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Boston Bruins at New York Rangers (-120, 5.5)
Marion Gaborik thought he was leaving behind an offensive hell but it turns out he left one and joined another. The former member of the Minnesota Wild is getting little help putting the puck in the net from his new teammates.
He leads the Rangers in scoring with 52 points, 20 points better than second-leading scorer Vaclav Prospal. Gaborik was the only Blue Shirt to light the lamp Saturday against the Hurricanes, a game New York lost 2-1 in overtime.
“We held [the Hurricanes] to single-digit scoring chances against and generated offense, but we can’t be satisfied with generating scoring chances, we have to score,” coach John Tortorella told the New York Post.
The Bruins aren’t exactly stocked with offensive playmakers either. The B’s signed free agent forward Miroslav Satan on Saturday. Don’t expect the past-his-prime sniper to contribute.
The under is a collective 4-16 in both teams’ last 10 games.
Pick: Under
Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks (-210, 5.5)
The best line in hockey just keeps on rolling. Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley and Patrick Marleau celebrated their selection to the Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team by registering a combined five points in a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.
“I don’t think we look too much into it,” Marleau told the San Jose Mercury News of his line’s point production. “It’s just one of those things where you’re playing well, the team’s doing well and the wealth gets spread around quite a bit.”
Saturday’s win was San Jose’s eighth straight and the club is averaging 3.9 goals per game over the streak.
The Kings haven’t been nearly as hot lately. Los Angeles was tied with the Sharks at the top of the West standings just a few weeks ago, but a 3-5 slump has the club hanging on to the final playoff spot.
Pick: Sharks
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