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NHL

1-28-07


Write-up



Hot Teams
Colorado won three of its last four road games.
Dallas Stars won three of last four games.
Atlanta won four of its last five games.
San Jose won eight of its last ten games. Canucks are 10-3 in last thirteen games, but lost last two, both in OT/SO.

Cold Teams
Calgary lost three of its last four road games. Blackhawks are on 10-game losing streak, scoring four goals last three games.
Red Wings lost last three games, scoring one goal in each.
Anaheim lost four in row, nine of last eleven games.
Flyers lost last nine games, outscored 38-19.

Series Records
Flames won four of last five games vs Chicago.
Detroit split pair of games at Colorado this season, 4-3so/1-3
Ducks are 2-1 vs Dallas this season: 4-1/5-1/3-4.
Flyers won four of last five games vs Atlanta.
Visitor won four of last five San Jose-Vancouver games.

Back-to-Back Situations
Flyers are 3-5 if they played the day before.

Totals
Under is 6-3 in Chicago's last nine games.
Four of last five Detroit games stayed under the total.
Three of last four Anaheim games stayed under the total.
Over is 5-1-2 in last eight Philadelphia games.
Over is 7-4 in San Jose's last eleven games.


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NHL

1-28-07



Calgary: CAL are 7-3 in their last 10 overall.
Under is 36-17-6 in CAL last 59 vs. Central.
CAL are 17-35 in their last 52 road games.

Chicago: CHI are 0-8 in their last 8 home games.
CHI are 16-52-4 in their last 72 vs. Northwest.
Over is 6-2 in CHI last 8 vs. Western Conference.

Head to Head: CAL are 12-5-2 in the last 19 meetings.

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Philadelphia: PHI are 2-7 in their last 9 vs. Southeast.
PHI are 12-39 in their last 51 overall.
PHI are 8-21 in their last 29 road games.

Atlanta: ATL are 10-4 in their last 14 games following a win.

Head to Head: PHI are 9-1-1 in the last 11 meetings in Atlanta.
PHI are 18-3-2 in the last 23 meetings.

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Colorado: Under is 9-2-1 in COL last 12 vs. Central.

Detroit: DET are 162-55-16 in their last 233 home games.
Under is 19-7-2 in DET last 28 home games.

Head to Head: COL are 1-7 in the last 8 meetings.

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Dallas: Over is 6-2-1 in DAL last 9 Sun. games.
Over is 6-2 in DAL last 8 overall.
DAL are 13-5 in their last 18 vs. Pacific.

Anaheim: ANA are 14-5 in their last 19 Sun. games.
ANA are 22-8 in their last 30 vs. Pacific.
Over is 24-11-2 in ANA last 37 vs. Pacific.

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San Jose: SJ are 16-5-1 in their last 22 Sun. games.
SJ are 6-2 in their last 8 vs. Northwest.
SJ are 50-19 in their last 69 games as a favorite.

Vancouver: VAN are 7-1 in their last 8 games as an underdog.
VAN are 8-2 in their last 10 home games.
VAN are 10-3 in their last 13 overall.


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Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks (3:30 PM ET)
In their first game after the All-Star break, the struggling Ducks may be without their All-Star defenseman Scott Niedermayer due to a stress fracture in his left foot. The Orange County Register has reported him as doubtful. EDGE: STARS
Anaheim lost four straight and nine of 11 games heading into the All-Star break. EDGE: STARS
The Ducks are 2-0-1 against Dallas this season. Anaheim has outscored Dallas 9-1 in the last two meetings. EDGE: DUCKS





San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks (10 PM ET)
The Sharks have won four straight road games and have the second-most road wins in the NHL, with their road record currently standing at 16-7. EDGE: SHARKS
San Jose is in the midst of an NHL-record string of 48 straight games without going to overtime. EDGE: PLAY A SIDE IN REGULATION
San Jose won its first meetings with Vancouver 6-4 back on October 13th. The Sharks have taken three straight against the Canucks since a 3-2 loss on November 25th, 2005. EDGE: SHARKS



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NHL

Short Sheet


Sunday, January 28th




Calgary at Chicago, 3:05 EST
Calgary: 6-1 SU off a division loss
Chicago: 6-28 SU revenging a loss by 2+ goals

Colorado at Detroit, 3:35 EST NBC
Colorado: 1-6 SU off a home loss by 1 goal
Detroit: 39-8 SU off a division game

Dallas at Anaheim, 3:35 EST NBC
Dallas: 8-2 SU away vs. division opponents
Anaheim: 2-7 SU in January

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 3:35 EST NBC
Philadelphia: 4-18 SU off 3+ losses
Atlanta: 12-1 SU at home off an overtime win

San Jose at Vancouver, 10:05 EST
San Jose: 18-4 SU off a road win scoring 4+ goals
Vancouver: 14-30 SU playing with same-season revenge

** (TC) Denotes Time Change