NHL Daily Picks Streaking Wild go for another shutout

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The Kings picked up a huge win in Tampa on Saturday night but it didn't really do much except help them keep pace with everybody else in the West. They enter Monday still five points out of a wild-card spot and will have another opportunity to gain some much-needed ground when they visit a Columbus team that has won two games in a row by a combined margin of 11-2, including a stunning 7-1 thrashing of the St. Louis Blues. Don't expect that kind of blowout on Monday. Pick: Kings 3, Blue Jackets Josh Hall Jersey  1 The problem the Kings are going to run into, of course, is not only having to make up the point deficit, but also jumping over so many teams. This becomes a problem when two of the teams they're chasing and competing with end up playing each other, as they do Monday when Vancouver visits Minnesota. Somebody is going to get points, and in some cases both teams might end Dennis Schroder Jersey  up getting a point if it goes to overtime. The Canucks are coming off an impre sive 5-0 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday, while Minnesota has been pretty much unbeatable for a month now since acquiring . The Wild are 7-1-1 in their past nine games, have recorded four shutouts (including two in a row), and have allowed more than one goal just three times. Amazing what competent goaltending can do for a team. Pick: Wild 4, Canucks 2 Another big game in the West, where seeding is probably more important than whether or not a team gets in. The Flames and Sharks are two of the teams fighting for what amounts to the two remaining playoff spots in the West, and they enter their game Monday separated by just two points in the standings. The Flames were shut out in their most recent game, a 4-0 lo s to Pittsburgh, but have still won eight of their past 11 games. The  Aleksej Pokusevski Jersey Sharks, meanwhile, have lost three of their past four entering Monday while giving up 14 goals.Pick: Sharks 4, Flames 3 (overtime)    at , 7 p.m. ET at , 8:30 p.m. ET 1. Marian Ho sa, Chicago Blackhawks: Before Sunday, Ho sa hadn't recorded a point in five consecutive games and had been held scorele s in seven of his past eight games. And then he scored a pair Andre Roberson Jersey  of third-period goals, one into an empty net, to help lift the Blackhawks to a 4-2 win in St. Louis, and perhaps start to break out of his little slump.2. , Los Angeles Kings: If the Kings are going to pull this off and get back into the Western Conference playoff picture they are going to need their best players to continue to shine. After a slow start that saw Kopitar record just 13 points in his first 28 games, he has turned it on over the past couple of months with 27 points in Frank Jackson Jersey  21 games. They will need more of that over the rest of the regular season.  3. , San Jose Sharks: When it seemed that Pavelski had hit his peak a year ago with 41 goals for the Sharks, he has come back this season and is actually scoring at a higher rate than he did in 2013-14 -- with 28 goals in 54 games, he is on pace to set a new career high.
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