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7:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. PITTSBURGH
Florida is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home

8:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. NASHVILLE
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing Nashville
Vancouver is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Nashville's last 11 games at home

8:30 PM
SAN JOSE vs. CHICAGO
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Jose's last 12 games
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Chicago is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

NHL Odds and Betting Guide
By: The Linemakers
Sportingnews.com

The Chicago Blackhawks, owners of the NHL’s best record, will put their 16-game point streak on the line tonight at home against the San Jose Sharks. The 'Hawks have not lost in regulation this season and look to have dodged a bullet, as RW Marian Hossa may avoid missing any time from the head shot he took on Tuesday night. The Blackhawks will also get defenseman Brent Seabrook and goalie Corey Crawford back from injury tonight, though Crawford will likely back up the undefeated Ray Emery. Chicago is the favorite in this one.

It is a light night in the NHL on Friday with just six teams in action. The other two games will see the Predators hosting the Canucks and the struggling Panthers facing a difficult test on the road against the Penguins.

The lines are from LVH as of about 8:00 a.m. P.T.

*Denotes goalie start is not confirmed. Goalie starts can be subject to change.

Italics indicate team is on the second night of a back-to-back.

8:00 PM ET: Vancouver Canucks (9-3-4) at Nashville Predators (8-4-5)

Puck Line: Canucks +1.5 (-340), Predators -1.5 (+280)

Money Line: Canucks -105, Predators -105

Total: 5u -130

Goalies: Roberto Luongo (4-0-3, 1.63, .934) vs. Pekka Rinne (7-3-4, 1.67, .935)

-Luongo is 12-12-3 with a 2.26 GAA and .922 SV% in 28 career regular season games against the Predators.

-Rinne is 5-5-1 with a 2.59 GAA and .920 SV% in 12 career regular season games against the Canucks.

Scoring: Canucks average 2.88 goals-per-game. They allow 2.25. Predators average 2.18 goals-per-game. They allow 2.18.

Streaks: Canucks Won-1, Predators Won-1

Season Series: 0-0

Canucks injuries:

RW Jannik Hansen (Probable)

C Manny Malhotra (Out)

Predators injuries:

G Pekka Rinne (Probable)

C Paul Gaustad (Doubtful)

8:30 PM ET: San Jose Sharks (8-4-3) at Chicago Blackhawks (13-0-3)

Puck Line: Sharks +1.5 (-240), Blackhawks -1.5 (+210)

Money Line: Sharks +130, Blackhawks -140

Total: 5.5u -145

Goalies: Antti Niemi* (7-2-3, 1.86, .933) vs. Ray Emery (6-0-0, 2.28, .925)

-Both of Niemi’s regulation losses this season have come against Chicago. He allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Sharks 5-3 loss to the Blackhawks on Feb. 5 and then four goals on 37 shots in the Sharks Feb. 15th loss.

-Emery is 3-2-0 with a 2.85 GAA and .913 SV% in five career regular season games against the Sharks. He stopped 27-of-28 shots in the Blackhawks 4-1 win over the Sharks on Feb. 15.

Scoring: Sharks average 2.47 goals-per-game. They allow 2.13. Blackhawks average 3.31 goals-per-game. They allow 1.94.

Streaks: Sharks Won-1, Blackhawks Won-3

Season Series: Blackhawks 2-0-0

Sharks injuries:

C James Sheppard (Questionable)

Blackhawks injuries:

LW Dan Carcillo (Probable)

G Corey Crawford (Probable)

RW Marian Hossa (Probable)

D Brent Seabrook (Probable)

D Steve Montador (Out)

7:00 PM ET: Florida Panthers (5-7-4) at Pittsburgh Penguins (11-6-0)

Puck Line: Panthers +1.5 (-140), Penguins -1.5 (+120)

Money Line: Panthers +210, Penguins -230

Total: 5.5

Goalies: Jacob Markstrom (Season debut) vs. Marc-Andre Fleury (8-3-0, 2.34, .914)