* Results *
Another poor showing for me. I went 2-3 tonight despite having a few games that probably should have gone by way. The Penguins killed me by winning their second shootout game in two nights. Not a fan of shootouts lately! The Sabres beat up on the Panthers as I figured winning 4-2. The Senators beat the Capitals with a big 2-0 shutout. Though it sucked getting a loss, it helped my Flyers maintain the Eastern Conference lead for now. Woot to that! The Hurricanes beat the struggling Lightning 4-3. They have a home-and-home series, so the Lightning will visit the Canes tomorrow night in Raleigh. I actually changed my pick for that game based on this one. Tonight's Lightning loss was their fourth in a row. I have them slated to win and reverse that tomorrow. Potential DPotN there. Finally, the Canucks handled the Thrashers 3-1 as I figured. Won the easy ones and lost the upset/tough match games. Oh well. Here are the lines for Friday.
3/25/2011 - Friday
Devils at Penguins : Pick - Devils : Result -- 1-0 Penguins : Wrong (SO/L) : 177-139
Panthers at Sabres : Pick - Sabres : Result -- 4-2 Sabres : Correct : 178-139
Capitals at Senators : Pick - Capitals : Result -- 2-0 Senators : Wrong : 178-140
Hurricanes at Lightning : Pick - Lightning : Result -- 4-3 Hurricanes : Wrong : 178-141
Canucks at Thrashers : Pick - Canucks : Result -- 3-1 Canucks : Correct : 179-141
- Results Format -
Game : Pick : Result : Pick Result (OT or SO W or L based on my pick) : My Season Record
OT/W or OT/L - My pick won or lost in OT.
SO/W or SO/L - My pick won or lost in a shootout.
=Dumbest Pick of the Night=
Capitals at Senators : If Ottawa played this well all year long, I think they would be in the playoffs. Man. Two days in a row they beat a stronger team. New York (Rangers) yesterday and Washington tonight. I tried to be bold the other night by picking them and they let me down. I start retreating to the "stronger team wins" rationale and I'm paying for it. It probably doesn't warrant the DPotN, but I feel it does. Ottawa is reveling in the spoiler role. They shutout Washington's high power offense tonight 2-0. Alex Ovechkin is still injured (maybe just resting), but I still thought Washington would kill Ottawa. Stupid on my part.
=Hardest Pick of the Night=
Devils at Penguins : This was a tough game. Both teams skate to a 0-0 game after three periods and overtime. The Penguins won their second game in a row in a shootout 1-0 (defeated the Flyers yesterday the same way). I was banking on New Jersey winning this to try to keep in the playoff picture, but I think they're starting to cool down. Kudos to them for their effort. Pittsburgh is putting up a good chase with the Philadelphia Flyers. Philly must win tomorrow's game against the Islanders by using their games in hand to widen their point margin now. Completely forcing Philly's hand. Anyway, this game was a tough one and I think the score solidifies that argument.
=Easiest Pick of the Night=
Panthers at Sabres : Canucks at Thrashers could have gone here, but I think Atlanta is a lot better than Florida. Florida has been spoiling things here and there, but Atlanta is still technically in the playoff picture. The Sabres easily handled the Panthers tonight with a 4-2 victory. Not too much thought for me when making this pick.
=Shoulda, Coulda, Didn't Game of the Night=
Capitals at Senators : Yeah, it was my DPotN, but it's also the Shoulda, Coulda, Didn't Game of the Night. The Capitals, Ovechkin or not, should be beating the pulp out of teams like the Senators. I don't care if Ottawa is playing good hockey, you should win games against the worst team in the Eastern Conference. The Caps should have won this game. Kudos to the Senators for playing superb hockey.
* Picks *
If you're looking for a variety of hockey, tonight is your night. There are twelve games on the schedule for Saturday. Most of them are pretty evenly matched. I had a lot of trouble sorting through which team was the likely victor. The most interesting game of the night is probably New Jersey at Buffalo. The Devils are going to have to fight for the eighth spot. They'll have an opportunity to do some damage against the team currently holding the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference. That team, the Buffalo Sabres, need to win to hold off the teams outside of the bubble. They'll also have a shot to make a chase for the seventh seeded New York Rangers who are only four points away. The Devils pretty much need to win all of their remaining nine games to realistically make the playoffs. We'll see if they're up to the task. Picks for Saturday below.
3/26/2011 - Saturday
Rangers at Bruins ==> Bruins
Avalanche at Kings ==> Kings
Devils at Sabres ==> Sabres
Maple Leafs at Red Wings ==> Red Wings
Lightning at Hurricanes ==> Lightning
Capitals at Canadiens ==> Capitals
Flyers at Islanders ==> Flyers
Stars at Predators ==> Predators
Blues at Wild ==> Blues
Ducks at Blackhawks ==> Blackhawks
Sharks at Coyotes ==> Sharks
Flames at Oilers ==> Flames
Night!
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