Betting news, trends, odds and predictions for from various handicappers and websites for Wednesday 2/6/19
NHL – TRENDS OF THE DAY
There are only two games scheduled in the National Hockey League on Wednesday, February 6. This includes the Boston Bruins taking on the New York Rangers and the Ottawa Senators at the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Featured Game
Boston Bruins (-155) vs. New York Rangers (+125)
The Boston Bruins are third in the Atlantic Division with 65 points (29-17-7). They are 11-10-4 on the road this season and are 4-3-3, including winning their last two games. The New York Rangers are in seventh in the Metropolitan Division with 52 points (22-22-8). New York is 13-8-6 at home this season and they are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games.
Goaltending Matchup:
Jaroslav Halak will start for Boston. Halak is 13-9-3 this season with a 2.49 goals against average and a .918 save percentage. The Bruins goalie has lost four straight games.
Alex Georgiev will be in net for the Rangers. Georgiev is 6-9-0 this season with a 3.28 goals against average and an .897 save percentage. Georgiev has lost eight of his last nine starts but gave up just one goal in his last outing.
Hot Trends:
The Boston Bruins are…
6-1 in their last seven games when playing with no day’s rest.
4-1 in their last five road games.
2-5 in their last seven games.
The New York Rangers are…
2-7 in their last nine home games.
2-5 in their last seven games against Atlantic Division teams.
15-36 in their last 51 games against teams with a winning record.
Stat Pack:
Bruins:
Goals For: 2.9
Goals Against: 2.6
Power-Play: 27.3%
Penalty Killing: 79.6%
Rangers:
Goals For: 2.8
Goals Against: 3.4
Power-Play: 21.1%
Penalty Killing: 77.0%
Prediction
Boston is the better team of late but they have not been the better team when these two teams squared off. The Rangers have won eight of the last nine meetings and they are 20-8 in the last 28 meetings in New York. Both goaltenders are in a bit of a rut, but we go with the team that seems to own the other, thus, the New York Rangers are the smart choice.
The total is set at 6.0 for this contest. The total has gone over in each of the last four meetings in New York and that looks to be the smart bet here as well. Neither goaltender is playing well and New York has gone over in six of their last eight at home. Take the New York Ranges, 5-3.
Two Games to Watch
Ottawa Senators (+245) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (-290)
This is the battle of Ontario as the two Atlantic Division teams square off. The Ottawa Senators are 19-28-5 this season, last in the division. They are 7-17-1 on the road and are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games. The Toronto Maple Leafs are 32-17-3, second in the division. The Maple Leafs are 16-11-1 at home this season and are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games.
Why Ottawa Wins:
Maple Leafs are 3-7 in their last 10 games against Atlantic Division teams.
Maple Leafs are 1-4 in their last five games playing on one day’s rest.
Senators are 6-1 in their last seven games in Toronto.
Senators are 10-3 in last 13 meetings.
Road team has won six of last eight meetings.
Why Toronto Wins:
Maple Leafs are 34-15 in their last 49 games at home.
Senators are 21-43 in their last 64 games.
Senators are 15-46 in their last 61 games on the road.
Senators are 1-6 in their last seven games against teams with a winning record.
Craig Anderson has lost four straight games.
Frederik Andersen allowed one goal on 25 shots in his last start.
What About the Total?
Go over 6.5, because…
Total has gone over in six of last seven meetings in Toronto.
Total has gone over in 18 of last 26 meetings.
Toronto has gone over in three or their last five at home.
The Boston Bruins were able to enjoy Patrice Bergeron's milestone evening Tuesday night. The New York Rangers were not so fortunate during Mika Zibanejad's record-setting performance Monday night.
A pair of teams coming off far different experiences are scheduled to meet Wednesday night, when the Rangers host the Bruins in a battle of "Original Six" franchises at Madison Square Garden.
The host Bruins earned a stirring win Tuesday night, when Bergeron, playing in his 1,000th NHL game, scored twice to lead Boston to a 3-1 victory over the Metropolitan Division-leading New York Islanders. The Rangers absorbed a frustrating defeat Monday, when they squandered a late lead in the third period and fell to the visiting Los Angeles Kings, 4-3, in overtime.
Bergeron, who is one of 24 active players to reach 1,000 games, opened the Bruins' scoring by putting back a David Pastrnak shot early in the second period. After Peter Cehlarik scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third for Boston, Bergeron iced the game by scoring an empty-netter in the final minute.
"Nice script, glad it went our way," Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy said afterward. "Couple things had to happen along the way in the third period there, but I'm happy for Bergy. He's a consummate pro, terrific person, terrific hockey player, terrific dad and, I assume, a terrific husband. All the above. So very happy things worked out well for him today, and I'm not surprised."
The empty-net goal served as a reminder of how well-respected Bergeron is in the Bruins locker room. Pastrnak was all alone heading towards the Islanders' net, but instead of scoring, he waited for Bergeron to catch up before setting him up for the easy, feel-good goal.
"Means a lot, obviously," Bergeron said. "I was surprised. I saw him look a couple times. I was like, 'Oh no, he's going to drop it,' but we were definitely alone and (he) very much appreciate(s) it."
The Rangers appeared on pace to enjoy Zibanejad's historic evening Monday, when he assisted on New York's first goal and scored the second to become the first player in franchise history to collect a point on 10 straight goals. Zibanejad's assist broke a tie for the team record with Rod Gilbert, who had a point on eight straight goals during the 1967-68 season.
Zibanejad's streak ended when Adam McQuaid scored an unassisted goal to put the Rangers up 3-2 a little less than midway through the third. But Adrian Kempe tied the game for the Kings with 59.6 seconds left, and Tyler Toffoli won it in overtime seconds after Zibanejad hit the crossbar.
"Listen, you've got to play 60 minutes," Rangers head coach David Quinn said afterward. "You can't give an opportunity to a team like that that's got some high-end guys that can take advantage of opportunities."
Squandering a second point was particularly discouraging for the Rangers, who enter Wednesday 12th in the Eastern Conference, nine points out of the final wild-card spot.
"I don't know, in overtime, anything can happen, but we're up by one with a minute to go and we don't do a good job coming back and they score," Zibanejad said afterward. "We lost a point right there, and it's just disappointing."
A pair of backup goalies are scheduled to draw the start Wednesday night.
With the Bruins playing the second game of a back-to-back set, Jaroslav Halak will start in place of Tuukka Rask, who earned the win Tuesday by making 28 saves. Halak last played Jan. 29, when he took the loss after recording 24 saves as Boston fell to the Winnipeg Jets, 4-3, in the shootout.
Alexandar Georgiev will start for the Rangers as No. 1 goalie Henrik Lundqvist takes a seat. Georgiev also hasn't played since Jan. 29, when he took the defeat after making 18 saves in New York's 1-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Halak is 7-1-1 in nine career appearances against the Islanders, whom he played for from the 2014-15 through 2017-18 seasons. Georgiev has never faced the Bruins.
NHL
Long Sheet
Wednesday, February 6
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OTTAWA (19-28-0-5, 43 pts.) at TORONTO (32-17-0-3, 67 pts.) - 2/6/2019, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 10-0 ATS (+10.0 Units) in home games in February games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 15-4 ATS (+7.9 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
TORONTO is 39-20 ATS (+15.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 57-62 ATS (+145.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 150-153 ATS (-83.0 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
TORONTO is 399-409 ATS (-81.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TORONTO is 190-211 ATS (-105.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 6-3 (+5.7 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 6-3-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.9 Units)
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BOSTON (29-17-0-7, 65 pts.) at NY RANGERS (22-22-0-8, 52 pts.) - 2/6/2019, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 49-56 ATS (-27.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 91-110 ATS (-37.5 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 20-31 ATS (-17.9 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 81-90 ATS (-53.3 Units) in home games after a non-conference game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 117-149 ATS (-100.1 Units) in home games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 208-246 ATS (-149.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 118-140 ATS (-52.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 6-1 (+7.2 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 6-1-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)
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NHL
Wednesday, February 6
Trend Report
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games
Ottawa is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Ottawa is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Ottawa is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games on the road
Ottawa is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
Ottawa is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Ottawa is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 12 games
Toronto is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Toronto is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
Toronto is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Toronto is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Boston Bruins
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Boston's last 22 games on the road
Boston is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing NY Rangers
Boston is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing NY Rangers
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
New York Rangers
NY Rangers is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
NY Rangers is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 8 games at home
NY Rangers is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Boston
NY Rangers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Boston
NY Rangers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
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