Friday, 03/22/2024 (55) CAROLINA vs. (56) WASHINGTON
Favoring: CAROLINA on the money line.
Play On - Road Favorites against the money line (CAROLINA) - off a home win against a division rival against opponent after a home game where both teams score 3 or more goals
(33-5 over the last 5 seasons.) (86.8%, +26.7 units. Rating=4*)
The situation's record this season is: (6-1 +4.5 units).

Friday, 03/22/2024 (55) CAROLINA vs. (56) WASHINGTON
Favoring: WASHINGTON on the money line.
Play Against - Road Favorites of -200 or higher against the money line (CAROLINA) - after successfully covering the spread in 4 or more consecutive games, good team, winning 60-70% or more of their games on the season in the 2nd half of the season
(28-23 since 1997.) (54.9%, +36.7 units. Rating=4*)
The situation's record this season is: (2-1 +3.3 units).

Saturday, 03/23/2024 (79) CHICAGO vs. (80) SAN JOSE
Favoring: CHICAGO on the money line.
Play Against - Any team against the money line (SAN JOSE) - poor offensive team - scoring <=2.55 goals/game on the season, after 3 straight blowout osses by 3 goals or more
(53-10 over the last 5 seasons.) (84.1%, +36.1 units. Rating=3*)
The situation's record this season is: (6-1 +3.4 units).

Friday, 03/22/2024 (61) SEATTLE vs. (62) ARIZONA
Favoring: ARIZONA on the money line.
Play On - Any team against the money line (ARIZONA) - after allowing 5 goals or more against opponent after 3 straight losses by 2 goals or more
(55-19 over the last 5 seasons.) (74.3%, +33.8 units. Rating=3*)
The situation's record this season is: (10-2 +7.3 units).

Friday, 03/22/2024 (55) CAROLINA vs. (56) WASHINGTON
Favoring: Over on the total.
Play Over - Road teams where the total is 6 or more (CAROLINA) - very good team - outscoring their opponents by 0.5+ goals/game - 2nd half of the season, after scoring 3 goals or more in 5 straight games
(112-63 since 1997.) (64.0%, +43 units. Rating=2*)
The situation's record this season is: (9-4 +4.9 units).

Friday, 03/22/2024 (55) CAROLINA vs. (56) WASHINGTON
Favoring: Over on the total.
Play Over - Home teams where the total is 6 or more (WASHINGTON) - poor team - outscored by their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game - 2nd half of the season, after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game
(134-79 over the last 5 seasons.) (62.9%, +47.4 units. Rating=2*)
The situation's record this season is: (16-16 -1.8 units).

Friday, 03/22/2024 (57) PITTSBURGH vs. (58) DALLAS
Favoring: DALLAS on the money line.
PITTSBURGH is 1-12 (-12.6 Units) against the money line against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp - 2nd half of the season this season.
The average score was PITTSBURGH 1.8, OPPONENT 3.8 - (Rating = 5*)

Friday, 03/22/2024 (59) COLUMBUS vs. (60) COLORADO
Favoring: COLORADO on the money line.
COLORADO is 23-3 (+17.7 Units) against the money line in home games against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal this season.
The average score was COLORADO 4.3, OPPONENT 2.1 - (Rating = 3*)

Friday, 03/22/2024 (59) COLUMBUS vs. (60) COLORADO
Favoring: COLORADO on the money line.
COLORADO is 19-2 (+16 Units) against the money line in home games against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game this season.
The average score was COLORADO 4.8, OPPONENT 2.3 - (Rating = 3*)

Friday, 03/22/2024 (57) PITTSBURGH vs. (58) DALLAS
Favoring: DALLAS on the money line.
PITTSBURGH is 3-14 (-12.9 Units) against the money line against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the 2nd half of the year this season.
The average score was PITTSBURGH 2.4, OPPONENT 3.8 - (Rating = 3*)

Friday, 03/22/2024 (55) CAROLINA vs. (56) WASHINGTON
Favoring: Under on the total.
CAROLINA is 16-3 UNDER (+12.5 Units) against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances in the 2nd half of the year this season.
The average score was CAROLINA 2.9, OPPONENT 1.8 - (Rating = 4*)

Friday, 03/22/2024 (61) SEATTLE vs. (62) ARIZONA
Favoring: Over on the total.
ARIZONA is 13-3 OVER (+10 Units) after having won 2 of their last 3 games this season.
The average score was ARIZONA 2.6, OPPONENT 4.4 - (Rating = 3*)

Friday, 03/22/2024 (61) SEATTLE vs. (62) ARIZONA
Favoring: Over on the total.
ARIZONA is 13-3 OVER (+10 Units) after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread this season.
The average score was ARIZONA 2.6, OPPONENT 4.4 - (Rating = 3*)

Friday, 03/22/2024 (57) PITTSBURGH vs. (58) DALLAS
Favoring: Over on the total.
DALLAS is 7-0 OVER (+7 Units) after allowing 2 goals or less in 2 straight games this season.
The average score was DALLAS 4.9, OPPONENT 4.2 - (Rating = 3*)

Columbus at Colorado (-375, 6.5)

The Colorado Avalanche are on fire. Not only are they on a seven-game heater, but they’ve won nine out of their last 10 overall and have been the best offensive team in the NHL since February 27th. The Avalanche are averaging 4.20 goals per game and their power play has been absolutely buzzing as they’re clicking at a 35.7% rate.

Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen have become quite the unstoppable force. Rantanen might be the most underrated player in the entire NHL. In their last 10 games, MacKinnon has tallied eight goals and 13 assists, Rantanen has added seven goals of his own with 12 assists. Nikita Kucherov now has a five-point lead on MacKinnon for the league lead, and not that I’m implying that MacKinnon really pays attention to it, but you know his competitive nature wants to win the scoring title. I’m expecting to see a fired-up MacKinnon tonight.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have lost five out of their last six games and don’t have much to play for. Since February 27th, the Blue Jackets have been allowing 3.25 goals against per game. Elvis Merzlikins is expected to be the starter tonight, and his previous few starts haven’t been very pretty. Merzlikins is 1-2-1 in his last four starts with a 4.08 goals against average and a .865 save percentage.

Colorado is generating the sixth most high-danger chances per 60 minutes, getting around 12.91 per contest. The Blue Jackets give up the seventh-most allowing 12.52 against.

This game should be all Colorado.