Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets (+120, 5)
Jeff Carter made it pretty obvious he couldn’t wait to get out of Columbus and now he makes his first trip back to visit the Blue Jackets as a Los Angeles King.
He probably shouldn’t expect a warm welcome, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t excited to play against his former team.
“I only had a short time here, but there are great guys over there,” Carter told reporters about the Blue Jackets. “They’re a good team, a team that kind of underachieved when I was here. They’ve started to play some pretty good hockey here, as of late. It’s going to be fun to get out there and play against them, but it’s going to be a tough game.’’
Carter hasn’t exactly lit it up since joining the Kings. He scored twice in a 4-2 win over Anaheim last weekend, but those were his first points with his new team.
Still, just his presence alone has given the rest of Los Angeles’ snipers more room to move. The Kings have scored at least four goals in four of their last five.
Pick: Over ---
Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals (-155, 5.5)
Despite a rash of injuries and a number of trades at the deadline that seemed to suggest the Tampa Bay Lightning were playing for the future, they continue to hang around in the playoff hunt.
With captain Vincent Lecavalier out with a broken hand, Steven Stamkos has stepped up in a big way. Heading into Wednesday’s action, Stamkos led the league with 48 goals and was tied with Evgeni Malkin for the league lead with 81 points.
“We’re starting to get things rolling, so hopefully we can stay the course,” Stamkos told reporters. “You look at the standings, and guys are still believing. We play a lot of the teams that are ahead of us, so the ball is in our court. We have to realize what’s at stake.”
The Lighting are just two points back of the ninth-place Capitals, but will have a tough time down the stretch without goaltender Mathieu Garon. He suffered a torn groin muscle Tuesday and will be out at least three weeks.
That means with Dwayne Roloson in goal, Tampa Bay is going to need Stamkos to keep filling the net.
Pick: Over ---
Jeff Carter made it pretty obvious he couldn’t wait to get out of Columbus and now he makes his first trip back to visit the Blue Jackets as a Los Angeles King.
He probably shouldn’t expect a warm welcome, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t excited to play against his former team.
“I only had a short time here, but there are great guys over there,” Carter told reporters about the Blue Jackets. “They’re a good team, a team that kind of underachieved when I was here. They’ve started to play some pretty good hockey here, as of late. It’s going to be fun to get out there and play against them, but it’s going to be a tough game.’’
Carter hasn’t exactly lit it up since joining the Kings. He scored twice in a 4-2 win over Anaheim last weekend, but those were his first points with his new team.
Still, just his presence alone has given the rest of Los Angeles’ snipers more room to move. The Kings have scored at least four goals in four of their last five.
Pick: Over ---
Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals (-155, 5.5)
Despite a rash of injuries and a number of trades at the deadline that seemed to suggest the Tampa Bay Lightning were playing for the future, they continue to hang around in the playoff hunt.
With captain Vincent Lecavalier out with a broken hand, Steven Stamkos has stepped up in a big way. Heading into Wednesday’s action, Stamkos led the league with 48 goals and was tied with Evgeni Malkin for the league lead with 81 points.
“We’re starting to get things rolling, so hopefully we can stay the course,” Stamkos told reporters. “You look at the standings, and guys are still believing. We play a lot of the teams that are ahead of us, so the ball is in our court. We have to realize what’s at stake.”
The Lighting are just two points back of the ninth-place Capitals, but will have a tough time down the stretch without goaltender Mathieu Garon. He suffered a torn groin muscle Tuesday and will be out at least three weeks.
That means with Dwayne Roloson in goal, Tampa Bay is going to need Stamkos to keep filling the net.
Pick: Over ---
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