13 games tonight, only one safe-bet I'm really comfortable with, San Jose against Atlanta, one of the best teams against one of the worst..
San Jose Sharks - Atlanta Thrashers - The big shark-tank has 87 points and the Thrashers has 48, only one player can make a difference on the Atlanta roster, Ilya Kovalchuk, but he have some big-time players who's keeping this from happening. Jumbo-Joe, Marleau, Nabokov and Boyle are those once. Weekend-game at home, maybe alot of goals, but only one winner, the Sharks..
Los Angeles Kings - Phoenix Coyotes - These teams have shown alot of weakness during this season, but the Kings should, because I think the defense and goalie is better than the Coyotes, and also home-team-advantage is a factor, be victorious..
NY Islanders - New Jersey Devils - The Devils have been amazing lately, and the Islanders haven't, that's almost all you can say about this battle. Only the boring, shut-down-playing could make this to something else than a easy two-goal win for New Jersey...
Florida Panthers - Boston Bruins - The Panthers have played surprisingly well the last couple of months, winning some tough games against good teams. This is why this could be a close battle. My favourites from Boston are always thought to win in almost every game, probably the case here aswell, but Florida has home-ice advantage, could mean business. Close game, maybe a shoot-out win for the Bruins...
Minnesota Wild - Detroit Red Wings - The red hot Red Wings haven't let me down alot of times the last couple of years, they haven't for anybody, except for the opponent. With the power-play they have shown the last few games the Wild is a team they should beat, with the help of power-play. But Minnesota always play a tight game, few goals, much because of Backstrom's exceptional goaltending, he would be a better goalie in most other teams in the league. But a victory for Detroit is the most probable outcome..
Buffalo Sabres - NY Rangers - The Sabres could have an edge here, but what is the most likely according to how the Rangers have played this season, is a tie. Few goals with even scoring could be the case...
Montreal Canadiens - Ottawa Senators - My favorite team from Ottawa has been playing some really nice hockey lately, only one loss in 7 games, impressive. But tonight the excellence of Alfie is going to be missed, but I always have hope for Heat or Spezz to flash some skills. Montreal have been terrible last 15 games, but have picked up the last two, and on home-ice, they have a good opportunity to pave some ground for the remainder of the season. The dealing of Mike Comrie and Campoli could be an ignition for the Sens. This game is a wild-card game with really good odds, tough game to predict. No Alfie could be crucial to the Sens..
Games
San Jose -Atlanta 1
Los Angeles -Phoenix 1
NY Islanders - New Jersey 2
Florida - Boston x2
Minnesota - Detroit 2
Buffalo - NY Rangers x
Montreal - Ottawa x
