puck wednesday

[Aces High]

last nite
3 - 3 - 2
+ 336

season
521 - 543 - 88
- 515


early leans

detroit - check Federov, Chelios. Yzerman, etc... tampa back 2 back on road, 3/5. red wings 3/4 @home.

colorado & under

dallas & under

new jersey & under - ???, devils back 2 back, flames 3 dayz off

habs & under - habs 3 dayz off, ana back 2 back, 3/4, 4/6.


back later

 

[homerh]

good luck ace

 

[Aces High]

2 nite;s lineup


RED WINGS - 260 {3x}

RED WINGS - 1 1/2 + 140

AVALANCHE - 200 {2x}

STARS - 300 {2x}

STARS - 1/2 + 110

under 5 chi/dal - 120 {2x}

DEVILS - 160 {3x}

HABS + 155 {2x}

HABS + 1/2 + 110 {4x}

under 5 mnt/ana - 120 {2x}


GL 2 nite everyone

 

[Vicc Inzagio]

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GL Ace !!!

 

[Aces High]

stars PL above should read - 1 1/2 + 110, not - 1/2.

 

[Aces High]

colo/fla

colo/fla

(Sports Network) - The Colorado Avalanche seek their third straight win tonight when they visit the Florida Panthers at Office Depot Center.

Colorado, which has won seven of its last nine overall, is coming off Sunday's 3-2 overtime victory in Chicago. Alex Tanguay scored 3:38 into the extra session, and Milan Hejduk and Joe Sakic tallied as well. The Blackhawks' Alexei Zhamnov had forced OT with only three seconds left.

David Aebischer made 39 saves for Colorado, which sits six points behind Vancouver in the Northwest Division race. The Avs are tied with St. Louis for fourth in the Western Conference at 82 points.

Tanguay extended his points streak to 14 games (8g, 14a), while Hejduk has found the scoresheet in 11 straight (11g, 7a). Peter Forsberg, who was NHL Player of the Month for February, has six goals and 26 assists in his last 19 outings.

Colorado, 8-1-1-1 in its last 11 on the road, opened a four-game trip Sunday. The Avalanche will visit Tampa Bay on Friday.

Florida, meanwhile, snapped a three-game losing streak with Monday's 2-1 win in Toronto. Rookie Stephen Weiss assisted on the opening goal and scored what proved to be the game-winner late in the third period, while Roberto Luongo was stellar with 31 saves. Ivan Novoseltsev also tallied for the Cats, who sit 11th in the Eastern Conference with 61 points -- eight behind eighth-place Boston.

Luongo, who came less than a minute away from posting a shutout, has allowed two goals or less in five of his last six starts.

The Panthers, 0-4-2-1 in their last seven at home, will visit Atlanta on Friday.

Florida defeated Colorado, 4-1, in Denver on January 2 to snap a three-game series losing streak. The Avs have never lost in five trips to South Florida since moving from Quebec. The last time the franchise tasted defeat here was April 22, 1995 when the Nordiques fell at Miami Arena.

2002-2003 Meetings
01/02 - Florida, 4-1 (at Col)

2001-2002 Meetings
11/27 - Colorado, 4-1 (at Col)

2000-2001 Meetings
10/20 - Colorado, 5-1 (at Col)
12/09 - Colorado, 4-2 (at Fla)

Game Notes
Note - Florida snapped a three-game series losing streak on 01/02/03.
Note - Colorado is 7-2-1 in the last 10 meetings.
Note - Colorado has won five straight at Florida.
Note - Colorado is 8-1-0 at Florida.
Note - Florida snapped a two-game series road losing streak on 01/02/03.
Note - These two teams are 2-2-1 in the last five meetings at Colorado.
Note - Colorado has won seven of its last nine games.
Note - Colorado is 8-1-1-1 in its last 11 road games.
Note - Florida is winless (0-4-2-1) in its last seven home games.

The Avalanche are 7-3 ATS in the past 10 meetings.
Colorado is 13-3 ATS in their last 16 overall.
COL has scored 3.6 gls/gm in last five overall.
The over is 3-0-1 in the past four meetings.
Florida is 1-7 ATS after a win when home.
The under is 4-1 in FLO's last five overall.

 

[Aces High]

tampa/detroit

tampa/detroit

(Sports Network) - The Detroit Red Wings seek their seventh straight victory tonight when they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning, winners of four-in-a-row, to Joe Louis Arena.

Detroit, which has won nine of its last 10 overall, enters the night atop the Central Division with 84 points -- two more than St. Louis. The Wings are four behind Vancouver for second place in the Western Conference.

On Monday the Red Wings edged the host Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2, as Brendan Shanahan scored two goals, including the game-winner midway through the third period. Brett Hull also tallied, while Manny Legace turned aside 29 shots.

Hull drew closer to another mark for his career, as he bagged his 707th career goal and is one away from tying Mike Gartner for fifth place on the NHL's all-time list. After Gartner, Phil Esposito is next for Hull at 717.

The Red Wings, who have won four straight at The Joe, will host St. Louis in a division showdown on Friday.

Tampa Bay, meanwhile, kept its winning streak alive with Tuesday's 3-1 win on Long Island in the second portion of a three-game road trip. Brad Richards, Martin St. Louis and Vincent Lecavalier scored first-period goals, and Nikolai Khabibulin made 25 saves for the Bolts, who trail Washington by two atop the Southeast Division with two games in hand.

Vaclav Prospal assisted on Lecavalier's tally late in the frame and extended his points streak to six games (3g, 6a). St. Louis posted his team-leading 30th goal of the season and is now five shy of Dino Ciccarelli's club mark for goals by a wing (35 in 1996-97).

Tampa Bay, 2-0-2 in its last four road games, will kick off a three-game homestand Friday against Colorado.

The Lightning defeated the Wings, 1-0, in Tampa on January 7 and have won two of the last three meetings. They have, however, lost six straight in Motown and are 1-9-0 here all time. Tampa's lone win at The Joe occurred January 12, 1994.

2002-2003 Meetings
01/07 - Tampa Bay, 1-0 (at TB)

2001-2002 Meetings
02/26 - Detroit, 4-3 ot (at TB)

2000-2001 Meetings
10/25 - Detroit, 5-1 (at Det)
12/02 - Tampa Bay, 3-0 (at TB)

Game Notes
Note - Tampa Bay has won two of the last three meetings.
Note - Detroit has won three of the last five meetings.
Note - Detroit is 12-3-1 in the last 16 meetings.
Note - Tampa Bay has lost six straight and is 1-9-0 at Detroit.
Note - Detroit has lost three of its last four at Tampa Bay.
Note - Detroit is 9-3-1 in its last 13 at Tampa Bay.
Note - Tampa Bay is 7-1-2 in its last 10 games.
Note - Tampa Bay is unbeaten (2-0-2) in its last four road games.
Note - Tampa Bay is 2-0-4 in Wednesday games this season.
Note - Detroit has won six straight and nine of its last 10 games.
Note - Detroit has won four straight and six of its last seven home games.

The under is 7-0-1 in TB's last eight overall.
The under is 4-1-1 in the past six meetings.
Tampa Bay is 7-2 ATS in their last nine overall.
The Red Wings are 7-3 ATS in the past 10 meetings.
Detroit's last seven at home have played over.
DET is 9-1 ATS in their last 10 overall.

 

[Aces High]

nj/calg

nj/calg

(Sports Network) - The New Jersey Devils try to get back on the winning track this evening when they continue their three-game road trip in Calgary against the Flames at the Saddledome, where they have not lost in almost 10 years.

The last time the Devils lost on Flames' ice was a 4-3 setback back on March 13, 1993.

New Jersey, though, saw its five-game unbeaten string stopped Tuesday at the hands of the Minnesota Wild, who claimed the 3-2 win. John Madden and Jeff Friesen lit the lamp for the Devils, who are 3-1-2 in their last six.

Friesen has points in 10 straight games and has lit the lamp seven times with four assists in that span.

Martin Brodeur made 21 saves for New Jersey, which 2-1-2 in its last five away from home. Backup Corey Schwab will likely be between the pipes tonight though. Schwab, who has not played since February 15, is 4-2 on the year with .946 save percentage .

The Devils, who will close their trip against the New York Islanders on Saturday, continue to pace the Atlantic Division with 86 points - three in front of the Philadelphia Flyers. New Jersey is also just four points behind the Ottawa Senators in the race for the Presidents' Trophy.

Calgary, meanwhile, is just playing out its string and comes into Wednesday's tilt with the lowest point total in the Western Conference (54). However, the Flames have won two of their last three, including Saturday's 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks.

Chris Drury scored twice in the third period, while Craig Conroy and Martin Gelinas also found the back of the net in the final period for Calgary, which won for just the second time in 10 games (2-5-2-1).

Roman Turek needed just 15 saves to earn the victory between the pipes.

Calgary is 1-0-2 in its last three at home and are 9-13-8-1 in its arena this season.

The Flames, who defeated the Devils earlier in the season, are just 3-5-3 in the last 11 meetings with New Jersey, which is 2-0-4 in its last six visits to Calgary.

2002-2003 Meetings
11/05 - Calgary, 3-2 (at NJ)

2001-2002 Meetings
01/09 - New Jersey, 5-1 (at NJ)

2000-2001 Meetings
03/19 - New Jersey, 4-2 (at Cal)

Game Notes
Note - Calgary snapped a three-game series winless streak on 11/05/02.
Note - New Jersey is 2-1-1 in the last four meetings.
Note - Calgary is 3-2-2 in the last seven meetings.
Note - New Jersey is 5-3-3 in the last 11 meetings.
Note - New Jersey is unbeaten (2-0-4) in its last six at Calgary.
Note - Calgary has won three of its last four at New Jersey.
Note - These two teams have split the last eight meetings at New Jersey.
Note - New Jersey is 3-1-2 in its last six games.
Note - New Jersey is 2-1-2 in its last five road games.
Note - Calgary is 2-5-2-1 in its last 10 games.
Note - Calgary is unbeaten (1-0-2) in its last three home games.

The under is 20-8 when the Devils are away.
NJ is 16-4 ATS after a loss overall.
New Jersey is second in PK at 87.2%.
The Flames are 5-2-1 ATS in the past eight meetings.
The over is 14-7 after a win for Calgary.
Calgary is 28th in PP at 12.79%.

 

[Aces High]

chi/dal

chi/dal

(Sports Network) - The Dallas Stars hope to move back into the National Hockey League penthouse tonight when they welcome the Chicago Blackhawks to AmericanAirlines Center.

Dallas, with 89 points, is one behind Ottawa for the best record in the league, and the Stars hold a game in hand. However, the Stars are also just one point ahead of Vancouver in the Western Conference race.

On Sunday, Dallas ended a two-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over Pittsburgh to open a four-game homestand. Jason Arnott scored twice, including an empty-netter, and Jere Lehtinen also tallied, while Ron Tugnutt made 19 saves.

Lehtinen stretched his points streak to five games (4g, 1a) and goal-scoring run to four. He has posted a career-high 27 goals this season.

Dallas played its second straight game without All-Star Bill Guerin, who is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season with a severely bruised thigh that required emergency surgery over the weekend.

With a win tonight the Stars, 18-3-7-1 in their last 29 games, can surpass last year's point total of 90 points. The franchise record for most points in a season is 114, set during the Stanley Cup-winning 1998-99 campaign.

Dallas, 2-0-2 in its last four home tilts, will host Nashville on Friday.

Chicago, meanwhile, has lost seven straight games (0-5-0-2), the last two in overtime. On Sunday the Hawks dropped a 3-2 decision to Colorado, as the Avs' Alex Tanguay provided the heroics. Alexei Zhamnov had tied the match with three seconds left in regulation.

Zhamnov finished with two goals for the Blackhawks, while Jocelyn Thibault made 26 saves.

Chicago is expected to remain without the services of winger Eric Daze, who did not accompany the team to Big D. He has missed three games with an infected ankle.

The Blackhawks, with 63 points, have dipped to 12th in the Western Conference and sit seven behind eighth-place Edmonton. They would also have to leap Phoenix, Los Angeles and Nashville to secure the final postseason berth.

Chicago, which has lost three of its last four away from home, will host Calgary on Friday.

Dallas is 3-0 against Chicago this season, and 4-0-1 in the last five meetings overall. The Hawks have lost in consecutive trips to Big D.

2002-2003 Meetings
12/15 - Dallas, 5-0 (at Chi)
01/09 - Dallas, 4-3 ot (at Dal)
02/23 - Dallas, 3-0 (at Chi)

2001-2002 Meetings
10/20 - Tied, 2-2 ot (at Dal)
01/20 - Chicago, 3-2 (at Chi)
03/18 - Tied, 2-2 ot (at Chi)
04/12 - Dallas, 3-1 (at Dal)

2000-2001 Meetings
10/20 - Dallas, 5-1 (at Chi)
12/15 - Dallas, 4-1 (at Dal)
03/07 - Chicago, 4-1 (at Dal)
03/13 - Dallas, 3-0 (at Chi)

Game Notes
Note - Dallas is unbeaten (4-0-1) in the last five meetings.
Note - Dallas is 5-1-2 in the last eight and 8-2-3 in the last 13 meetings.
Note - Dallas is 10-4-4 in the last 18 and 15-5-5 in the last 25 meetings.
Note - Chi has lost two straight after unbeaten in its last two at Dallas.
Note - Chicago is 1-4-1 in its last six at Dallas.
Note - Chicago is 2-9-1 in its last 12 at Dallas.
Note - Dallas is unbeaten (2-0-1) in its last three at Chicago.
Note - Dallas is 5-1-2 in its last eight and 5-3-4 in its last 12 at Chicago.
Note - Chicago has lost seven straight and 10 of its last 11 games.
Note - Chicago has lost three of its last four road games.
Note - Dallas is 3-1-3-1 in its last eight games.
Note - Dallas is unbeaten (2-0-2) in its last four home games.
Note - Dallas is 6-1-3 in its last 10 home games.

The under is 6-1-2 in the past nine meetings.
Chicago is 3-12 ATS in their last 15 away.
CHI has scored 1.6 gls/gm in last five overall.
The Stars have won the last four meetings ATS.
Dallas is 22-10 ATS at home this season.
The under is 7-1 in DAL's last eight at home.

 

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mont/ana

mont/ana

(Sports Network) - The Montreal Canadiens try to keep their fading playoff hopes alive tonight when they kick off a six-game road trip in Anaheim against the Mighty Ducks at the Pond.

The Canadiens come into Wednesday's affair winless in their last six (0-4-1-1) after skating to a 1-1 tie with the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. Donald Audette scored and Jose Theodore made 37 saves for Montreal, which had lost its previous five contests.

Montreal is currently 10th in the Eastern Conference playoff race with 63 points - six back of the eighth-place Boston Bruins with 16 games to play. The Canadiens are also two points behind the New York Rangers, but have three games in hand.

The Canadiens, who are 0-22 when trailing after two periods, are 1-4-1-1 in their last seven games on opposition ice and 10-15-3-4 away from home on the season.

Anaheim, meanwhile, is also battling for playoff position and enters tonight's tilt on the heels of Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Samuel Pahlsson scored with 2:44 to play in the game to lift the Ducks, who with 74 points, trail the Minnesota Wild by just one for the sixth spot in the Western Conference.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 20 shots, while Adam Oates added the other goal for Anaheim, which snapped a two-game losing streak. Oates has now registered a point in each of his last four games (1g, 3a).

With 28 wins on the year, Giguere remains three victories shy of Guy Hebert's team mark of 31, set in 1998-99.

The Canadiens are 4-1-1 in their last six matchups against the Ducks and 6-2-2 in the last 10.

2002-2003 Meetings
10/29 - Tied, 2-2 ot (at Mon)

2001-2002 Meetings
10/09 - Montreal, 3-1 (at Mon)

2000-2001 Meetings
03/07 - Anaheim, 4-2 (at Ana)

Game Notes
Note - Montreal is unbeaten (1-0-1) in the last two meetings.
Note - Montreal is 4-1-1 in the last six and 6-2-2 in the last 10 meetings.
Note - Anaheim snapped a three-game series home losing streak on 03/07/01.
Note - Anaheim is winless (0-3-1) in its last four at Montreal.
Note - Montreal is winless (0-4-1-1) in its last six games.
Note - Montreal is 1-4-1-1 in its last seven road games.
Note - Montreal is 0-22 when trailing after two periods.
Note - Anaheim is 5-2-1 in its last eight home games.

The Habs are 6-3 ATS in the past nine meetings.
Montreal is 4-13 ATS in their last 17 away.
MON is 28th in PK with 80.38%.
The under is 5-1 in the past six meetings.
The under is 20-9 in Anaheim's home games.
ANA is first in PK at 88.21%.

 

[ND2002HORNS]

GL tonight Ace!

HORNS

 

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good luck ace:yup