NHL 2009.12.18, final 2 picks:


Washington Capitals @ Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver will host today Washington. It's like one hot team facing one burning team.

Since Ovechkin returned, Washington is giving blow out wins every other day. It's simple for them, as they play a great offensive game with several awesome players. They are 8-2 in last 10, and are a team with an average of 3.60 goals scored. It's also their 8 road game in 10 games, and will be the last but one before going home. They will have another game tomorrow, but they know that the hard game is today, and they will not be spared.

Vancouver is another offensive team, scoring 3.10 goals per game. They still chasing a good streak as they are in a good form but failing in some few games. The 7-4 record last 11 are not bad, but it's incredible to see that some of the losses were against weaker teams.

For this game, Washington is on advantage. Their roster is much more, and are the masters in the kind of game that Vancouver play. Vancouver is a team that take the chance to control the game when some team give it. However, Washington is a team that like to enter the game controlling, scoring soon, and i expect that will be hard to Vancouver to recover and keep the scoreboard equalize.


Pick: Washington Capitals 3Way (1X2) +135 (2.35) Bookmaker, +145 (2.45) Goalwin



Boston Bruins @ Chicago Blackhawks

This will be a nice matchup. I will take Boston that are with great value, and it's not so hard as it seems, even going against the strong Blackhawks.

Boston is a team with a good roster, very balanced, that were disappointing in the first 2 months. One of the reasons why people believed in them is because they have maintained almost all their players from the last season. And if you remember, Bruins were the best regular season team by far last year.

About Blackhawks is not much to say. They are playing very well, and they earn their record of 21-8. They are playing most of the games at home, were they are 14-3, and this shows how big they are at home. They are allowing only 0.80 goals per game in last five games, and that shows a great improvement on their defense, but their last 4 games were to easy. Their strong is on their offensive line, where they have great players.

So, it seems a easy play to Blackhawks. After all, they are playing a great hockey, and have much more points in the league than Bruins. They are also one of the best home teams, with a impressive record of 14-3. However, it's not so simple. Bruins are growing and improving a lot since last month. They are trying to reach the same level they had last season. They got almost the same players (but all the key players), and come out of Chicago last season with a win. In the last 3 matchups in Chicago between both teams, Bruins only loss one in OT. With the value that oddsmakers offers, Bruins is the play here.


Pick: Boston Bruins ML +160 (2.60) Bookmaker




NHL 2009.12.17 results:

Pittsburgh Penguins @ Philadelphia Flyers: Philadelphia Flyers ML -105 (1.95) The Greek (2-3 SO: LOSS)
New York Rangers @ New York Islanders: Under 5.5 -125 (1.80) Bookmaker (2-5: LOSS)
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Detroit Red Wings: Detroit Red Wings PL -1.5 +155 (2.55) The Greek (3-0: WIN)

NHL 2009.12.17 finished 1-2 and -0.45 units lost/3 units risked.
NHL 2009-2010 season record: 76-104-1 (-5.33 units lost/180 units risked)


NHL 2009-2010 L10 Days Tracker: 11-15 and -0.65 units lost/26 units risked.
NHL 2009.12.17 finished 1-2 and -0.45 units lost/3 units risked.
NHL 2009.12.16 finished 1-2 and -1.05 units lost/3 units risked.
NHL 2009.12.15 finished 3-1 and +2.92 units won/4 units risked.
NHL 2009.12.14 finished 2-2 and +0.11 units won/4 unit risked.
NHL 2009.12.13 finished 0-1 and -1 unit lost/1 unit risked.

NHL 2009.12.12 finished 1-3 and -0.55 units lost/4 units risked.
NHL 2009.12.11 finished 1-2 and -1.23 units lost/3 units risked.
NHL 2009.12.10 finished 1-1 and +0.8 units won/2 units risked.
NHL 2009.12.08 finished 1-1 and -0.2 units lost/2 units risked.