I did not have a good night at all on Tuesday, losing with 3 favourites, so my record now sits at 17-31 for -16.74 units. Let’s get right to tonight’s plays:
Los Angeles Kings @ New York Islanders
The Kings lost in Buffalo a couple nights ago and seem to be having a bit of trouble on the road this season, with a 4-3-1 record. This will be the second game on the Kings 4 game road trip to Eastern Canada and I think the Islanders may be the most formidable team they will face on this trip. I like the Isles even though they haven’t had the best start to the season. A couple of backup goalies are in net tonight with Scrivens in for the Kings and Poulin in for the Isles. I think this definitely helps New York because Nabokov has not been great this year, while although Scrivens has good number he has won only 1 of the 3 games he has played.
Play: Islanders +108 (5Dimes)
Colorado Avalanche @ St. Louis Blues
The Avalanche have lost every time I’ve bet on them this year, but as they travel to St. Louis tonight they are underdogs. I still think the Avs are a strong team built on speed that may work well against the Blues. JS Giguere who is 5-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .970 save percentage gets the nod in goal tonight for the Avs, which also makes me more of a believer. Anytime I can get a 14-3-0 team who is 6-1-0 on the road with an undefeated goaltender as fairly big dogs I will take it.
Play: Avs +143 (5Dimes)
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