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Pucking the Trends: NHL Betting News and Notes

In his weekly Covers piece, Ari looks at stories from around the league and how they affect NHL bettors

In his weekly Covers piece, Ari looks at stories from around the league and how they affect NHL bettors.

A losing equation

Minnesota Wild backers are disappointed this season with their club’s 1-6-0 record.

Minnesota recently completed a grueling five-game road trip that included three games in four nights against Anaheim, Edmonton and Vancouver.

Michael Russo of the Star Tribune described the Wild’s season using the following equation: new coach + new players + new philosophy + heavy road schedule = early season struggles.

Wild forward Andrew Brunette is not bothered by his team’s slow start: “We’re five games under .500 and we just go from there. You can beat yourselves up over it, but I thought we did some good things on this trip,” said Brunette.

Minnesota plays six of its next nine games at home.

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