These are the condensed versions of picks for Saturday’s NHL game for Winners and Whiners. A link to the full preview is below, and confidence ratings are in parentheses.
Note: The 5/5 does not represent the best overall pick of the day’s games when there are multiple games, simply the best pick of each individual game.
New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs:
Side Prediction/Full Game: Maple Leafs -245 (5/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/Full Game: Over 6.5 goals (3/5) — WIN!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: Maple Leafs OVER 4 goals (3/5) — WIN!
Side Prediction/1st Period: Maple Leafs -0.5 goals +110 (3/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/1st Period: Over 1.5 goals (4/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st Period:
Colorado Avalanche at Arizona Coyotes
Side Prediction/Full Game: Avalanche -134 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/Full Game: Over 6 goals (4/5) — WIN!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: Avalanche OVER 3 goals (5/5) — WIN!
Side Prediction/1st Period: Avalanche -0.5 goals +170 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st Period: Over 1.5 goals -125 (3/5) — WIN!
Prop Prediction/1st Period:
Previous Day’s Record: 7-3-0 (.700)
December Record 26-24-0 (.520)
November Record: 44-36-0 (.550)
October Record: 31-22-0 (.585)
Season Record: 101-82-0 (.543)
1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000) (0-0 (.000) in December)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000) (0-0 (.000) in December)
3-Star Pick Record: 4-2 (.667) (12-13 (.480) in December)
4-Star Pick Record: 1-1 (.000) (7-5 (.583 in December)
5-Star Pick Record: 2-0 (1.000) (7-6 (.538 in December)
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