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NFL |
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11/21/2019 |
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FOUND
1
GAME |
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COMING
UP
8:20 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 8:20 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+168
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+3.5 (-107)
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Over 45.5 (-113)
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-188
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-3.5 (-103)
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Under 45.5 (+102)
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GAME PREVIEW
Nov 20, 2019HOUSTON Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson learned from a high school coach that no matter how good or bad a game was, he had to move on to the next one quickly, or ''snap and clear,'' as his old coach used to say. That mantra will be perhaps more important than usual this week as Watson and the Texans look to bounce back from an embarrassing loss to Baltimore when they host Indianapolis on Thursday night with the AFC South lead on the line. ''That was our theme all through my high school career where good or bad, you're always going on to the next play,'' Watson said. ''And OB (coach Bill O'Brien) always says you're only as good as your next game, you're only as good as your next play. So you've got to continue to have that mindset because you can never get too comfortable in this league. '' The Texans and Watson were anything but comfortable on Sunday when he was sacked six times and had two turnovers in a 41-7 dismantling by the Ravens. The Colts are on the opposite end of the spectrum, entering this matchup of 6-4 teams after beating the Jaguars 33-13 last week. Like Watson, Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett is looking forward instead of dwelling on the last game - especially with the short week. ''Everybody on the team understands the quick turnaround we have,'' he said. ''Everybody understands that they're going through the same thing we're going through. I think as one of the leaders you don't have to make a huge production about it. You just go out there . . . and understand the focus we need because we're not going to get the same practice reps we would during a regular week. '' Houston receiver DeAndre Hopkins said he started looking ahead to Indianapolis in the fourth quarter against the Ravens when it was clear the game was out of reach. The Texans don't want to build up this game too much but know that losing to the Colts twice in one season would make it difficult to reach their goal of winning the division. ''It's a big game,'' Hopkins said. ''Some of the young guys have never been in this situation, but with me being here and being on this team for a while, I understand everything we want is still in front of us. So every game is big and important, but to me this is the biggest game of the year so far. '' HILTON'S HOPESFour-time Pro Bowl receiver T. Y. Hilton has missed three consecutive games with an injured calf. Hilton anticipates his availability for Thursday will be a game-time decision but remains hopeful of being cleared to return to action. His return would give Indy a potentially gigantic boost. In 15 games against the Texans, he has 82 receptions, 1,519 yards and 10 TD catches. ''It's just if I can get back out there and help my team,'' he said. ''It has just been tough for me watching these last three games and I'm not accustomed to missing games. '' Houston defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel is convinced that Hilton won't miss this one. ''He's going to play,'' Crennel said. ''He's probably counting on it, and I'm - well not necessarily counting on it or looking forward to it, but you've got to prepare for him to play because he'll show up. '' FIRST DOWN HOPHopkins is tied for second in the NFL with 47 receptions for first downs, and 62. 7% of his catches this season have gone for first downs. ''That's such a valuable part of what he does is that he can, whether it's a third-down catch or a second-down catch that goes for a first down where you don't have to deal with third down, he does a great job of that,'' O'Brien said. Hopkins takes great pride in his ability to move the chains, and Watson appreciates that quality in his star receiver. ''It makes my job a lot easier for sure,'' he said. ''A guy that can go out there and catch every ball, knows what we need, especially on third down, and a guy that finds ways to get open even if he's doubled . . . put the ball in his area he's going to make sure he catches it. '' HOUSTON POSES PROBLEMDefensive end Justin Houston has found a perfect fit in Indy. The league's 2014 sack champion leads the Colts with eight sacks and has recorded sacks in six consecutive games for the third time in his career. His current streak is the longest in the NFL, and as the Colts' defense continues to improve, teammates and coaches believe Houston has made a huge impact beyond his pass-rushing presence. ''He's been good in the run game,'' coach Frank Reich said. ''We've said this multiple times, but it is really true - his leadership. As the year has progressed, he has become a more vocal leader. When he talks, people listen. When he talks, people listen for sure. '' --- Sports Writer Michael Marot in Indianapolis contributed to this report. ---More NFL: https://apnews. com/NFL and https://twitter. com/-NFL
 Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2019 The Associated
Press, All Rights Reserved.
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NCAAF |
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11/21/2019 |
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FOUND
1
GAME |
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COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+102
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+1 (-103)
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Over 45.5 (-109)
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-116
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-1 (-109)
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Under 45.5 (-105)
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NBA |
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11/21/2019 |
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FOUND
1
GAME |
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COMING
UP
8:05 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 8:05 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+565
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+12.5 (-110)
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Over 229 (-102)
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-746
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-12.5 (-101)
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Under 229 (-108)
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NCAAB |
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11/21/2019 |
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FOUND
36
GAMES |
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COMING
UP
11:30 AM EST |
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11/21/2019 11:30 AM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+263
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+7.5 (-116)
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Over 132.5 (-105)
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-322
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-7.5 (-100)
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Under 132.5 (-126)
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COMING
UP
11:30 AM EST |
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11/21/2019 11:30 AM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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-2391
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-17.5 (-105)
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Over 141 (+103)
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+1172
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+17.5 (-111)
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Under 141 (-137)
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COMING
UP
2:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 2:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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-1113
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-13.5 (-114)
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Over 143 (-123)
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+727
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+13.5 (-102)
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Under 143 (-107)
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COMING
UP
2:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 2:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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-794
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-12 (-107)
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Over 136 (-115)
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+565
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+12 (-109)
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Under 136 (-115)
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COMING
UP
4:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 4:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+144
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+3 (-103)
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Over 127 (-104)
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-170
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-3 (-113)
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Under 127 (-127)
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COMING
UP
4:30 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 4:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+728
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+13.5 (-102)
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Over 138 (-115)
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-1116
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-13.5 (-114)
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Under 138 (-115)
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COMING
UP
6:30 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 6:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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-251
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-6 (-105)
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Over 138.5 (-110)
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+209
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+6 (-111)
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Under 138.5 (-121)
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+348
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+8.5 (-101)
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Over 137.5 (-115)
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-442
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-8.5 (-116)
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Under 137.5 (-115)
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+155
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+4 (-105)
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Over 128 (-117)
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-183
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-4 (-111)
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Under 128 (-113)
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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-203
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-4.5 (-112)
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Over 148.5 (-115)
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+171
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+4.5 (-104)
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Under 148.5 (-115)
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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-271
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-6.5 (-115)
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Over 144.5 (-118)
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+225
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+6.5 (-101)
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Under 144.5 (-112)
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+136
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+3 (-104)
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Over 134.5 (-117)
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-160
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-3 (-113)
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Under 134.5 (-113)
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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-476
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-9.5 (-104)
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Over 133.5 (-115)
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+372
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+9.5 (-112)
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Under 133.5 (-115)
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+277
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+7.5 (-104)
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Over 143 (-104)
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-341
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-7.5 (-112)
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Under 143 (-128)
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+1608
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+23 (-115)
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Over 124 (-115)
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OFF
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-23 (-105)
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Under 124 (-115)
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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OFF
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+29.5 (-110)
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Over 134.5 (-115)
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OFF
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-29.5 (-110)
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Under 134.5 (-115)
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+900
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+15 (-114)
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Over 157.5 (-115)
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-1807
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-15 (-106)
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Under 157.5 (-115)
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COMING
UP
7:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 7:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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-134
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-2 (-109)
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Over 139.5 (-115)
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+110
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+2 (-111)
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Under 139.5 (-115)
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COMING
UP
7:30 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 7:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+902
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+15 (-107)
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Over 128 (-116)
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-1815
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-15 (-113)
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Under 128 (-114)
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COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+419
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+10 (-109)
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Over 152.5 (-113)
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-549
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-10 (-107)
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Under 152.5 (-117)
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COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+388
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+9.5 (-108)
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Over 131.5 (-126)
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-500
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-9.5 (-108)
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Under 131.5 (-105)
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COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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OFF
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+26 (-108)
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Over 141 (-115)
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OFF
|
-26 (-108)
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Under 141 (-115)
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COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+414
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+10 (-112)
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Over 144 (-115)
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-581
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-10 (-108)
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Under 144 (-115)
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COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+228
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+6.5 (-107)
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Over 129 (-113)
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-289
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-6.5 (-114)
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Under 129 (-117)
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COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+1163
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+17.5 (-113)
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Over 152.5 (-115)
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-3066
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-17.5 (-107)
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Under 152.5 (-115)
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COMING
UP
8:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 8:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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OFF
|
+34 (-108)
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Over 135 (-113)
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OFF
|
-34 (-112)
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Under 135 (-117)
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COMING
UP
8:30 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 8:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+272
|
+7 (+101)
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Over 139.5 (-115)
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-334
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-7 (-118)
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Under 139.5 (-115)
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COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 9:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+1592
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+22.5 (-108)
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Over 143.5 (-101)
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-4748
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-22.5 (-108)
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Under 143.5 (-132)
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COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 9:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+148
|
+4 (-112)
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Over 149 (-115)
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-174
|
-4 (-104)
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Under 149 (-115)
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COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 9:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+1174
|
+17.5 (-109)
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Over 142 (-115)
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-2397
|
-17.5 (-107)
|
Under 142 (-115)
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COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 9:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+123
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+2 (+101)
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Over 139.5 (-115)
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-144
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-2 (-118)
|
Under 139.5 (-115)
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COMING
UP
9:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 9:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+291
|
+8 (-110)
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Over 141 (-115)
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-381
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-8 (-110)
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Under 141 (-115)
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COMING
UP
9:30 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 9:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+159
|
+4 (-105)
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Over 151 (-115)
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-188
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-4 (-111)
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Under 151 (-115)
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COMING
UP
9:30 PM EST |
|
11/21/2019 9:30 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+1409
|
+20 (-113)
|
Over 136.5 (-115)
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-3498
|
-20 (-103)
|
Under 136.5 (-115)
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COMING
UP
10:00 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 10:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+533
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+11.5 (-106)
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Over 141 (-115)
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-737
|
-11.5 (-110)
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Under 141 (-115)
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COMING
UP
11:00 PM EST |
|
11/21/2019 11:00 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+632
|
+13 (-112)
|
Over 146.5 (-118)
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-919
|
-13 (-104)
|
Under 146.5 (-112)
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NHL |
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11/21/2019 |
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FOUND
13
GAMES |
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COMING
UP
7:08 PM EST |
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11/21/2019 7:08 PM EST (TODAY) |
MONEYLINE |
SPREAD |
TOTAL |
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+138
|
+1.5 (-172)
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Over 6.5 (+102)
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-154
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-1.5 (+154)
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Under 6.5 (-115)
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GAME PREVIEW
Now the Carolina Hurricanes will see if they can translate what became a historic road trip to home ice.The Hurricanes swept a road trip of three or more games for the first time in franchise history over the past six days, and now they're back home to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night at PNC Arena."We got to keep getting better," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "I think there's a whole other level for us. We'll definitely take the wins." The contests at Buffalo, Minnesota and Chicago marked the 200th road trip of three or more games. Three of the next five games for Carolina come at home.Just getting points in the standings wherever the games are contested is crucial in Brind'Amour's opinion."It's important for us because you can't gain any ground in our division because everybody wins," Brind'Amour said. "There's just no margin for error." The Hurricanes have been good at home, with a 7-3-0 record.The Flyers defeated Carolina 4-1 on Nov. 5 in Philadelphia, but they've struggled in a recent stretch.Philadelphia is coming off Tuesday night's 5-2 loss at Florida, allowing the most goals in a game this month. The Flyers are winless in their past four games at 0-2-2, all against Eastern Conference competition."You have to stick with the process and keep doing the right things and sooner or later those pucks go in," Flyers coach Alain Vigneault said, noting his team played strong in the final period at Florida and hopes to use that as momentum. "... Sometimes you go through something like this and you come out stronger." The Flyers also are aware there have been too many gaps in their performances."Some things we can clean up," Philadelphia left winger James van Riemsdyk said.Flyers rookie center Morgan Frost scored in his NHL debut in the Florida game. He became the first Philadelphia player to score in an NHL debut in more than six years. Overall, he's the 24th Flyer to score in his first game."There was definitely a lot of good plays with the puck that he made for us," Vigneault said. "A young player getting his first kick in the NHL." The Flyers have had a youthful influence on the team, with Frost becoming the fifth player to appear in his first NHL game this season."Come up here and do my thing," Frost, 20, said. "They're giving me an opportunity here ... so I'm really excited about that." Carolina is getting plenty from second-year right winger Andrei Svechnikov, who is tied with Sebastian Aho for the team lead in goals with 10. He has tallied points in nine of the past 11 games."He's getting so confident out there to make plays," Brind'Amour said. "He wants to get better. He wants to be a superstar ... and he's heading in the right direction." Carolina had concerns about defenseman Dougie Hamilton, who left the ice with an injury Tuesday night at Chicago. He returned later in the game, and the Hurricanes took Wednesday off."He's a big part of what we're doing," Brind'Amour said.--Field Level Media
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+154
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+1.5 (-158)
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Over 6 (+103)
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-171
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Under 6 (-115)
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For the first time this season, the Columbus Blue Jackets felt comfortable in the waning minutes of the third period.Their 5-2 triumph over Montreal on Tuesday was the first time the Blue Jackets' margin of victory was greater than one goal.The Blue Jackets, who won their previous game in overtime, will try to extend their winning streak to three games when they welcome the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.Columbus' five-goal output represented a relative outburst, establishing a new season high in 20 games. The Blue Jackets have scored 50 goals, tied for last in the NHL. Their 2.5 average ranks higher than just one team -- the Red Wings, who have scored at a 2.35 clip.The Blue Jackets scored three goals in the third period against the Canadiens."I thought we played better offensively," coach John Tortorella said. "That's really good news." Some good fortune energized the team's moribund offense. It scored the go-ahead goal when Emil Bemstrom's backhander went wide, caromed off the glass behind the net and back toward the crease. The puck then went off the goaltender's blocker and into the net."I thought in the first period, we made a lot of offensive plays. I thought our second period was ridiculous, and then I thought we played a good third period," Tortorella said. "We're not used to playing with a three-goal lead with three or four minutes left. We got a fortunate bounce. That's part of it. A lot of teams get it and find a way to win. We did (Tuesday) playing a 40-minute hockey game." Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice, increasing his team-leading total to nine goals."We kept pushing," Dubois told NHL.com. "The best defense is offense and I thought we did a good job of that." Thursday's game will be the first of three meetings between the teams. In their three meetings last season, the road team prevailed each time. The Blue Jackets won twice in Detroit, including an overtime decision, and the Red Wings secured a two-goal victory in Columbus.The Wings are coming off a 4-3 home loss to Ottawa. Detroit gave up three second-period goals to fall behind 4-2 and couldn't catch up despite a 16-3 shots on goal advantage in the final period."We didn't capitalize on our chances and we didn't manage the puck well through the neutral zone," first line center Dylan Larkin told NHL.com. "They got a couple of guys over there that can skate, and we made it too easy for those guys to feel like they could skate all night and make them look like players that they regularly aren't, like world beaters. That's the frustrating part." Valtteri Filppula scored the team's first short-handed goal of the season but Ottawa's second period surge handed the Wings their first regulation loss in six games. They lost their previous two games in overtime."I think we've been playing pretty well as of late but that second period wasn't good enough," Filppula told NHL.com. "I don't think fatigue was necessarily a factor. But we turned a lot of pucks over in the neutral zone and spent a lot of time in our zone." Injuries continue to pile up for the Wings. Forward Darren Helm and defenseman Mike Green didn't finish the game. Defensemen Danny DeKeyser and Trevor Daley remain sidelined.--Field Level Media
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+165
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+1.5 (-148)
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Over 6.5 (+102)
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-185
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-1.5 (+133)
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Under 6.5 (-114)
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The Anaheim Ducks, who have lost six of their past seven games are set to face the red-hot Florida Panthers on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla."We're a team in transition," Ducks coach Dallas Eakins said, explaining Anaheim's recent rough patch, which includes four losses in regulation over a seven-game stretch and a 4-6-0 road record.The Panthers are also a team in transition -- but in a more positive way. After not making the playoffs for the past three years, the Panthers brought in Joel Quenneville, who won three Stanley Cup titles as the coach of the Chicago Blackhawks.Quenneville has the Panthers on a 4-1-0 run in their past five games, including Tuesday night's 5-2 home win over the Philadelphia Flyers during which five different Florida players scored goals."All four lines are capable of making plays and scoring," Quenneville said. "We feel we have balance in our lineup. No matter what line you're on, we expect you to create offense and zone time." But even with that balance, the Panthers, on most nights, get most of their scoring from their top line of center/captain Aleksander Barkov and wingers Jonathan Huberdeau and Evgenii Dadonov.Huberdeau leads the team in points (28) and is tied for the team lead with Dadonov in goals (10). Barkov leads the team in assists (20) and has seven goals.Defensively, the Panthers have held their past two opponents -- the New York Rangers and the Flyers -- scoreless in the third period, and much of the credit has gone to goalie Sergei Bobrovsky."'Bob' was unreal in the net for us," Barkov said of Bobrovsky following the win over the Flyers. "We let the Flyers shoot from the outside and cleared the rebounds." The Panthers, who are 5-2-2 at home this season, are also a healthy team right now, with only fourth-line winger Jayce Hawryluk on the injured list.Thursday will close Florida's four-game homestand, and a victory would give the Panthers a 3-1-0 record during that stretch.The Ducks, meanwhile, are at the start of a rebuilding effort. Before missing the playoffs last season, they had qualified six straight years, making the Western Conference Finals twice during that span.To direct their current rebuild, Ducks general manager Bob Murray hired Eakins, a 52-year-old native Floridian who had previously served as coach of the Edmonton Oilers.Eakins, a defenseman in his younger days, became just the second native Floridian to play in the NHL and the first to do so for the Panthers.With the Ducks, Eakins inherited a group that was last in the NHL last season in goals scored with 199. Winger Jakob Silfverberg, who led the team with 24 goals last season, is once again atop the Ducks' list with nine tallies.Captain/center Ryan Getzlaf, who led the Ducks with 48 points last season, is once again on the top line. He has 15 points, tied with winger Rickard Rakell for second place on the team, just behind Silfverberg (17).Goaltending is an Anaheim strength with veterans John Gibson, 26, and backup Ryan Miller, 39. Gibson is 7-10-0 with a 2.90 goals-against average. Miller is 3-0-2 with a 2.61 GAA.Overall, the Ducks want to get younger and faster, but that transition -- as Eakins has indicated -- can be a slow process.Like the Panthers, the Ducks are mostly healthy. Only defenseman Josh Manson (lower body) is on the injured list.--Field Level Media
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+123
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+1.5 (-215)
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Over 6 (+103)
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-136
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-1.5 (+190)
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Under 6 (-115)
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Squandering a three-goal lead against the Pittsburgh Penguins at home on Nov. 7 cost the New York Islanders a chance at achieving something the franchise hadn't done since its dynasty years.But on Thursday night, the red-hot Islanders will get a second chance to make history against the Penguins in Brooklyn, when New York hosts Pittsburgh and looks to extend its point streak to a team-record 16 games.The game Thursday will complete a home-and-home set that began in eventful fashion in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, when the Islanders gained a measure of revenge on the Penguins by coming back from a pair of two-goal deficits to earn a 5-4 overtime victory.The Islanders fell behind 2-0 in the first period and trailed 4-2 with fewer than five minutes to play in the third before Josh Bailey and Ryan Pulock scored to force overtime.Brock Nelson put back the rebound of his own shot 2:55 into the extra session as the Islanders completed their second straight comeback from a multi-goal, third-period deficit. New York trailed the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 Saturday night before winning, 4-3, in the shootout. It marked the first time in NHL history a team has won back-to-back games in which it trailed by multiple goals with seven minutes left in the third period.Now the Islanders can do something else unprecedented by either beating the Penguins or falling in overtime or the shootout Thursday night. With the win Tuesday, New York equaled the franchise-record points streak set in 1978-79 and matched in 1980-81 and 1981-82. In the latter campaign, the third of four straight Stanley Cup winners won 15 straight.The Islanders are 14-0-1 in this stretch and would be chasing a team-record winning streak Thursday if not for the Penguins, who scored three third-period goals Nov. 7 before earning a 4-3 overtime win.Head coach Barry Trotz has tried to maintain a one-game-at-a-time focus throughout the streak, but he admitted Tuesday night the Islanders are in some pretty select company, and that he'll eventually marvel at the streak once it is in the rearview mirror."The teams that they've had in the past -- I mean, they're legendary teams, really," Trotz said Tuesday night. "I don't know if it means anything right now, because we're so focused on just the next game and then just this season. I think when you look back, when you're done, you'll say 'Hey, remember that streak we had?'"On Tuesday night, the Penguins were lamenting their inability to close out the Islanders and build a winning streak of their own. Pittsburgh beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-1, on Saturday."It sucks," Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz told reporters afterward. "I thought we were in control. It doesn't feel good right now. We'll learn from it and try to get ready for Thursday." Thomas Greiss, who has started every even-numbered game this season for the Islanders, is likely to appear in net Thursday and oppose the Penguins' top netminder, Matt Murray. Greiss earned the win against the Flyers by recording 28 saves. Murray took the loss Tuesday after stopping 37 shots.Greiss is 4-2-0 in eight regular-season games against the Penguins. Murray is 3-3-2 in eight regular-season appearances against the Islanders.--Field Level Media
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+192
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+1.5 (-126)
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Over 6 (+102)
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-223
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-1.5 (+112)
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Under 6 (-117)
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This time last month, the Boston Bruins were surging, though they were still looking up at one team in the Atlantic Division standings: the Buffalo Sabres.What a difference a month makes.The Sabres are in a tailspin, having lost eight of their last nine games (1-6-2). They'll look to right the ship Thursday as they visit the division-leading Bruins for the first of four meetings between the teams this season.Buffalo, having just finished a three-games-in-four-days stretch with a 4-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, will kick off a three-game road trip that also includes stops at the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning. Boston, meanwhile, is returning home after beating the New Jersey Devils 5-1 Tuesday.The Sabres began the season 9-2-1, but injuries and ineffective goaltending have since derailed the club.Against the Wild on Tuesday, captain Jack Eichel attempted to spark his teammates by dropping the gloves against Minnesota forward Joel Eriksson Ek, ultimately receiving a four-minute double minor for roughing after going unengaged."Listen, we're all in this together," Eichel said. "No one's feeling sorry for us. We can't feel sorry for ourselves. It's frustrating, the position that we're in. But it's just going to test our character right now and our will to compete on a nightly basis and just our will to win." Eichel's effort wasn't lost on coach Ralph Krueger, who praised the moment as a "sign of leadership." Knowing his team needs to shake things up, Krueger experimented with different lines at practice Wednesday, shifting Jimmy Vesey to the wing alongside Eichel and Sam Reinhart."We have a feeling that his work has been strong, and a goal will explode him into a stronger secondary scoring position," Krueger said of Vesey. "Whether that will be the line tomorrow or not, we'll see, but it's just an option we have." Another option the Sabres might have is forward Johan Larsson, who was back at practice Wednesday after missing the past three games with an upper-body injury. Larsson's return would be welcome for a Buffalo squad that has put three players on injured reserve this month.A return that would be a huge boost for the Bruins would be that of top-line center Patrice Bergeron, who is expected to be ready to go Thursday after missing two games with a lower-body injury."I'm feeling better. It's progressing well," Bergeron said Wednesday. "Today was a pretty good skate, so I'm feeling good." Defenseman Torey Krug (upper body) also skated Wednesday, though Krug isn't expected back until the weekend.Also hampered by injuries of late, Boston has endured its first slump of the season. Its win Tuesday was just its second over a seven-game stretch (2-2-3), with three of the five losses in that span coming via shootout.Consistent for the club has been the play of forward David Pastrnak, whose two goals in the win over the Devils ran his league-leading total to 19.Last season, the Bruins won three of four meetings with the Sabres, though their lone defeat came 4-2 at home in December.--Field Level Media
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+105
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+1.5 (-231)
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Over 6 (-106)
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-116
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-1.5 (+203)
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Under 6 (-106)
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The Minnesota Wild get to do something they have not done much of in the first seven weeks of the season -- play at home.Minnesota has been on the road for 14 of its first 21 games, and scheduled for nine home games in the first two months of the season, the fewest in the NHL.The Wild take a brief break from the road when they host the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.It will be just their eighth home game and a chance to pack some momentum for yet another road trip. Minnesota is 2-0-1 in its last three games, including a 4-1 win at Buffalo on Tuesday night. The Wild jumped out early on the Sabres, getting two goals in the first period to get just their fourth road win of the season."There hasn't been a lot of games we've jumped out to the lead," forward Zach Parise, who had two goals, said after the win. "It's an easier game to play when you have that cushion and you're not chasing the game." Thursday's game is the second of five against Colorado this season and the first in St. Paul. The Avalanche won the first meeting, 4-2, in Denver on Oct. 5. Forwards Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog played big parts in that win, but both are sidelined for this one as are several other players on the injury-riddled roster.Rantanen was off to a quick start with five goals and seven assists before suffering a lower-body injury on Oct. 21. He has begun to skate on his own but there has been no decision on when he can return.Landeskog is expected to miss significant time with a lower-body injury that knocked him out after 11 games.Colorado is also without forwards Colin Wilson (lower body), Tyson Jost (upper body) and Matt Calvert (head).The Avalanche did get back a major piece when goaltender Philipp Grubauer returned to the lineup on Tuesday. Grubauer was out for five games with a lower-body injury and made 31 saves in a 3-2 win at Calgary.Colorado coach Jared Bednar has shuffled players to team with Nathan MacKinnon on the top line without Landeskog and Rantanen. MacKinnon is still producing without his linemates with a team-leading 31 points in 21 games. He assisted on both goals by Andre Burakovsky on Tuesday night."He can do so much with the puck. Normally a guy could need a little bit of support, but he's kind of dancing off guys easy and using his speed to create space for himself," Burakovsky said of MacKinnon after the win. "When you play with him, the challenge for the other guys is to find the open ice because when you do, the puck is going to come." The Avalanche had a hot start to the season, going 8-1-1 out of the gate but stumbled to an 0-4-1 stretch after Landeskog and Rantanen went down. They've rebounded to win five of their last six and have a chance to finish with four wins on this five-game road trip before heading home for two games over five days.--Field Level Media
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+160
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+1.5 (-153)
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Over 6 (-113)
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-178
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-1.5 (+138)
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Under 6 (+101)
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The month of November has not been kind to the Nashville Predators and the Vancouver Canucks.Looking to avoid a sixth consecutive defeat, the Predators will try to hand the visiting Canucks their fourth straight loss on Thursday night.Things were looking good for Nashville when it closed October on a 4-0-2 stretch. However, the final game of the span was a 6-5 overtime home defeat to Calgary on Halloween. The calendar then turned to November, where the Predators are 1-5-1, have lost three straight in regulation and are 0-4-1 since a 6-1 win at Detroit on Nov. 4."When you're in a bad stretch, you lose two, three four or whatever in a row, you've got to band together. Stick together and come out of it," winger Rocco Grimaldi told the Predators' official website. Grimaldi assisted on Nick Bonino's ninth goal in Tuesday's 2-1 home loss to Winnipeg,"It's actually good we're going through this," he added. "It's good that we're going through this in November. Hopefully, this is something that we can learn from and it can bond us together." If the Predators are to get back on track by also avoiding a fifth straight home loss, they likely need to improve a power play that's 2 for 13 over the past five games. And, a defense that's allowed 24 non-shootout goals during that stretch.That span also included a 5-3 loss at Vancouver on Nov. 12. Veteran Nashville netminder Pekka Rinne allowed four goals and made just 21 saves. Including that contest, Rinne has posted a brutal 6.72 goals-against average and .787 save percentage while losing three straight starts.Rinne was chased after giving up four goals in roughly 31.5 minutes of Saturday's 7-2 home loss to Chicago. Backup Juuse Saros, who stopped 23 shots Tuesday, is 1-5-1 with a 2.99 goals-against average as a starter this season.While Nashville looks to right the ship, Vancouver's only win over its past eight games came against the Predators. The Canucks went 5-0-3 from Oct. 20-Nov. 5 but suffered a 2-1 overtime loss to St. Louis in the final game of that stretch to initiate a 1-5-2 rut.Vancouver also will look to avoid a fourth consecutive road defeat after being ripped 6-1 at Dallas on Tuesday. Bo Horvat scored his seventh goal for the Canucks, who have been outscored 15-7 during that three-game road slide."You're not going to win many games when you let six goals in," Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom, who allowed all six Tuesday and has a 3.16 goals-against average while going 0-4-2 in November, told his team's official website."It's pretty obvious when we're on our game or not." Vancouver backup Thatcher Demko made 34 saves against the Predators. He's 5-2-1 with a 2.50 goals-against average on the season.Tanner Pearson and Elias Pettersson each had two goals versus Nashville. The talented Pettersson had four points in three straight games before being blanked Tuesday. He has three goals with two assists in four games versus Nashville.The Predators' Filip Forsberg ran his goal streak to four games with his ninth of season at Vancouver last week. He's been shut out in the two contests since but has three goals and five assists during a six-game point streak against the Canucks.--Field Level Media
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+131
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+1.5 (-186)
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Over 5.5 (+105)
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-146
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-1.5 (+166)
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+148
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+1.5 (-172)
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Over 5.5 (+103)
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-165
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-1.5 (+155)
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Under 5.5 (-116)
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Jamie Benn is back on track.That's good news for the streaking Dallas Stars.Benn, the Stars captain, had just one goal through the first 20 games of the season. But he has scored three in the past two games and looks to continue that trend when Dallas plays host to the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.The Stars are riding a nine-game point streak (8-0-1) and are 11-1-1 in their past 13 games."Guys are coming out of their shells. Everyone is contributing," Benn said after scoring twice Tuesday in a 6-1 victory against the Vancouver Canucks that opened a four-game homestand. "That's why we're successful as of late, and we're going to continue doing that." Benn snapped a career-worst 15-game drought without a goal when he scored the overtime winner Saturday in a 5-4 victory against Edmonton.The line of Benn, Justin Dowling and Tyler Seguin has combined for 16 points in the four games it has been together."I can't say that I envisioned that; the credit goes to them," Stars coach Jim Montgomery said.Dowling, a 29-year-old center, was scoreless in his first 34 NHL games over three seasons before scoring three in the past four."They're super easy to play with," Dowling said of Benn and Seguin. "They're elite players and you see what they can do once they're feeling it and they have some confidence going. It's pretty unstoppable and I think you can plug anyone in and play with them. I'm fortunate enough to be the guy right now that's playing with them, and just going to roll with it as long as I can." Montgomery praised Dowling's mental approach."I like his brain. He understands timing and time and space," Montgomery said. "He knows how to get open off of them and knows how to give them the puck when they're in good positions." The Jets won 2-1 at Nashville on Tuesday as Patrik Laine and Nikolaj Ehlers scored and Connor Hellebuyck made 38 saves. Winnipeg has won three straight and is 7-1-1 in its past nine games."I thought everyone from top to bottom played real good game," Hellebuyck said. "We stuck together, we grinded hard and we battled. I thought everyone brought their 'A' game (Tuesday)." Laine, who had scored just once in his previous 14 games, gave the Jets the lead just 18 seconds into the game."I think we wanted to have a good start," Laine said. "We wanted to play the first 10 (minutes) hard. Maybe if we don't score, we still want to play hard. So that was a great start. We kind of needed that one. It was a great pass by (Kyle Connor) and a pretty easy job to put it in." The Jets are 8-3-0 on the road this season, including five straight wins, and are 4-1-0 against Central Division opponents.Ehlers, whose second-period goal was his 10th of the season and 100th of his career, praised Hellebuyck."He's standing on his head right now and it feels good for everyone in the room," Ehlers said. "In the third period, we gave them a lot more than we wanted to, but when you've got a goalie like that who stops everything, it's a little more calming." --Field Level Media
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-148
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-1.5 (+159)
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+131
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+1.5 (-182)
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Under 6.5 (-101)
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-107
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+1.5 (-245)
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-103
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-1.5 (+215)
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Under 6 (+102)
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GAME PREVIEW
The Toronto Maple Leafs have officially turned the page on the Mike Babcock era, firing the head coach on Wednesday, 23 games into his fifth season with the team.Sheldon Keefe, who previously led the AHL affiliate Toronto Marlies, will make his debut as an NHL coach on Thursday night when the Leafs visit the Arizona Coyotes."Mike's commitment and tireless work ethic has put our organization in a better place and we are extremely grateful and appreciative of the foundation he has helped us build here," team president Brendan Shanahan said in a statement. "At this time, we collectively felt that it was best to make a change to Sheldon Keefe." The news came a day after the Maple Leafs lost 4-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights for their sixth straight loss. The defeat followed a players-only meeting, addressing issues from a 9-10-4 start to the season.The Leafs will be playing their third game on a six-game road trip against a team that has won four of its past five, including two consecutive 3-0 shutouts at home Monday over the Los Angeles Kings and Saturday against the Calgary Flames."We talked about what we needed to talk about and it was just an open discussion with the players and get a clear view on what we think needs to happen. ..." Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin said, before Babcock's firing. "When you have a lot of skill guys and a team that is skilled, you just rely on the skill sometimes and it takes more than that." The Maple Leafs played a stronger game against the Golden Knights, whose goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury might have made the difference, particularly with a spectacular save in the third period.Toronto has been playing without Mitch Marner (sprained ankle), Alex Kerfoot (dental fractures) and Trevor Moore (shoulder). Kerfoot likely will be the first to return.After playing nine of 13 games on the road, the Coyotes are on a stretch with six of eight at home, with seven Pacific Division opponents in that stretch.The Maple Leafs are an exception, playing in the Atlantic Division, but their star center Auston Matthews was raised in Scottsdale, Ariz."These are the games you need to win," Coyotes left winger Lawson Crouse said of the two-week stretch. "They're against your division and you can't be throwing those points away. It's big." "This week here, at least we're home a little bit," Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet said. "Before it was like a game or two and we're out of here." Tocchet said his team is still looking to define itself."We're still trying to put structure in that identity," Tocchet said. "We're trying to find who we are. We're getting there. I mean, we really defend the puck well, and things like that are helping to create our identity. But it's always a work in progress. All the really good hockey clubs, you know nine times out of 10 you're getting that identity." While the Maple Leafs have been trying to improve their backup goaltending behind starter Frederik Andersen, the Coyotes have a strong combination in Darcy Kuemper and Antti Raanta, who each earned a shutout Saturday and Monday, respectively. Kuemper has two shutouts in 14 games this season, and Raanta has one in eight games.Kuemper has a league-best 1.85 goals-against average and the best save percentage (.938) among goaltenders who have started more than 10 games.--Field Level Media
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Preview from The Associated
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GAME PREVIEW
Two straight wins to emphatically snap a losing skid is doing wonders for the Vegas Golden Knights. It's academic that those consecutive victories have come against the league's worst-struggling teams.As the Golden Knights prepare to play host to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, they're confident a swoon of their own is in the rearview mirror."We've played better hockey," defenseman Shea Theodore told NHL.com. "I think we've been playing faster, and a lot of our guys have been ready to go from puck drop and playing a full 60-minute game." Vegas is coming off a 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, which followed a 6-0 beatdown of the Calgary Flames on Sunday. The Maple Leafs are winless in six games while the Flames are winless in five outings, but nobody in Sin City is devaluing their victories."The last six periods, they've been really good," Vegas coach Gerard Gallant stated. "Obviously, Toronto put a push on -- that's another good team over there. I thought we played perfect hockey the first two periods." The Toronto victory marked a couple of milestones. Marc-Andre Fleury became the seventh goaltender to collect 450 career wins, and he did it with style by making a diving stop to rob Nic Petan of a goal. Meanwhile, rookie Cody Glass netted one goal and one assist for his first multiple-point game."I had two games in a row where I missed empty nets, pretty much," Glass told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "If I didn't put that one in, I didn't know if I was going to score again. So, it was nice to put that one in and get the monkey off the back." The Sharks head to Las Vegas after a 5-2 home loss to the Edmonton Oilers, which snapped their six-game winning streak. Knowing how they opened the season with a pair of one-sided losses to the Golden Knights, the Sharks are well aware it's paramount they perform better."We need to play a lot better than we did tonight or it could get ugly," captain Logan Couture told the San Jose Mercury News. "I think it's a wake-up call for us right now. You win six in a row, winning kind of masks when you're not playing your best and you find a way to win. The last couple games, that's the way the games have gone. We haven't played our game, but we found a way to win. Tonight, I think we got what we deserved. A loss." As upset as Couture was, the Sharks weren't as outclassed as the final score indicated. San Jose doubled the Oilers in first-period shots on goal yet trailed 3-1."It was a strange game," coach Peter DeBoer said. "I thought in the first period we put a lot of pressure on them. When you come out down 3-1 after outshooting them 18-9, that's a tough way to start the game, a tough hole to crawl out of." Couture, however, pointed out that shots on goal doesn't equate to quality scoring chances without the extra effort."Not enough net-front presence," Couture explained. "A lot of our shots, we didn't have screens. We weren't getting second opportunities around their net. If (Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen) saw it, he was stopping it." --Field Level Media
Game
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Copyright
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GAME PREVIEW
Fresh off putting an end to one winning streak, the Edmonton Oilers will look to halt another more under-the-radar run.The Oilers will be in Los Angeles on Thursday to face a Kings team that might be struggling on the season but has been in something of a groove in its own building with four consecutive victories.The Oilers will bring their fair share of momentum, coming off a victory at San Jose on Tuesday that ended the Sharks' winning streak at six games. It gives Edmonton a victory in the first game of its five-game road trip that also will include stops at Vegas, Arizona and Colorado."We talked about the importance of the trip and getting a good start," Oilers head coach Dave Tippett said on NHL.com. "It was a good win. Now we got to move onto the next and figure out what we have to do to be at our best that night." Edmonton will enter Thursday's game with a Pacific Division-leading 31 points.The Kings are last in the Western Conference with 17 points, yet they have still managed to go on a home winning streak that includes all three games during a homestand last week against the Minnesota Wild, Detroit Red Wings and Vegas Golden Knights.The Oilers have won four of their last six, while earning points in five of those six games.Against the Sharks, Connor McDavid was at it again with a goal and two assists, extending his point streak to eight games. Leon Draisaitl had an assist against San Jose, giving him a point in 13 consecutive games, delivering 10 goals and 18 assists in that run.McDavid's own run has been nothing short of impressive. While he has nine goals and 11 assists in his point streak, he also has at least three points in three consecutive games. In addition, he has at least one point in 21 of the Oilers' 23 games this season."Obviously our top-two guys have been really good, but if you look at the rest of our game, our goals against is good, our (penalty-kill has) been good, our goaltending's been good, and a lot of little factors that are less heralded but have actually gone alright for us," Tippett said.When Edmonton and Los Angeles met early in the season -- a 6-5 Oilers victory at home on Oct. 5 -- McDavid had a goal and three assists.The Kings were a goal-scoring threat early in the schedule, with 18 in their first four games. But that type of offense is gone now. The Kings will enter Thursday's game coming off a 3-0 defeat at Arizona on Monday and have scored 2.1 goals per game in their last seven.The Kings tried to look at the late chances they created in Monday's defeat to the Coyotes as a reason for hope, but Los Angeles will need more of a finishing touch against the Oilers."We didn't go away, which can be a little bit of a moral victory for us," Kings head coach Todd McLellan said, according to the Los Angeles Times. "But we can't rely on those at this point. We've got to show up and be ready to play from period one on and not put ourselves in that situation." --Field Level Media
Game
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Copyright
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