Eleven games on the NHL card today, beginning with afternoon matchups in Philadelphia and Vancouver.
We didn’t have time to write full breakdowns of those two matinees, but we are in action on the Senators Team Total Under 2.5 -120 as the Sens complete a tough five-game road trip before heading home to host Boston on Monday.
Breakdowns and opinions for all the evening action are below, including the four plays we’re personally on in evening action.
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Odds below are at the time we made the pick.
Reasons to bet Los Angeles: The Kings have allowed just 60 shots in their last 3 games and 25 or less in 7 of their last 8. Calgary has scored only 15 regulation time goals in its last 10 games, excluding empty netters.
Reasons to bet Calgary: The Flames are 4-0-1 in their last 5 games, including 3-0 under interim coach Geoff Ward. LA has lost 10 straight on the road and is playing for the second straight night, 3rd in 4, 4th in 6 and 6th in 9.
Other things to know:
- LA beat Calgary 4-3 in OT Oct. 8 in Calgary and 4-1 Oct. 19 in LA
- Calgary is 8-3-2 at home
- LA has scored 13 goals in its last 10 road games
- LA has scored 7 goals in its last 5 games and 2 or less in 6 of 8
- LA has allowed 3 regulation time goals or less in 16 of its last 17 games, excluding empty netters
- The Under is 14-6-3 in the last 23 meetings in Calgary
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Reasons to bet Columbus: The Blue Jackets have won the last 7 straight meetings. Florida has lost 4 of its last 5 games and has not played since Tuesday.
Reasons to bet Florida: The Panthers are 7-4-2 at home. Columbus has lost 4 of its last 5 games and scored just 4 goals in its last 3 games.
Other things to know:
- Columbus is 3-1-1 in its last 5 visits to Florida
- Columbus has allowed 3+ goals in 7 of its last 9 road games
- Florida has allowed 3+ goals in 5 of its last 6 games
- Florida has lost 5 of its last 6 games when playing on 3 days rest
- The Over is 19-7-1 in Florida’s last 26 home games
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Reasons to bet Minnesota: The Wild is 7-0-3 in its last 10 games. Carolina has scored just 8 regulation time goals in its last 6 games, excluding empty netters.
Reasons to bet Carolina: The Hurricanes have won 3 straight meetings, including a 4-3 OT win Nov. 16 in Minnesota. The Wild has been outscored 13-6 in its last 3 games at Carolina, losing all 3.
Other things to know:
- The home team is 6-0-3 in the last 9 meetings
- Minnesota is 7-10-2 on the road
- Minnesota has scored 3+ goals in 8 of its last 10 games
- Minnesota has allowed 2 goals or less in 7 of its last 9 games
- Carolina has allowed 14 goals in its last 7 games
- The Under is 7-0 in Carolina’s last 7 games
- The Over is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings
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Reasons to bet Colorado: The Avalanche has won 10 of its last 11 visits to Boston and is 10-5-1 on the road this season. The Bruins have scored just 2 first-period goals in their last 9 home games.
Reasons to bet Boston: The Bruins have yet to lose in regulation time at home (12-0-5) and look to bounce back from a 4-3 OT loss at home to Chicago on Thursday. Colorado is playing its 3rd road game in 4 days.
Other things to know:
- Colorado beat Boston 4-2 Oct. 10 in Colorado
- Colorado has won 5 straight, outscoring its opposition 22-9 during the streak
- Colorado is 5-0-1 in the last 6 meetings
- Boston has scored 3 goals or less in 8 straight meetings, and 2 or less in 6 of 8
- Colorado has won 5 of its last 6 road games
- Boston allowed 3 regulation time goals Thursday after allowing 5 in its previous 5 games combined
- The Under is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in Boston
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Reasons to bet San Jose: The Sharks are 4-0-1 in their last 5 road games. Tampa’s lost 3 straight at home, giving up 12 goals during that span.
Reasons to bet Tampa: The Lightning has scored 5+ goals in 3 of its last 4 games versus San Jose. The Sharks have 2 regulation time wins in their last 10 games.
Other things to know:
- San Jose has scored 3 regulation time goals or less in 9 of its last 10 games
- San Jose has allowed 8 regulation time goals in its last 4 road games
- Tampa has allowed 3+ regulation time goals in 6 of its last 8 home games
- San Jose has won 8 of its last 10 games when playing on 1 day’s rest
- The Over is 16-5 in Tampa’s last 21 games when playing on 1 day’s rest
- The Over is 7-1 in Tampa’s last 8 home games
- The Over is 13-3-1 in the last 17 meetings
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Reasons to bet Toronto: The Leafs have allowed 2 goals or less in 4 of their last 7 games, excluding empty netters. St. Louis has lost 3 of its last 6 home games.
Reasons to bet St. Louis: The Blues look to bounce back from Wednesday’s 3-0 loss at Pittsburgh and have won 6 of their last 7 following a loss by 3+ goals. Toronto has lost 11 of its last 13 games versus the Blues, including a 3-2 decision Oct. 7 in Toronto.
Other things to know:
- Tavares is questionable for Toronto
- Toronto has scored 6 goals in the last 4 meetings and 2 or less in 7 of the last 8
- Toronto has scored 1 regulation time goal in 3 straight games
- Toronto has allowed 4+ goals in 2 straight road games and 3+ in 5 of its last 7 on the road
- St. Louis has allowed 6 goals in its last 4 games and 2 or less in 7 of its last 9
- Toronto has 3 regulation time wins in its last 14 games
- Both teams are playing with 2 days rest
- St. Louis has won 8 of its last 11 games when playing on 2 days rest
- The Under is 5-1-3 in the last 9 meetings
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Reasons to bet New York: The Islanders have earned points in 18 of their last 23 games (18-3-2). Dallas is in another scoring slump, scoring just 6 regulation time goals in its last 5 games.
Reasons to bet Dallas: The Stars have won 8 of their last 9 home games. New York is playing its 4th game in 6 days, all in different cities.
Other things to know:
- New York has scored 12 regulation time goals in its last 7 games, excluding empty netters
- Dallas has allowed 2 regulation time goals or less in 6 of its last 7 games and 7 of 9
- The Under is 6-1 in New York’s last 7 games
- The Under is 21-5-1 in New York’s last 27 games playing for the 4th time in 6 days
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Reasons to bet Pittsburgh: The Penguins have posted 2 straight shutout wins, blanking the Blues and Coyotes this week. Detroit’s lost 10 straight games and has scored just 5 goals in its last 6 games.
Reasons to bet Detroit: The Red Wings have won their last 4 home games versus Pittsburgh. The Penguins have lost 5 straight on the road and 8 of their last 10.
Other things to know:
- Pittsburgh is playing for the 2nd straight night and 3rd in 4
- Detroit has not played since Monday
- Pittsburgh is averaging 0.33 first-period goals on the road this season
- Pittsburgh has allowed 11 regulation time goals in its last 3 road games, excluding empty netters
- Detroit has been outscored 21-4 in its last 4 games
- Detroit has given up 4+ regulation time goals in 7 of its last 8 games
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Reasons to bet New Jersey: The Devils have actually been decent on the road lately, winning 3 of their last 5 and 5 of 9. Nashville has lost 7 of its last 8 at home and 9 of 12 overall.
Reasons to bet Nashville: The Predators have allowed just 12 regulation time goals in their last 6 games, excluding empty netters. New Jersey played last night and has lost 4 straight.
Other things to know:
- Nashville has not played since Tuesday
- Nashville has lost 13 of its last 16 home games when playing with 3+ days rest
- Nashville is 5-0-3 in the last 8 meetings
- 5 of the last 7 meetings went to OT
- New Jersey has scored 7 goals in the last 5 meetings
- The road team is 7-0-1 in the last 8 meetings
- New Jersey has given up 15 goals in its last 3 road games and 4+ in 5 of its last 7 on the road
- New Jersey has scored 2 goals or less in 6 of its last 8 road games
- Nashville has scored 5 goals in its last 3 games
- Nashville has scored 3 regulation time goals or less in 11 straight games excluding empty netters
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No writeup today, early game.