Re: [Kinger vs. Winky] Next 50 NHL Plays (Unofficial)
Winky's plays for Thursday.
Red Wings PL +160: I readily admit it is tough to ask a team to win by 2+ goals when they have lost their last 5 games and average 1 goal per game in those 5 (1 x3, 0 x1 and 2 x1). But this game just has the look of a bustout game for the Wings and a "Massacre in the Making." The Wings are playing solid defense and I think it continues here. I love the fact the Flames have only played 3 road games and are coming off a 6-game home stand meaning they might be somewhat slow on a new sheet of ice especially this one. Joe Louis has just been a House of Horrors for the Flames (in all fairness - many other teams, too) and is a place they rarely emerge from victorious. I have NEVER been a Miikka Kiprusoff fan - calling him KipruSOFT because he always seems to allow a soft goal or two that hurts his team's chance of winning. I think the Wings are due for a "Wings kinda game" where they put 5 on the board in the first 2 periods and chase the goalie. The way the Wings have been playing lately doesn't show that happening but a visit by the Flames can, and usually does, change all that. I'm looking for a 5-1/4-2 kind of game here.
Oilers/Kings U5 -110: This one scares me because it looks so obvious. Kings have played 3 TRUE home games and all 3 games were Under with 5, 1 and 3 goals scored for the game. Oilers on the road also play low scoring games and are also 3-0 to the Under with 3, 3 and 4 goals scored in those 3 games. Most people expected the Kings to be a top team in the league but few predicted the same for the Oilers but thru 11 games they are leading their division and tied for the top spot in the Conference. But that is a tad misleading since they have played 8 home games and only 3 road games. But in those 11 games the Oilers are 9-2 to the Under and that is no coincidence. The Oilers don't make many mistakes and don't take many chances on offense. The Oilers have been outshot in all 3 road games and in 2 of them by double digits. I will admit SOG is a somewhat overrated stat in that an unscreened shot from the Blueline has a very minimal chance of going in yet it counts the same as a shot from 3 feet out but it does show the Oilers tend to play very cautious on the road. In Kings' home games and Oilers' road games neither side tends to take a lot of penalties so PP chances are minimal and both sides are excellent at killing off what Few PP chances the other team has, The Kings spent the weekend losing a pair of 3-2 games with both games seeing some awful goals allowed on poor defensive play by the Kings. Now that the Kings are back home and have had several days to rest I see the defense cleaning itself up some. This one has the look of a 2-1 kind of game and I really can't see anything more than a 3-2 kind of game and while 3-2 is a PUSH it isn't a Loss and anytime you make a bet and at worst get your money back that isn't that bad of a thing. I actually think the Kings win this one 3-1 and I came thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis close to playing the Kings on the PL.
