NHL Handicapping. News, notes and trends. 3/25

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NHL
Hot teams
-- Blues won five of their last seven road games.
-- Washington won four of its last five games. Kings won their last three games, allowing three goals.
-- Canadiens won five of their last six games.
-- Red Wings won three of their last four games.
-- Chicago won three of its last four home games.




Cold teams
-- Toronto lost its last five games, scoring 12 goals.
-- Coyotes lost their last two games, 4-2/4-3ot. Pittsburgh lost four of last six games.
-- Islanders are 0-6 in game following their last six wins. Carolina is 4-5 in last nine games.
-- Sabres lost eight of their last nine games.
-- Florida lost seven of its last nine games. Senators lost six of their last seven.
-- Blue Jackets lost three of their last four games.
-- Dallas Stars lost five of their last six road games.
-- Colorado lost four of its last five games. Nashville lost its last five home games, scoring four goals.
-- Sharks lost three of their last four games. Edmonton lost three of last four at home.


Totals
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven St Louis games.
-- Four of last five Penguin games went over total.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Los Angeles games.
-- Over is 8-3 in last eleven Islander-Carolina games.
-- Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Buffalo games.
-- Six of last eight Ottawa games went over total.
-- Last five Columbus games stayed under total.
-- Seven of last ten Dallas games went over total.
-- Under is 5-0-1 in last six Nashville home games.
-- Last five San Jose games stayed under the total.


Series records
-- Blues lost four of last six games with Toronto.
-- Penguins won three of last four games with Phoenix.
-- Kings won last three games with Washington, allowing four goals.
-- Islanders lost their last six games with Carolina.
-- Canadiens won their last four games with Buffalo.
-- Senators won 13 of last 16 games with Florida.
-- Blue Jackets won four of last five games with Detroit.
-- Blackhawks won seven of last eight games with Dallas.
-- Avalanche won four of last five games with Nashville.
-- Sharks won five of last six games with Edmonton.

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Re: NHL Handicapping. News, notes and trends. 3/25

7:00 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. WASHINGTON
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games

7:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. CAROLINA
NY Islanders are 6-13 SU in their last 19 games
NY Islanders are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 8 games when playing NY Islanders

7:00 PM
PHOENIX vs. PITTSBURGH
Phoenix is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing at home against Phoenix

7:00 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. TORONTO
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis's last 11 games on the road
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Toronto's last 16 games at home

7:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. MONTREAL
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Buffalo's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Montreal's last 23 games when playing Buffalo

7:30 PM
DETROIT vs. COLUMBUS
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 15 games on the road
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Columbus's last 12 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing Detroit

7:30 PM
OTTAWA vs. FLORIDA
Ottawa is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Florida
Ottawa is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 5-19 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Ottawa

8:00 PM
COLORADO vs. NASHVILLE
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Colorado is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado
Nashville is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Colorado

8:00 PM
DALLAS vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Dallas's last 10 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dallas's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chicago's last 10 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Dallas

9:30 PM
SAN JOSE vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Jose's last 10 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Edmonton's last 24 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Edmonton's last 10 games when playing San Jose

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Re: NHL Handicapping. News, notes and trends. 3/25

This Week's Best NHL Bets
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Every week, we update you on who's hot, who's not and situational betting spots in the National Hockey League.

For the week of March 17-23.

Hot team

Boston Bruins (4-0 SU)

No team has rounded into Stanley Cup form better than the Bruins, who have reeled off 12 consecutive victories and appear to have the inside track on the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Not only did the Bruins roll their way to a perfect 3-0 road trip last week - defeating the New Jersey Devils, Colorado Avalanche and Phoenix Coyotes - they prevailed by two goals each time. In a league where one-goal victories have become the norm, the red-hot Bruins have won all but two of their games during the streak by multiple goals.

Cold team

Toronto Maple Leafs (0-4 SU)

That sound you hear is the air being let out of the Maple Leafs' tires as they sink down the Eastern Conference standings and are now in danger of missing the playoffs altogether. Toronto has dropped five straight and six of seven, and struggled to keep the opposition from filling the net en route to a winless week. Toronto opened with a 3-2 loss in Detroit, then returned home for a 5-3 defeat to Tampa Bay and a 4-3 loss to Montreal before ending the stretch with a 3-2 setback at the hands of the New Jersey Devils.

Best Over play

Tampa Bay Lightning (3-1 SU, 4-0 O/U)

Who needs the defending Art Ross Trophy winner after all? Not the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have overcome the trade to send Martin St. Louis to the New York Rangers and remain one of the top teams in the East. Led by superstar Steven Stamkos - who has recovered from his broken leg and is as dangerous as ever - the Lightning played a perfect over week, scoring a combined 14 goals in victories over Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa before dropping a 4-3 overtime decision against a formidable Pittsburgh Penguins team.

Best Under play

Carolina Hurricanes (2-1 SU, 0-3 O/U)

Carolina is doing its best to remain in the Eastern Conference playoff hunt, but goals remain hard to come by as the season reaches its final three-week stretch. Netminders Anton Khudobin and Cam Ward were the stars for the Hurricanes last week, as Khudobin shut down the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 3-1 victory and Ward made 34 saves to lead Carolina past Winnipeg 3-2. With forwards Eric Staal and Jeff Skinner in prolonged slumps - the two have combined for just four goals in March - it's no surprise the Hurricanes have gone under in four straight.

Surveying the schedule

A lower-body injury to star forward Patrick Kane has dealt a major blow to the Chicago Blackhawks' chances of catching the St. Louis Blues for top spot in the Western Conference. Chicago begins the week six points behind first-place St. Louis, with the Blues holding a game in hand and two teams - San Jose and Anaheim - standing between the Blackhawks and the conference leaders. The 'Hawks have a four-game week coming up, with a home game against Dallas leading into a road trip that will take them to Boston, Ottawa and Pittsburgh.