3/28 Results, 3/29 Picks

* Results *
Not too much to talk about for Monday. The Blackhawks and Wings played a very competitive game that needed overtime to decide it. In the end, the Blackhawks pulled ahead. Not an upset by any means. Chicago is still capable against teams like Detroit. The game also saw Todd Bertuzzi ejected for a flying elbow much of the same way Matt Cooke performed it. After watching it, it's not as ugly as Cooke's, but an elbow is an elbow. Horrible time to be playing like that. The NHL is looking for those plays so they can make an example. The only other game on Monday was the Avalanche visiting the Ducks. The result was as expected though the score was closer than I would have thought. Anaheim pulls through 5-4 over the Avalanche. Results for Monday found below.

3/28/2011 - Monday

Blackhawks at Red Wings : Pick - Red Wings : Result -- 3-2 Blackhawks : Wrong (OT/L) : 191-146
Avalanche at Ducks : Pick - Ducks : Result -- 5-4 Ducks : Correct : 192-146

-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=
None tonight. I won't consider my pick of the Red Wings over the Blackhawks dumb. Just not enough games for Monday.

=Hardest Pick of the Night=
Blackhawks at Red Wings : Toughest of the two by far. Both teams are very capable and playoff bound (I don't Chicago has locked a spot up yet, but I expect them to). I went with the Wings but the Hawks pulled away. When it comes to these tough games involving Detroit, I usually err to the cautious side because Detroit is such a deep squad. Chicago is still great, but they lost a lot of their depth at the end of last season.

=Easiest Pick of the Night=
Avalanche at Ducks : As usual, I went with the team that was far better than the other. The Avalanche are challenging the Oilers for the bottom of the Western Conference. The Ducks need these games to keep the playoff spot they hold. Easy pick.

* Picks *
Back to a full slate of games as the regular season approaches it's end. You'll find eleven games to choose from on Tuesday. A lot of good ones too. Philadelphia visits Pittsburgh which could see the Penguins tying the Flyers for the Atlantic Division lead if Pittsburgh wins in regulation. The Sabres and Maple Leafs should be a good game as well. If Toronto has any hope for the playoffs, they must beat the Sabres who are holding down the eighth playoff spot. Carolina should have fun trying to beat the Capitals who get Alexander Ovechkin back after his week off. As it was for Toronto, Carolina must win to keep playoff relevance. They're in ninth and trail Buffalo by five points. The game of the night might go to Chicago and Boston. I had a tough time deciding which team would win this game. Both teams are of playoff caliber in their respective conferences. That should be an excellent game. The Ottawa Senators visit the Lightning in Tampa Bay and I'm left to wonder whether the Sens can continue to beat playoff hockey teams. My pick says they don't, but I wouldn't be surprised. I have the Blues repeating their performance from Saturday on the Wild. I see the Canucks beating the Predators in Nashville as they continue to play great hockey. Despite losing Anze Kopitar for the rest of the regular season and some of the playoffs, I still have the Kings set to beat the NHL's worst team in the Edmonton Oilers. Finally, in a Pacific Division match, the Stars visit the Coyotes to try to salvage their shot at a playoff spot. The Stars are only two points out but they haven't been performing too well lately. Here are my picks for Tuesday.

3/29/2011 - Tuesday

Flyers at Penguins ==> Flyers
Sabres at Maple Leafs ==> Sabres
Hurricanes at Capitals ==> Capitals
Panthers at Blue Jackets ==> Blue Jackets
Blackhawks at Bruins ==> Blackhawks
Thrashers at Canadiens ==> Canadiens
Senators at Lightning ==> Lightning
Wild at Blues ==> Blues
Canucks at Predators ==> Canucks
Kings at Oilers ==> Kings
Stars at Coyotes ==> Coyotes

Night!