Minnesota goes for the Canada sweep...

Seattle has scored two total goals in a three-game skid. ...

Once again the Flames' offense has gone on the blink...

The Hawks are playing better than recent results suggest...

Colorado is on pace to be one of the great regular-season teams in history. But No. 1 netminder Scott Wedgewood probably is out again Friday due to injury. Mackenzie Blackwood has been just as good, though -- maybe NHL teams just need to get guys with the last name Wood, which by the way is my family name (just not me). But this is Bullseye Central against a pretty good Islanders team. And -143 for +1.5 compared to -200 on Avs away for Colorado's first game on the East Coast since late-October? (Granted, I could just skip it) No-brainer play even it if loses.

If there's one team that doesn't mind playing on the road, it's the Rangers. In a way, an inside-out season for Mike Sullivan's troops, who are a sparkling 11-4-1 on their travels, so maybe it's good news that they're away at the Canadian Tire Center in Ottawa's outskirts tonight. Overall, New York has now won four of five, so perhaps things are stirring, with Artemi Panarin getting scoring help lately from the likes of Will Cuylle, Vincent Trocheck, Vladislav Gavrikov among those also pitching in during the recent uptick. Meanwhile, the Sens return home after almost three weeks away in a historically-tricky scheduling situation. Play Rangers on Money Line

Do I even need to explain this on San Jose for Wednesday? Again, I'm not being offered +1 and that's surely fine -- but if you don't mind paying a little extra, this team just doesn't lose by more than a goal at home. Now 14-2 ATS on home ice after Monday's win over Utah. The Caps will be in the second of a B2B after facing the Kings on Tuesday. No. 1 netminder Logan Thompson is starting there so that should mean No. 2 Charlie Lindgren (4-3-1, 3.12 GAA) on Wednesday.

Tricky bit of scheduling here for the Caps, in LA last night where they downed the Kings 3-1 behind another stellar night in goal from Logan Thompson. As it's now a back-to-back situation tonight, It's Charlie Lindgren (3.12 GAA, .886 saves) time in goal. Edge in the nets, then, to the surging Sharks and Yaroslav Askarov, expected in goal once again after recording yet another win on Monday vs. Utah after a stellar November in which he posted a 1.88 GAA and .947 saves on top of winning in eight of ten starts. Play Sharks on Money Line.

Connor Hellebuyck's absence seems to be hurting the Jets not only in the crease, but psychologically. Losing five of the last six, Winnipeg has been outscored 21-8 in those five defeats, and Eric Comrie is having his problems as the fill-in top goalie option, losing in four of his last five starts and pulled after 20 minutes and three goals allowed on Monday in Buffalo, as the Sabres were on their way to a 5-1 win. Admittedly, Montreal's form has been a bit erratic, and GK Jakub Dobes has been out of form lately, though must note he still possesses an 8-3-2 mark this season, and the Canadiens have been scoring ample goals (21 across the past six games). Play Canadiens on Money Line

Half unit simply as moneylines have been perplexing me, but the Stars are in the second of a back-to-back and just got horrible news that Tyler Seguin is done for the year with a torn ACL. That has to resonate in the locker room. A few other key guys are still out injured as well. As of last Friday, the Devils hadn't lost in regulation at home. Now they have back-to-back home losses in reg. Just seems a bit of an urgency spot in a potential Stanley Cup Finals preview.

This is a huge revenge game for the road team. Montreal defeated the Senators in overtime last month despite Ottawa holding a 3-2 lead in the third period. Ottawa is ranked 4th in shots allowed per game and has a +11 shot differential, while the Canadiens are ranked 17th with a -66 shot differential. The Senators rank first in Face-off win percentage, while Montreal is ranked 14th. Ottawa has four one-goal losses out of their last five defeats, while Montreal has had two one-goal losses out of their previous five. The Senators are almost at full strength with Brady Tkachuk back on the ice. Montreal will be without defenseman Jayden Struble, who missed Monday’s practice. I have Ottawa 14 spots higher in my power rankings.

Always very tough to sweep a home-and-home in the NHL, with Boston beating visiting Detroit 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday. The Wings outshot and B's and won the faceoff circle. Bruins superstar David Pastrnak missed that and won't play Tuesday, either. We may get B's lesser goalie Joonas Korpisalo after it was Jeremy Swayman on Saturday but I'm fine either way (prefer JK). Boston is under .500 away. The Wings need a little momentum on a four-game skid and with a crazy-tough road trip up next. They need to get the power play going after having five chances on Saturday, including one for a full two minutes in overtime, and couldn't score.

Let's change our tack with the Rangers after supporting them too many times at MSG, always expecting a breakthrough earlier this season. Sunday's 4-1 home loss to Lightning, however, likely assured that Spike Lee won't hang around to watch some hockey after the next Knicks home game; the Rangers are now 2-8-1 as a host this season. In those eight regulation defeats, only three goals have been scored, and even Mike Sullivan is sounding disgusted with proceedings. With top defender Adam Fox perhaps out, it gets harder as a hot Dallas hits Manhattan having won four straight while scoring 21 goals in the process, and Wyatt Johnston off of a hat-trick in the 6-1 win vs. the Senators on Sunday. Play Stars on Money Line

Sharks ATS at home has been the NHL's best bet this season at 13-2. I am not being offered +1 or likely would play that, but this is reasonable all things considered to guarantee a cash simply with a San Jose point. Utah has lost three straight and plays in a third different city in four nights. The Mammoth are likely to be without their best offensive player and leading scorer Logan Cooley (14G, 9A) as he left Saturday's defeat in St. Louis injured.

Despite an extended run of good results, the Sharks continue to be undervalued. It's wins in six of seven and eight of ten at the SAP Center for San Jose, amid a brilliant November in goal from Yaroslav Askarov, who was 8-2-0 for the month with a 1.88 GAA and .947 saves. Others besides Macklin Celebrini are starting to score goals, too; fellow starlet Will Smith has three across the last two games. Meanwhile, the Mammoth's recent form has been less than stellar, losing three straight, seven of nine, and twelve of the last sixteen. Play Sharks on Money Line.