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RECAP - 4/2/2012 - Forgot to post selections but you can see what my selections were by the tickets that I posted yesterday. The individual plays went 7-3-1 yesterday. The only selection not counted is the TB+1 1/2 PL because that was strictly a parlay play... and of course it was a winner as well.

TWO Parlay winners ALSO... Thanks to the VERY late Stamkos EN goal and both TB and LA handling thier business for me... as well as hitting the totals in each game... The Stamkos goal gave me a Reverse +PL winner on TB... Kings also got me the PL winner as well.

Last Night's...

Walk Of Fame - TB+ML... TB Reverse PL... TB-TT-Over-2.5 goals... WAS/TB Over-5.5 game... LAKings-ML... LAKings-PL... EDM/LAK Under-5 goals.

and... (LAKings 1st period ML was a Push )

The Walk of Shame - LAKings-TT-Over-2.5 goals... failed to get that needed EN goal... WAS/TB 1st period Over failed... EDM/LAK 1st period Over failed...

Note: Keep your eyes on what teams have left to play for. Many inflated lines popping up that are highly unjustified and based solely on the presumption that the team with the inflated Fav line will be the only team trying to win... NOT SO... Watch closely for Starting Goalies also for same reason... Expect some teams to sit key players if the team gets locked into a certain playoff seed without chance to move up or down. Situations could change from end of early games to start of later games so be on your toes people.

...on to Tuesday - April 3rd, 2012...

More to follow...

NYRangers at Philadelphia - 1st Period Over-1.5 Goals - To my surprise BOTH teams do still have something to play for here. The Rangers are tied with VAN(107 pts) for the NHL's best record and the Flyers sit just one point behind the Pens who are in the 4th seed spot. It looks very likely that the Flyers will face the Pens in the first round of the playoffs so that battle is for who will get home ice IF it goes to a 7th game. With the Flyers success in Pittsburgh I don't think they really care too much... But what the Flyers should care A LOT about is that they have now lost 7 consecutive games to the Rangers including all 5 played this season. The Flyers have been outscored by a total of 19 to 8 in the five meetings and were shut out once. The Flyers would really like to get this monkey off thier backs BEFORE any potential playoff meeting with the Rangers.

As a Flyers fan it helps that my lean here is to Philly but I think that the BEST play here is to take the 1st Period Over-1.5 Goals in this game so that will be my selection. A win in the game by the Flyers would be a bonus to me. I will add the Flyers in at least one parlay.

Pittsburgh at Boston - Pending Bruins starting goalie information - The Bruins have won thier division and are locked into the 2nd seed in the East. They have nothing to gain or to lose in this game at home vs the Penguins. Still... I have to think that the Bruins want to finish the season on a winning note. I could see Boston giving Turco this start but then again I'm not a Bruins team expert. You'll have to ask BooBunny or Looch for that answer. The Penguins are still fighting off Philadelphai for the 4th seed and have a very slim shot at catching the Rangers for the #1 seed. For that to happen the Pens would have to go 3-0 while seeing the Rags go 0-3 to finish the regular season. That's not gonna happen if you ask me... but the chance is still open to happen. The Pens have won 7 of the L-10 meetings vs Boston including 2 of 3 this season and the L-2 played. As for the total... Under-5.5 has been the "Norm" here and won 4 of the L-5 however the Pens won 5-2 L-meeting at home. I don't want to root for the Pens but question the Bruins gameplan in this meaningless game for them. They could sit key players for rest. If Turco gets the start for Boston then Over-5.5 will be my favorite play here. If Thomas gets the start then the Under-5.5 will be my favorite play here. I will add the Bruins to at least one parlay.

Winnipeg at Florida - Under-1.5 goals in 1st Period - I'm pulling for the improbable which is for FLA to finish 0-3 (all in RegTime) and miss the playoffs. Maybe then we can have the NHL review the way it seeds the teams for the playoffs after seeing a 3rd seed with 3 games remaining in its schedule just flat out miss the playoffs all together. A Jets win here just might help bring on the collapse of the Panthers.

After moving as the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg this off-season... these "new" Jets won the first meeting this season 4-3 (SO) in Florida... Since then FLA had ran off 3 wins over the Jets (2 in Winnipeg) but the Jets won the L-meeting decisively 7-0 played in Winnipeg on 3/1/12. Florida lacks offensive outburst capability but the teams have combined to go Over-5.5 in 5 of thier L-6 meetings. The one game that went Under-5.5 was the last one played in Florida between these teams. FLA won that game 2-1 in RegTime on 2/3/12. With the disappointment of missing the playoffs still fresh in the minds of Jets players they can thrive off of being the spoiler in Florida. Pulling hard for the Jets to win in this game... and a hit on the 1st Period Under-1.5 goals as well.

More to follow...

Anahiem at Vancouver - Under-5 for full game - This line of VAN (-210) is just nutZ in my opinion. I know that the Nucks are hot and bidding for the 1 seed and maybe even the Presidents Trophy HOWEVER in the L-10 meetings the road team is 6-4 (each has won 2 at home in the L-10)... The Ducks have won at Vancouver with lines of ANA+200... ANA+173... and ANA+172 just in the L-10 overall meetings. There will be plenty enough people jumping on the Canucks but I will not be one of them... VAN is on a 6-0 win streak and has only allowed 7 goals in those 6 wins. As for Anahiem they are just 1-3 in thier L-4 games played. I'll root for the Ducks and for the Under-5 for the full game.

SanJose at Dallas - Under-5 goals for full game - I wish that ties actually were in effect for this game and each team could get no more than 1 point. They are both chasing the LAKings but hopefully neither will catch them... If they don't then they will be fighting for the 8th and last seed available in the Western Conference. This is the back end of a H2H, H&H and SJ won the first half by a score of 3-0 in SanJose. The Sharks have won 6 of thier L-10 and 4 of thier L-6 games and currently are the 8th seed in the West... Dallas is currently the 9th seed and just a single point behind SanJose. This is a playoff game... no doubt about it... because whoever does not win this one will most likely be eliminated eventually from the playoffs barring a miracle. No need to try and figure who will win... because we already know it will be a tight game so Under-5 is the most prudent play here.

Columbus at Phoenix - Another inflated line here since PHX is fighting for a playoff spot. With the juicy line being given to the BJ's I have to play something on thier side... so Columbus is my pick here especially since I'm rooting against a PHX point of any kind in this game. A win in RegTime by CLM would really help the Kings. Columbus won recently at Phoenix by a 5-2 score on 3/3/12 so it's not impossible.

Good Luck to All

nice hitting last night, leaning your flyers big time!, good luck tonight skubie!

Nice job Skub......Always a pleasure......

  Skub

yeah I was going to pound a Buffalo Team Total of 3 but Pinny bumped it up to 3.5
WillHills have an over 3 at -163 and an over 2.5 at -250  

hills have the 3.5 at +100 whilst Pinny have it at +124 ....  BIG difference