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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 (35-34) Friday night (2-1)
Back above .500 with an overtime win for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Let’s keep climbing! The Islanders couldn’t quite pull out the win, however, Vegas pulled out a narrow victory to have yesterday’s picks win the day. On to today’s puck action!
Pork’s Puck Pick- Pittsburgh Penguins -132
The Pittsburgh Penguins have a 21-5-4-0 Record on home ice this season. In their only meet with the Leafs at PPG Paints Arena (in Pittsburgh) they shellacked them by a six to one margin. The Penguins have won five of their last six at home. The edge in this contest comes in terms of goals against where the Penguins are sixth in the league whereas the Leafs are twenty-sixth. Toronto has also had issues keeping the puck out of their net lately, having allowed ten goals in their last three contests. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh in their last three games have scored ten goals and only allowed four picks into their net. The Penguin’s stingy defense will steer them to victory this night.
Rib’s Puck Pick- Philadelphia Flyers -128
Philadelphia has won both matchups this season. The one in Philly back in October, they won by a seven- four margin. In twenty-eight games at home this year the Flyers have only lost five in regulation. Columbus has been struggling lately losing their last five in a row. The Blue Jackets last three losses have come to Buffalo, the Rangers and Devils, who all trail Philadelphia in the standings. With how well the Flyers play in the Wells Fargo Center, I see them coming up with the victory tonight.
Bean’s Puck Pick- Buffalo Sabres-114
Ottawa holds the edge in the season series winning one at home and one in Buffalo. Buffalo, however, is coming into Ottawa winners of their last three decisions. Ottawa who has lost seven of their last ten seems to be struggling to find any form of consistency. The Sabres are seemingly turning their season around and puck stopper Carter Hart looks to me more like the guy he was at the start of the season winning his last four starts in a row. I think Buffalo keeps their hot streak alive and wins this one on the road.
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!
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.
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.
