NHL
Saturday, February 25
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Ice picks: Saturday's best NHL bets
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Tampa Bay Lighting at Pittsburgh Penguins (-225, 5.5)
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s Steven Stamkos and Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins come into their final meeting this season tied for the league lead with 73 points.
Stamkos has six goals in his last four games as he tries to keep the Lightning in the playoff chase. Malkin has six goals and eight assists in nine contests with Pittsburgh in a four-way battle for fourth place in the Eastern Conference.
Stamkos has 43 goals to lead Malkin by 10 for the Rocket Richard Trophy.
The over has paid out in five of their last nine meetings, with two of those contests finishing in a push.
Pick: Over
Philadelphia Flyers at Calgary Flames (+109, 5.5)
The Philadelphia Flyers were simply grounded by the Edmonton Oilers in their last game. Coach Peter Laviolette's club will look to rebound on Saturday when it visits Alberta's other NHL representative - the Calgary Flames.
Calgary has secured at least one point in nine of its last 10 games - although it has dropped the first two contests of its four-game homestand.
Laviolette summed it up best after Philadelphia was blanked by Edmonton. "You’d like to think this serves as a wake-up call because we’re in a playoff race," he said after watching his team fall to 3-6-1 in its last 10 games. "(This) is unacceptable."
Ilya Bryzgalov played well in the 2-0 loss, stopping 28 shots after yielding seven goals in his previous two starts. While a member of the Phoenix Coyotes, the Russian has won his last six starts versus the Flames.
Pick: Philadelphia
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Saturday, February 25
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Ice picks: Saturday's best NHL bets
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Tampa Bay Lighting at Pittsburgh Penguins (-225, 5.5)
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s Steven Stamkos and Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins come into their final meeting this season tied for the league lead with 73 points.
Stamkos has six goals in his last four games as he tries to keep the Lightning in the playoff chase. Malkin has six goals and eight assists in nine contests with Pittsburgh in a four-way battle for fourth place in the Eastern Conference.
Stamkos has 43 goals to lead Malkin by 10 for the Rocket Richard Trophy.
The over has paid out in five of their last nine meetings, with two of those contests finishing in a push.
Pick: Over
Philadelphia Flyers at Calgary Flames (+109, 5.5)
The Philadelphia Flyers were simply grounded by the Edmonton Oilers in their last game. Coach Peter Laviolette's club will look to rebound on Saturday when it visits Alberta's other NHL representative - the Calgary Flames.
Calgary has secured at least one point in nine of its last 10 games - although it has dropped the first two contests of its four-game homestand.
Laviolette summed it up best after Philadelphia was blanked by Edmonton. "You’d like to think this serves as a wake-up call because we’re in a playoff race," he said after watching his team fall to 3-6-1 in its last 10 games. "(This) is unacceptable."
Ilya Bryzgalov played well in the 2-0 loss, stopping 28 shots after yielding seven goals in his previous two starts. While a member of the Phoenix Coyotes, the Russian has won his last six starts versus the Flames.
Pick: Philadelphia
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