Written by Scott on Monday, March 24th, 2025
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7 games yesterday.
The Hawks beat the Flyers 7-4 in a meaningless game. Hawks already eliminated and the Flyers are almost there.
Panthers beat the Penguins 4-3 in a shootout and moved back into 1st place in the Atlantic. The Blues beat the Predators 4-1 for their 6th straight win.
The Sabres beat the Jets 5-3 in what was a missed opportunity for the Jets to move back into top spot.
4 games today.
Canucks vs Devils
The Canucks lost both Pettersson and Hoglander in their game against the Rangers on Saturday. Coach Tocchet wasn’t optimistic about having them back in time for this game. They are in 10th in the West and 5 points back. Their road record is 17-13-5
The Devils, like the Canucks, are also on a 2 game skid. And also like the Canucks they are missing some key players with Hamilton and Hughes out. They are in 3rd in the Metro. At home they have gone 17-13-4
Looking at the data and it’s fairly close across the board. And the records based on where they are playing a the same. I’m passing.
Jackets vs Islanders
The Jackets are in 6th in the Metro and the Isles are 5th.
The Jackets are on a 6 game losing skid and in 11th in the East and the Isles are in 10th and only 2 behind the 8th place Canadiens
Looking at their home and away records the Isles are much better going 17-13-4 in New York and the Jackets a lousy 11-20-4 on the road.
Even looking at the over/under and I can’t find anything as the Isles are generally a team who’s game stay low but the Jackets can score.
Wild vs Stars
This should be a good game. It’s the Centrals 4th place Wild vs the 2nd place Stars. 7 points seperate them in the standings.
The Wild are on a 3 game win streak, 6-3-1 in last 10 and have gone 22-10-3 on the road. The Stars are 6-2-2 in their last 10 and have gone 26-7-2 at home.
The Wild better CF, the Stars better CA. Stars better in GF/60, Wild much better in GA/60 but they are tied in XGA/60. With 2 important points on the line this is going to be a good game but I have to pass.
Wings vs Utah
The Wings are struggling and it comes at the worst time of the season. They have lost 8 of their last 10 and are 5 points out of the playoffs.
Utah is 5-3-2 in last 10 and have won their last 2 games. They are in 11th place in the West and 6 points out.
I’m passing here
• Devils / Canucks: Btts 2
• Starst / Wild Btts 2
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• Islander ML + U6
• Utah / RW Btts 2
Thoughts?