Saturday's Trends and Indexes - 3/19 (NBA, NCAAB, NHL, Misc.)

[Udog]

NHL


Saturday, March 19

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Trend Report
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2:00 PM
COLUMBUS vs. MINNESOTA
Columbus is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Columbus is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

7:00 PM
ATLANTA vs. BUFFALO
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Buffalo's last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 8 games at home

7:00 PM
BOSTON vs. TORONTO
Boston is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Toronto
Boston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Toronto is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games at home

7:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. FLORIDA
NY Islanders are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing Florida
NY Islanders are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games
Florida is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing NY Islanders
Florida is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games

7:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. OTTAWA
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games on the road
Ottawa is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
Ottawa is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games at home

8:00 PM
DETROIT vs. NASHVILLE
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

8:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. DALLAS
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 10 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas's last 10 games when playing Philadelphia
Dallas is 2-5-4 SU in its last 11 games ,when playing Philadelphia

10:00 PM
COLORADO vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games

10:30 PM
ANAHEIM vs. LOS ANGELES
Anaheim is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Anaheim is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Anaheim

10:30 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. SAN JOSE
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of St. Louis's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 9 games when playing San Jose
San Jose is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis


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[Udog]

NHL


Saturday, March 19

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Hockey Night In Canada: NHL betting preview
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Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs (121, 5.5)

Two teams on opposite ends of the playoff spectrum collide at Air Canada Centre. The Bruins are comfortably at No. 3 and shooting for No. 1. The Maple Leafs are out of mix, with three teams to jump and five points to make up.

The return of Kaberle

Tomas Kaberle, the defenseman viewed as the missing link in Boston, will return to Toronto for the first time since being traded on Feb. 18. There is certain to be a little more juice in the building and on both benches as Kaberle takes the ice in an enemy uniform.

As for the trade overall, Kaberle’s results have been mixed in Beantown. While not a scorer to begin with, he has only has two assists with the Bruins and no goals. He has been steady though, as he’s a plus-3 and had five blocked shots in a 4-2 loss to the Islanders last week.

Home of the hits

Whether delivering them or receiving them, there always seems to be a cloud of controversy surrounding the Bruins’ hits. Last week was Zdeno Chara on Montreal’s Max Pacioretty. This week is Brad Marchand on Columbus’ R.J. Umberger.

Either way, the Bruins will have to make do without the pesky Marchand, who will sit out the second of a two-game suspension versus the Maple Leafs.

Marchand has 19 goals and 16 assists and will be missed even more in the grit department. He’s one of those get-under-your-skin-type players, who has 87 hits on the season. At least one of which, he now regrets.

Phil-ling the stat sheet

Former Bruin Phil Kessel will always be a story when Boston comes to town. But the target of much criticism in both cities is having a solid season and has clearly gotten over being the last All-Star taken in the Fantasy Draft.

Kessel has 28 goals and 25 assists and is coming off a breakout, two-goal game versus the Bruins in their last matchup.

Of course, Kessel is saddled with a minus-20 and that doesn’t figure to get much better between now and season’s end. In fact, he’s been a plus-player in just two games this month.

History

Even up so far this season, as the teams have split four games. The under has gone 2-1-1.



Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers (-115, 5.5)

The nightcap might be more like a nightmare as the two worst teams in the Western Conference clash in Edmonton. Someone has to win.

March malaise

It’s hard to believe, but Colorado was indeed in playoff contention not too long ago. A tough February has been followed by a brutal March and the Avalanche are relegated to playing out the string.

Colorado has played seven games this month and lost all of them. It has squeezed just one point out of March so far, in a 2-1 overtime loss at San Jose on the first of the month, and there seems to be no end in sight.

Then, of course, the Avs are playing Edmonton, so you never know.

Hoping for home cooking

The Oilers haven’t been much better in March, but with some rest and their home ice, perhaps they can stop the bleeding. Edmonton has lost five consecutive games, four of which were on the road.

But this will be just their second game in six days, so Tom Renney’s crew might be a tad energized, especially with the Hockey Night In Canada crew in the building.

One Hall of an absence

Taylor Hall’s first NHL fight has cost the Oilers dearly. Since the scrap with Columbus’ Derek Dorsett, the Oilers are just 1-5. And of course, Hall is out for the season.

History

Edmonton has won three of four meetings this season and the last two installments were by way of 5-1 scores. And with two bad teams, it’s not a surprise that the over is the flavor of the day. The over is 3-1 this season in this series.


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NHL


Saturday, March 19

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Ice picks: Saturday's best NHL bets
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Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild (-140, 5)

The Blue Jackets have lost two straight and nine of their past 10 games, but things are nearly just as bad in Minnesota.

The Wild have dropped four straight on a disasterous road trip, getting outscored 15-4 over that span, including being shut out twice. But what would you expect from a team with so many injuries? Minnesota has lost 346 man-games due to injury this year and will likely be missing defenders Cam Baker, Marek Zidlicky, forward Guillaume Latendresse and goalie Jose Theodore this weekend.

"Hockey, you have to earn your bounces,” Minnesota goalie Nik Backstrom said. “Usually when you work hard and do the right things, you get the bounces." But it hasn’t been working that way for the Wild. Or for the Blue Jackets.

Columbus has struggled to score goals the past 10 games, averaging just 2.2 goals over that span. Overall, the team is a horrific 0-for-20 on the power play the past four games. One of the biggest reasons for the lack of scoring has been the play of forward Rick Nash. The team’s star has failed to tickle the twine in 11 straight games.

“He is--like the rest of the team--having trouble putting it in the net,” Blue Jackets coach Scott Arniel said. “I think that if you go and look at him the last 10 games, he is probably averaging five quality scoring chances a game. Him like everyone else, we’re hitting skates, sticks, and crossbars and goalies that are outside the net. It is not like he’s not working.”

Pick: Under


Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings (-170, 5.5)

It’s OK to call the Ducks road warriors.

Anaheim is 7-2 in its past nine road games and is averaging nearly 3.7 goals per game over that span. In the team’s most recent away tilt, the Ducks spent little time in dispatching the woeful Avalanche 6-2. Overall, the Ducks have won three of their past four.

"We can't afford to miss points when everybody else is winning around us," head coach Randy Carlyle said. "That's the situation we're in. We can't afford to give up points at this point of the season."

Meanwhile, the Kings laid an egg in their return to the Staples Center from a long road trip, falling 4-0 to the St. Louis Blues. At one point, the Blues held a 24-3 edge in shots as they finished with a 39-17 advantage in rubber on the net.

"We had nothing going on," Kings head coach Terry Murray said. "There was no energy. We were totally outplayed."

But he didn’t stop there.

"That's the worst I have ever been through in all the years I've been coaching," he continued. "I've been behind the bench almost 3,000 hockey games in the NHL and booed off the ice by your own fans - at the end of the second period after we've been through here, after this road trip, going 4-0 in hard places. Very disappointing."

Don’t expect the Ducks to cut them any slack.

Pick: Anaheim


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NHL
Long Sheet


Saturday, March 19

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COLUMBUS (32-28-0-10, 74 pts.) at MINNESOTA (35-29-0-7, 77 pts.) - 3/19/2011, 2:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 48-99 ATS (+181.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 14-29 ATS (+46.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 2-16 ATS (+22.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-5 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 6-5-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (27-33-0-12, 66 pts.) at FLORIDA (29-33-0-9, 67 pts.) - 3/19/2011, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 1-14 ATS (+28.1 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 15-45 ATS (+94.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 3-19 ATS (+39.5 Units) in road games when playing on back-to-back days over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 63-62 ATS (-8.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 123-142 ATS (+283.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
FLORIDA is 97-141 ATS (+275.3 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
FLORIDA is 10-20 ATS (+32.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
FLORIDA is 4-12 ATS (+16.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 7-4 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 7-4-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.0 Units, Under=-0.0 Units)

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BOSTON (39-21-0-10, 88 pts.) at TORONTO (31-31-0-10, 72 pts.) - 3/19/2011, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 281-283 ATS (-49.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
TORONTO is 160-159 ATS (+347.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
BOSTON is 48-35 ATS (+89.1 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
BOSTON is 120-108 ATS (+241.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
TORONTO is 61-93 ATS (-61.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 11-20 ATS (+33.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 11-5 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 11-5-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.6 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (39-22-0-10, 88 pts.) at OTTAWA (26-36-0-9, 61 pts.) - 3/19/2011, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 230-319 ATS (-108.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 76-156 ATS (+284.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
OTTAWA is 26-45 ATS (+76.9 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 10-18 ATS (+31.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
OTTAWA is 9-24 ATS (-17.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
OTTAWA is 2-13 ATS (-11.9 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 6-4 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 6-4-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.1 Units)

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ATLANTA (30-29-0-12, 72 pts.) at BUFFALO (34-28-0-8, 76 pts.) - 3/19/2011, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 14-21 ATS (-10.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ATLANTA is 4-11 ATS (-7.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
BUFFALO is 11-18 ATS (-9.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
BUFFALO is 6-10 ATS (-8.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 7-4 (+5.8 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 7-4-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.8 Units)

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DETROIT (43-20-0-8, 94 pts.) at NASHVILLE (36-25-0-10, 82 pts.) - 3/19/2011, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 10-13 ATS (-13.9 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 84-74 ATS (-48.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 22-13 ATS (+7.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 9-7 (+6.8 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 9-7-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
9 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.2 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (43-19-0-8, 94 pts.) at DALLAS (38-25-0-8, 84 pts.) - 3/19/2011, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 38-33 ATS (-10.6 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 23-19 ATS (+2.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 22-10 ATS (+9.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DALLAS is 12-23 ATS (-11.6 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 20-31 ATS (-14.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 4-0-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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COLORADO (26-36-0-8, 60 pts.) at EDMONTON (23-39-0-9, 55 pts.) - 3/19/2011, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 26-44 ATS (+73.6 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 12-29 ATS (+43.1 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
COLORADO is 27-51 ATS (+83.1 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 8-16 ATS (-11.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLORADO is 19-35 ATS (-21.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 5-16 ATS (+21.4 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
COLORADO is 7-19 ATS (+27.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 33-29 ATS (+69.5 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 49-102 ATS (+156.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 10-23 ATS (+43.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
EDMONTON is 8-32 ATS (+40.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 2-11 ATS (+15.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
EDMONTON is 6-22 ATS (+36.6 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 9-7 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 9-7-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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ANAHEIM (38-27-0-5, 81 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (40-26-0-5, 85 pts.) - 3/19/2011, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 38-32 ATS (+72.0 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 9-3 ATS (+12.3 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
ANAHEIM is 22-13 ATS (+35.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ANAHEIM is 173-166 ATS (+360.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 121-139 ATS (+264.9 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 2-6 ATS (-8.2 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 9-6 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 9-6-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
7 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.1 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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ST LOUIS (32-30-0-9, 73 pts.) at SAN JOSE (41-23-0-8, 90 pts.) - 3/19/2011, 10:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 7-4 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 7-4-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.3 Units)

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[Udog]

NBA
Short Sheet


Saturday, March 19

CLEVELAND at LA CLIPPERS, 3:30 PM ET
CLEVELAND: 0-5 ATS off 3+ non-conf games
LA CLIPPERS: 19-8 Over vs. Eastern Conference

DENVER at MIAMI, 7:30 PM ET NBA TV
DENVER: 1-11 ATS off loss by 3 pts or less
MIAMI: 19-4 Under off win by 20+ points

BOSTON at NEW ORLEANS, 8:00 PM ET
BOSTON: 3-11 ATS playing on BB Days
NEW ORLEANS: 21-7 Under vs. Eastern Conference

INDIANA at MEMPHIS, 8:00 PM ET
INDIANA: 5-14 ATS playing on BB days
MEMPHIS: 8-0 ATS after having lost 3 of their last 4 games

CHARLOTTE at SAN ANTONIO, 8:30 PM ET
CHARLOTTE: 5-13 ATS playing on BB days
SAN ANTONIO: 9-0 ATS at home vs. Southeast Division

PHILADELPHIA at PORTLAND, 10:00 PM ET
PHILADELPHIA: 24-7 ATS after having won 2 of their last 3 games
PORTLAND: 31-14 Over after allowing 85 points or less

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

[Udog]

NHL
Short Sheet


Saturday, March 19

COLUMBUS at MINNESOTA, 2:00 PM ET
COLUMBUS: 2-16 SU off 3+ Unders
MINNESOTA: 5-0 SU off road loss by 1 goal

NY ISLANDERS at FLORIDA, 7:00 PM ET
NY ISLANDERS: 3-19 SU Away playing on BB days
FLORIDA: 5-0 SU at home vs. NY Islanders

BOSTON at TORONTO, 7:00 PM ET NHL Network
BOSTON: 12-1 SU after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games
TORONTO: 7-21 SU playing 3rd game in 4 days

TAMPA BAY at OTTAWA, 7:00 PM ET
TAMPA BAY: 13-7 SU off OT loss
OTTAWA: 2-13 SU off win by 2+ goals

ATLANTA at BUFFALO, 7:00 PM ET
ATLANTA: 10-24 SU off 1 goal win
BUFFALO: 22-13 SU off SU loss

DETROIT at NASHVILLE, 8:00 PM ET
DETROIT: 17-6 SU as road favorite
NASHVILLE: 13-1 Under off non-conf game

PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS, 8:00 PM ET
PHILADELPHIA: 5-0 SU Away off road loss
DALLAS: 0-4 SU vs. Philadelphia

COLORADO at EDMONTON, 10:00 PM ET
COLORADO: 0-7 SU off 5+ Overs
EDMONTON: 2-15 SU at home after allowing 3+ goals BB games

ANAHEIM at LOS ANGELES, 10:30 PM ET
ANAHEIM: 9-2 SU playing with double revenge
LOS ANGELES: 5-9 SU at home off SU loss

ST LOUIS at SAN JOSE, 10:30 PM ET
ST LOUIS: 12-26 SU playing their 3rd game in 5 days
SAN JOSE: 30-12 SU off BB Overs

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

[Udog]

NHL
Write-Up


Saturday, March 19

Hot Teams
-- Buffalo is 5-0 in game following its last five losses.
-- Red Wings won their last four games, allowing six goals.
-- Nashville won three of its last four games.
-- Dallas Stars won eight of their last eleven games.
-- Los Angeles won four of its last five games. Ducks won six of their last eight.
-- San Jose won 11 of its last 15 games.

Cold Teams
-- Blue Jackets lost nine of their last ten games. Minnesota lost last four games, outscored 15-4.
-- Islanders lost last three goals, scoring seven runs. Florida is 0-8 in game following their last eight wins.
-- Bruins lost five of their last six games. Toronto lost five of last seven.
-- Tampa Bay lost seven of its last nine games. Senators lost three of their last four home games.
-- Thrashers are 0-7 in game following their last seven wins.
-- Flyers lost six of their last nine games.
-- Colorado lost its last ten games, outscored 29-11 in last six. Oilers lost last five games, outscored 19-4.
-- Blues lost 11 of their last 16 road games.

Totals
-- Last three Columbus games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 9-2 in last eleven Florida games. Over is 3-1-1 in last five Islander games.
-- Three of last four Boston games went over the total.
-- Under is 7-1-1 in last nine Ottawa games.
-- Last three Atlanta games went over the total.
-- Under is 6-2 in Detroit's last eight games.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in Dallas Stars' last five games.
-- Last six Colorado games went over the total. Four of Edmonton's last five games stayed under.
-- Three of last four Anaheim games went over the total.
--Three of last four St Louis games stayed under the total.

Back-to-Back
-- Islanders are 3-10 on road if they played night before.

Series records
-- Blue Jackets won three of last four games vs Minnesota.
-- Islanders lost three of last four games against Florida.
-- Bruins are 10-4 in last fourteen games against Toronto.
-- Senators won six of last nine games against Tampa Bay.
-- Thrashers are 8-4 in last dozen games with Buffalo.
-- Predators won four of last five games against Detroit.
-- Flyers won their last four games against Dallas.
-- Oilers won four of their last five games against Colorado.
-- Kings won eight of their last eleven games against Anaheim.
-- Sharks won four of last five games against St Louis.