When the NHL announced their schedule would include mostly back to back, “double-header”, style contests this season I was a little uneasy with the idea that we would essentially have repeat slates constantly throughout the year. But so far through the initial games I have really come to love the predictability that has come with a fairly variant sport like Hockey. Something that proved true over the weekend was the home teams winning the second game after losing the first one of these mini back to backs. In most cases when the home team has the day rest in between games they’re benefiting the most because they aren’t the ones coped up in a hotel room for three days on...
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