Phil Naessens 
Welcome to Zak’s Puck Picks!! I started in Cash with Flash Handicapping Challenge and have been heating up. I am super excited to keep the momentum going and win some serious money with all of you!
A big part of my life is my 3 kids. Each one of them holds a different attribute that I would personally use to aid me in deciding what picks to make. My twins Pork and Ribs and their little brother Bean (not their real names but very appropriate nicknames).
Pork is a doer. He is one to dive into a situation and figure it out as it unfolds, usually with great success. In terms of the puck pick, it will be a gut feeling pick and be backed with some stats to explain the feeling.
Ribs, he likes to observe the situation, take in all the information, and then make an educated decision on what his next step will be. His puck pick will be focused around teams that are on hot streaks, either against a team in a matchup or on a winning streak.
Now Bean may sound cute and innocent, but he is a wild man. Not a lot of thought goes into actions and if there is some thought, its geared towards “how can I push Dad’s buttons”. His puck pick will be a little more on the risky side. There will be reasons why I think we should go this way.
As cook by trade and hockey as a passion since I was 3 years old, let’s get some puck picks in the oven and make some dough shall we?
All odds are referenced from vegasinsider.com. I will play ALL the picks mentioned in these articles.
Puck Record. The month of January #30dayhandicappingchalenge (46-46) article picks (19-22) (0-1 Wednesday 2 pending, but going to bed early)
Pork’s Puck Pick- Montreal -103
As I refuse to put any money on Buffalo anymore after that abysmal performance against Ottawa, I am more than happy to pick Montreal on this one. After a hot start. Carter Hutton hasn’t been stellar and has lost the starting net in Buffalo. He has a donut under the win column in his last 10 starts and has recorded a save percentage better than .900 3 times in that span, according to Newsday sports. It appears as though Montreal might be receiving some reinforcements in terms of goal scoring as Brenden Gallagher looks probable to return, as well as Max Domi and Artturi Lehkonen both questionable with an illness. Montreal is 1st in the league in shots per game averaging 34.88. If they continue that style of play, I see this win going in their favor.
Rib’s Puck Pick- Arizona -175
Both of these teams played last night. LA played Tampa Bay, with an emotional and fitting tribute to “the Mamba” Kobe Bryant. Arizona played Anaheim who isn’t quite at the same talent level as Tampa Bay. Arizona has won both games this season by scores of 3-0 at home and 3-2 in LA. With Arizona back at home tonight, I like them to beat LA.
Bean’s Puck Pick – Nashville -152
A triumphant win over Washington after getting badly outshot seems like a similar narrative to what might happen tonight. The Devils are coming off a 52 shot gutsy win against Ottawa, but Nashville is much better defensively than Ottawa. Full disclosure here, The Devils are who I cheer for. I also have won quite a bit of money betting against them. The stats that lead me to believe Nashville will win this game is goals per game (NSH 7th vs NJ 26th) and goals against (NSH 24th vs NJ 30th). Nashville has won 4 of the last 5 meetings.
There are a few other matchups I like, however, it depends who the puck stopper is. Stay tuned to the #nhl and # sports betting tabs on Discord, as well as Twitter for any changes or more potential matchups as more news unfolds!
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