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Weekly NHL Forecaster 2/6-2/12

Matt Cullen or how I learned to stop worrying and start loving being on Crosby's line.

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Weekly NHL Forecaster 2/6 - 2/12

Below is the average of ‘CORSI For per 60 minutes' on the Home team and Away team to tell me if this is going to be a shot filled matchup. The graph below is sorted from the most offensively oriented games to the least offensively oriented. To put it in a nutshell, if you want goals scored -€” look at the top teams, if you want to see where your goalie will be seeing few shots and have the best opportunity look to the bottom. Updated as of 12/28/2016

Weekly schedule -€” ranked by CORSI:

Team

Weekly CORSI

Mon, Feb 6,

Tue, Feb 7,

Wed, Feb 8,

Thu, Feb 9,

Fri, Feb 10

Sat, Feb 11

Sun, Feb 12

TOR

59.6

@ NYI

vs DAL

0

vs STL

0

vs BUF

0

BOS

59.4

0

0

0

vs SJ

0

vs VAN

vs MON

SJ

59.4

0

@ BUF

0

@ BOS

0

@ PHI

@ NJ

LA

58.5

0

@ TB

0

@ FLA

0

0

0

ARI

58.2

0

0

0

vs MON

0

vs PIT

0

NYI

57.8

vs TOR

0

0

@ PHI

0

@ OTT

vs COL

FLA

57.6

0

0

0

vs LA

0

@ NSH

0

PIT

57.5

0

vs CGY

0

@ COL

0

@ ARI

0

COL

56.6

0

vs MON

0

vs PIT

0

@ NYR

@ NYI

TB

56.05

0

vs LA

0

0

@ MIN

@ WPG

0

BUF

55.75

@ NJ

vs SJ

0

vs ANH

0

@ TOR

vs VAN

NSH

55.4

0

vs VAN

0

@ NYR

0

vs FLA

vs DAL

DAL

55.2

0

@ TOR

0

@ OTT

0

vs CAR

@ NSH

MON

55.15

0

@ COL

0

@ ARI

0

vs STL

@ BOS

CGY

54.6

0

@ PIT

0

0

0

0

0

ANH

54.1

0

@ NYR

0

@ BUF

0

@ WAS

0

NYR

54.1

0

vs ANH

0

vs NSH

0

vs COL

0

WPG

53.7

0

vs MIN

0

0

vs CHI

vs TB

0

CLS

53.65

0

@ DET

0

vs VAN

0

vs DET

0

DET

53.55

0

vs CLS

0

@ WAS

0

@ CLS

@ MIN

CAR

53.3

0

@ WAS

0

0

0

@ DAL

0

WAS

53.3

0

vs CAR

0

vs DET

0

vs ANH

0

MIN

52.55

0

@ WPG

vs CHI

0

vs TB

0

vs DET

NJ

52.1

vs BUF

0

0

0

0

0

vs SJ

OTT

52.1

0

vs STL

0

vs DAL

0

vs NYI

0

PHI

52.1

vs STL

0

0

vs NYI

0

vs SJ

0

STL

52.1

@ PHI

@ OTT

0

@ TOR

0

@ MON

0

CHI

51.4

0

0

@ MIN

0

@ WPG

@ EDM

0

EDM

51.4

0

0

0

0

0

vs CHI

0

VAN

51.1

0

@ NSH

0

@ CLS

0

@ BOS

@ BUF

Ten Notes:
1. Vancouver Canucks. Well their week of favorability is over (wasn't that fun) back to benching and avoiding them. 4 games on the road all far from home against a myriad of styles and goalies.

2. Edmonton Oilers. IF you are in a league that locks in for a the week -€” they have one game, vs. Chicago, avoid at all costs.

3. Minnesota Wild. Their opponents are a combined 16-17-7 over their last 10 games. It's a good time to be facing Winnipeg, Chicago, Detroit and Tampa Bay.

4. Detroit Red Wings. I think it's about time to admit that my bullish estimates on Detroit for January were wrong. They went 4-9 and now have to face three of the toughest teams in the league (Columbus, Washington and Minnesota), I'm running far from Detroit players AND benching their goalie this week.

5. Calgary Flames. Similar to the Oilers they have one game this week and it's at Pittsburgh. With the exception of Johnny Gaudreau, I'm benching every Flames player I have.

6. Dallas Stars, they have four games and on the surface some of it seems good until you realize every team they are facing is .500 or better over their last ten games, some are as high as .700.

7. Columbus Blue Jackets. They face a "rivalry"? which is now in Columbus's favor this year against a reeling Detroit team and also get a chance at Vancouver at home. Scott Hartnell (21% owned) has 8 points in his last 13 games to go with 12 PIM, +2, 8 hits and 5 blocked shots.

8. Pittsburgh Penguins. They face the two worst teams in the league (Colorado and Arizona) and Calgary not too far ahead of them in the standings. Matt Cullen (1% owned) is now on the top line. With Sidney Crosby. Pick him up. Seriously.

9. Montreal Canadiens. They have 3 of their 4 games on the road but they face the two worst teams in the league and then Boston and St. Louis who are both below .500 over their last 10, I think there is a chance for them to go 4-0 this week.

10. San Jose -€” the team that is 8-2 right now faces four teams at .500 or below over their last ten. I think they could keep a strong win % going, a lot of porous defenses as well.