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How to watch Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Colorado Avalanche TV channel, start time, odds

Tonight’s NHL stream between the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Colorado Avalanche could be the debut of Blake Coleman after his trade.

As the NHL season gets down to its final quarter, the intensity really begins to heat up. That’ll be the case tonight for a top matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Colorado Avalanche. You can watch the NHL stream live on ESPN+.

The Lightning have been on a tear recently, winning 10-straight games leading up to tonight’s matchup. They’re currently ranked second in the Eastern Conference behind the Boston Bruins by only three points. This could be forward Blake Coleman’s debut with Tampa Bay after being traded from the New Jersey Devils at the NHL trade deadline.

But the Avalanche are no slouch themselves, sitting in third in the Western Conference, down just two points to the Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues. However, Colorado will be looking to stop a two-game slide in its tracks by picking up a statement win against top competition.

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How to watch Lightning vs. Avalanche:

Tampa Bay Lightning (39-15-5) vs. Colorado Avalanche (33-18-6)

Monday, Feb. 17, 9:00 p.m. ET

Pepsi Center, Denver, CO

NHL stream:

Lightning vs Avalanche live stream: ESPN+ or NHL.com

TV: Altitude TV, Fox Sports Sun

NHL odds:

The Lightning (-125) are 1.5-point favorites over the Avalanche (+105), according to BetMGM.

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Watch: Former Notre Dame Star Scores First NHL Goal

Evans scored 41 goals in his time at Notre Dame from 2014-2018.

Last Thursday saw former Notre Dame hockey player Jake Evans make his NHL debut for the Montreal Canadiens.

He didn’t score any points but “did all the little things right” according to those who watched the Canadiens victory over the Ducks.

Fast forward just a few nights and now Evans has his first career NHL goal.

Despite the efforts of Evans, the Canadiens still fell to the Arizona Coyotes on Monday night.

Evans scored 41 goals in his time at Notre Dame from 2014-2018.

Notre Dame Hockey Earns 5 Points at Penn State

Six and a half minutes into Saturday’s contest the Irish got on the board despite being a man-down as Cam Morrison scored his first career short-handed goal.

A quick start Saturday night put Notre Dame in position to walk out of No. 8 Penn State with a second straight win (although Friday’s was via shootout) and the Fighting Irish took full advantage.

Six and a half minutes into Saturday’s contest the Irish got on the board despite being a man-down as Cam Morrison scored his first career short-handed goal.  Seven minutes later Cale Burke made good-use of a great Jake Pivonka feed to blow by a Penn State defender en-route to a goal and 2-0 Notre Dame advantage.

That’s the way things stayed until Penn State found the scoreboard at almost the exact halfway point, scoring on a one-timer via Alex Limoges which wound up being the only goal of the second period.

The final frame saw Notre Dame get a couple of great scoring chances to start but the Irish were turned away both times, allowing for Penn State’s Nikita Pavlychev to tie things up at two with just under 14 minutes to play.

Graham Slaggert however bailed the Fighting Irish out, scoring with five minutes remaining to put them in front 3-2, a lead they wouldn’t surrender.

Tory Dello added an empty net goal as the Irish got the regulation win behind Cale Morris who finished with 23 saves on 25 shots faced.

Notre Dame improves to 12-11-5 overall and 7-7-4-3 in Big Ten play.  The Fighting Irish will enjoy a bye week next weekend before welcoming Minnesota to South Bend for a two-game series on Valentine’s Day weekend.

Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Monday’s Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues sports betting odds and lines, with NHL betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Anaheim Ducks (17-23-5) visit the Gateway to the West to play the St. Louis Blues (29-10-7) in the Enterprise Center for an 8 p.m. ET puck drop Monday night. We analyze the Ducks-Blues odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips around this matchup.

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Ducks at Blues: Projected starting goalies

John Gibson vs. Jake Allen

Gibson has had a rough season and really struggles on the road, going just 4-11-2 in away games. The 26-year-old goaltender has lost five of his last six games and now has an overall record of 13-18-3 with .905 save percentage and 2.96 goals against average.

Allen will give regular starter Jordan Binnington the night off and has played well as backup this season. He’s 7-3-3 overall and actually has a better save % (.924) and GAA (2.36) than Binnington. However, Allen has lost back-to-back starts and is 1-1 in his only two starts at home.

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Ducks at Blues: Odds, picks and betting tips

Odds courtesy of BetMGM; access them at USA TODAY Sports for a full set of today’s betting odds. Odds last updated Monday at 3 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Blues 4, Ducks 1

Moneyline (ML)

PASS on the moneyline for the Ducks-Blues game. The Ducks’ putrid 6-14-2 road record and the Blues’ stellar 16-4-3 home record are the chief reasons why. I am not confident enough to gamble on a Ducks +195 outright win and it’s too pricey to lay $239 to win $100 for a Blues victory. Also, factor in the Ducks’ and Blues’ recent performances as another reason to stay away: Ducks are 3-6-1 and the Blues 7-2-1 in each of their last 10 games.

Two interesting notes that make it difficult to back Blues -239:  the away team in Ducks-Blues games have won seven in a row and the underdog is 5-2 in the last seven meetings.

Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

Let’s gamble a little on tilted ice in favor of the home team and BET the BLUES -1.5 (+120). Again, we are off the moneyline and on the puck line because of their values.  The Ducks have the second-highest penalties in minutes per game in the NHL and the Blues have scored the fifth most power-play goals with the fourth-most efficient power-play unit in the NHL. Plus, look no further than the starting goaltenders for another reason why to take the Blues on the puck line; Gibson is 16-18 against the spread and Allen is 8-5 ATS this season. The Blues have the fourth-best goal differential in the NHL compared to the Ducks’ 29th ranking in goal differential.

Over/Under (O/U)

The Ducks and Blues are bottom-10 teams for total goals scored per game in the NHL, and the Ducks have scored the second-fewest goals in the NHL this season. Also, the Under’s 5.5 (-129) pricing leans me toward taking it because it’s BetMGM’s way to incentivize bettors to take the Over.  TAKE UNDER 5.5 (-129).

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Notre Dame: Di Lauli to Make NHL Debut Saturday Night

Di Pauli will become the 13th former Notre Dame player to appear in the NHL this season

Former Notre Dame forward Thomas Di Pauli  will make his National Hockey League debut on Saturday night for the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre (Jan. 4). 

Di Pauli was recalled for a second time this season and is in his fourth professional season after playing with Notre Dame from 2012-16. He joins former Irish teammate (and roommate) Bryan Rust on Pittsburgh’s forward lines. 

Di Pauli will become the 13th former Notre Dame player to appear in the NHL this season, joining: Anders Bjork (Boston Bruins), Ian Cole (Colorado Avalanche), Steven Fogarty (New York Rangers), Dennis Gilbert (Chicago Blackhawks), Jordan Gross (Arizona Coyotes), Vinnie Hinostroza (Arizona Coyotes), Anders Lee (New York Islanders), Kyle Palmieri (New Jersey Devils), Andrew Peeke (Columbus Blue Jackets), Bryan Rust (Pittsburgh Penguins), Riley Sheahan (Edmonton Oilers) and T.J. Tynan (Colorado Avalanche).

A former alternate captain with the Irish, Di Pauli joins Gross and Peeke in making his NHL debut this season. He will become head coach Jeff Jackson’s 23rd former Notre Dame player to play an NHL game and the program’s 37th overall. The 13 former players to appear in the NHL this season marks a record high total for the Notre Dame program.   

In 145 career games for the Fighting Irish, DiPauli totaled 30 goals and 48 assists for 78 points. He served as an alternate captain as a senior. 

Di Pauli graduated from Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business as a marketing major.

Former Notre Dame Defenseman to Make NHL Debut

Gross graduated from Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business as a management consulting major.

When the Phoenix Coyotes take on the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night Notre Dame will see it’s 36th former hockey player to skate in the NHL.

Jordan Gross, a defenseman for Notre Dame from 2014 to 2018 will make his debut for the Coyotes, becoming the 11th for Fighting Irish to play in the NHL this season as he joins Anders Bjork (Boston Bruins), Ian Cole (Colorado Avalanche), Dennis Gilbert (Chicago Blackhawks), Hinostroza (Arizona Coyotes), Anders Lee (New York Islanders), Kyle Palmieri (New Jersey Devils), Andrew Peeke (Arizona Coyotes), Bryan Rust (Pittsburgh Penguins), Riley Sheahan (Edmonton Oilers) and T.J. Tynan (Colorado Avalanche).

A First Team All-Big Ten selection as a senior, he scored 10 goals and added 20 assists for 30 points as a senior. His 30 points ranked 12th among defensemen. His 146 shots on goal led all defensemen, as did his 3.58 shots on goal per game. He had a goal and two assists in Notre Dame’s 5-4 win over Omaha (Oct. 27), to become the 53rd player in program history to reach 100 career points.

Gross graduated from Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business as a management consulting major.

Watch: Hockey Wins Thriller at Wisconsin

With Notre Dame trailing 4-3 and under seven minutes to play, Colin Theisen tied things up at four, scoring his fourth goal of the season.

No. 4 Notre Dame earned a series split this weekend in Wisconsin after a thrilling comeback win against the Badgers Saturday night.

With Notre Dame trailing 4-3 and under seven minutes to play, Colin Theisen tied things up at four, scoring his fourth goal of the season.

Alex Steeves then netted the winner 1:58 in overtime as the Irish moved to 4-1-1 in Big Ten play this season and 8-1-1 overall.

Goalie Cale Morris stopped 31 of 35 shots in the victory.

Notre Dame returns to the ice Friday night in East Lansing where they’ll have a two-game series against Michigan State.

Hockey Sweeps No. 8 Ohio State/Earn Big Ten’s Third-Star of Week

For the second week in a row the Irish found a player earning the Big Ten’s Third Star of the Week as senior net-minder Cale Morris did so.  Morris earned two wins over the weekend, bringing his career total to 50, the fifth most in Notre Dame hockey history.

Notre Dame hockey improved to 7-0-1 over the weekend after sweeping previously No. 8 Ohio State as  Jake Pivonka and Cam Burke scored third period goals on Saturday to complete the sweep.

As a result the Irish moved to No. 3 in the USA Hockey/USA Today poll this week, trailing just No. 1 Denver and No. 2 Minnesota State in the rankings.

The Irish now sit alone atop the Big Ten standings with 10 conference points on the year.  Penn State (9) and Minnesota (7) sit directly behind.

For the second week in a row the Irish found a player earning the Big Ten’s Third Star of the Week as senior net-minder Cale Morris did so.  Morris earned two wins over the weekend, bringing his career total to 50, the fifth most in Notre Dame hockey history.

Jordan Pearce (2005-09) leads the way all-time with 59.

The award is the twelfth time Morris has been named one of the Big Ten’s Three Stars of the Week as he’s been named top-star six times, and second and third-star both three times now.

Senior forward Patrick Khodorenko of Michigan State top away this week’s first-star honors while freshman forward Alex Turcotte of Wisconsin took home the second-star.

Morris and the Irish will travel to Madison to take on Turcotte and the Badgers for a two-game series this weekend.   Both games starting at 8 pm ET on Saturday and Sunday with the Badgers still looking for their first conference win.