Randall the Handle 11/23
Boston +1.00 over ST. LOUIS Pinnacle
The Bruins pretty much have a full, healthy team, as Marc Savard will come off the IR today and play in this one. The Bruins have a little momentum going with back-to-back road wins in Atlanta and Buffalo and they’re sure not taking a step up in class here. Savard could be a bit rusty but then again he’s one of the hardest working players in the league and just his presence alone gives the team a boost and instantly makes them a whole lot better. The Blue Notes have back-to-back wins also, however, it came against two teams, the Coyotes and Islanders that were both dead tired. In fact, when the Islanders came to St. Louis it was the their sixth consecutive road game and when the Coyotes visited it was their fifth game in seven days, its third in four days and the tail end of back-to-backs. Prior to those two very winnable games, the Blue Notes had lost six of seven and over those seven losses they scored six lousy goals. St. Louis is dead last in the NHL in power-play percentage, which now stands at 12.7%. It’s also worth noting that the Blues have been at home for an extended amount of time (14 days) and that’s never beneficial. The Bruins are in the more favorable spot, they’re hungrier, healthier, superior and so ready. Play: Boston +1.00 (Risking 2 units).
NASHVILLE –1.06 over Detroit Pinnacle
They have recent wins over Columbus, New Jersey and San Jose. They’ve won five in a row and six of its last seven games. They play as good or better defensively than anyone in the business and nobody spends less time in the box than these Predators. Nashville plays a strong, disciplined and aggressive style and they’re also getting tremendous goaltending. At home, the Preds have won seven of 10 games and right now they’re on a serious roll. Meanwhile, the Red Wings will play its third game in four days against this extremely tough team. Detroit is warm with four wins in its last six but over that stretch they’ve had a few soft games that includes wins over Anaheim and Montreal. The Red Wings last two road games came in Toronto, where they lost 5-1 and in Montreal where they needed OT to win 3-2. Now Detroit will take a huge step up in class minus Niklas Kronwall among others, thus, this has to be considered an underlay. Play: Nashville –1.06 (Risking 2.12 units to win 2).
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