Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg Jets (-140, 6)
Steven Stamkos has his final chance to become the 20th NHL player to reach 60 goals in a single season when his Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Winnipeg Jets in the season finale for both on Saturday.
Stamkos needs one goal to become only the second player to reach the milestone since the 1995-96 season.
Stamkos recorded nine goals in the last eight games and has a career-high 96 points – 11 behind league-leader Evgeni Malkin of Pittsburgh. He is not the only Lightning player reaching milestones. Martin St. Louis has at least 25 goals in nine consecutive seasons – a franchise record -- after scoring at Toronto Thursday.
Power forward Ryan Malone is three points shy of matching his career high of 51. Dwayne Roloson is expected to get the start in goal in what could be his final NHL game. Roloson is 4-2-1 in his last seven starts and has 226 career victories.
Tampa Bay has just 12 road victories, tied for last in the league and could have trouble in front of a wild Winnipeg crowd.
Pick: Jets ---
Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers (-175, 5)
The Florida Panthers’ 10-year playoff is over and if they can earn a single point against Carolina, they will clinch their first Southeast Division title.
"We feel that Saturday night is something for our home fans. We want to go out and repay them,” coach Kevin Dineen told reporters. "We've got a loyal group that have seen a lot of hockey over the last couple years. We want them to walk out of that game Saturday night with a good feeling."
The Panthers are 20-9-2-9 at home this season, but have dropped three straight in front of their loyal supporters. The good news is they picked up a point in each of those losses.
If Florida does pick up a point, it will play New Jersey in the first round, not the New York Rangers. That’s some major motivation for Dineen’s troops, but this price is awfully steep.
Pick: Under push
Steven Stamkos has his final chance to become the 20th NHL player to reach 60 goals in a single season when his Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Winnipeg Jets in the season finale for both on Saturday.
Stamkos needs one goal to become only the second player to reach the milestone since the 1995-96 season.
Stamkos recorded nine goals in the last eight games and has a career-high 96 points – 11 behind league-leader Evgeni Malkin of Pittsburgh. He is not the only Lightning player reaching milestones. Martin St. Louis has at least 25 goals in nine consecutive seasons – a franchise record -- after scoring at Toronto Thursday.
Power forward Ryan Malone is three points shy of matching his career high of 51. Dwayne Roloson is expected to get the start in goal in what could be his final NHL game. Roloson is 4-2-1 in his last seven starts and has 226 career victories.
Tampa Bay has just 12 road victories, tied for last in the league and could have trouble in front of a wild Winnipeg crowd.
Pick: Jets ---
Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers (-175, 5)
The Florida Panthers’ 10-year playoff is over and if they can earn a single point against Carolina, they will clinch their first Southeast Division title.
"We feel that Saturday night is something for our home fans. We want to go out and repay them,” coach Kevin Dineen told reporters. "We've got a loyal group that have seen a lot of hockey over the last couple years. We want them to walk out of that game Saturday night with a good feeling."
The Panthers are 20-9-2-9 at home this season, but have dropped three straight in front of their loyal supporters. The good news is they picked up a point in each of those losses.
If Florida does pick up a point, it will play New Jersey in the first round, not the New York Rangers. That’s some major motivation for Dineen’s troops, but this price is awfully steep.
Pick: Under push
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