Sunday Trends and Indexes 10/21

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NHL
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Sunday, October 21


Hot Teams
-- Minnesota won five of its first six games. Colorado is 0-3 on the road this season (4-0/4-1/5-3).


Cold Teams
-- Columbus is 3-3 this season, 0-2 after a win. Vancouver lost last two games, scoring four goals; Canucks are 2-0 on road, 1-4 at home this season.

Series Records
-- Canucks are 5-3 in last eight vs Columbus, 2-2 in their last four visits here.
-- Minnesota won three of last four vs Colorado; four of the eight games in series last year went overtime.

Totals
-- Under is 4-1-1 in Columbus games this season, but in last six Vancouver games, over is 4-1-1. .
-- Under is 5-1-1 in Minnesota games this season.

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League Championship Series

Matsuzaka has allowed 35 runs in 44.2 IP in his last eight starts (7.05 RA); he left his two playoff starts with two outs in the fifth inning, not exactly the stuff of a $103M pitcher. He had a 4.92 RA in three starts vs Indians (two poor starts, one great one). Westbrook gave up two runs in 6.2 IP in his last start against Red Sox, but the Indians lost his last four road starts (0-2, 5.76). Winner here hosts the World Series, starting Wednesday.