Stars vs Predators NHL Spread/Handicapping
Struggling Predators Host Surging Stars Monday
Two Western Conference contenders do battle in Nashville of Monday night when the Dallas Stars come to town looking good after a sluggish start.
Struggling Predators Host Surging Stars Monday
Two Western Conference contenders do battle in Nashville of Monday night when the Dallas Stars come to town looking good after a sluggish start.
There remains to this day a sizeable contingent of Heat-haters.
They mostly exist among fans who yearn for the return of Michael Jordan, or Bird-Magic, and even a diminishing few who would prefer the Chamberlain/West Lakers or even the dominant Celtics of the 1960s.
Headline: Battle of Pennsylvania Highlights Light Wednesday Night in NHL
The Philadelphia Flyers wrap up a six game road trip on Wednesday night with an encounter against their heated cross-state rival Pittsburgh Penguins.
NHL Power Rankings – February 18
Another two weeks have passed in the world of the NHL and what a couple of weeks it has been! One team remains undefeated in Regulation time, one returns home after going 4-0 on a four-game road trip and others have tumbled out of the top 15 (can you say San Jose?)
The 2013 Accenture World Golf Championship Match Play comes our way this week from Arizona where 64 of the top 66 golfers on the planet are scheduled to participate in one of the more unique stops on TOUR – Phil Mickelson and Brandt Snedeker being the only obvious omissions.
Headline: Sharks Try to Stop the Bleeding – Pay Visit to St Louis Tuesday Night
The St. Louis Blues return home on Tuesday night after a very productive road trip in which they went 3-0. Their opponent Tuesday – the San Jose Sharks who have yet to win in the month of February and are mired in their longest winless streak since 2005.
Headline: Struggling Sharks Hope to Hand Chicago First Regulation Loss Friday
Two teams that occupied the top two spots in the early season NHL Power Rankings square off in one of the marquee matchup on a busy night of action Friday. For the Blackhawks, they have just kept clicking along and are the only team in the NHL without a regulation loss so far.
Ice Cold Lightning Host Suddenly Surging Capitals Thursday Night
The Washington Capitals will try to build on a season high two game win streak when they head to Tampa Bay to take on a Lightning squad that has lost five straight after starting the season on fire.
Headline: Stumbling Blues in Detroit to take on Hot Wings
Central Division rivals headline a rather quiet night in the NHL Wednesday when the St. Louis Blues, losers of five straight games head to Detroit to take on the Wings who have won three straight games.
The beautiful Riviera Country Club hosts perhaps the best field of the year this week in the 2013 version of the Northern Trust Open. One of the most challenging stops on TOUR, the 144 entries will find reachable Par 5s, extremely difficult Par 3s and very tough greens.
Flyers and Leafs Climbing Toward Respectability Monday Night
The Philadelphia Flyers embark on a six game road trip starting in Toronto against a Leafs team coming off their best performance of the season – a 6-0 thrashing of the Montreal Canadiens on the road Saturday for their third straight win.
Headline: Red Hot Penguins Host Ice Cold Capitals Thursday Night
The Pittsburgh Penguins, winner of four straight games return home Thursday night to take on the most disappointing team in the NHL – the Washington Capitals. While the Pens impressively avenged a loss to the New York Islanders last time out, the Capitals come into Thursday’s game off a loss to another one of the bottom tier NHL teams – the Toronto Maple Leafs.
NHL Power Rankings – February 4
Three weeks are gone in the NHL’s abbreviated season and my how things have changed. With 3-4 games for each of the NHL clubs per week, every two weeks will be fluid as can be in Dave B’s bi-weekly Power Rankings.
The 72nd Pebble Beach Pro Am goes this weekend – defending champion Phil Mickelson arrives on quite a high after an absolute gem at the Waste Management last week. Pebble Beach is the shortest course on the PGA TOUR measuring just 6,816 yards.
HeadLine: Original Six Battle Headlines Light Night in NHL
The Montreal Canadiens will attempt to continue their stellar early season play at home on Wednesday night when they take on the Boston Bruins, a team that they have had all sorts of trouble with the past couple of seasons.
Headline: Lightning Look to Continue Recent Dominance of Flyers Tuesday Night
The highest scoring team in the NHL the Tampa Bay Lightning head out on the road after a successful five game home stand when they travel to Philadelphia to take on a Flyers team that is the polar opposite of Tampa in the offensive end. While the Lightning are tops in the NHL with an average of 4.88 goals per game, the Flyers are near the bottom of the NHL scoring just 2.33 goals per game.