darrell,

NHL picks are on a 70% run (23-10 over last 30 picks) with favorites and underdogs both winning. We're 7-1 over the last week.

Two picks tonight including another big underdog.

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Keep your head up and stick on the ice, darrell!

Game: Buffalo at TORONTO (7:05 PM Eastern)
Pick: 2 stars on Toronto -103

Toronto is well rested and absolutely need a win to keep playoff hopes alive. They are off two straight wins and four wins in their last six. Buffalo also needs wins but they are just 1-7 in their last eight games. Their defense has fallen apart as they've allowed 3.8 goals per game over their last five games. In the end we have two struggling teams in need of a win at a virtual pick'em. I like th home squad that is a bit more desparate for the win.

Phoenix beat San Jose 5-2 on Thursday and the Coyotes are now 5-1 in their last six against the Sharks! Phoenix is also 4-1-1 in games played here in San Jose over the past three seasons. Talk about domination. Yet we get over 2-to-1 odds on Phoenix to win again tonight. Over their last five games, Phoenix is scoring 4.2 goals per game and as a result, they are 4-1. San Jose is 2-3 over that span scoring just 2.6 and allowing 3.6 per game. Prior to their 3 goal loss to Phoenix, they lost 1-4 to Columbus. Visiting teams off 2 straight games where they scored 3+ goals facing a team off 2 straight blowout losses by 3 goals or more are 27-10 (73%) over the last 5 seasons. Take the great odds on Phoenix here.