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A big part of my life is my three 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. The source of information comes from Newsday.sports.gracenote.com unless otherwise specified. I will play ALL the picks mentioned in these articles.
Puck Record for February (33-33) Friday night (2-2)
Bruins and the Penguins took care of business. Vancouver was awful at home against the Ducks and the Devils, no Captain, no Coleman, no problem as they pull out a shootout victory. Sadly not what I had picked. Let’s drop the puck on these picks.
Pork’s Puck Pick- New York Islanders -103
The Islanders have won four of the last five meetings between these two clubs and seven of their last ten. In their last five home games, the Coyotes have only been able to pull out two wins. With newly acquired defenseman Andy Greene joining this seventh-ranked defense, I see the Coyotes have more issues than normal putting the puck in the net. Take the Islanders on the Moneyline!
Rib’s Puck Pick- Las Vegas Golden Knights -117
This should be a great hockey game with two fairly evenly matched teams. The edge in this one for me comes down to two stats. The home team has won seven of the last ten meetings. Washington has struggled to get the puck out of their defensive zone recently. Vegas, on the other hand, has had a problem putting the puck in the net, however, seemed to resolve the issue on February thirteenth with a six-spot on the defending Stanley Cup Champions, St. Louis Blues. The Capitals will also be without their second-line center Evgeni Kuznetsov due to an upper-body injury. I think the offense comes alive again for Peter DeBoer’s Golden Knights and they grind out a high scoring win.
Bean’s Puck Pick- Tampa Bay Lightning-103
The reports were not wrong when they said that Blake Coleman was going to Colorado, he just is not joining the Avalanche. Tampa Bay acquired who at the time was tied for the team lead in points in New Jersey for a first-round pick and prospect Nolan Foote. A good return but I still don’t like it. Anyways, on to this contest. Tampa Bay has won five of the last six games between these clubs and is on a ten-game win streak. Colorado is coming off a loss to the LA Kings and Puck stopper Phillip Grubauer suffered a lower-body injury these teams are two of the best in the league and are fairly evenly matched. One of my favorite matchups for the Stanley Cup Finals if they are both healthy. Have to stick with the hot hand here and take Tampa Bay on the money line.
Thoughts on the other two games
Calgary Flames vs Anaheim Ducks
After a six- nothing win in Anaheim for the Flames this seems like an easy Calgary pick, however, home ice has not been kind to the Flames at the Saddledome. They have lost some ugly games to teams they should beat. This feels like another one of those games. The Flames are coming off an eight-four loss to the Blackhawks on home ice Saturday night. Anaheim beat the Canucks last night in Vancouver by a five to one score. Don’t like either side of the coin here.
San Jose Sharks vs Florida Panthers
Who on earth knows which of either of these teams is going to show up. Florida has not been good lately and needs wins to stay in the playoff hunt. The only problem is they can’t seem to get out of their own way. San Jose has been better as of late and seems to have found a solid puck stopper in Aaron Dell. On that note, the Sharks lost one of their top defensemen in Erik Karlsson last game to a broken thumb. He will not return this season. This is another loss for a team that has struggled to bury the puck. I want to fill Javi Prellezo’s heart with joy and take the Panthers here, but until they show some consistency in their effort, I can’t on good conscience do that.
There are a few other matchups I may 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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NHL Update
The NHL Playoff picture is beginning to take shape. With about 70% of the season behind us here are your division leaders and their respective Stanley Cup Odds. The Capitals have maintained their points lead over the surging Penguins, while the Lightning has won 8 in a row in an attempt to catch the Bruins. All 4 teams see their odds stay about the same to win the Stanley Cup, while the entire Pacific Division attempts to sort out who will represent them in the playoffs and who will settle for a Wildcard spot.
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Before the first puck of the season dropped for the 2019-2020 NHL season we offered Over/Under Point Totals for each team. The Islanders and Blue Jackets are on their way to hitting the over while the Devils and Red Wings are running out of gas to get them over the finish line.
I am very excited to join this team of highly skilled people at Win Daily. If you have any further questions, please feel free to find me on the Win Daily Discord chat (@Zak PRB) or on Twitter (@PRBpuckpicks) Thank you to you all for reading, let’s go make some bacon.
