“Easiest Win” – Toronto never trails in a 6-2 victory over the Thrashers.
“Luckiest Win”/Most disappointing loss – Buffalo loses the lead with under 10 to go in the third and loses the game 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/23 | 1 | Ottawa Senators | +1½ -176 | +180 | Over 5½ -115 | ||
| 7:05PM (EST) | 2 | Philadelphia Flyers | -1½ +166 | -195 | Under 5½ +105 | ||
| Tue 12/23 | 5 | Los Angeles Kings | +1½ -218 | +129 | Over 5½ +108 | ||
| 7:05PM (EST) | 6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | -1½ +198 | -139 | Under 5½ -118 | ||
| Tue 12/23 | 7 | Boston Bruins | +1½ -300 | -112 | Over 5½ +101 | ||
| 7:05PM (EST) | 8 | New Jersey Devils | -1½ +270 | +102 | Under 5½ -111 | ||
| Tue 12/23 | 11 | Tampa Bay Lightning | +1½ -166 | +168 | Over 6 +108 | ||
| 7:35PM (EST) | 12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | -1½ +156 | -181 | Under 6 -118 | ||
| Tue 12/23 | 13 | Nashville Predators | +1½ -270 | +108 | Over 5½ +135 | ||
| 7:35PM (EST) | 14 | Florida Panthers | -1½ +248 | -118 | Under 5½ -145 | ||
| Tue 12/23 | 15 | Dallas Stars | +1½ -252 | +105 | Over 6 +100 | ||
| 7:35PM (EST) | 16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | -1½ +232 | -115 | Under 6 -110 | ||
| Tue 12/23 | 17 | St Louis Blues | +1½ +112 | +310 | Over 6 -104 | ||
| 7:35PM (EST) | 18 | Detroit Red Wings | -1½ -122 | -340 | Under 6 -106 | ||
| Tue 12/23 | 19 | Carolina Hurricanes | +1½ -227 | +127 | Over 5½ +128 | ||
| 8:05PM (EST) | 20 | Minnesota Wild | -1½ +207 | -137 | Under 5½ -138 | ||
| Tue 12/23 | 21 | Phoenix Coyotes | +1½ -225 | +130 | Over 5½ +121 | ||
| 9:05PM (EST) | 22 | Colorado Avalanche | -1½ +205 | -140 | Under 5½ -131 | ||
| Tue 12/23 | 23 | Anaheim Ducks | +1½ -202 | +147 | Over 5½ +123 | ||
| 9:05PM (EST) | 24 | Calgary Flames | -1½ +186 | -157 | Under 5½ -133 | ||
| Tue 12/23 | 25 | Vancouver Canucks | +1½ -150 | +198 | Over 5½ +108 | ||
| 10:05PM (EST) | 26 | San Jose Sharks | -1½ +140 | -218 | Under 5½ -118 | ||
Yesterday’s Results:
| Contestant | Selections | Wins | Losses | Ties | Net |
| Genome | Pit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 |
| Pattywins | Pit, Pit+1.5, Phx | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.04 |
| MN Habs Fan | Pit +1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hart Stitiz | Edm -1.5, Atl -1.5, Van -1.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Zorkon | Ana, Pit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 |
| Frank C | Phx | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Monthly Standings:
| 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 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.51 |
| 9 | MN Habs Fan | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1.66 |
| 10 | Mike Danton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1.40 |
| 11 | herta31000 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Hart Stitz | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 13 | Casperitis | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.22 |
| 14 | Andrewm | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.29 |
| 15 | frank c | 10 | 13 | 0 | -1.47 |
| 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 | 7 | 11 | 0 | -5.70 |
| 23 | Pattywins | 6 | 15 | 0 | -6.25 |
| 24 | Mattyphil | 5 | 14 | 0 | -7.14 |
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