Doc's NHL 4-08-09
7 Unit Play. #3 Take Columbus +130 over Chicago (8:35 pm NHL Center Ice) These two teams just meet last Sunday in Columbus with the Blackhawks shutting out the Blue Jackets 1-0 behind goalie Nikolai Khabibulin. Columbus is all the sudden reeling, losing four of their last five and with the Blues winning last night now find themselves just two points away from dropping from the sixth spot to the eight spot in the west playoff picture. The Blackhawks on the other hand are pretty much lock into the fourth seed in the west and have little to play for then just going into the playoffs in good form. In my opinion Chicago is in a very bad spot tonight after playing a hard game on the road in Nashville last night and coming away with a 4-2 win and putting another nail in the coffin for the Predators playoff hopes. Tonight's game will be Chicago sixth game in nine day's and with Khabibulin starting last night it looks like it will be Cristobal Huet for the Hawks. This will be Huet fifth start vs. Columbus this year and in the four before this he has given up 13 goals and nine of them have come in the last two games vs Columbus. The Blue Jackets have a huge edge here not playing since Sunday and had the luxury of waiting for what I think will be a tired Blackhawk team with little motivation for a win to get back to Chicago.
Best of Luck – Doc’s Sports
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