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit

Arizona Coyotes
Arizona is 17-7 ATS in its last 24 games
Arizona is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Arizona is 13-4 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Arizona is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games on the road
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Arizona is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games when playing St. Louis
Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 10 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of St. Louis's last 13 games
St. Louis is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis's last 9 games at home
St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
St. Louis is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Arizona
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis's last 10 games when playing at home against Arizona

San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Jose is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
San Jose is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games on the road
San Jose is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games
Winnipeg is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Winnipeg is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
Winnipeg is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Winnipeg is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing San Jose
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose

New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
New Jersey is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 7 games
New Jersey is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
New Jersey is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
New Jersey is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Calgary
New Jersey is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing Calgary
New Jersey is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary Flames
Calgary is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games
Calgary is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 9 games
Calgary is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Calgary's last 14 games at home
Calgary is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Calgary is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing New Jersey
Calgary is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against New Jersey

Nashville Predators
Nashville is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Nashville is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nashville's last 9 games on the road
Nashville is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Anaheim
Nashville is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Nashville is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Anaheim is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games
Anaheim is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Anaheim is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games at home
Anaheim is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Nashville
Anaheim is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing Nashville
Anaheim is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Nashville

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49 DALLAS -50 BUFFALO
BUFFALO is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) at home when the total is 5.5 in the current season.

51 BOSTON -52 COLUMBUS
BOSTON is 190-192 ATS (35.6 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - scoring 2.85+ goals/game since 1996.

53 WASHINGTON -54 PITTSBURGH
WASHINGTON is 18-8 ATS (10 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal in the current season.

55 DETROIT -56 MONTREAL
DETROIT is 1-12 ATS (-12.2 Units) revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 4 goals or more in the last 3 seasons.

57 SAN JOSE -58 WINNIPEG
WINNIPEG is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games in March games over the last 2 seasons.

59 ARIZONA -60 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 32-21 ATS (14.2 Units) against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.

61 NEW JERSEY -62 CALGARY
NEW JERSEY is 1-13 ATS (-12.6 Units) versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.5+ goals/game in the current season.

63 NASHVILLE -64 ANAHEIM
NASHVILLE is 16-4 ATS (11.6 Units) in road games after scoring 3 goals or more in 4 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

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NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, March 12


Dallas @ Buffalo

Game 49-50
March 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
9.171
Buffalo
10.614
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Buffalo
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Buffalo
(+115); Over

Boston @ Columbus

Game 51-52
March 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
12.235
Columbus
10.858
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-115
6
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-115); Under

Washington @ Pittsburgh

Game 53-54
March 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
11.630
Pittsburgh
13.473
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-135
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-135); Under

Detroit @ Montreal

Game 55-56
March 12, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
10.131
Montreal
8.887
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Montreal
-260
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+210); Under

San Jose @ Winnipeg

Game 57-58
March 12, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
13.798
Winnipeg
12.286
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
-130
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(+110); Over

Arizona @ St. Louis

Game 59-60
March 12, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
9.258
St. Louis
11.065
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-200
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-200); Under

New Jersey @ Calgary

Game 61-62
March 12, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
9.287
Calgary
11.283
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
-400
6
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(-400); Under

Nashville @ Anaheim

Game 63-64
March 12, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Nashville
11.526
Anaheim
9.904
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-160
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-160); Over

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TUESDAY, MARCH 12
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BOS at CLB 07:00 PM
BOS -107
O 6.0

WAS at PIT 07:00 PM
WAS +115
U 6.5

DAL at BUF 07:00 PM
O 5.5

DET at MON 07:30 PM
DET +248
U 5.5

SJ at WIN 08:00 PM
SJ +118
U 6.5

ARI at STL 08:00 PM
STL -224
U 5.5

NJ at CAL 09:00 PM
U 6.0

NAS at ANA 10:00 PM
NAS -149
U 5.5

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Crosby helps Penguins beat Capitals 5-3
March 12, 2019
By The Associated Press

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Johnny Gaudreau had three goals and three assists, and the Calgary Flames scored six times in the third period on their way to a 9-4 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.

Derek Ryan added two goals for Calgary. Sam Bennett, Elias Lindholm, Matthew Tkachuk and Sean Monahan also scored.

The Flames went ahead to stay on Gaudreau's penalty shot 1:01 into the third. Gaudreau finished off his hat trick at 12:01, converting a setup from Monahan.

It was the NHL's first six-point game since Dallas' Jamie Benn on Nov. 14, 2013, at Calgary. Gaudreau became the first Flames player to accomplish the feat since Al MacInnis on March 20, 1994.

Blake Coleman, Travis Zajac, Kyle Palmieri and Kenny Agostino scored for New Jersey, which is winless in its last seven (0-6-1).

PENGUINS 5, CAPITALS 3

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby scored twice during a furious second-period rally and Evgeni Malkin picked up two assists to reach 1,000 career points, leading Pittsburgh to the win.

Crosby picked up his 32nd and 33rd goals during a three-goal outburst over a span of 1:48 as Pittsburgh erased a two-goal deficit to take the lead on its way to snapping Washington's seven-game winning streak. Jake Guentzel started Pittsburgh's comeback with his team-leading 35th of the season. Phil Kessel and Jared McCann both added a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who have won six of eight.

Jakub Vrana scored twice for Washington, and defenseman John Carlson collected his 11th of the season. Alexander Ovechkin picked up an assist to become the 48th player in NHL history with 1,200 career points.

CANADIENS 3, RED WINGS 1

MONTREAL (AP) - Carey Price made 20 saves and became the winningest goaltender in Canadiens history.

It was win No. 315 for Price, snapping a tie with Hall of Famer Jacques Plante atop the team leaderboard.

Max Domi had two goals and Brett Kulak also scored as the Canadiens (37-26-7) stopped a two-game slide. Tomas Tatar had two assists against his former team.

Andreas Athanasiou scored in the third period for Detroit (24-36-10), which has won just once in its past 12 games. Jonathan Bernier stopped 33 shots.

BLUE JACKETS 7, BRUINS 4

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Boone Jenner scored three times for his first career hat trick, powering Columbus to the win.

The Blue Jackets scored five unanswered goals to go up 5-1 before the Bruins came roaring back with three straight in a wild second period. Zach Werenski's first goal in 30 games provided Columbus some breathing room, and Jenner's empty-netter completed his hat trick with 47 seconds left.

Werenski and Josh Anderson each had a career-high four points on one goal and three assists. The Blue Jackets had lost four of six, but remain in contention for a wild card in the Eastern Conference.

Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist for Boston, and Patrice Bergeron finished with a goal and an assist. The Bruins stayed in second place behind Tampa Bay in the Atlantic Division.

SHARKS 5, JETS 4

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Joe Pavelski scored with 4.3 seconds left, lifting San Jose to the victory in a matchup of division leaders.

Gustav Nyquist had two goals for San Jose (43-19-8), giving him three in his six games since being traded to the Sharks in late February. Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Marcus Sorensen also scored.

Aaron Dell made 21 saves as San Jose remained undefeated in March with its sixth straight win.

Mathieu Perreault had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg (40-25-4), which dropped to 12-5-2 against the Pacific Division this season. Andrew Copp, Bryan Little, and Kyle Connor also scored, and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 31 shots.

COYOTES 3, BLUES 1

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Richard Panik and Vinnie Hinostroza scored to help Arizona to the road win.

Darcy Kuemper made 39 saves just one night after he allowed four goals on 16 shots before he was pulled during the second period of Arizona's 7-1 loss in Chicago. He has won 10 of his last 12 starts to improve to 23-16-5 this season.

The Coyotes have won 12 of 16 to move one point ahead of Minnesota for the final Western Conference wild card.

Jaden Schwartz scored for St. Louis, and Jordan Binnington stopped 19 shots.

STARS 2, SABRES 0

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Ben Bishop made 35 saves for his third straight shutout, leading Dallas to the victory.

Bishop extended his career-best shutout streak to 204 minutes, 20 seconds. It's the second-longest run for a Stars goaltender behind Ed Belfour's streak of 219 minutes, 26 seconds that ran from Nov. 17-24, 2000. He is the third goaltender in franchise history with three consecutive shutouts.

Rookie Roope Hintz scored twice for Dallas in the opener of a two-game trip. The Stars have won five of six and remain on top of the Western Conference wild-card standings with 77 points.

Buffalo played without captain Jack Eichel, who began serving a two-game suspension for an illegal check to the head of Colorado's Carl Soderberg.

Linus Ullmark stopped 25 shots for the Sabres, who have lost five in a row.

DUCKS 3, PREDATORS 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Anaheim's Daniel Sprong scored for the third consecutive game.

Ryan Getzlaf and Jakob Silfverberg also scored for the Ducks, who have won four of their past six games. John Gibson made 32 saves.

Filip Forsberg scored two power-plays goal for the Predators, who have lost two straight and four of six overall. Pekka Rinne made 15 stops.

Nashville remains one point behind Winnipeg for first place in the Central Division. The Predators lead St. Louis by four points for second place.

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SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY MARCH 13, 2019
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nhl best bets and opinons for march


date w-l-t % units

03/12/2019 5-9-0 35.71% -30.10
03/11/2019 5-6-0 45.45% -6.50

totals..............10-15-0......40.00%....-36.60


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date........................ats................... ..units..................o/u..................units.............totals

03/12/2019...............1 - 2.....................-4.10..................3 - 4 .................-7.00..............-11.10
03/11/2019...............1 - 3.....................-10.00.................4 - 3.................+3.50..............-6.50

totals........................2 - 5.....................-14.10.................7 - 7.................-3.50...............-17.60

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Wednesday’s 6-pack

Odds to win the Mountain West tournament this week:

8-5: Nevada

2-1: Utah State

8-1: Fresno State

15-1: San Diego State, UNLV

25-1: Boise State

100-1: New Mexico, Air Force, Colorado State

500-1: Wyoming, San Jose State

Tweet of the Day
“l went to a place to eat. It said ‘breakfast any time.’ So I ordered French toast during the Renaissance.”
Steven Wright, comedian

Wednesday’s quiz
Where is Wright State University located?

Tuesday’s quiz
ACC has the most teams, with 15 basketball-playing schools.

Monday’s quiz
There are ten Canadian provinces.

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Wednesday’s List of 13: Mid-week musings…….

13) Giants traded Odell Beckham Jr to Cleveland last night; I’m guessing Odell might not enjoy December by Lake Erie, but while the Ravens/Steelers lose players this month and the Bengals pretty much stand still. are the Browns a playoff contender now?

Giants got Jabril Peppers, plus draft picks in 1st and 3rd rounds.

12) Are there any other honest people left? Parents paying off people so their kids can go to fancy colleges. Oy. Just send the kid to a damn state college and tell him/her to study.

Jerome Allen is an assistant coach with the Celtics; he used to work at Penn, and admitted to taking $300K to designate a kid as a basketball recruit at Penn, so the kid could get into an Ivy League school.

The three smartest (whether book smart or street smart) people I know went to these colleges, and I’m posting the colleges in alphabetical order, not in order of how smart those people are:

Albany, Northeastern, St Francis NY

Not a lot of “elite” colleges on that list. Smart people come from all kinds of schools.

USC’s senior associate athletic director, Donna Heinel, apparently received more than $1.3M in bribe payments to fabricate athletic credentials for prospective students.

Tremendous. Just awesome. Ms Heinel has already been fired, by the way.

11) Monday at the MGM in Las Vegas, a courageous soul made a $310,000 money-line bet on the Raptors (-$420) to win in Cleveland; they lost by 25. Had Toronto won, the bettor would’ve banked a little over $73,800. Tough way to start the week.

10) At the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas, Detroit Lions dropped from 100-1 to 60-1 to win the Super Bowl, after their four free agent signings.

9) Teddy Bridgewater is taking less money to be the Saints’ backup QB, instead of being the starter with the Dolphins? What does that say about Miami?

8) Monday night in LA, Lou Williams of the Clippers set the NBA’s all-time record for most points scored off the bench, passing Dell Curry. Williams has scored 13,037 points in the NBA, but has started only 11.8% of his 923 career games.

Remember seeing Williams play in an AAU tournament in Orlando back when he was in high school; if I remember right, he played for the Atlanta Celtics’ AAU team- they were excellent.

7) Bradley’s path to winning the MVC tournament:
— beat Missouri State by 3; trailed by 7 early in 2nd half.
— beat Loyola, Chi by 2; trailed by 4 with 12:11 left.
— beat Northern Iowa by 3; trailed by 18 with 17:07 left.

6) Texas PG Kerwin Roach will play for the Longhorns in the Big 12 tournament this week, so whatever offense he committed to get suspended for the last five games is forgiven.

Ohio State’s Kaleb Wesson will also be back for the Big 14 tournament; he was suspended for the last three games.

Funny how conference tournaments make suspensions go away.

5) Five years ago, Mercer won the Atlantic Sun tourney, then beat Duke in the first round of the NCAA’s, before losing to Tennessee in the 2nd round. Mercer beat Duke as a 14-seed. In the last 20 years, #14-seeds are 8-72 in the first round of the NCAA tournament- Mercer’s win was a very big deal.

The next year, Mercer moved up to the Southern Conference and in five years since then, Bears went 83-83, 46-46 in conference games. Thats a .500 record in a better league, but Monday, they fired coach Bob Hoffman, the same guy who coached the team when they beat Duke.

Who made this decision? This isn’t UCLA or some other big-money school that expects to make the tournament every year to appease its big-money boosters. It is freakin’ Mercer. If you’re Mercer and the guy beats Duke, you give him a 10-year contract and pray he doesn’t bolt your school for green$r pa$ture$.

4) If you care about such things, you can wager on next year’s Super Bowl right now; AFC is favored by 2.5 points, with a total of 57.

3) Oakland Grizzlies basketball coach Greg Kampe played football in college at Bowling Green, graduating in 1978— one of his coaches was Don Nehlen, who went on to an excellent career coaching West Virginia. Kampe was a cornerback, who also kicked/punted.

2) Chris Woodward is the new manager of the Texas Rangers; he went on live TV for a half-inning with the Rangers’ TV guys during an exhibition game the other night and he was great. Best one of those interviews I’ve seen. He talked about how a lot of players don’t know all the rules, and how the bench coach for the Dodgers (Bob Geren) “….is obsessed with rules.” Was interesting to listen to.

1) A’s play Seattle over in Japan in games that count, starting at 5:30am here in New York on both March 20th and 21st; the NCAA tournament starts at noon on the 21st. When the hell am I supposed to sleep?

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Preview: Maple Leafs (42-22) at Blackhawks (30-30)
Date: March 13, 2019 7:00 PM EDT

The Chicago Blackhawks must treat every game with a sense of urgency, just to maintain their faint chances at a playoff spot.

They did that Monday with a 7-1 home victory over Arizona. And they will need to do it again Wednesday when they meet the Maple Leafs in Toronto.

"Right now, we just know that with the meaning of these points and these games, every game is going to be tough," Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said. "The playoffs have already started, if you ask me."

The Maple Leafs have a different problem. They are playoff bound and showed no urgency at all Monday night in their 6-2 home loss to the league-leading Tampa Bay Lightning.

"We were no good," Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said. "They were better than us from start to finish, won more battles, more races, and just had more jump. We looked like a lethargic group right from the get go. We didn't have any energy right through our whole group. Didn't skate well. Didn't execute well. Weren't good."

The Maple Leafs' second goal of the game came with five seconds left.

Brendan Perlini scored a hat trick for the Blackhawks against the Coyotes, who traded him to Chicago in November. He has scored six goals in the past five games.

The Blackhawks can be encouraged heading into the game Wednesday that they usually improve their play against the better teams in the league.

"You raise your level when you know if you don't play well you get embarrassed," Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton said. "It forces you to get motivation by fear. But I think we need to relish the challenge, relish the opportunity to play in big games."

Another positive for the Blackhawks is the return to form of goaltender Corey Crawford, who missed two months with a concussion. He made 26 saves in the 2-1 win over Dallas on Saturday after giving up 13 goals in his first three games back. He made 24 saves against Arizona.

"Happy for him," Colliton said. "He's so under control. Nothing bothers him. That's important for our team. Obviously, he's had a lot of success, and part of why he's so good is he's unflappable in there. He helps us."

As for the Maple Leafs, Babcock gave his team a day off from practice Tuesday to "get our energy level up."

"We were going to take an off day Thursday," Babcock said. "We just changed that and we'll take the off day (Tuesday) to get ourselves regrouped and back on track."

The Maple Leafs went 2-0-1 on a Western Canada trip that ended Saturday.

The Maple Leafs could meet the Lightning at some point in the playoffs.

"I think it was a good measuring stick for us," Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews said. "That's a veteran team. They obviously came out hungry. There's a reason that they're the best team in the league all year, so we just didn't come ready to play. Despite bad bounces they still beat us in every area of the ice."

The Maple Leafs were without Kasperi Kapanen on Monday. He was a late scratch because of an illness.

Toronto won the only meeting this season between the teams, 7-6 in overtime at Chicago Oct. 7.

--Field Level Media

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Odds to win the Mountain West tournament this week:

8-5: Nevada

2-1: Utah State

8-1: Fresno State

15-1: San Diego State, UNLV

25-1: Boise State

100-1: New Mexico, Air Force, Colorado State

500-1: Wyoming, San Jose State


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

13) Giants traded Odell Beckham Jr to Cleveland last night; I’m guessing Odell might not enjoy December by Lake Erie, but while the Ravens/Steelers lose players this month and the Bengals pretty much stand still. are the Browns a playoff contender now?

Giants got Jabril Peppers, plus draft picks in 1st and 3rd rounds.

12) Are there any other honest people left? Parents paying off people so their kids can go to fancy colleges. Oy. Just send the kid to a damn state college and tell him/her to study.

Jerome Allen is an assistant coach with the Celtics; he used to work at Penn, and admitted to taking $300K to designate a kid as a basketball recruit at Penn, so the kid could get into an Ivy League school.

The three smartest (whether book smart or street smart) people I know went to these colleges, and I’m posting the colleges in alphabetical order, not in order of how smart those people are:

Albany, Northeastern, St Francis NY

Not a lot of “elite” colleges on that list. Smart people come from all kinds of schools.

USC’s senior associate athletic director, Donna Heinel, apparently received more than $1.3M in bribe payments to fabricate athletic credentials for prospective students.

Tremendous. Just awesome. Ms Heinel has already been fired, by the way.

11) Monday at the MGM in Las Vegas, a courageous soul made a $310,000 money-line bet on the Raptors (-$420) to win in Cleveland; they lost by 25. Had Toronto won, the bettor would’ve banked a little over $73,800. Tough way to start the week.

10) At the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas, Detroit Lions dropped from 100-1 to 60-1 to win the Super Bowl, after their four free agent signings.

9) Teddy Bridgewater is taking less money to be the Saints’ backup QB, instead of being the starter with the Dolphins? What does that say about Miami?

8) Monday night in LA, Lou Williams of the Clippers set the NBA’s all-time record for most points scored off the bench, passing Dell Curry. Williams has scored 13,037 points in the NBA, but has started only 11.8% of his 923 career games.

Remember seeing Williams play in an AAU tournament in Orlando back when he was in high school; if I remember right, he played for the Atlanta Celtics’ AAU team- they were excellent.

7) Bradley’s path to winning the MVC tournament:
— beat Missouri State by 3; trailed by 7 early in 2nd half.
— beat Loyola, Chi by 2; trailed by 4 with 12:11 left.
— beat Northern Iowa by 3; trailed by 18 with 17:07 left.

6) Texas PG Kerwin Roach will play for the Longhorns in the Big 12 tournament this week, so whatever offense he committed to get suspended for the last five games is forgiven.

Ohio State’s Kaleb Wesson will also be back for the Big 14 tournament; he was suspended for the last three games.

Funny how conference tournaments make suspensions go away.

5) Five years ago, Mercer won the Atlantic Sun tourney, then beat Duke in the first round of the NCAA’s, before losing to Tennessee in the 2nd round. Mercer beat Duke as a 14-seed. In the last 20 years, #14-seeds are 8-72 in the first round of the NCAA tournament- Mercer’s win was a very big deal.

The next year, Mercer moved up to the Southern Conference and in five years since then, Bears went 83-83, 46-46 in conference games. Thats a .500 record in a better league, but Monday, they fired coach Bob Hoffman, the same guy who coached the team when they beat Duke.

Who made this decision? This isn’t UCLA or some other big-money school that expects to make the tournament every year to appease its big-money boosters. It is freakin’ Mercer. If you’re Mercer and the guy beats Duke, you give him a 10-year contract and pray he doesn’t bolt your school for green$r pa$ture$.

4) If you care about such things, you can wager on next year’s Super Bowl right now; AFC is favored by 2.5 points, with a total of 57.

3) Oakland Grizzlies basketball coach Greg Kampe played football in college at Bowling Green, graduating in 1978— one of his coaches was Don Nehlen, who went on to an excellent career coaching West Virginia. Kampe was a cornerback, who also kicked/punted.

2) Chris Woodward is the new manager of the Texas Rangers; he went on live TV for a half-inning with the Rangers’ TV guys during an exhibition game the other night and he was great. Best one of those interviews I’ve seen. He talked about how a lot of players don’t know all the rules, and how the bench coach for the Dodgers (Bob Geren) “….is obsessed with rules.” Was interesting to listen to.

1) A’s play Seattle over in Japan in games that count, starting at 5:30am here in New York on both March 20th and 21st; the NCAA tournament starts at noon on the 21st. When the hell am I supposed to sleep?

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NHL

Wednesday, March 13

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Trend Report
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Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Chicago is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Chicago's last 18 games
Chicago is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Chicago is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chicago's last 12 games on the road
Chicago is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
Chicago is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Toronto
Chicago is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games
Toronto is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
Toronto is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Chicago
Toronto is 4-8-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Chicago

New Jersey Devils
New Jersey is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
New Jersey is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New Jersey is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
New Jersey is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Edmonton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games
Edmonton is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Edmonton is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games at home
Edmonton is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey

New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Rangers is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
NY Rangers is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
NY Rangers is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games on the road
NY Rangers is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Vancouver
NY Rangers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing Vancouver
NY Rangers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 9 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Vancouver's last 10 games
Vancouver is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Vancouver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games at home
Vancouver is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing NY Rangers
Vancouver is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Vancouver is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Rangers

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NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, March 13

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CHICAGO (30-30-0-9, 69 pts.) at TORONTO (42-22-0-5, 89 pts.) - 3/13/2019, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 24-51 ATS (+83.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 16-4 ATS (+9.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
CHICAGO is 22-17 ATS (+43.6 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 10-3 ATS (+13.7 Units) in road games after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 405-412 ATS (-16.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TORONTO is 196-214 ATS (-105.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-2 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.5 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (25-36-0-9, 59 pts.) at EDMONTON (31-31-0-7, 69 pts.) - 3/13/2019, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 25-45 ATS (+81.1 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 16-24 ATS (-11.1 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 14-18 ATS (-12.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 4-1 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 4-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

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NY RANGERS (28-28-0-13, 69 pts.) at VANCOUVER (28-32-0-9, 65 pts.) - 3/13/2019, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 5-18 ATS (+25.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 247-254 ATS (-128.2 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 14-38 ATS (+64.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 392-379 ATS (+11.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 102-94 ATS (-69.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 4-1 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 4-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.3 Units)

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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, March 13


NY Rangers @ Vancouver

Game 69-70
March 13, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
11.151
Vancouver
10.083
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Vancouver
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(+105); Over

New Jersey @ Edmonton

Game 67-68
March 13, 2019 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
New Jersey
8.897
Edmonton
11.250
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 2 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Edmonton
-240
6
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(-240); Under

Chicago @ Toronto

Game 65-66
March 13, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
9.997
Toronto
12.190
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-240
7
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-240); Over


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65Chicago -66 Toronto
CHICAGO is 10-3 ATS (6.7 Units) in road games after successfully covering the spread in 3 or more consecutive games in the last 3 seasons.

67New Jersey -68 Edmonton
NEW JERSEY is 14-34 ATS (-20 Units) against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

69Ny Rangers -70 Vancouver
NY RANGERS are 8-3 ATS (4.7 Units) in road games after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game in the current season.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CHI at TOR 07:00 PM
CHI +205
O 7.0

NJ at EDM 09:30 PM
EDM -260
U 6.0

NYR at VAN 10:00 PM
NYR +108
O 5.5

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Blackhawks hold off Leafs, 5-4
March 13, 2019
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TORONTO (AP) The improving Chicago Blackhawks are headed in the right direction, although their latest win was a wild ride.

Brendan Perlini had a goal and two assists, and the Blackhawks held off a furious Toronto comeback to beat the Maple Leafs 5-4 on Wednesday night.

Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist, and Duncan Keith, Dominik Kahun and Alex DeBrincat also scored as Chicago jumped out to a 5-0 lead before holding on. Dylan Strome added two assists for the Blackhawks, who have won four straight and crept within four points of the Arizona Coyotes for the second wild card in the Western Conference.

Chicago led 5-1 after two periods, but then gave up 29 shots in the third.

''We can be really happy with the first and second and be not happy with the third (period),'' Chicago coach Jeremy Colliton said.

Corey Crawford stopped 17 of 18 shots through two periods before leaving the game due to illness. Colin Delia had 26 saves during the onslaught in the third.

''We've got to learn from the third period because that was way too close,'' Chicago forward Marcus Kruger said. ''We didn't want that, we talked about it going into the third and still we didn't get the game that we wanted. But first and second (periods) I think we did some good stuff.''

Before their current win streak, the Blackhawks had lost four of five. However, the trend has been positive lately in a streaky campaign as they won for 15th time in 21 games.

''I just think as we go here, we're getting more comfortable with how we have to play to win,'' said Colliton, who replaced the fired Joel Quenneville on the Nov. 6 with Chicago 6-6-3.

Auston Matthews, Morgan Rielly and Andreas Johnsson each had a goal and an assist for Toronto, and John Tavares also scored. William Nylander and Mitch Marner each had two assists. Frederik Andersen gave up four goals on 14 shots in the first before he was replaced by Garret Sparks, who finished with 24 saves.

The Maple Leafs were coming off a 6-2 home loss to Tampa Bay on Monday after a three-game trip to western Canada, and followed it up with a sloppy, uninspired performance through two periods.

''We just weren't ready to play again, came out flat-footed,'' Matthews said. ''They're hungry, they're fighting for a playoff spot.''

Chicago dominated from the opening faceoff and went ahead 1-0 at 3:19 of the first period when Keith's shot that was deflected by Nylander, rattled around between Andersen's pads and slid over the goal line.

The Blackhawks went up by two with 7:05 left when Perlini cut into the middle and whipped a knuckling puck against the grain on Andersen for his 12th of the season and fifth in the last four games.

Tavares lost the puck at the offensive blue line, leading to a 2-on-1 break the other way that saw Patrick Kane feed Kahun for his 12th with 2:47 remaining.

Saad was left all alone in front to tuck his 23rd with 1:14 left in the period as four Toronto players were caught puck-watching.

''I think the first (period) was a great example of us being really smart - getting pucks back, causing turnovers, scoring off the rush, scoring in transition,'' Colliton said. ''We had some (offensive) zone time too where we were able to hold them down and create things with five guys in the zone. And we're doing it more and more consistently which is nice to see and it's got to continue.''

It marked the first time the Leafs have given up four goals in a period this season, and the first time it's happened in the opening 20 minutes of a home game since Dec. 23, 2008.

Andersen was replaced by Sparks to start the second, marking the first time in his career he's been pulled in consecutive games.

Chicago made it 5-0 with 7 1/2 minutes remaining in the middle period when DeBrincat roofed a shot past Sparks for his 38th.

Toronto finally got on the board with 1:33 left in the second when Rielly had his shot deflected in by Johnsson for his 20th.

Matthews pulled the Maple Leafs to 5-2 at 7:57 of the third with his 32nd. Rielly's shot on the power play got through traffic and beat Delia with just over 9 minutes remaining, and Tavares stuffed his career-high 39th with 1:31 left.

''We didn't put ourselves in a very good position,'' Rielly said. ''But I think you have to be happy with the way we battled back.''

NOTES: After being held out of the lineup Monday for precautionary reasons because of an illness, Toronto announced Kasperi Kapanen has been diagnosed with a concussion. ... The Maple Leafs were also minus Zach Hyman (flu), while defensemen Jake Gardiner (back) and Travis Dermott (shoulder) remain sidelined. ... Nylander's assist on Johnsson's goal was the 100th of his career. ... Chicago is 14-3-2 in its last 19 games against Toronto. ... Kane has 26 points (12 goals, 14 assists) in 17 career games against Toronto .

UP NEXT

Blackhawks: At Montreal on Saturday night.

Maple Leafs: Host Philadelphia on Friday night to finish a three-game homestand.