With the NHL regular-season coming close to an end, there are still plenty of playoff spots up for grabs in both conferences. With the new alignment and playoff rules, there will be eight teams from each conference involved. Right now, Dallas is one-point out of the final spot in the West. Chicago, on the other hand, is still in the hunt for the top spot in the West. We will put our money on the host Blackhawks Tuesday night.
Chicago closing in on 100-point season
The Blackhawks can pull to within one point of 100 with a win tonight over the visiting Stars. Chicago comes into this game following a loss to the Nashville Predators on Sunday by a score of 2-0. It was only the second time this season the Blackhawks have been shut out. They have scored the highest amount of goals in the league, despite some recent offensive struggles. In 12 of their last 20 games, Chicago has scored just two goals or fewer.
Stars looking to extend brief win-streak to three games
With two straight wins under their belt, the Stars will look for a third straight when they travel to Chicago on Tuesday night. A win tonight would help them leapfrog the Phoenix Coyotes for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West. Their two straight wins have followed an 0-3-1 stretch that saw them drop in the standings. Dallas has not appeared in the playoffs since 2008. The Stars have lost three straight road games, being outscored 16-5 during that stretch.
In what comes as no surprise, the Blackhawks are favored over at SportsBetting.ag on Tuesday night when they host the Stars in Chicago. With a money line of -200, we will drop 15 percent of our bankroll on the Blackhawks and the ML tonight as they take down the Stars en route to a higher seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
Chris Wassel
AA, AAS
CURRENTLY
Sports Writer and Journalist
RESIDES IN
Rahway, NJ
EDUCATION
Union County College, Montclair State University
EXPERTISE
Business, Writing, Sports, Food, Grilling, Olympics, Injuries, Politics, and more
Summary
Member of FSWA, FSGA, and a variety of Sports Betting Groups.
Lead arranger of news and injury reports for Rotoballer Hockey. Also did the news lead for NASCAR on the same site coming out of COVID.
Strategy and mapping out of various sports betting and sports articles for MyNHLTradeRumors and gambling.com.
Runs a hockey and fantasy hockey podcast that teaches fantasy hockey players how to improve their skills.
Experience
Chris Wassel has 20+ years of sports journalistic experience in various disciplines..
His ability to play sports is well documented. Most people in the business just write. However, Chris will race cars and even a super Moto bike from time to time. There is that fitness and hiking/cycling aspect too.
Chris has climbed mountains from Mount Washington to Mount San Jacinto in Palm Springs, California. For those that do not know. Chris also dabbles in food eating contests and challenges. Having a unique background with friends including Joey Chestnut and Casey Webb, Chris has the ability to eat a whole 16-pound turkey or a 32 inch meat lover's pizza.
Since 2013, Chris has primarily focused on sports writing and fitness. On social media, he will answer any question in many different aspects. Even Chris's ability to wager on Entertainment and US Elections is well documented. He was able to predict Joe Biden's inevitable dip in approval rating below 40%.
Throughout his career, Chris has worked at a lot of places from DraftKings to USA Today and much more.
Finally, Chris has been nominated for quite a few awards from the Fantasy Sports Writers Association for Hockey Writer Of The Year. Also, there have been a number of amazing fantasy hockey championships from expert to high-stake leagues.
Education
Chris received an Associates from Union Country College for business and accounting. Chris did sports journalism work at Montclair State University covering the hockey, baseball, and football teams.
Quote from Chris Wassel
"Do Not Think, Just Do.”
Education
1999 Graduate of Union County College
1993 Graduate of Rahway High School
Professional Achievements
Media credentialed member of the New Jersey Devils since 2010
Covered several NHL Drafts including the one day event in Newark in 2013
Been on countless podcasts, TV shows, and more including Sportsnet and even NHL Network