aiyyo im in!
Canucks 2007, morrison is gone, cloutiers back, kesler is one year older, bertuzzi will break the offending teams coachs head with a one punch, carter will be more advanced, they will pick up someone crazy after jovo leaves, and who am i missing....oh right cookie will become a quadrapalegic from ramming so hard!
prediction for who will win the stanley cup......san jose, for one reason, thorton is on a hot streak and it can not be put out!
couple of interresting stats/trends for todays games:
TAMPA BAY (43-33-0-6, 92 pts.) at OTTAWA (52-21-0-9, 113 pts.)
- Play Against - Home Favorites of -200 or higher against the money line (OTTAWA) - good closing team-outscoring opp by 0.2+ goals/game in third period - 2nd half of the season, after a blowout win by 3 goals or more.
(32-24 over the last 5 seasons.) (57.1%, +60.7 units. Rating = 8*)
- OTTAWA is 8-0-0 (+8.1 Units) against the money line versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
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EDMONTON (41-28-0-13, 95 pts.) at DETROIT (58-16-0-8, 124 pts.)
- EDMONTON is 9-2 against the money line (+9.4 Units) in road games after a division game this season.
The average score was EDMONTON 3.9, OPPONENT 3.0 - (Rating = 3*)
- DETROIT is 12-4-1 (+2.2 Units) against the money line versus EDMONTON since 1996
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SAN JOSE (44-27-0-11, 99 pts.) at NASHVILLE (49-25-0-8, 106 pts.)
- Play Against - Home Teams when the money line is -100 to -150 (NASHVILLE) - good team - outscoring their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game, after scoring 6 goals or more in their previous game.
(40-11 since 1996.) (78.4%, +42.7 units. Rating = 7*)
- NASHVILLE is 4-0-0 (+4.0 Units) against the money line versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
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ANAHEIM (43-27-0-12, 98 pts.) at CALGARY (46-25-0-11, 103 pts.)
- Play On - Road underdogs of +100 to +150 against the money line (ANAHEIM) - after having lost 3 of their last 4 games, with a winning percentage of between 45-55% on the season in the second half of the season.
(55-33 since 1996.) (62.5%, +43.1 units. Rating = 4*)
- CALGARY is 13-5-1 (+5.3 Units) against the money line versus ANAHEIM since 1996
NY RANGERS (44-26-0-12, 100 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (46-27-0-9, 101 pts.)
- Play Against - Home Favorites of -200 or higher against the money line (NEW JERSEY) - off a road win scoring 4 or more goals, with a winning record in the second half of the season.
(38-34 over the last 5 seasons.) (52.8%, +61.7 units. Rating = 6*)
- NEW JERSEY is 19-5-3 (+10.2 Units) against the money line versus NY RANGERS since 1996
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COLORADO (43-30-0-9, 95 pts.) at DALLAS (53-23-0-6, 112 pts.)
- DALLAS is 16-2 against the money line (+13.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
The average score was DALLAS 3.2, OPPONENT 1.8 - (Rating = 2*)
- COLORADO is 3-3-0 (+0.4 Units) against the money line versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
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MONTREAL (42-31-0-9, 93 pts.) at CAROLINA (52-22-0-8, 112 pts.)
- MONTREAL is 9-2 against the money line (+9.8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more 2 straight games this season.
The average score was MONTREAL 3.5, OPPONENT 2.1 - (Rating = 3*)
- CAROLINA is 3-0-1 (+3.0 Units) against the money line versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
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PHILADELPHIA (45-26-0-11, 101 pts.) at BUFFALO (52-24-0-6, 110 pts.)
- Play Against - Home Favorites against the money line (BUFFALO) - off a road win scoring 4 or more goals, with a winning record in the second half of the season.
(71-66 over the last 5 seasons.) (51.8%, +67.5 units. Rating = 4*)
- BUFFALO is 2-1-1 (+0.8 Units) against the money line versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
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