“Easiest Win” – Chicago/Ottawa easily goes under as an empty net goal made the final score 2-0.
“Luckiest win”/Most painful loss – Too many to choose from! I have to go with the St. Louis/Anahiem game. Nothing drives under bettors crazier than a 2-1 or 1-1 3rd period where the game is tied at 2 late, 3-2 even later, and an empty net goal with seconds left puts the game over the total.
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Here are today’s lines, courtesy of 5Dimes, and contest standings:
Today’s Games:
| Spread | Money Line | Total Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/11 | 1 | Nashville Predators | +1½ -268 | +118 | Over 5½ +108 | ||
| 7:05PM (EST) | 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | -1½ +247 | -128 | Under 5½ -118 | ||
| Thu 12/11 | 3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | +1½ -118 | +245 | Over 5½ -106 | ||
| 7:05PM (EST) | 4 | Montreal Canadiens | -1½ +108 | -265 | Under 5½ -104 | ||
| Thu 12/11 | 5 | Carolina Hurricanes | +1½ -196 | +148 | Over 5½ -112 | ||
| 7:05PM (EST) | 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | -1½ +181 | -158 | Under 5½ +102 | ||
| Thu 12/11 | 7 | New York Islanders | +1½ -196 | +195 | Over 5 -120 | ||
| 7:35PM (EST) | 8 | Pittsburgh Penguins | -1½ +181 | -215 | Under 5 +110 | ||
| Thu 12/11 | 9 | Florida Panthers | +1½ -222 | +140 | Over 5½ +107 | ||
| 9:05PM (EST) | 10 | Edmonton Oilers | -1½ +202 | -150 | Under 5½ -117 | ||
| Thu 12/11 | 11 | Minnesota Wild | -1½ +258 | -112 | Over 5 -114 | ||
| 9:05PM (EST) | 12 | Phoenix Coyotes | +1½ -286 | +102 | Under 5 +104 | ||
| Thu 12/11 | 13 | Anaheim Ducks | +1½ -156 | +180 | Over 5½ +115 | ||
| 10:35PM (EST) | 14 | San Jose Sharks | -1½ +146 | -195 | Under 5½ -125 | ||
| Thu 12/11 | 15 | St Louis Blues | +1½ -196 | +150 | Over 5½ -110 | ||
| 10:35PM (EST) | 16 | Los Angeles Kings | -1½ +181 | -160 | Under 5½ +100 | ||
Yesterday’s Results:
Contestant Selections Wins Losses Ties Net
Andrew M Buf -1.5, Chi -1.5, 2 0 0 3.34
herta31000 Buf, Det 2 0 0 2.00
Bob Roberts Bos, Det 1 1 0 (0.20)
Pattywins TB, Pit, Was 1 2 0 (0.90)
Zorkon Pit 0 1 0 (1.00)
richardp Dal -1.5 0 1 0 (1.00)
Mikos NYR Pit, Bos 1 2 0 (1.20)
Rossco Bos, TB +1.5 0 2 0 (2.95)
Mattyphil TB, NYR -1.5, Bos -1.5 0 3 0 (3.00)
Overall Standings*:
Rank Contestant Wins Losses Ties Net
1 Aaron Ingram 8 2 0 6.06*
2 herta31000 7 2 0 4.17
3 MN Habs Fan 6 2 0 3.65
4 Richardp 3 1 0 3.01
5 thejumbotron 4 3 0 2.42
6 charvik 5 3 0 2.00
7 Hart Stitz 5 4 0 1.98
8 Bob Roberts 5 2 0 1.05
9 GenoMe 1 0 0 1.00
10 ABC* 2 1 0 0.43
*not eligible for prizes
11 Andrewm 4 4 0 (0.15)
12 Casperitis 1 1 0 (0.22)
13 Big Eazy 4 2 0 (0.97)
14 Mikos 1 2 0 (1.20)
15 Johawa 0 2 0 (2.00)
16 Brandnewx09 1 3 0 (2.04)
17 rossco 3 3 1 (2.07)
18 Element1286 0 2 0 (2.07)
19 Zorkon 2 5 0 (3.18)
20 Fubbck 2 3 0 (3.30)
21 frank c 5 10 0 (4.96)
22 Pattywins 2 8 0 (5.70)
23 Mattyphil 2 8 0 (6.10)
* I missed one of AaronIngram’s plays – Philadelphia -240/the Islanders.
