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One of the side effects of the Colorado-Nashville-Ottawa three-way trade that sent Matt Duchene to the Senators and Kyle Turris to Nashville is that the trade market will need to react and recalibrate. The Canadiens, Rangers and Oilers have all been rumored to be actively looking to shake things up in the early going, but…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. Saturday recap: Ryan Miller was up to the task in San Jose, but the Sharks found a way to get us a push in the shootout. In our other side, the New York…

One of the NHL’s longest-running dramas came to a close last night when Matt Duchene was traded to Ottawa in the middle of Colorado’s game against the Islanders. The trade, which saw the Senators trade Kyle Turris to Nashville, netted each team what they needed. The Senators upgraded up front, the Preds got even stronger…

In this column we talk about a lot of different stats, like Corsi, expected goals for/against, etc. Betting on sports is all about gathering data and using it to draw conclusions, so it’s only fair to shed light on some great work. Sean Tierney, @ChartingHockey on Twitter, does a fantastic job of taking a lot…

It’s a busy night in the National Hockey League with 13 games, so let’s jump right into the action. Last night’s action: Nothing doing last night, so we look back to Thursday night. It’s important to keep the blinders on in sports betting, but if you were on Carolina against Colorado on Thursday night, that…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. Friday recap: Oil Money. Moving on to Saturday… Sharks -1 -106 The Anaheim Ducks (6-6-1) are in a tough spot tonight. Last night, they were manhandled by Nashville at the Honda Center in…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. Thursday recap: I can’t say I can ever remember losing a bet on a team that had 60 shots on goal. The Hurricanes outshot the Avalanche 60-27, but lost 5-3. Cam Ward, ladies…

Coming into the year, the Winnipeg Jets were once again a trendy sleeper pick. The Jets’ offense has a well-earned high-octane reputation and their defense is solid, and that may be underselling them. The only question with Winnipeg was whether or not they’d get the goaltending needed to contend. The expectation was that Steve Mason,…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. Wednesday recap: Leafs got the job done for us in Anaheim by ending their three-game skid. How about the ageless Patrick Marleau? He finished +3 with four SOG, one goal and one assist.…

We are now into November, which means we’ve got ourselves a bit of a sample size and are starting to see the true colors of some teams. One team in particular, no not Vegas, deserves some attention. It seems like every year we know what to expect out of the St. Louis Blues. For the…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. Tuesday recap: Rangers -1.5 was never really in doubt during the last four seconds of regulation. We will take it. Moving on to Wednesday… Leafs -120 It might not be surprising to some…

Some weird things happened on Monday night. Not only did Vegas lose, but the Golden Knights lost another goalie to injury, meaning they will now start Maxime Lagace, their fourth-string goalie, against the Rangers on Tuesday night. The team was also forced to recall Dylan Ferguson, who was a seventh-round pick by Dallas in this…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. Monday recap: Never really had to sweat the Habs, but got a little fortunate with the Stars in overtime. We’ll take the 2-0, though. Moving on to Tuesday… Rangers -1.5 +135 The Vegas…

Last night, the Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Winnipeg Jets, 7-1. It was the third time this season that the two-time defending Stanley Cup Champions lost by six or more goals in the opening month of the season; they fell 10-1 to Chicago and 7-1 to Tampa earlier in October. Even with those three ugly…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. Saturday recap: I’m still laughing at that Bruins loss from this past weekend. Cost us a 3-1 day. I think it’s about time for some icy hot. Moving on to Monday… Stars -120…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. Wednesday recap: The Habs dominated for stretches of that game, especially early, but they continue to be one of the unluckiest teams in the league early on this season. As a result, we…

At some point the Vegas Golden Knights will stop being a cute little story and start being, well, a playoff contender. Vegas’ roster still has a lot of holes in it, and their two top goaltenders are hurt, but collecting 16 points out of a possible 18 to start the season puts them in an…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. Tuesday recap: Fading the Bolts right now is just not intelligent. Moving on to Thursday… Canadiens -120 The Los Angeles Kings (7-1-1) are off to a surprising start, having lost in regulation just…

A couple of interesting notes before we get into the column. Last night, depending on your book, the Buffalo Sabres closed with an implied win probability of 29 percent, making them the biggest underdog of the year by a wide margin thus far. They lost 5-1 to the impressive Columbus Blue Jackets. Speaking of the…

1. Tampa Bay Lightning – Firing on all cylinders. Team is for real and poised for a Cup run. They should hover around the top spot all season. 2. Toronto Maple Leafs – No problem scoring, and a recent commitment to defense after a dud in Ottawa. Consistency could be an issue with the young…

There were only three NHL games over the past two nights, and none of them stuck out value-wise, so it’s been quiet ’round these parts. Last night’s action: Our last column ran on Saturday, when we ended up on the plus-side of the ledger thanks to wins by Philadelphia, Ottawa and Vegas, but losses by…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. Friday recap: You have to love when they are as easy as the Sharks were in New Jersey last Friday night. I’m glad they came through in such a great spot. Moving on…

Since it was a Friday night and it was on the West Coast, even the most ardent hockey fans may have missed how weird things got in the Canadiens-Ducks game in Anaheim. First, the Ducks took a 3-0 lead against the best goaltender in the world in the first 15 minutes of the game. Then…

So far, the best story of the season isn’t that how well the Golden Knights are playing or that the Montreal Canadiens can’t score — but rather that the New Jersey Devils, who basically strangled hockey for years with their 1-2-2 trap, are a lot of fun to watch. The Devils are off to a…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. Thursday recap: Oil money. McDavid is magnificent. Moving on to Friday… Sharks -110 While there is some concern that tonight’s visit to the Prudential Center marks the Sharks’ first road game, there is…

It’s still too early to read into trends, but there are a couple of developments that are definitely catching the attention of the hockey media through the first couple of weeks of the season. The Bruins can’t seem to get healthy, and even though it seems Patrice Bergeron is close to returning, the B’s will…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. The good news is that the Leafs only attempted five shots in the first period last night. The bad news is that four of them were goals. Moving on to Thursday… Oilers +110…

Last night’s action: There was only one game on Monday night and the card last night came and went without any value plays, so we have to go back to Sunday night for the recap. The New York Islanders never really got going against Los Angeles and fell 3-2. We did salvage a split thanks…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. It was nice to get home a relatively sweat-free winner last night with the Sharks, who simply executed on their special teams a little better than the Habs. Moving on to Wednesday… Red…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. We were pretty fortunate to pull that Blackhawks game out on Saturday. What a pass by Kaner in overtime! Moving on to Tuesday… Sharks -121 Both the Montreal Canadiens and San Jose Sharks…

Most teams are only five games into their NHL season, and yet we are already starting to see some blatant overreactions coming from the hockey media. In our season points total preview, we liked the under 103.5 points and predicted they’d be a good early fade. And sure, the Oilers’ 1-3 start helps us there,…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. Hopefully we do not lose our starting goalie after the first period for the third consecutive day on Saturday. Blackhawks -132 Who could forget the playoffs last season when the Nashville Predators swept…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. Make sure you check out Michael Leboff’s daily piece for a good overview of the NHL card each day. Tonight, we are actually against him, which might not be a good sign given…

It’s Friday the 13th, so now is a good time as any to remind ourselves that bad nights happen, and they happen often, when you’re betting on sports. Things will go wrong, and when they do, you learn from it and move on. Last night’s action: Well, things didn’t go as planned. Dallas fell 4-1…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. I think the Caps just took another penalty. The Pens scored three power-play goals, and held on last night to defeat the Caps in DC by a final score of 3-2. Our pick…

Just in case you were wondering how weird hockey can be, consider that there are three undefeated teams left in the National Hockey League at the moment: the St. Louis Blues (sure), the Vegas Golden Knights (cute) and the New Jersey Devils (what the?). And that’s not to mention that our good friends, the Colorado…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. Talk about a swing and a miss last night with the Yotes, who offered zero resistance to a Golden Knights team that fully embraced the energy in that building. Moving on to tonight……

The NHL season turns one week old tonight and there are some fun storylines developing, but none more entertaining than what is going on in Vegas with the 3-0 Golden Knights. The Knights getting out to a hot start is just more evidence showing how hard it is to predict the NHL. There’s so much…

All eyes will be on Las Vegas on Tuesday as the Golden Knights make their home debut against the Arizona Coyotes. But we’ve got some odds and ends to tie up before we get to that one. Last night’s action: Once again, the pesky Avs came through as an underdog. Colorado was out-possessed, out-chanced and…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. We did originally look at the Senators, but ultimately decided to pass. Karlsson is doubtful. Johnny Oduya is doubtful. They lost Marc Methot in the offseason, so their blue line is really makeshift…

Joe (@pointshaving) and I (@stuckey2) put our heads together to come up with our consensus play of the day on the ice. Monday: Flames +110 Calgary +110 at Anaheim Much will be made of Calgary’s unfathomable losing streak in Anaheim where they have dropped 29 consecutive games, but if there were ever a time for…

After a very light slate last night, the NHL returns with a few matinees to get us through Columbus Day. Last night’s action: Well, it was really Saturday night’s action, as the lone game last night was a pass. On Saturday, the Avalanche failed to make it two-for-two in a loss to the Devils. The…

It’s a busy night for the NHL, as 30 of the league’s 31 teams are in action. Last night’s action: The Columbus Blue Jackets absolutely steamrolled the New York Islanders, 5-0. The Florida Panthers put in a good shift against the Tampa Bay Lightning and were probably the better of the two teams, but they…

We’re just two nights into the NHL season, and we’ve already got a strong contender for weirdest result of the year. The Chicago Blackhawks absolutely barnstormed the defending champions Pittsburgh Penguins, 10-1. Last night’s action: The Colorado Avalanche came through for us on the road with a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers. The…

The NHL season gets underway, tonight and the league is giving us some decent games to whet the whistle. The season will commence with a high-octane game between Winnipeg and Toronto. We will also see the Penguins raise some more laundry to the ceiling and get our first taste of the Battle for Alberta. The…

One more sleep until hockey. Rejoice! Your old friend, the NHL, managed to make it through another offseason without doing something stupid like having another lockout. But before the puck is dropped in Winnipeg to kick off another six-month journey, let’s take a look back to help us going forward. All the stats for this…

The 2017-18 NHL season is now just two sleeps away. While we won’t be breaking any games down until Wednesday, we are starting to see bookmakers begin to set the market for Opening Night. Without going too deep, we can set up the games to whet the whistle before we get into the nitty-gritty on…