St Bernadine Sports


Andrew Bucciarelli
Monday 0-2 (-6.00 Units)
January 6-5 (+1.42 Units)
21 day RUN 41-20 (+26.00 Units)

3* Pittsburgh Penguins (-140 Regulation) over Atlanta Thrasher
The Pittsburgh Penguins went through a few rough patches last season before winning the Stanley Cup,
none worse than a five-game losing streak from late December into early January. Almost a year to the day
after halting a five-game slide by beating Atlanta at Mellon Arena, the Penguins hope to do it again Tuesday
night with a seventh consecutive win over the reeling Thrashers. The Penguins haven't lost six in a row since
going 0-5-2 from Jan. 28-Feb. 8, 2006. Evgeni Malkin has five goals and eight assists in his last four games
versus Atlanta, which has lost eight straight (0-5-3) -- the last six on the road.
Take PITTSBURGH in Regualtion 3***.

2* Florida Panthers (+120) over Toronto Maple Leafs
Florida, however, has outscored the Leafs 16-5 while winning three straight at Air Canada Centre. Plus,
Toronto has allowed three goals in each game of its current 1-3-2 stretch, including consecutive 3-1 defeats
to end a three-game road swing. Toronto (14-19-9) has lost seven of nine overall, getting outscored 29-18,
and failed to capitalize on four power-play chances in Saturday night's loss to Calgary. Since scoring two
power-play goals against Florida, the Maple Leafs are 6 for 55 with the man advantage -- 0 for 10 in their past
three home games. Even worse, Toronto lost two centers to injury Saturday. Wayne Primeau will be out at
least two weeks after hurting his knee, and Mikhail Grabovski is expected to miss six weeks with a broken
wrist.
Take FLORIDA 2**.

1* Chicago Blackhawks (-230) over Minnesota Wild
Thanks to their high-powered offense, almost everything is going right lately for the Chicago Blackhawks,
especially at home. A struggling defense, meanwhile, has cooled off the Minnesota Wild. Chicago, among the
league leaders with 3.17 goals per game, also scored five goals for the third consecutive home game Sunday
night against Anaheim. Patrick Kane also extended his point streak to eight games, one shy of his career high
set Oct. 30-Nov.21, as he assisted on a pair of goals. While the Blackhawks are among the NHL's best
defensive teams in allowing 2.07 goals per game, the Wild are one of the league's worst over the past 2 1/2
weeks. Since winning 10 of 13, Minnesota have given up 29 goals during a 3-5-0 stretch. The Wild have also
allowed at least three in each of their last five contests and at least four in three straight defeats, including a
5-3 home loss to New Jersey on Saturday night.
Take CHICAGO 1*.

1* Edmonton Oilers (+111) over Phoenix Coyotes
The Oilers look to avoid a third consecutive loss while trying for a sixth straight home victory over the
Coyotes on Tuesday night. Even during their worst stretch of the season, the Edmonton Oilers might not
mind facing the surprisingly successful Phoenix Coyotes. Jeff Deslauriers made 36 saves for his first career
shutout in his first appearance against Phoenix earlier this season, but he has a 3.25 goals-against average
while losing eight of his last nine starts in place of the injured Nikolai Khabibulin. With a 22-11-4 record and
2.03 GAA, Ilya Bryzgalov has been a big reason for the Coyotes' success, but he's looking to end a three-game
losing streak. Bryzgalov is 2-5-0 with a 3.97 GAA against the Oilers after making 21 saves in the November loss.
Take EDMONTON 1*.