December 20:
“Easiest Win” – Toronto leads 5-1 after 2 and wins a high scoring affair over the Penguins 7-3.
“Luckiest Win”/Most disappointing loss – (I picked) the Kings at +1.5. They led 4-3 with under 4 minutes to play and still couldn’t cover the +1.5.
December 21:
“Easiest” Win: Boston/St. Louis Over – A 5 goal first period paved the way for an easy win for over backers.
“Luckiest” win/most disappointing loss: Nothing major…the Habs go down to the Canes in OT.
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Here are today’s lines, courtesy of 5Dimes, and contest standings:
Today’s Games:
| Spread | Money Line | Total Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/22 | 51 | Toronto Maple Leafs | +1½ -250 | +100 | Over 6 -136 | ||
| 7:05PM (EST) | 52 | Atlanta Thrashers | -1½ +230 | -110 | Under 6 +126 | ||
| Mon 12/22 | 53 | Pittsburgh Penguins | +1½ -260 | +104 | Over 6 -110 | ||
| 7:05PM (EST) | 54 | Buffalo Sabres | -1½ +240 | -114 | Under 6 +100 | ||
| Mon 12/22 | 55 | Phoenix Coyotes | +1½ -250 | +121 | Over 5½ +110 | ||
| 9:35PM (EST) | 56 | Edmonton Oilers | -1½ +230 | -131 | Under 5½ -120 | ||
| Mon 12/22 | 57 | Anaheim Ducks | +1½ -230 | +129 | Over 5½ +130 | ||
| 10:05PM (EST) | 58 | Vancouver Canucks | -1½ +210 | -139 | Under 5½ -140 | ||
December 20 Results:
| Contestant | Selections | Wins | Losses | Ties | Net |
| Bob Roberts | Det, Bos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Charvik | Dal, Chi, NYI/Nas U | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mikos | Det | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MN Habs Fan | Det | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zorkon | Chi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ABC | LA +1.5, SJ/NYR U | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.02 |
| Richard P | Nas -1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
December 21 Results:
| Contestant | Selections | Wins | Losses | Ties | Net |
| Mikos | Bos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charvik | Stl/Bos O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rossco | Car/Mtl O | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Genome | Mtl | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.65 |
| Zorkon | Mtl | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.65 |
Monthly Results:
| Rank | Contestant | Wins | Losses | Ties | Net |
| 1 | Mikos | 19 | 8 | 0 | 6.67 |
| 2 | Richardp | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 3 | Bob Roberts | 19 | 7 | 0 | 6.21 |
| 4 | charvik | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5.81 |
| 5 | ABC* | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.43 |
| *not eligible for prizes | |||||
| 6 | thejumbotron | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2.82 |
| 7 | Aaron Ingram | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2.58 |
| 8 | GenoMe | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.47 |
| 9 | Mike Danton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1.40 |
| 10 | herta31000 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.17 |
| 11 | MN Habs Fan | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0.66 |
| 12 | Casperitis | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.22 |
| 13 | Hart Stitz | 10 | 11 | 0 | -0.25 |
| 14 | Andrewm | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.29 |
| 15 | frank c | 10 | 12 | 0 | -0.47 |
| 16 | Big Eazy | 8 | 6 | 0 | -1.57 |
| 17 | Johawa | 2 | 5 | 0 | -1.61 |
| 18 | Brandnewx09 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2.04 |
| 19 | Element1286 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2.07 |
| 20 | Fubbck | 2 | 3 | 0 | -3.30 |
| 21 | rossco | 3 | 6 | 1 | -5.32 |
| 22 | Zorkon | 6 | 10 | 0 | -5.74 |
| 23 | Mattyphil | 5 | 14 | 0 | -7.14 |
| 24 | Pattywins | 4 | 14 | 0 | -7.29 |
