We may see our second coaching casualty of the young season as early as today, as the Calgary Flames continue their investigation of allegations of past racist behaviour by coach Bill Peters.
Peters won’t be behind the Calgary bench tonight — in fact, none of the Flames coaching staff has seen or heard from Peters since the investigation began — and it’s hard to see how he survives this scandal.
Especially as more allegations about Peters continue to surface, such as him punching and kicking players while coach of the Hurricanes a few years ago.
That obviously makes tonight a very tough spot for the struggling Flames, who close out a four-game road trip in Buffalo. We initially wanted to back Calgary before the Peters news intensified, but are going to end up passing on the game with so many unknowns surrounding them at the moment.
Fortunately, there are 12 other games to choose from on a busy NHL Wednesday. Our breakdowns and opinions on each are below.
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Odds below are at the time we made the pick.
Reasons to bet Florida: The Panthers have earned points in 9 of their last 12 road games (6-3-3). Washington’s offense is in a funk, scoring 1 goal in each of its last 2 games and 2 or less in 5 of its last 6.
Reasons to bet Washington: The Capitals are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games when playing on 3 days rest. Florida has lost 2 straight and allowed 11 goals in its last 3.
Other things to know:
- Washington beat Florida 5-4 in OT Nov. 7 in Florida
- Florida is 6-1-1 in the last 8 meetings
- Backstrom is out for Washington
- Florida has allowed 12 goals in its last 3 road games, excluding empty netters
- The Over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings
- The Over is 17-7 in Florida’s games this year
- The Over is 16-9 in Washington’s games this year
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Reasons to bet Vancouver: The Canucks are a respectable 7-7-1 on the road. Pittsburgh has 2 regulation time wins in its last 11 games.
Reasons to bet Pittsburgh: The Penguins have allowed 2 goals or less in 10 of their last 11 at home, where they’re 9-3-2 on the year. Vancouver has scored 2 even-strength goals in its last 4 games.
Other things to know:
- Vancouver has scored 1 regulation time goal in 4 of its last 5 road games
- Vancouver was outshot 34-17 in a 2-1 loss Tuesday at Philadelphia
- Vancouver has 2 regulation time wins in its last 11 games
- Pittsburgh is 5-1-3 in its last 9 games
- The Under is 19-7-1 in Pittsburgh’s last 27 home games
- The Under is 22-10 in Vancouver’s last 32 road games
- The Under is 8-3-1 in the last 12 meetings in Pittsburgh
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Reasons to bet Carolina: The Hurricanes have won 4 straight on the road and are playing with 2 days rest. New York is playing its 4th game in 6 days.
Reasons to bet New York: The Rangers have won 3 of their last 4 home game versus Carolina and 7 of the last 9 meetings overall. Carolina has been held to 1 goal in 3 of its last 6 road games, excluding empty netters.
Other things to know:
- New York beat Carolina 4-2 Nov. 7 in Carolina
- New York is 7-4-2 at home
- Carolina has scored 3 regulation time goals or less in 10 straight road games, excluding empty netters
- Carolina has won 8 of its last 10 games when playing on 2 days rest
- New York has allowed 5 goals in its last 3 home games and 2 regulation time goals or less in 6 of its last 9 home games
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Reasons to bet St. Louis: The Blues are 7-2-3 on the road and have won 7 of the last 10 meetings with Tampa, including a 3-1 win last week in St. Louis. The Lightning is expected to still be without Stamkos.
Reasons to bet Tampa: The Lightning is finally starting to roll, winning 6 of its last 8 games while scoring 4+ goals in 5 of its last 7. St. Louis has lost 5 of its last 7 games and has 1 regulation time win in its last 10 road games.
Other things to know:
- St. Louis has been outshot 121-82 in its last 3 games
- St. Louis has scored 2 regulation time goals or less in 7 of its last 8 games
- St. Louis has won 3 of its last 5 visits to Tampa
- Tampa has held 4 straight opponents to 2 goals or less
- Tampa has scored 22 goals in its last 4 home games, excluding empty netters
- Tampa has allowed 1 power play goal in its last 9 games
- The Over is 5-2 in Tampa’s last 7 games
- The Under is 7-1 in St. Louis’ last 8 games
- The Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings
Reasons to bet Edmonton: The Oilers are 6-2-1 in their last 9 overall and have won 6 of 8 on the road. Colorado has allowed 19 goals in its last 5 games, excluding empty netters.
Reasons to bet Colorado: The Avalanche seek revenge for a 6-2 loss to the Oilers Nov. 14 in Edmonton, when Colorado trailed 5-1 midway through the second period. Edmonton is playing its 5th straight road game.
Other things to know:
- Edmonton has won 4 of its last 5 visits to Colorado and 7 of the last 10 meetings overall
- Edmonton has scored 4+ goals in 4 of its last 5 road games
- Edmonton is playing with 2 days rest
- Colorado is playing with 3 days rest
- Colorado has scored 16 goals in its last 3 home games
- The Over is 5-0-1 in the last 6 meetings in Colorado
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Reasons to bet New York: The Islanders are 6-2-1 on the road. LA has lost the last 3 meetings and 5 of the last 7.
Reasons to bet LA: The Kings are 5-1-1 in their last 7 home games. New York may let down a bit after having its 17-game point streak snapped Monday in Anaheim.
Other things to know:
- The home team is 7-0-1 in the last 8 meetings
- New York has 2 regulation time wins in its last 8 games
- New York has scored 1 goal in its last 2 games
- New York has scored 3 regulation time goals or less in 7 of its 9 road games this year, excluding empty netters
- New York has lost 7 of its last 9 visits to LA
- LA has scored 3+ goals in 8 of its last 9 home games (6 of 9 excluding empty netters and OT)
- The Over is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings
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Reasons to bet Calgary: The Flames have held opponents to 2 regulation time goals or less in 6 of their last 9. Buffalo has lost 10 of its last 12 games and is playing its 3rd game in 4 days.
Reasons to bet Buffalo: The Sabres are 6-3-2 at home, where they’ve won 9 of their last 12 against the Flames. Calgary is in an awful scoring slump, tallying just 9 regulation time goals in its last 8, and could be distracted by its coaching situation.
Other things to know:
- Calgary is 1-6-1 in its last 8 games and has 2 regulation time wins in its last 17
- Calgary is playing its 4th straight road game
- Calgary has scored 2 regulation time goals or less in 8 straight games and 12 of its last 15
- Buffalo has scored 2 goals or less in 10 of its last 14 games
- Buffalo has allowed a power play goal in 9 straight games
- Buffalo has scored 1 power play goal in its last 10 games
- The home team is 18-6 in the last 24 meetings
- The Under is 8-0 in Calgary’s last 8 games and 18-8 in Calgary’s games this season
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Reasons to bet Toronto: The Leafs are 2-0 since Sheldon Keefe took over as head coach from Mike Babcock, and they’ve had 3 days off to implement Keefe’s systems. Detroit has lost 6 straight and scored just 1 goal in its last 2 games.
Reasons to bet Detroit: The Red Wings are 3-3-1 in their last 7 at home. Toronto’s allowed 3+ goals in 6 of its last 7 games overall and 5 of 7 on the road.
Other things to know:
- Toronto beat Detroit 5-2 Oct. 12 in Detroit
- Toronto has scored 4+ goals in 5 of the last 6 meetings
- Toronto is 3-0-1 in its last 4 games in Detroit
- Toronto is 6-1-1 in its last 8 games on 3 days rest
- Toronto is 5-7 on the road
- Detroit has scored 3+ goals in 5 of its last 7 home games
- The Over is 5-1 in the last 7 meetings
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Reasons to bet Vegas: The Golden Knights should bring full focus as they look to snap out of a 2-8 funk in their last 10. Nashville has not won at home in regulation time since Oct. 29, a span of 6 straight games.
Reasons to bet Nashville: The Predators have outshot their opponents 247-147 in their last 6 games. Vegas has lost 4 of 5 all-time meetings.
Other things to know:
- Nashville beat Vegas 5-2 Oct. 15 in Vegas
- Vegas is 5-6-1 on the road
- Nashville is 7-5-2 at home
- Vegas has scored 5 goals in its last 3 games and 16 regulation time goals in its last 9 road games, excluding empty netters
- Nashville is coming off back-to-back wins over the Blues
- Nashville has allowed 5 even-strength goals in its last 4 games, excluding empty netters
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Reasons to bet Philadelphia: Philadelphia beat Columbus 7-4 Oct. 26 in Philadelphia. The Blue Jackets have scored 2 regulation time goals or less in 5 of their last 7 home games.
Reasons to bet Columbus: The Blue Jackets have won 5 of the last 6 meetings, scoring at least 4 goals in all of them (4 times in regulation). Philadelphia has lost 5 of 7 and has 1 regulation time win in its last 8 road games.
Other things to know:
- Columbus is 7-5-1 at home
- Philadelphia has scored 3+ goals in 6 straight meetings
- Philadelphia has scored 2 regulation time goals or less in 8 of its last 10 games
- Columbus has allowed 2 regulation time goals or less in 5 of its last 6 home games, excluding empty netters
- Philadelphia is 3-13-2 in the last 18 meetings in Columbus
- The Under is 8-3 in Philadelphia’s last 11 games
- The Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Columbus
- The Under is 12-4 in Columbus’ last 16 home games, dating back to last year
- The Over is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings
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Reasons to bet Winnipeg: The Jets are 8-2-1 in their last 11 overall and have won 7 of their last 9 on the road. San Jose has 1 regulation time win in its last 8 games.
Reasons to bet San Jose: The Sharks are 9-1 in their last 10 overall. Winnipeg has not played since Saturday.
Other things to know:
- Winnipeg beat San Jose 3-2 Nov. 1 in San Jose
- The road team is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings
- Winnipeg has won its last 3 trips to San Jose
- Winnipeg has scored 3+ goals in 8 of its last 9 road games
- San Jose has won 6 of its last 7 games at home
- San Jose has gone to OT in 4 of its last 5 games
- San Jose has scored 3 regulation time goals or less in 5 straight games
- Winnipeg has scored 3 regulation time goals in its last 4 games when playing on 3 days rest
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Reasons to bet Boston: The Bruins are 5-0-1 in their last 6 games, including an 8-1 rout of the Canadiens last night in Montreal. Ottawa has lost 10 of the last 11 meetings, including 5 straight in Ottawa.
Reasons to bet Ottawa: The Senators have won 5 straight at home and are 7-3 in their last 10 overall. Boston has lost 4 of its last 5 games when playing on 0 days rest.
Other things to know:
- Boston beat Ottawa 5-2 Nov. 2 in Boston
- Boston has allowed 6 goals in the last 4 meetings
- Boston has scored 4+ goals in 3 of its last 4 games
- Boston has allowed 4 goals in its last 3 road games
- Ottawa has allowed 5 goals in its last 4 home games
- The Over is 6-1-2 in Boston’s last 9 road games
- The Under is 6-1 in Ottawa’s last 7 games
- The Under is 4-0-1 in the last 5 meetings in Ottawa
Reasons to bet Anaheim: The Ducks are coming off a 3-0 win over the Islanders that snapped New York’s 17-game point streak. Arizona has lost 4 of its last 6 at home.
Reasons to bet Arizona: The Coyotes have earned points in 4 of their last 5 (3-1-1) and 6 of 8. Anaheim’s lost 7 of 9 on the road, where it’s allowed 4+ goals in 4 of its last 5.
Other things to know:
- Anaheim beat Arizona 2-1 Oct. 3 in Anaheim
- Anaheim has won 3 of its last 4 visits to Arizona
- Anaheim has scored 5 goals in the last 3 meeting and 2 or less in 6 of the last 8
- Arizona has scored 2 goals or less in 7 of the last 9 meetings
- The Over is 7-2 in Arizona’s last 9 games
- The under is 6-1 in Arizona’s last 7 games