Last Updated on March 6, 2010 11:00 am by drew
Saturday’s NHL Picks
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Saturday, March 6, 2010 in the NHL.
All games in this series since 1996
NY ISLANDERS is 26-25 (+6.5 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON since 1996
NY ISLANDERS is 24-21-6 straight up against BOSTON since 1996
27 of 47 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+4.1 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 8-3 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 8-3-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.7 Units)
All games played at NY ISLANDERS since 1996
NY ISLANDERS is 14-11 (+4.5 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON since 1996
NY ISLANDERS is 13-7-5 straight up against BOSTON since 1996
13 of 23 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=+1.2 Units)
Games played at NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 3-2 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 3-2-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)
NHL Free Pick:
Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, 7:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
CAROLINA is 42-26 (+10.4 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA since 1996
CAROLINA is 40-24-10 straight up against FLORIDA since 1996
33 of 66 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-2.9 Units, Under=-3.9 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 11-8 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 11-8-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)
All games played at FLORIDA since 1996
FLORIDA is 17-13-7 straight up against CAROLINA since 1996
16 of 32 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Over=-1.7 Units, Under=-2.1 Units)
Games played at FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 6-3 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 6-3-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)
NHL Free Pick:
St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, 9:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
COLORADO is 34-20 (+9.2 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS since 1996
COLORADO is 32-18-6 straight up against ST LOUIS since 1996
28 of 50 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+4.0 Units)
Games over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 5-5-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)
All games played at COLORADO since 1996
COLORADO is 18-9 (+4.6 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS since 1996
COLORADO is 18-7-4 straight up against ST LOUIS since 1996
15 of 26 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996. (Under=+2.9 Units)
Games played at COLORADO over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 3-2 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 3-2-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.4 Units)
NHL Free Pick:
Posted: 3/6/10 11:00AM ET