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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Minnesota Wild Pick & Prediction OCTOBER 14th 2023
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Despite winning their season opener in a shootout, the Toronto Maple Leafs know they need to improve Saturday night against the visiting Minnesota Wild. The Maple Leafs needed two late goals in the third period from Auston Matthews before defeating the visiting Montreal Canadiens 6-5 Wednesday in a shootout. The tying goal gave Matthews a hat trick. Toronto also killed a penalty in overtime. “I want to forget about this game and just keep moving … more
Detroit Red Wings vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Pick & Prediction OCTOBER 14th 2023
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Jonas Johansson passed his first test as Tampa Bay’s No. 1 goalie. Johansson and the Lightning will now try to grab a road victory in the Detroit Red Wings’ home opener on Saturday. Johansson was thrust into the role when Andrei Vasilevskiy underwent back surgery during training camp. Tampa Bay defeated Nashville in its home opener 5-3 on Tuesday as Johansson stopped 28 shots. “His game was quiet and he made himself big. He wasn’t … more
Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago Blackhawks Pick & Prediction OCTOBER 14th 2023
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Connor Bedard will make his first trip north of the United States border when the Chicago Blackhawks visit the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Bedard, the highly touted No. 1 overall pick by Chicago in the 2023 NHL Draft, notched his first NHL goal in a 3-1 loss at the Boston Bruins on Wednesday, a day after producing his first assist in a 4-2 victory at the Pittsburgh Penguins. “He’s a really great player,” Boston … more
Boston Bruins vs. Nashville Predators Pick & Prediction OCTOBER 14th 2023
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The opening to the Boston Bruins’ centennial season was no on-ice masterpiece. After David Pastrnak’s two goals helped the Bruins grind out a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, Boston will try to keep improving its game on Saturday as it welcomes in the Nashville Predators to complete a season-opening, two-game homestand. As for the opener, there was some good, some bad. All to be expected. “I don’t think we played fast enough, consistently enough,” … more
Winnipeg Jets vs. Florida Panthers Pick & Prediction OCTOBER 14th 2023
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It’s tough to pinpoint if the Florida Panthers can return to the form that took them to the Stanley Cup Final last June, ultimately losing to the Vegas Golden Knights in five games. Florida will try to continue to recapture some of that grinding force heading into Winnipeg on Saturday afternoon to take on the Jets, in both teams’ second game of the season. With one game under their belt, a 2-0 loss to the … more