Today’s Picks 12/12

Carp is out today, so I’m going to take my shot at picking games. I realize this post is late, but better than never. Here’s who I’m betting on for the Saturday night games.

Washington at Toronto is the first game on Hockey Night in Canada tonight, and Ovechkin loves the big stage almost as much as Toronto just plain sucks. My Pick: Caps.

Detroit at Nashville. Detroit won in overtime last night on a great goal by Todd Bertuzzi. The Wings are injured, tired, and starting Osgood in net. My Pick: Predators.

Minnesota at Vancouver. Vancouver leads the series 2-1 so far, but that was before Havlat and Backstrom started to get hot. Edler is also out for Vancouver. This could be the Wild’s chance to even the season series on the road. My Pick: Wild

Bonus Pick: Sabres at Rangers in the battle of New York. The Rangers won the last meeting because of Lundquist’s stellar shutout. They’re not going to get that lucky again as today is Ryan Miller’s time to shine. My Pick: Sabres

December 12, 2009