* Results *
I've had a few perfect nights. I don't think I've ever had one with more than five games in it. I was one game away from guessing ten games correctly. I finished up Tuesday 9-1. I'd say this was my best night thus far, even with one blemish. Every game played out as I'd expected it and I won't go into detail with each game like I normally do. The Phoenix game came back to bite me. I figured that the Coyotes would rely too much on Bryzgalov and would lose. Not the case tonight. Though the score was close, the Coyotes took this one away from the Flames. Big trouble for Calgary as they have less games in hand than the other teams in the Western Conference. Even worse was letting Phoenix receive two points. No regrets going with the Flames. What an awesome night. I'm even added a large margin between my wins and losses, now at 41 games. Incredible. I'm just amazed that I've created such a large gap between the two. Anyway, here are the results.
3/15/2011 - Tuesday
Capitals at Canadiens : Pick - Capitals : Result -- 4-2 Capitals : Correct : 140-106
Thrashers at Devils : Pick - Devils : Result -- 4-2 Devils : Correct : 141-106
Islanders at Rangers : Pick - Rangers : Result -- 6-3 Rangers : Correct : 142-106
Bruins at Blue Jackets : Pick - Bruins : Result -- 3-2 Bruins : Correct (SO/W) : 143-106
Hurricanes at Sabres : Pick - Hurricanes : Result -- 1-0 Hurricanes : Correct : 144-106
Penguins at Senators : Pick - Penguins : Result -- 5-1 Penguins : Correct : 145-106
Flyers at Panthers : Pick - Flyers : Result -- 3-2 Flyers : Correct : 146-106
Kings at Predators : Pick - Kings : Result -- 4-2 Kings : Correct : 147-106
Sharks at Stars : Pick - Sharks : Result -- 6-3 Sharks : Correct : 148-106
Coyotes at Flames : Pick - Flames : Result -- 4-3 Coyotes : Wrong : 148-107
=Dumbest Pick of the Night=
Though I'd like to give this to the Coyotes at Flames, I just can't. It was a pretty justifiable pick and no other game fits the bill. Great night aside from one loss.
=Hardest Pick of the Night=
Coyotes at Flames : It seems a little too easy to put this game here since I didn't win it, but I still believe it was the toughest to determine of the night. There were way too many things to consider when it came to the two teams. I went with the wrong variable and paid. The Western Conference fight is so tough right now. Games like these are always hard to choose when so much is at stake. It's hard determining who is going to show up.
=Easiest Pick of the Night=
Flyers at Panthers : Though Philadelphia hasn't really been playing like the team that's holding down first in the Eastern Conference, I had to figure they would win this one. They had to. A day after learning Chris Pronger will be out for 2-3 weeks (I'm figuring he's gone for the rest of the regular season), the Philadelphia Flyers had to show they were going to step things up. 3-2 isn't completely convincing, but they did it. I had a feeling they would against a team that's just ready for the season to end. Easiest one for me on the night.
=Got Owned Game of the Night=
Islanders at Rangers : I really think the Rangers are a crazy team. They've been absolutely nailing teams every so often. They killed the Capitals in December 2010 with a 7-0 beating. They did it to the Flyers a week ago with the same score. The Islanders were on the end of a beating tonight as they went down 6-3. The Islanders made this one look closer than it was in the end. If the Rangers could do this consistently, they could be a very dangerous team come playoffs. I know it was the fairly bad Islanders (I actually respect the Isles for playing hard despite knowing they're out of the playoffs), but the Rangers creamed them by putting in three unanswered goals in the second period. Former Ranger Al Montoya was in a goal and was torn to pieces. The Islanders got completely owned.
Penguins at Senators : The Penguins weren't going to let the Senators spoil their fun. The Senators have been playing tough hockey against the league's better teams. Not tonight. The Penguins beat the snot out of the Senators 5-1 despite missing Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Very big owning here. I had to make it two games tonight for this section only because I had already plugged the Islanders/Rangers and saw that this game had a good beating in it too. Deserved to be mentioned.
* Picks *
Nothing like a short night of games after a big serving. Dessert if you may. The Maple Leafs and Hurricanes ought to be good. I really wasn't sure which way to go on that one. The Hurricanes don't impress me enough to be confident with them and I'm careful not to underrate the Maple Leafs. We'll see how that plays out. The Capitals and Red Wings should be a very good game. Definitely the game of the night to watch. The Canucks should have their way with the Avalanche. Capping the night is the Blues at the Ducks. Again, not sure how to go with that one. The Blues stomped the Ducks back in February 9-3. I'm going with the Ducks because they're built better (for now) and still in the playoff mix. Here are my picks for Wednesday.
3/16/2011 - Wednesday
Maple Leafs at Hurricanes ==> Maple Leafs
Capitals at Red Wings ==> Red Wings
Avalanche at Canucks ==> Canucks
Blues at Ducks ==> Ducks
Night!
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