DALLAS (18-12-0-11, 47 pts.) at NY RANGERS (20-17-0-5, 45 pts.) - 1/6/2010, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 24-39 ATS (-28.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 127-142 ATS (-97.3 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 2-6 ATS (-6.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-0 (+3.7 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-0-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.1 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (16-15-0-10, 42 pts.) at BUFFALO (26-12-0-3, 55 pts.) - 1/6/2010, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 40-81 ATS (+140.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 62-133 ATS (+242.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 0-10 ATS (+12.5 Units) in road games when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 15-42 ATS (+77.2 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 22-53 ATS (+87.9 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 10-28 ATS (+46.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 11-4 ATS (+4.7 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 7-2 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 7-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
8 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+7.0 Units)

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TORONTO (14-20-0-8, 36 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (19-19-0-3, 41 pts.) - 1/6/2010, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 14-28 ATS (+46.1 Units) in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 50-55 ATS (-53.5 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-4 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 4-4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.8 Units)

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CALGARY (24-12-0-5, 53 pts.) at MINNESOTA (20-19-0-3, 43 pts.) - 1/6/2010, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 11-4 (+7.4 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 11-4-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.4 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (17-19-0-7, 41 pts.) at COLORADO (24-13-0-6, 54 pts.) - 1/6/2010, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 9-34 ATS (+67.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 24-19 ATS (+24.0 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 8-3 ATS (+5.0 Units) in non-conference games this season.
COLORADO is 8-3 ATS (+11.7 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games this season.
COLORADO is 177-153 ATS (-123.2 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
COLORADO is 5-19 ATS (-16.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 1-1-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)

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ST LOUIS (17-18-0-6, 40 pts.) at SAN JOSE (27-9-0-7, 61 pts.) - 1/6/2010, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 8-28 ATS (+47.3 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 8-4 ATS (+13.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
ST LOUIS is 27-23 ATS (+54.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 10-6 ATS (+18.8 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 5-1 ATS (+6.4 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
ST LOUIS is 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
SAN JOSE is 28-25 ATS (-22.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 96-95 ATS (-61.9 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 1-5 ATS (-9.6 Units) in home games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 7-3 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 7-3-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.0 Units)

Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres (-200, 5.5)

Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller backed up why he should be starting between the posts for Team America in the upcoming winter games with a brilliant shutout against the Montreal Canadiens Sunday.

Miller turned away all 30 shots that came his way, posting his third straight win and picking up his fifth clean sheet of the season. The Sabres’ 1-0 victory was their fourth win in a row heading into Wednesday’s matchup with the Lightning.

"That was a pretty solid effort," coach Lindy Ruff told reporters after Sunday’s win. "It was maybe a little sluggish the first 10 minutes, but after that I liked our compete, I liked our battle. I thought we made it really tough on them to get high-quality opportunities."

Buffalo has supported its goalies with solid scoring efforts during this streak. The Sabres scored 13 total goals in the first three games of this stretch before getting a solo goal from Tim Connolly Sunday. Connolly, who leads the team in scoring, has recorded seven points over the four-game winning run.

Pick: Buffalo


St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks (-250, 5.5)

Well, I guess that’s why they call it the Blues.

St. Louis hasn’t won in five games, axed their head coach and now heads West to face the NHL’s top team. Despite these dark days, interim head coach Davis Payne is trying to keep things light and breezy. During his first practice with the team, Payne skated up to each player and forced them to crack a smile.

"It's tough to have fun when you're not winning," forward Brad Boyes told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "He's coming in here and making sure that we lighten up a bit. He's been saying, 'We're playing hockey, let's have some fun ... when we do that, good things will come.'"

Things will likely get worse before they get better for the Blues. Payne is introducing his philosophies into the game plan and there is bound to be some growing pains. St. Louis hasn’t had trouble scoring in recent games, scoring three goals in each of its five losses and bumping the final score over the total in each contest.

"We've got to go through an evaluation process ... take our time, but do it quickly," Payne told reporters. "I think we're getting into that stage. We have 41 games left in the season, and that's not a lot of time to be tinkering ...

"We've got to get there, and we've got to get there Wednesday against San Jose. The expectation is to take what we've given them over these next couple of days and have that show up Wednesday. The grace period for that ends at whatever Pacific time we're kicking off on Wednesday."

San Jose has the ninth-best defense in the NHL, allowing only 2.5 goals per game. The Sharks are coming off a 6-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings and will be tightening up on defense before Wednesday’s game.

Pick: Under