by Vegas Writer
Monday, Nov 11, 2024Welcome to Monday's edition of the "Morning Skate," recapping the weekend while looking at the standings.
The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers have done a good job carrying their success from last season into this one, as they're 11-3-1 with 23 points sitting atop the Atlantic Division.
In the Metro, it's the New Jersey Devils (10-6-2) leading the pack with 22 points, but on their heels are the Carolina Hurricanes (10-3-0) with an impressive plus-20 goal differential.
Leading the league, in what's been a bit of a surprise, is Central Division-leading Winnipeg, as the Jets are 14-1-0 (28 points) and a league-best plus-36 point differential.
Perhaps the biggest surprise is the Pacific Division, with the Los Angeles Kings (9-4-3) leading the pack with 21 points and the Vegas Golden Knights (9-3-2)one point back. They're the only two teams are in the plus with goal-differential.
The highest scoring division, as a whole, is the Metropolitan at plus-29, followed by the Central at plus-5. Teams from the Atlantic are minus-11 while the Pacific teams are -23.
Let's take a look at the main highlights from Sunday:
The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers have done a good job carrying their success from last season into this one, as they're 11-3-1 with 23 points sitting atop the Atlantic Division.
In the Metro, it's the New Jersey Devils (10-6-2) leading the pack with 22 points, but on their heels are the Carolina Hurricanes (10-3-0) with an impressive plus-20 goal differential.
Leading the league, in what's been a bit of a surprise, is Central Division-leading Winnipeg, as the Jets are 14-1-0 (28 points) and a league-best plus-36 point differential.
Perhaps the biggest surprise is the Pacific Division, with the Los Angeles Kings (9-4-3) leading the pack with 21 points and the Vegas Golden Knights (9-3-2)one point back. They're the only two teams are in the plus with goal-differential.
The highest scoring division, as a whole, is the Metropolitan at plus-29, followed by the Central at plus-5. Teams from the Atlantic are minus-11 while the Pacific teams are -23.
Let's take a look at the main highlights from Sunday:
- Mackenzie Blackwood (44 saves) recorded his fourth career 40-save shutout to lead San Jose past New Jersey, 1-0.
- Kirill Kaprizov assisted on the game-tying goal by Matt Boldy with 4:31 left in regulation, only to be spiled by Philipp Kurashev and Seth Jones, who connected for Chicago's overtime winner in a 2-1 win, which snapped its 12-game slide against Minnesota.
- Leo Carlsson registered his third game-winning goal of the season while John Gibson turned away 38 shots in his return to Anaheim’s crease. Carlsson is tied for the second most game-winners in the NHL this season.
Through the first 33 nights of the season:
- Favorites are 148-79, including a 123-60 run.
- Overs are 107-100-20, but the Under is currently on a 30-16-6 roll.
Tonight's FEATURED GAME (lines courtesy DraftKings):
Carolina (-142, 6.5u, -118) at Vegas
PREDICTION: The Hurricanes just had their eight-game win streak snapped in Denver on Saturday, and now enter hostile territory, as the Golden Knights have yet to lose at home and return from a two-game trip they gathered three points after winning in Edmonton and losing in overtime in Seattle. Plenty of question marks with a couple of injuries with Vegas, but when you come into the season with arguably the best defensive pairings, and strong depth with centermen, you should be able to compensate against tough competition. Vegas comes in 8-0-0 at home, the longest home win streak in franchise history. The Golden Knights have outscored their opponents 43-19 inside T-Mobile Arena, averaging 5.38 goals-for-per-game, the most in the NHL. The Golden Knights come away with the win here.
