The Sharks and Stars both came through for us to give us a 2-0 night for NHL predictions. Leclaire lost yet another game and I have to wonder when Cory Clouston will realize that the team has a much better chance at victory with Brian Elliot between the pipes. I’m making two bets tonight, both money line, that you can check out below:
Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres
To the untrained eye the Blue Jackets may seem to be on a tough 3 game losing streak that has put a halt to their successful season, but when you look a little closer you see that two of the three losses came at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings, who have been the best team so far this season, and the other came in a shootout in Columbus vs Nashville who is a very strong team on the road. The Blue Jackets still boast an (8-2-0) road record and head to Buffalo tonight to take on the Sabres. Columbus is 4-0 versus Eastern Conference teams this season.
The Sabres have won their last 4 home games, but 2 of these wins came in overtime and 2 came over either weak or struggling teams. Those 4 home wins were the Sabres first of the season, with their record in Buffalo now standing at (4-8-1). The Sabres still haven’t turned their season around and the fact that they are favourites in this matchup seems very strange. This game was an obvious pick for me.
My Pick: Columbus Blue Jackets +110 (Bookmaker.com)
Calgary Flames @ Minnesota Wild
The Flames shutout the Wild 3-0 in Calgary on Monday night. They then proceeded to get destroyed by the Vancouver Canucks 7-2. The Wild on the other hand, have lost 3 straight, and have had trouble scoring goals of late. That being said Calgary is (4-7-2) on the road this season, while the Wild are (7-6-1) at home. Each of these teams is lingering at the bottom of the Western Conference standings and desperately need some wins soon in order to keep any playoff hopes alive. I expect the Wild to come out ready to end this losing streak and to avenge their 3-0 loss earlier in the week to the Flames.
My Pick: Minnesota Wild -130 (Bookmaker.com)
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Written by: Niko de Jonge
Tagged with: buffalo sabres • Calgary Flames • Columbus Blue Jackets • Minnesota Wild