It’s the day before the trade deadline and there are a lot of teams in action today. It will be interesting to see if any players sit out because they are being shopped around this evening.
Season Record To Date: 41-50 for -10.29 units.
Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins
The Sabres have lost four straight heading into this one, while the Penguins have won 15 in a row. That said two of those Sabres losses were in shootouts, while the last one was against a strong Bruins team. Tonight they are up against an even stronger Penguins team, but the loss of Sidney Crosby, along with trying to figure out where Jarome Iginla fits into the lineup could affect the outcome of this game. I don’t think the Sabres should be quite as big of dogs as they are.
Play: Sabres +230 (SportsInteraction.com)
Los Angeles Kings @ Phoenix Coyotes
The Coyotes are out of the playoff hunt. They’ve lost 8 of their last 9 games, but taking a closer look they haven’t played that bad in the past few. They lost in a shootout to the Sharks on Saturday, and in overtime to the Wild last Wednesday. In between these games they lit up the Preds 7-4. All of these games were on the road where the Coyotes are only 4-8-5 this season. In fact the ‘Yotes were on the road for 7 of their last 9 games. They will be eager to get home to where they are a respectable 10-7-1 this season. The Kings on the other hand are at the tail end of a 5 game road trip. They did manage to win 3 of these games, but the fatigue may be starting to get to them. I like the Coyotes as dogs in this one.
Play: Coyotes +120 (5Dimes.eu)
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