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Snarks On Ice: The NHL Roundup

By oddJoe ⋅ February 4, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Maple Leafs 1, Capitals 4
In the penalty box: blowing a lead in 21 seconds. That’s how long it took from when Toronto’s Mats Sundin scored the first goal of the game to when Mike Green tied the match for Washington.

Hurricanes 0, Devils 3
In the penalty box: trying to score on New Jersey. Since the start of the year, the rejuvenated Devils have handed out five shutouts and are allowing under two goals a game.

Thrashers 2, Panthers 5
In the penalty box: Hotalnta fans. A disappointing season for the Falcons, the Hawks have the worst record in basketball, and now your hockey team has dropped seven straight. Your new nickname should be Coldlanta.

Canucks 3, Flames 1
In the penalty box: being shut out for the final two periods on home ice.

On Tap Tonight
Bruins (23-22-8) at Canadiens (23-22-6) 12:00 PM EST
Stars (36-15-2) at Blues (13-31-8) 2:00 PM EST
Red Wings (35-13-5) at Avalanche (29-19-6) 2:00 PM EST
Islanders (23-26-6) at Penguins (12-32-10) 2:00 PM EST
Rangers (31-15-8) at Flyers (31-14-8) 5:00 PM EST
Devils (28-20-6) at Maple Leafs (25-23-5) 7:00 PM EST
Panthers (21-25-8) at Thrashers (23-25-6) 7:00 PM EST
Senators (35-12-4) at Sabres (33-15-3) 7:30 PM EST
Capitals (19-28-5) at Lightning (28-21-4) 7:30 PM EST
Blackhawks (17-28-7) at Predators (32-15-6) 8:00 PM EST
Wild (26-24-4) at Coyotes (27-25-3) 9:00 PM EST
Canucks (31-18-5) at Oilers (28-18-7) 10:00 PM EST
Mighty Ducks (24-18-10) at Sharks (24-19-8) 10:30 PM EST

oddJoe’s hockey picks
I guess NBC decided to throw in the towel today since it’s Super Bowl weekend, because they only have one decent game on this afternoon, a match between Detroit and Colorado. Otherwise, depending on your region you’ll get Dallas at St. Louis (bleck) or Islanders at Pittsburgh (yawn).

In that Red Wings match up today, Detroit comes into the game as one of the best road teams in the league, with a 17-7-5 record away from Hockeytown. They are 8-2 in their last 10 in Denver, including the last three games in a row. The Avs, meanwhile, have been dealt some bad cards in recent days, dropping three of their last five in overtime. Best line: Detroit +100 at Nine.com.

The battle for top billing in the Atlantic Division continues when the Rangers meet the Flyers for the second time in a week. Philly managed to escape from the Garden with a win on Monday, so New York is looking for revenge today. These are two top teams playing some of the best hockey out there, so it’s a real toss up, but the Flyers have had problems getting wins at home lately, so I think the edge goes to the Rangers. Best line: NY Rangers -105 at BetCRIS.

In another good division match, Buffalo will try again to close the gap with Ottawa when they host the Senators tonight. The Sens have come out winners in the three previous games between these two this season, but the last time they played was back in November when the Sabres were stumbling through the early part of their schedule. Now, I think Buffalo might have the parts in place to put one over their division rivals. Best line: Buffalo + 135 at Oasis.