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National Hockey League – Hot lines
NHL
Monday, January 5
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Ice Picks: NHL Bets
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Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers (-130, 5.5)
The Penguins' frustrations boiled over during a 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers Saturday. Star center Sidney Crosby let his emotions get the best of him, trying to pick a fight with the Panthers' Brett McLean. However, much like Pittsburgh's past two months, that tussle didn't go as planned.
The Pens have won just eight games since mid November, getting their most recent victory on Boxing Day. They've lost four straight games heading into Monday and have scored just seven total goals during that skid. Those poor efforts have turned once-loyal fans against their home club. Pittsburgh was booed off the ice during Saturday's loss in Mellon Arena.
“You could have said it was dangerous a long time ago," defenseman Brooks Orpik told reporters. "I don't think you need to say it just now. I think, maybe, only a certain amount of guys realized it, but it's pretty clear in the minds of all the guys that's it's a pretty dangerous time."
Thankfully, Pittsburgh is on the road for four of the next five games. The Penguins still have a winning record away from home, going 11-7-0-2, but those two shootout losses came in Madison Square Garden against the Rangers.
Pick: New York -130
New York Islanders at Edmonton Oilers (-191, 5.5)
The Islanders might have got a little too much sun on their western road trip. Now they trade the heat of Phoenix and San Jose for the frigid temperatures of Alberta. New York is in Edmonton for their third game of its four-game road stretch after dropping the opening two contests.
The Isles are coming off a 5-3 loss to the NHL's best team. They allowed the Sharks to pepper goaltender Joey MacDonald with 46 shots. New York allows more than 32 shots against this season and has given up 10 goals in those past two games.
Edmonton has scored four goals in each of its last two games. The Oilers snapped a two-game skid with a 4-1 win over Dallas Saturday.
Pick: Over 5.5
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NHL
Monday, January 5
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Ice Picks: NHL Bets
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Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers (-130, 5.5)
The Penguins' frustrations boiled over during a 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers Saturday. Star center Sidney Crosby let his emotions get the best of him, trying to pick a fight with the Panthers' Brett McLean. However, much like Pittsburgh's past two months, that tussle didn't go as planned.
The Pens have won just eight games since mid November, getting their most recent victory on Boxing Day. They've lost four straight games heading into Monday and have scored just seven total goals during that skid. Those poor efforts have turned once-loyal fans against their home club. Pittsburgh was booed off the ice during Saturday's loss in Mellon Arena.
“You could have said it was dangerous a long time ago," defenseman Brooks Orpik told reporters. "I don't think you need to say it just now. I think, maybe, only a certain amount of guys realized it, but it's pretty clear in the minds of all the guys that's it's a pretty dangerous time."
Thankfully, Pittsburgh is on the road for four of the next five games. The Penguins still have a winning record away from home, going 11-7-0-2, but those two shootout losses came in Madison Square Garden against the Rangers.
Pick: New York -130
New York Islanders at Edmonton Oilers (-191, 5.5)
The Islanders might have got a little too much sun on their western road trip. Now they trade the heat of Phoenix and San Jose for the frigid temperatures of Alberta. New York is in Edmonton for their third game of its four-game road stretch after dropping the opening two contests.
The Isles are coming off a 5-3 loss to the NHL's best team. They allowed the Sharks to pepper goaltender Joey MacDonald with 46 shots. New York allows more than 32 shots against this season and has given up 10 goals in those past two games.
Edmonton has scored four goals in each of its last two games. The Oilers snapped a two-game skid with a 4-1 win over Dallas Saturday.
Pick: Over 5.5
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