I was at the Senators game last night and in the first half of the game I witnessed some of the worst hockey the Senators have played all season. I did make my predictions before it was announced that Spezza was out of the lineup and you could really notice his absence with the Senators unable to gain the zone very easily and scrambling on defence. Luckily Craig Anderson kept them in the game and a late goal made the third period deficit manageable. The Sens then came on strong and Erik Karlsson basically took over the game and played an instrumental part in the Senators game winning goal late in the third. A great recap of the game can be seen here. I also won 2 of my other three games with the Islanders winning big as massive dogs. The Pens don’t deserve to be as big of favorites as the bookies have them on most nights so you may see a lot of Penguin fading while they are on down swings. The Habs also pulled off a win for us, but the only loss came when the Devils lost in a shootout to the B’s, but as decent sized dogs I still consider that a good bet, so overall a very good night.
Season Record To Date: 16-9 for +8.10 units.
Chicago Blackhawks @ Minnesota Wild
The Blackhawks have won 6 straight games to start the season and I don’t see any reason why that trend would end tonight. The Wild played last night, winning at home against the Blue Jackets, but over the course of this season I still haven’t seen anything to make me believe this is a good team like they are being given credit for. The Blackhawks are definitely a much better team than the Wild and they are playing like it, with Patty Kane playing some of the best hockey of his career. The Blackhawks are 4-0 on the road already this year and they have had 2 days to rest before heading to Minnesota and playing a possibly tired Wild team. I’m surprised the Blackhawks aren’t bigger favourites.
Play: Blackhawks -120 (5Dimes.eu)
That’s it for today. The Sens vs Habs lines aren’t up at the moment and I am leaning towards the Oilers and Canucks, but not strongly enough to make them official plays.
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