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**TheGame** · 01-22-2016, 07:44 AM

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Preview: Ducks (18-18) at Capitals (33-8)

Date: January 22, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

Bruce Boudreau's propensity for sticking with the hot goaltender allowed 21-year-old rookie Braden Holtby to prove why the Washington Capitals viewed him as their goaltender of the future nearly five years ago.

Now Boudreau gets a chance to see from the other bench how Holtby has blossomed into one of the NHL's best netminders.

Holtby looks to help Washington match a franchise record with a 13th consecutive home victory when he faces Boudreau's Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.

Holtby went 8-0-1 with a 1.01 goals-against average in eight starts and a relief appearance in a pair of call-ups from Jan. 20-March 26, 2011, under Boudreau, who was fired 22 games into the following season.

Although Boudreau has faced Washington four times since then - going 1-3-0 - Holtby hasn't been in net for any of them and has never faced the Ducks (20-18-7).

After winning 41 games in 2014-15, Holtby has helped the Capitals (35-8-3) surge to the top of the NHL standings by going 30-5-2 with a 2.01 GAA, including making 32 saves in Tuesday's 6-3 win at Columbus.

The Capitals were outshot 10-1 to start the game, but Holtby held strong until Nicklas Backstrom scored twice and Alex Ovechkin added a power-play goal.

'That's why we have probably the best goalie in the league right now," Ovechkin said. "He's going to keep us in the game and give us a chance to bounce back.'

Holtby is 13-0-0 with a 1.81 GAA in 14 starts at home since Oct. 30, helping the Capitals to the verge of matching the club-record winning streak set Jan. 5-March 6, 2010, under Boudreau. He's gotten plenty of help lately from Evgeny Kuznetsov, who had three assists in Sunday's home win over the New York Rangers and a career-high four Tuesday.

Kuznetsov is the first Capital since Backstrom in 2007-08 to have back-to-back games of at least three assists.

'Right now it feels like we have good balance in the group,' Backstrom said. 'We're working hard, all four lines.'

Boudreau won his first trip back to Washington on Dec. 23, 2013, but has lost the last three matchups since, including when Ovechkin had two goals and two assists in the Capitals' 5-3 victory Feb. 15.

Anaheim is the league's lowest-scoring team - and the Capitals are giving up an NHL-low 2.15 goals per game - but it has scored at least three in five of its last eight and has won three of four after beating Minnesota 3-1 on Wednesday.

Chris Stewart had a goal and Rickard Rakell had the go-ahead tally in the third period before Jakob Silfverberg added an empty netter.

'When we've been playing our best this year, it's because we've been controlling the neutral zone defensively,' Boudreau said. 'If you're not going to score a lot of goals, there are so many teams with such good speed in this league now that you have to slow them down between the blue lines.'

As good as Holtby has been, John Gibson leads the league with a 1.86 GAA after making 25 saves Wednesday, albeit in only 18 starts and two relief appearances.

Gibson has made his last six starts at home after posting back-to-back shutouts at Calgary on Dec. 29 and at Edmonton on Dec. 31. He lost the last meeting with the Capitals.

The Ducks acquired forward Ryan Garbutt from Chicago on Thursday in exchange for Jiri Sekac. It's unclear if Garbutt will join the team for this game.

**TheGame** · 01-22-2016, 07:45 AM

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Preview: Red Wings (22-15) at Sabres (18-24)

Date: January 22, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

One of the rare occasions over the last three-plus weeks that the Detroit Red Wings didn't have trouble scoring came against the Buffalo Sabres.

That's usually the case when these teams meet, and the Red Wings will try to break out of their latest offensive funk Friday night in western New York.

Among the Eastern Conference's lowest-scoring teams at 2.41 goals per game, Detroit (23-15-8) has totaled 20 in its last 11. The Red Wings, though, are 5-5-1 in that span partly because they've yielded 11 non-shootout goals over the last seven contests.

"You can't feel sorry for yourself," said veteran forward Brad Richards, who has gone six games without a point. "It's hard to score in this league right now ... you keep plugging and believe it will go our way and stay our way if we keep doing the right things."

Detroit is coming off consecutive 2-1 home losses - to Philadelphia in a shootout Sunday and three days later to St. Louis - but first-year Detroit coach Jeff Blashill felt his team made strides by recording 30 shots in each. It hadn't done that in the previous six games.

"We don't have to make vast changes to the way we play,' Blashill said. "You have to take the emotion out of it - it is frustrating when you don't score, but our processes are fine.'

His club has scored more than two goals twice in the last 11 games, highlighted by a 4-3 win at Buffalo on Jan. 2 which made the Red Wings 6-0-1 in its last seven visits.

Detroit has scored nine regulation goals while going 2-1-0 against the Sabres this season. The Red Wings have averaged 3.6 goals while winning 28 times in the past 34 meetings, earning at least one point in all but three.

Tomas Tatar has seven goals and two assists in the last seven games against Buffalo (19-24-4), but it's uncertain if he'll be available after being scratched Wednesday because of the flu. Detroit also announced veteran defenseman Niklas Kronwall, a key figure on the power play, could miss up to a month after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery.

The Sabres fell 2-1 at Colorado on Wednesday, their second defeat in six games since losing a season-high six in a row. Buffalo has scored 23 times in that 12-game span - nine on the power play - and rank near the bottom of the league with an average of 2.28 goals.

Evander Kane scored with the man advantage, but the Avalanche rallied for two goals in the third period.

"We have to win those games," Kane told the Sabres' official website. "Those are big points we just lost. That's unfortunate but now we have to look ahead and look forward to Detroit."

Kane has five points during the current 4-2-0 stretch after having none during the six-game skid. He scored twice in a 5-4 shootout loss at Detroit on Dec. 1, but hasn't recorded a point in the two meetings since.

Buffalo has killed all 15 penalties in the last five contests but has let Detroit go 9 for 20 on the power play in the past six meetings.

Detroit's Petr Mrazek has made three straight starts and owns a 1.15 goals-against average in his last six. He's posted a 2.96 GAA while starting all three against the Sabres this season.

**TheGame** · 01-22-2016, 07:45 AM

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Preview: Rangers (23-16) at Hurricanes (21-19)

Date: January 22, 2016 7:00 PM EDT

Struggles on special teams have the New York Rangers in search of answers, and they're finding very few on the road.

Daniel Paille's possible debut combined with a meeting with the Carolina Hurricanes could solve those problems.

The Rangers attempt to invigorate their special teams as they look to continue their dominance of the Hurricanes on Friday night.

New York (25-16-5) has lost 11 of its last 13 games on the road, allowing opponents to go 16 for 43 on the power play while converting just 5 of 42 of its own chances.

The woes are evident regardless of venue - the Rangers are just 1 for 27 on the man advantage while splitting the last 10 games, but 10 of the 29 goals surrendered over that stretch have come during 28 power-play opportunities.

Signing Paille on Thursday addressed the poor penalty-killing unit. The forward helped Boston to a Stanley Cup in 2011 and a return to the Final two years later.

He was released in training camp by Chicago and played 31 games for Rockford of the AHL.

"Now, we've got a guy that's got established presence and knowledge of penalty killing," coach Alain Vigneault said. "If anybody has followed us lately, our penalty killing - especially on the road - needs some help. Hopefully, he'll be able to come in and help us."

The schedule may be providing the Rangers some relief, too. They've won 18 of the past 19 meetings with Carolina (21-19-8), including eight of nine at Raleigh.

New York scored twice on the power play in the opening period en route to a 4-3 win over the Hurricanes on Nov. 3, its eighth straight victory in the series.

The Rangers have killed off 28 of 29 penalties over the last 10 meetings.

They enter this matchup after J.T. Miller scored with 1:06 left in overtime of Tuesday's 3-2 win over Vancouver.

"I think the consistency is coming back a bit," forward Rick Nash said. "This is going to be a huge test for us these last three games (before the All-Star break), but I thought our last game was a good start to get that momentum going in the right direction."

Nash has four assists in the last three games, but he's failed to score in eight straight - his longest drought since March. He hasn't gone longer than that without a goal since an 11-game stretch with Columbus from Feb. 25-March 17, 2011.

Nash has no points in his last three visits to Carolina.

The Hurricanes are 5-1-1 in seven games after Jordan Staal scored in OT of a 1-0 road victory at Toronto on Thursday. Eddie Lack made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season.

Lack likely will start on back-to-back days for the second time this season since Cam Ward has a concussion. Lack beat Anaheim and Arizona on the road in December in his last set on consecutive nights. He's got a 3.06 goals-against average while losing his only decision in two games against New York.

If the Hurricanes decide to rest Lack, they would likely turn to Daniel Altshuller for his NHL debut. Altshuller was 9-1-1 with a 1.71 GAA in 11 games for Charlotte of the AHL.

Jeff Skinner has no points and a minus-4 rating over the last three games. His next goal will match his total of 18 from all of last season, but he's failed to score during his past five games against the Rangers.

**TheGame** · 01-22-2016, 07:45 AM

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Preview: Blackhawks (31-14) at Panthers (21-15)

Date: January 22, 2016 7:30 PM EDT

The Chicago Blackhawks couldn't surpass the Florida Panthers for the NHL's longest win streak this season but have been victorious in recent matchups between the teams.

The Blackhawks will try to bounce back from the end to their franchise-best run Friday night by claiming a ninth consecutive win over the Panthers, who have cooled off since their lengthy streak.

Chicago (32-14-4) generated a season-low 18 shots - including a combined nine in the first two periods - as their 12-game win streak ended Thursday in Tampa Bay.

The Lightning had 33 shots and totaled 23 in the first two periods in a 2-1 victory. Artem Anisimov scored the Blackhawks' lone goal in the opening minute.

"Tonight, they were definitely the better team," coach Joel Quenneville said. "We didn't generate much. We didn't get much traffic or pucks to the net. We didn't get the offensive zone time we would have liked.

"I really like what we did (during the 12-game win streak) but we've got to keep pushing."

Chicago will try to shake off that defeat by matching its longest active win streak versus one opponent. The Blackhawks have won nine in a row over Buffalo.

They beat Florida 3-2 in Chicago on Oct. 22, with Patrick Kane scoring a key power-play goal in the opening minute of the third period and assisting on the first two scores.

The league leader with 72 points, Kane has six goals and 11 assists in his last 10 games versus the Panthers (26-15-5).

Seeking a career-high 31st goal, Kane faces a Florida team that's been outscored 16-5 over an 0-3-1 stretch since its franchise-best 12-game winning streak concluded. Monday's 4-2 loss to Edmonton ended a team-record seven-game home win streak.

The Panthers trailed 3-0 after two periods before pulling within one less than six minutes into the third. The Oilers sealed the win by scoring with 1:28 remaining.

"The work ethic is lacking for sure, whether they're tired or whatever it is," coach Gerard Gallant said. "I'm not happy with the way we played the last number of games. Hopefully we get back at it and play our game again."

The Blackhawks, who also had a six-game road win streak snapped Thursday, have prevailed in each of their last three visits to Florida with Corey Crawford posting a 3-0 victory in the latest Feb. 26.

In the second of back-to-back games, Chicago might turn to Scott Darling, who has a 1.64 goals-against average in winning his last three starts. He earned a shootout win in his only matchup against Florida on Feb. 24, making 34 saves.

The Blackhawks could help whoever is in net by extending the Panthers' power-play woes. Florida is 0 for 22 with a man advantage in the past eight games but has gone 28 for 30 on the penalty kill in its last nine.

The Panthers are expected to get one of their top defensemen, Aaron Ekblad, back after a four-game absence due to an upper-body injury.

The Blackhawks, meanwhile, could have forward Jiri Sekac on the ice after he was acquired from Anaheim on Thursday for Ryan Garbutt.

Chicago captain Jonathan Toews has five goals and five assists in his team's win streak against Florida.

**TheGame** · 01-22-2016, 07:45 AM

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Preview: Islanders (21-15) at Senators (18-19)

Date: January 22, 2016 7:30 PM EDT

The New York Islanders are showing signs of turning around a sluggish stretch. The Ottawa Senators aren't, and a lousy first period their last time out only solidified that.

The Islanders may have a chance to move into second place in the Metropolitan Division as they try to beat the Senators for the fourth time in five tries on the road Friday night.

New York (24-15-6) is one point back of the Rangers for second place in the division despite going 6-7-1 following an 8-0-2 stretch.

The Islanders, though, have momentum following a 2-0-1 homestand. Ryan Strome scored with 51 seconds left in regulation Sunday, forcing overtime only for New York to fall 2-1 in a shootout to Vancouver. The point provided some solace.

"It's a little disheartening, but we just have to keep going," right wing Kyle Okposo told the team's official website. "Five points out of six (this week). We came from behind in a couple of them. We can't be too upset. ... We played pretty well."

John Tavares is having a tough time getting on the score sheet lately. The center has failed to score in a season-high six straight games, chipping in just two assists with a minus-4 rating over that stretch.

Tavares has four points in 10 visits to Ottawa, none in the last four overall matchups.

The Islanders might have defenseman Travis Hamonic (lower body) in the lineup for the first time in five games.

"If he feels that he can go, there's no reason I'm not going to put him in the lineup," coach Jack Capuano said.

Hamonic's return will force Capuano to decide if he's going to continue using Calvin de Haan and Nick Leddy together as his top defensive pairing. De Haan was filling in for Hamonic in that spot.

"It's the best hockey he's played," Capuano said of de Haan. "He's a top-pairing defenseman for our hockey team right now. He's earned the minutes that he's getting. He's taking advantage of those minutes. He's the reason that we're having some success right now with his play on the back end."

New York is looking for a better defensive effort in this visit to Ottawa (22-19-6). The Islanders gave up three unanswered goals, including Erik Karlsson's winner in a 3-2 overtime loss Dec. 5 to end its three-game winning streak in the Canadian capital.

The Senators are three points behind Boston and New Jersey in the race for the two wild-card spots in the Eastern Conference. They're not doing themselves any favors, losing seven of their last 11 games while giving up an average of 3.81 goals.

Ottawa was hammered for five first-period tallies of Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Devils. It was the most goals the Senators have allowed in an opening period since giving up the same amount in a defeat to the Quebec Nordiques on March 26, 1995.

"We obviously can't start a game like that," defenseman Cody Ceci said. "We dug ourselves a huge hole. We tried to play catch up the whole game, everyone's down. We can't do that again. The league's too good for that."

Mike Hoffman had a goal Thursday, giving him a team-leading 21 on the season. The left wing scored with 37 seconds left in regulation to force overtime against the Islanders last month.

Karlsson assisted on the other two goals in that victory. The two-time Norris Trophy winner has 14 points over his past 10 meetings with New York.

**TheGame** · 01-22-2016, 07:45 AM

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Preview: Blues (25-15) at Avalanche (24-21)

Date: January 22, 2016 9:00 PM EDT

Jake Allen's injury came at the tail end of St. Louis' worst stretch of the season and has kept the Blues' No. 1 goaltender out ever since.

Brian Elliott has been a solid replacement during the club's resurgence.

The Blues can win a season high-tying fourth straight game by beating the host Colorado Avalanche for the first time in three meetings Friday night.

Allen has 18 wins and a 2.17 goals-against average in 33 games, but he suffered a knee injury in the second period of a 4-3 shootout loss at Anaheim on Jan. 8 that capped an 0-2-3 stretch for the Blues (28-15-7).

In his previous start two days earlier, Allen came way out of his crease and failed to intercept a long outlet pass in overtime at Colorado, leaving John Mitchell to find Gabriel Landeskog in front of the empty net to give the Avalanche a 4-3 victory.

Allen could miss at least another week, but Elliott has been steady in six starts since Allen went down. He's 5-1-0 with a 2.03 GAA in that span after making 29 saves in Wednesday's 2-1 win over Detroit.

Ty Rattie and Dmitrij Jaskin scored for St. Louis, which is on the verge of winning four straight for the first time since Oct. 13-18.

'We're playing well, even if we're giving up a lot of shots,' Elliott said. 'When someone makes a big block, that makes a huge difference.'

St. Louis has allowed 117 shots during the three-game win streak while managing 67 itself.

The Blues' run has come despite some uncertainty on defense. Carl Gunnarsson has been dealing with an upper-body injury and was expected to return against the Red Wings after missing the previous four, but it was determined shortly before faceoff that he wouldn't be able to go.

Colton Parayko was scratched because of an illness, leaving St. Louis with five defensemen. Both of their statuses are unclear for Friday.

'We had to change our defensive structure,' coach Ken Hitchcock said. 'We've done it three times in the last couple weeks, so we know how to adjust.'

Allen was also in net when the Avalanche (24-21-3) beat the Blues 3-1 on Dec. 13. Elliott, though, is 5-1-0 with a 1.74 GAA in his last six against Colorado, which heads into this matchup having won three of its last four.

The Avalanche have won back-to-back 2-1 games, beating Winnipeg on Monday before Francois Beauchemin's deflected goal with 31.7 seconds remaining defeated Buffalo on Wednesday.

Alex Tanguay's goal tied it earlier in the third period to end a 26-game drought.

"It's been a tough year for me getting points, but I want to help this team make the playoffs and I know I've got better," Tanguay said. "We'll certainly take the points and get ready for Friday. We all see the standings. We all see where we stand. We all know how important the two points are."

Semyon Varlamov has done his part in the last two, stopping 63 of 65 shots after posting a 3.88 GAA while splitting his previous four starts. He's been in net for both meetings with the Blues this season, making 42 saves in the first and 35 in the second.

Vladimir Tarasenko scored in each matchup.

**TheGame** · 01-22-2016, 07:46 AM

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Grand Salami - January

The Grand Salami in pro hockey is decided by adding up all the goals scored in every game scheduled for that particular day. You can wager on 'over' or 'under' the Grand Salami total. The total is set by adding up all listed 'over/under' odds for each game on that particular day.

Note: The Grand Salami will have no action if any game is suspended or cancelled before the regulation time of three twenty minute periods. Also, regardless of the number of goals scored during the shoot out portion of the overtime, the final scored recorded for the game will give the winning team on more goal than its opponent based on the score at the end of regulation time.

*The majority of sportsbooks do not put out a total on the Grand Salami when there is only one game on the card. For tracking purposes, we will continue to show the 'over/under' for goals and combined goals scored on days with just one game.

NHL GRAND SALAMI
Date No. of Games Total Goals Combined Goals Scored Result
1/1 2 10.5 9 UNDER
1/2 12 61.5 63 OVER
1/3 4 21 22 OVER
1/4 5 27 17 UNDER
1/5 8 43.5 46 OVER
1/6 5 26.5 23 UNDER
1/7 7 38.5 29 UNDER
1/8 6 31.5 34 OVER
1/9 10 53 47 UNDER
1/10 6 30 32 OVER
1/11 4 20.5 22 OVER
1/12 8 42.5 45 OVER
1/13 4 21.5 20 UNDER
1/14 8 42.5 37 UNDER
1/15 6 31 31 PUSH
1/16 10 52 48 UNDER
1/17 7 35 34 UNDER
1/18 5 26.5 26 UNDER
1/19 8 42.5 50 OVER
1/20 3 15.5 10 UNDER
1/21 10 53.5 49 UNDER
1/22 6 - - -
1/23 11 - - -
1/24 5 - - -
1/25 6 - - -
1/26 9 - - -
1/27 4 - - -
1/28 No games scheduled - - -
1/29 No games scheduled - - -
1/30 No games scheduled - - -
1/31 No games scheduled - - -

**TheGame** · 01-22-2016, 07:46 AM

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NHL Hockey Odds and Picks: Scouting the Week Ahead
by Alan Matthews

Count me among the many who expected the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks to take a step back this season. Sure, they'd still make the playoffs because that's not all that tough in the NHL, especially in the Western Conference where there are two fewer teams than in the East. But I certainly didn't expect the Hawks to be one of the league's best regular-season teams and a top Stanley Cup contender again after losing the likes of Brandon Saad and Patrick Sharp, among others, off last year's team for salary-cap reasons.

But clearly GM Stan Bowman knows what he's doing (other than giving Bryan Brickell a big extension a couple of years ago). In the trade for Saad, Bowman landed gifted second-line center Artem Anisimov. He has solidified that position, which has been a weak spot on the Hawks for years. Anisimov has 15 goals and 10 assists and has helped second-line right wing Patrick Kane get off to the best start of his career. The Hart Trophy favorite leads the NHL with 29 goals and 69 points. Bowman also got Russian KHL player Artemi Panarin on a low-cost, low-risk two-way contract, and he's your Calder Trophy favorite with 43 points (16 goals).

Last week, Bowman made sure to keep his incredibly successful head coach happy by signing Joel Quenneville to a three-year extension. He deserved a monster raise with those three Cups, and the $50 million deal that Mike Babcock got from the Maple Leafs this past offseason changed the financial landscape for coaches across the NHL.

The Hawks enter Tuesday's game at Nashville on an 11-game winning streak, which has tied the 2012-13 team for the longest in franchise history. They haven't lost since a 2-1 defeat at home to Carolina on Dec. 27 that dropped Chicago to 20-13-4. The Hawks were 13 points behind Central Division-leading Dallas then. Now Chicago has a three-point cushion atop the division and leads the West with 66 points. If you are wondering, the NHL record winning streak is 17 games, set by the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins.

Chicago is back up to the second-favorite to win the Stanley Cup at +500, behind only Eastern Conference-leading Washington (+400). The Hawks are now +300 favorites to win the West. The team has quality wins over Pittsburgh (twice) and Montreal (twice) during the streak. But Chicago has had a fairly beneficial schedule. The Blackhawks are just -110 favorites for Tuesday's game at Nashville. They are 2-1 vs. the Preds this season but lost the only meeting in Tennessee, 5-1 on Dec. 10. It should be said that No. 1 goaltender Corey Crawford, having his best season, got that night off.

The schedule gets much tougher for Chicago after Tuesday. It visits Tampa Bay on Thursday night in a Stanley Cup Finals rematch; the Hawks beat the visiting Lightning 1-0 in overtime on Oct. 24. The next night, Chicago goes to Atlantic Division-leading Florida; Chicago beat the visiting Panthers 4-3 on Oct. 22. And then St. Louis visits the Windy City in an NBC national TV game on Sunday night. I don't expect Chicago gets through that Florida Swing with the winning streak intact, however.

Here are some other games to watch this week:

Anaheim at Washington, Friday: The Ducks continue to limp around near the bottom of the Pacific Division and on the fringes of the playoff race but still haven't made a major shakeup of the vastly disappointing team. There has been some talk the team was looking to acquire young Jonathan Drouin, the No. 3 overall pick in 2013, from Tampa Bay as Drouin has requested a trade and is currently in the AHL. Anaheim was involved in a trade with Pittsburgh over weekend, but I don't think it solves the team's offensive problems. The Ducks got forward David Perron and defenseman Adam Clendening for forward Carl Hagelin. Perron scored in his Duck debut Sunday, a 3-2 loss to the Kings. The Capitals might clinch the Metropolitan Division by mid-February as they have a 17-point lead entering the week. They are going to be the East's top seed barring an epic collapse. The Caps could get back defenseman John Carlson here. He has missed 11 games with a lower-body injury. Carlson had six goals and 27 points in 34 games prior to the injury.

**TheGame** · 01-22-2016, 07:46 AM

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NHL

Hot teams
-- Washington won seven of last eight games. Anaheim won three of its last four games.
-- Red Wings won four of their last six games.
-- Carolina won five of its last seven games.
-- Chicago had its 12-game win streak ended last night.
-- Blues won five of their last six games. Colorado won three of its last four.

Cold teams
-- Detroit lost three of its last four games.
-- Rangers are 0-4 in game following their last four wins.
-- Florida lost its last four games, outscored 16-5.
-- Islanders, Senators are both 3-4 in their last seven games.

Series records
-- Ducks lost five of last six games with Washington.
-- Sabres lost eight of last ten games with Detroit.
-- Rangers won their last eight games with Carolina.
-- Panthers lost their last eight games with Chicago.
-- Islanders won three of last four visits to Ottawa.
-- Colorado won last two games with St Louis, 3-1/4-3OT.

Totals
-- Over is 4-0-2 in last six Washington games.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Detroit-Buffalo games.
-- Under is 4-1-4 in last nine Ranger-Hurricane games.
-- Under is 7-1-2 in last ten Chicago-Florida games.
-- Last six Islander-Ottawa games stayed under.
-- Under is 8-1-1 in last ten St Louis-Colorado games.

Back-to-backs
-- Carolina is 5-3 if it played night before; teams are 3-4 the night after playing Toronto.
-- Chicago is 1-4 on road if it played night before; teams are 2-6 the night after playing Tampa Bay. .
-- Ottawa is 2-5 if it played night before; teams are 3-7 the night after playing the Devils.

**Satch** · 01-22-2016, 11:05 AM

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NHL

Friday, January 22

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Trend Report
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5:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. WASHINGTON
Anaheim is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:00 PM
DETROIT vs. BUFFALO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Buffalo is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Buffalo is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games when playing Detroit

7:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. CAROLINA
NY Rangers are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against Carolina
NY Rangers are 2-11 SU in their last 13 games on the road
Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Carolina is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

7:30 PM
CHICAGO vs. FLORIDA
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 10 games when playing Florida
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Florida's last 12 games
Florida is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago

7:30 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. OTTAWA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
NY Islanders are 7-15-1 SU in their last 23 games ,when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games at home
Ottawa is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

9:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. COLORADO
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing St. Louis

**Satch** · 01-22-2016, 11:06 AM

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NHL MONEYLINE

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NHL > (51) ANAHEIM@ (52) WASHINGTON | 2016-01-22 19:05:00 - 2016-01-22 19:05:00
Play ON WASHINGTON using money line in all games
The record is 35 Wins and 11 Losses for the this season (+19.45 units)

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NHL > (57) CHICAGO@ (58) FLORIDA | 2016-01-22 19:35:00 - 2016-01-22 19:35:00
Play ON CHICAGO in All games after a non-conference game
The record is 18 Wins and 2 Losses for the this season (+15.75 units)

NHL > (57) CHICAGO@ (58) FLORIDA | 2016-01-22 19:35:00 - 2016-01-22 19:35:00
Play ON CHICAGO in All games in January games
The record is 10 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+10.1 units)

NHL > (57) CHICAGO@ (58) FLORIDA | 2016-01-22 19:35:00 - 2016-01-22 19:35:00
Play ON CHICAGO in All games second half of the season
The record is 10 Wins and 0 Losses for the this season (+10.1 units)

NHL > (51) ANAHEIM@ (52) WASHINGTON | 2016-01-22 19:05:00 - 2016-01-22 19:05:00
Play ON WASHINGTON in all games
The record is 35 Wins and 11 Losses for the this season (+19.45 units)

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NHL > (55) NY RANGERS@ (56) CAROLINA | 2016-01-22 19:05:00 - 2016-01-22 19:05:00
Play UNDER CAROLINA on the totalin Home games on Friday nights
The record is 1 Overs and 10 Unders for the last two seasons (+8.9 units)

NHL > (57) CHICAGO@ (58) FLORIDA | 2016-01-22 19:35:00 - 2016-01-22 19:35:00
Play UNDER CHICAGO on the totalin All games in non-conference games
The record is 24 Overs and 55 Unders for the last three seasons (+28.6 units)

**Satch** · 01-22-2016, 11:07 AM

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Preview: Anaheim at Washington
When: 5:00 PM ET, Friday, January 22, 2016
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District Of Columbia
After guiding Washington to plenty of home victories, Bruce Boudreau will attempt to prevent the Capitals from winning a franchise-best 13th consecutive decision on Friday when his Anaheim Ducks pay a visit. The former Capitals and current Ducks coach will also receive an close-up look at Braden Holtby, who began his NHL career under his watchful eye in 2011.
Holtby has guided the Capitals to the top of the NHL while ticketing himself as a front-runner in the race for the Vezina Trophy, posting a 30-5-2 mark with a 2.01 goals-against average. The 26-year-old Saskatchewan native posted his 13th win in 14 starts at home with 32 saves in Washington’s 6-3 win over Columbus, but has yet to face the Ducks in his career. Anaheim has also enjoyed quite a bit of success at home of late, completing a season-high eight-game stretch at the Honda Center with a 5-3-0 mark. Rickard Rakell scored his career-high 10th goal – and second in as many contests – in Wednesday’s 3-1 victory over Minnesota.
TV: 5 p.m. ET, FSN West (Anaheim), CSMA (Washington)
ABOUT THE DUCKS (20-18-7): Anaheim made its second trade in six days on Thursday as it acquired Ryan Garbutt from Chicago for fellow depth forward Jiri Sekac. “I’m willing to play whatever role they want,” Garbutt told the Ducks’ website. “It’s something that I’m sure will get sorted out when I get there and get a chance to talk to the coaching staff, and see what they expect out of me.” Anaheim is getting plenty out of goaltender John Gibson, who leads the NHL with a 1.86 goals-against average, although only two of his 10 wins have been recorded on the road.
ABOUT THE CAPITALS (35-8-3): Evgeny Kuznetsov followed up a three-assist performance in Sunday’s 5-2 win over the New York Rangers with a career-high four more versus the Blue Jackets. The 23-year-old has recorded 11 points (two goals, nine assists) in his last five contests to move six ahead of fellow Russian Alex Ovechkin, who has scored in back-to-back contests and has seven tallies in his last seven games. The three-time Hart Trophy winner scored two goals and set up two others in Washington’s 5-3 triumph over Anaheim on Feb. 15.
OVERTIME
1. The start of Friday’s game was moved up two hours due to the snowstorm that is expected to blast the Mid-Atlantic states.
2. Washington D Karl Alzner will play in his franchise-record 423rd consecutive contest on Friday.
3. Anaheim rookie D Shea Theodore has collected a goal and three assists in his last four games after failing to dent the scoresheet in his first six contests.
PREDICTION: Capitals 5, Ducks 1

**Satch** · 01-22-2016, 11:08 AM

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Preview: NY Rangers at Carolina
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, January 22, 2016
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
The Carolina Hurricanes attempt to continue their climb toward a playoff position in the Eastern Conference when they host the New York Rangers on Friday. Carolina improved to 8-3-3 over its last 14 contests with Thursday’s 1-0 overtime triumph at Toronto, which moved it within three points of a wild card and five of New York for second place in the Metropolitan Division.
The Hurricanes would like to have more production from Eric Staal as the captain has scored one goal in his last 10 contests. New York looks to post back-to-back victories for the first time since Nov. 21 and 23 after edging Vancouver in overtime Tuesday. The Rangers are hoping leading scorer Mats Zuccarello is breaking out of his funk as the 28-year-old Norwegian snapped his seven-game goal-scoring drought against the Canucks with his team-high 17th of the season. New York registered a pair of home wins over Carolina in November, outscoring the Hurricanes 7-3 in the process.
TV: 7 p.m. ET, MSG2 (New York), FSN Carolinas
ABOUT THE RANGERS (25-16-5): New York agreed to terms with veteran left wing Daniel Paille, who has recorded 85 goals and 87 assists in 570 NHL games with Buffalo and Boston. The 31-year-old former first-round draft pick of the Sabres spent 2014-15 with the Bruins and signed a tryout agreement with Chicago in September but was released prior to the start of the season. Rick Nash, who scored a career-high 42 goals last campaign, has only 12 through 44 contests and is mired in an eight-game drought.
ABOUT THE HURRICANES (21-19-8): Eddie Lack proved he’s capable of handling the starting goaltending job while Cam Ward (concussion) is on injured reserve by posting his first shutout for the club Thursday. But despite the 32-save performance, the 28-year-old’s save percentage remains below .900 (.898). Defenseman Justin Faulk has notched a club-leading 33 points but has collected only three assists over his last 12 contests.
OVERTIME
1. Rangers C Derick Brassard is expected to be in the lineup after missing Tuesday’s game due to illness.
2. Carolina C Jordan Staal leads the team with three overtime goals this campaign.
3. New York C J.T. Miller needs one goal to eclipse his career high of 10 from last season.
PREDICTION: Rangers 4, Hurricanes 2

**Satch** · 01-22-2016, 11:08 AM

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Preview: Detroit at Buffalo
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, January 22, 2016
Where: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Goals both for and against have been scarce for the Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres heading into Friday’s game at the First Niagara Center. Detroit has mustered just 20 tallies during a 5-5-1 stretch and permitted only 11 in its last seven overall while Buffalo has scored 23 times in the last 12 games and yielded 12 goals in its last six (4-2-0).
Tomas Tatar’s availability is in question as he deals with an illness, but the 25-year-old certainly has gotten healthy when facing the Sabres. Tatar, who sat out Wednesday’s 2-1 setback to St. Louis on Wednesday, scored and set up a goal in the Red Wings’ 4-3 win over Buffalo on Jan. 2 and has seven tallies and two assists in his last seven encounters with the Sabres. Buffalo defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen has three assists in his last three games overall and notched three of his five this season against Detroit in a 5-4 setback on Dec. 1. Rookie Jack Eichel has tallied twice in three encounters with the Red Wings and had an assist in a 2-1 setback to Colorado on Wednesday for his 16th point in his last 15 contests.
TV: 7 p.m. ET, FSN Detroit, MSG-B (Buffalo)
ABOUT THE RED WINGS (23-15-8): Captain Henrik Zetterberg, who scored his team’s lone goal versus the Blues, was reunited with fellow forwards Justin Abdelkader and rookie Dylan Larkin on a line in Thursday’s practice. “We wanted to see it today in practice, so I’m not saying it’s 100 percent,” coach Jeff Blashill told the team’s website. “… Obviously, the time they spent together as a line they had a lot of success and it’s a line we think can be real productive.” Abdelkader scored two goals and set up another in three meetings with Buffalo while Gustav Nyquist and veteran defenseman Mike Green have also registered three points versus the Sabres – all assists.
ABOUT THE SABRES (19-24-4): Evander Kane scored his team’s lone goal on Wednesday for his fifth point (two goals, three assists) in six outings. The 24-year-old tallied twice in a 5-4 shootout loss to Detroit on Dec. 1, but has been kept in check in the ensuing two other meetings. Robin Lehner, who may get the nod on Friday, has suffered a pair of hard-luck losses after turning aside 60-of-65 shots since returning from a high-ankle sprain in the season opener.
OVERTIME
1. Veteran Brad Richards will miss Friday’s contest as he will join his family in attending the funeral of his grandfather. Richards is expected to return for Saturday’s home game against Anaheim.
2. Buffalo is 4-for-10 on the power play in the last three games.
3. Detroit G Petr Mrazek will get the nod on Friday, but Blashill told the team website that he hasn’t decided on his starting goaltender for Saturday’s tilt.
PREDICTION: Red Wings 2, Sabres 1

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