DALLAS (14-8-0-10, 38 pts.) at CAROLINA (7-19-0-6, 20 pts.) - 12/16/2009, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 22-38 ATS (-28.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 11-24 ATS (-19.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 6-26 ATS (-27.5 Units) in all games this season.
CAROLINA is 6-26 ATS (+54.9 Units) first half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 4-12 ATS (-8.5 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 2-12 ATS (+18.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
CAROLINA is 0-12 ATS (+15.2 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
CAROLINA is 27-38 ATS (-28.7 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
CAROLINA is 2-13 ATS (+17.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
CAROLINA is 3-11 ATS (+15.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CAROLINA is 3-11 ATS (+14.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 2-0-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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MONTREAL (15-16-0-3, 33 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (22-8-0-1, 45 pts.) - 12/16/2009, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 56-64 ATS (-24.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 14-25 ATS (-15.9 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 21-9 ATS (+32.6 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 20-6 ATS (+12.2 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 21-9 ATS (+6.3 Units) first half of the season this season.
NEW JERSEY is 26-11 ATS (+12.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 11-2 ATS (+8.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NEW JERSEY is 11-2 ATS (+8.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season this season.
NEW JERSEY is 13-19 ATS (-15.0 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 5-3 (+1.8 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 5-3-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.2 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (12-15-0-6, 30 pts.) at NY RANGERS (14-15-0-3, 31 pts.) - 12/16/2009, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 7-33 ATS (+64.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 1-12 ATS (+20.7 Units) in road games in December games over the last 2 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 65-62 ATS (+149.3 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 76-85 ATS (-56.7 Units) in home games vs. division opponents since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 7-8 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 8-7-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.5 Units)

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ATLANTA (17-11-0-3, 37 pts.) at FLORIDA (13-14-0-7, 33 pts.) - 12/16/2009, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 16-11 ATS (+4.4 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 32-25 ATS (+66.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 16-8 ATS (+24.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 21-21 ATS (+53.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 87-129 ATS (+241.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 9-7-0 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
11 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.1 Units)

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BUFFALO (20-10-0-1, 41 pts.) at OTTAWA (16-12-0-4, 36 pts.) - 12/16/2009, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 20-10 ATS (+7.4 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 198-136 ATS (+37.8 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
OTTAWA is 95-105 ATS (-55.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 11-4 (+6.3 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 11-4-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
10 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.0 Units)

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PHOENIX (19-12-0-2, 40 pts.) at TORONTO (12-15-0-6, 30 pts.) - 12/16/2009, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 259-250 ATS (-28.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
PHOENIX is 19-14 ATS (+34.2 Units) in all games this season.
PHOENIX is 19-14 ATS (+34.2 Units) first half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 20-32 ATS (-20.7 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 2-11 ATS (-9.6 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 2-0-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)

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ST LOUIS (14-12-0-5, 33 pts.) at CHICAGO (20-8-0-3, 43 pts.) - 12/16/2009, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 20-40 ATS (+63.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 22-6 ATS (+12.8 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 51-28 ATS (+17.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 20-18 ATS (+45.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 9-5 ATS (+15.8 Units) in road games first half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 18-13 ATS (+34.8 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 14-21 ATS (-11.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 196-236 ATS (+453.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 103-125 ATS (-54.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 7-7 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 7-7-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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ANAHEIM (12-14-0-6, 30 pts.) at VANCOUVER (19-14-0-0, 38 pts.) - 12/16/2009, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 12-20 ATS (-9.9 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 12-20 ATS (-9.9 Units) first half of the season this season.
VANCOUVER is 103-110 ATS (-64.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 5-4 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 5-4-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.2 Units)

7:00 PM
DALLAS vs. CAROLINA
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing Carolina
Carolina is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games

7:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. NEW JERSEY
Montreal is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Montreal is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
New Jersey is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Montreal
New Jersey is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Montreal

7:00 PM
NY ISLANDERS vs. NY RANGERS
NY Islanders are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of the NY Islanders last 13 games
NY Rangers are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

7:30 PM
ATLANTA vs. FLORIDA
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Atlanta's last 18 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Atlanta's last 11 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games

7:30 PM
BUFFALO vs. OTTAWA
Buffalo is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ottawa's last 9 games when playing Buffalo

7:30 PM
PHOENIX vs. TORONTO
Phoenix is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games
Toronto is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Phoenix
Toronto is 8-13-3 SU in its last 24 games when playing Phoenix

8:30 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. CHICAGO
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Chicago is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis

10:00 PM
ANAHEIM vs. VANCOUVER
Anaheim is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Anaheim is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Vancouver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Vancouver is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

DALLAS at CAROLINA, 7:00 PM ET
DALLAS: 8-1 SU off a road loss
CAROLINA: 2-18 SU as an underdog

MONTREAL at NEW JERSEY, 7:00 PM ET
MONTREAL: 6-15 SU when playing 6+ games in 10 days
NEW JERSEY: 12-1 SU after covering 2 of their last 3

NY ISLANDERS at NY RANGERS, 7:00 PM ET
NY ISLANDERS: 1-12 SU at home in December
NY RANGERS: 8-1 SU after 5+ consecutive unders

ATLANTA at FLORIDA, 7:30 PM ET
ATLANTA: 5-13 SU when playing their 8th game in 14 days
FLORIDA: 16-8 SU after playing 3 consecutive road games

BUFFALO at OTTAWA, 7:30 PM ET
BUFFALO: 6-0 SU when playing their 4th game in 7 days
OTTAWA: 6-12 SU off a road loss by 1 goal

PHOENIX at TORONTO, 7:30 PM ET
PHOENIX: 10-5 SU after playing a road game
TORONTO: 2-11 SU at home in non-conference games

ST LOUIS at CHICAGO, 8:30 PM ET NHL
ST LOUIS: 0-5 SU after scoring 3+ goals in 2 straight
CHICAGO: 22-6 SU at home when playing with 2 days rest

ANAHEIM at VANCOUVER, 10:00 PM ET
ANAHEIM: 3-9 SU AWAY when the total is 5.5
VANCOUVER: 12-2 SU as a home favorite

St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks (-250, 5.5)

Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa’s late second-period goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning Monday will forever live in highlight films.

Hossa caught a looping dump in, dropped the puck down to his stick and before it could hit the ice, batted the puck in mid air and past Lighting goaltender Antero Niittymaki. While the stunning score is garnering a ton of attention from fans and media, it is covering up Hossa’s poor play for the Blackhawks.

The goal was just his fourth of the season since returning from surgery Nov. 25. In his debut, Hossa netted two goals but since then has just seven points. Hossa is still adjusting to his new teammates, leaving Chicago to average under 2.5 goals per game since Hossa joined the lineup.

"I'm getting more comfortable," said Hossa. "When you're playing more and more games you get the good habits and get the system and you get comfortable."

The Blackhawks post an over/under record of 2-6 with Hossa on the ice and now face a Blues squad that is among the best under plays in the NHL. St. Louis is 10-17 over/under and has fallen below the total in three of its last five games.

These teams have also played under the number in four straight meetings

Pick: Under


Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators (-110, 5.5)

The Sabres continue to extend their lead over the Northeast Division, winning their fourth straight game against the Montreal Canadiens Monday night.

Buffalo currently sits at 20-9-2-0, six points ahead of the Ottawa Senators. However, Ottawa has owned the Sabres in recent meetings, taking a five-game winning streak against Buffalo into Wednesday’s home tilt.

The Senators won the teams’ only meeting this season, earning a 5-3 win with three goals in the third period at Scotiabank Place Nov. 21. Ottawa has actually won seven of the last 10 games against its divisional foe.

The Sens lost a tough one in Toronto Monday but now return home, where they are 11-4-1-2 this year – the third best home record in the NHL.

Pick: Ottawa