December 17:
“Easiest Win” -Clb/SJ Under – This game was scoreless after 2 and finished 2-1 in OT.
“Luckiest win”/Most painful loss – Columbus surprises the Sharks at +153.
December 18:
“Easiest Win” – Toronto/Boston Over – A flurry of second period goals pushed this game over the total early.
“Luckiest win”/Most painful loss – What happened in Tampa Bay last night?
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Here are today’s lines, courtesy of 5Dimes, and contest standings:
Today’s Games (Note: At “press-time” we are still waiting for the puckline and moneyline of the Calgary/Chicago game):
| Spread | Money Line | Total Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/19 | 1 | Ottawa Senators | +1½ -225 | +135 | Over 5 -125 | ||
| 7:05PM (EST) | 2 | New Jersey Devils | -1½ +205 | -145 | Under 5 +115 | ||
| Fri 12/19 | 3 | Los Angeles Kings | +1½ -197 | +150 | Over 5½ -118 | ||
| 7:35PM (EST) | 4 | Buffalo Sabres | -1½ +182 | -160 | Under 5½ +108 | ||
| Fri 12/19 | 5 | New York Islanders | +1½ -145 | +200 | Over 5½ +120 | ||
| 8:05PM (EST) | 6 | Minnesota Wild | -1½ +135 | -220 | Under 5½ -130 | ||
| Fri 12/19 | 7 | Anaheim Ducks | -1½ +258 | +102 | Over 5½ +120 | ||
| 9:05PM (EST) | 8 | Edmonton Oilers | +1½ -285 | -112 | Under 5½ -130 | ||
| Fri 12/19 | 9 | Chicago Blackhawks | Over 5½ -122 | ||||
| 9:05PM (EST) | 10 | Calgary Flames | Under 5½ +112 | ||||
Standings December 17th:
| Contestant | Selections | Wins | Losses | Ties | Net |
| Jumbotron | NJ, Cgy, Edm | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.40 |
| Zorkon | NJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.40 |
| Mike Danton | NYR, Min, Van | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 |
| Mikos | SJ, NYR, Van | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.37 |
| MN Habs Fan | Min -1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.00 |
| Mattyphil | SJ -1.5, NJ +1.5, NYR -1.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1.00 |
| Pattywins | Edm | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.00 |
| Frank C | LAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.07 |
| Bob Roberts | SJ | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.63 |
| Hart Stitz | SJ -1.5, SJ/Clb O, NYR -1.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.00 |
| Contestant | Selections | Wins | Losses | Ties | Net |
| Mikos | Was, Mtl, Pit | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| MN Habs Fan | Pit -1.5, Bos -1.5, SJ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.18 |
| Zorkon | Col | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 |
| Bob Roberts | Was, Bos, SJ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Pattywins | SJ, Pit -1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.96 |
| Charvik | Tor/Bos O, Det/SJ O, TB/Col O | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.81 |
| Mattyphil | Det -1.5, TB -1.5, Stl | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.30 |
| The Jumbotron | Clb, SJ | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2.00 |
| Herta31000 | Nas, Tor, Fla | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.00 |
Monthly Standings:
| Rank | Contestant | Wins | Losses | Ties | Net |
| 1 | Richardp | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7.60 |
| 2 | Bob Roberts | 17 | 7 | 0 | 4.21 |
| 3 | charvik | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3.81 |
| 4 | Aaron Ingram | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3.80 |
| 5 | ABC* | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.45 |
| *not eligible for prizes | |||||
| 6 | Mikos | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 |
| 7 | thejumbotron | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.82 |
| 8 | Mike Danton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1.60 |
| 9 | herta31000 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.17 |
| 10 | GenoMe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 11 | Casperitis | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.22 |
| 12 | Hart Stitz | 10 | 11 | 0 | -0.25 |
| 13 | Andrewm | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.29 |
| 14 | frank c | 9 | 12 | 0 | -1.47 |
| 15 | Big Eazy | 8 | 6 | 0 | -1.57 |
| 16 | Johawa | 2 | 5 | 0 | -1.61 |
| 17 | Brandnewx09 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2.04 |
| 18 | Element1286 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2.07 |
| 19 | MN Habs Fan | 10 | 12 | 0 | -2.39 |
| 20 | Fubbck | 2 | 3 | 0 | -3.30 |
| 21 | Zorkon | 5 | 8 | 0 | -4.09 |
| 22 | rossco | 3 | 5 | 1 | -4.32 |
| 23 | Mattyphil | 5 | 14 | 0 | -7.14 |
| 24 | Pattywins | 4 | 14 | 0 | -7.29 |
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