It looks like a great day of action in the NHL today with 11 games on the board, including three afternoon starts.
If you’re not familiar with betting the Grand Salami, it’s when you bet on the total number of goals that will be scored on a given day in the NHL. We don’t ever play it ourselves ,but if there’s a day to bet the Over, we think it’s today as we see potential for goals in almost every game on today’s NHL slate. (By the way, 5Dimes is listing the Grand Salami today at 66.5 goals, which is an average of roughly 6 per contest.)
We’ve both got busy days with the family ahead (one of us will be subjected to having to watch the new Grinch movie this afternoon) so we’re getting today’s post out earlier than usual. Goaltender info probably won’t be as reliable, so you may want to double-check on those before placing any wagers of your own.
Good luck!
Odds below are at the time we made the pick. Be sure to check out our live odds page for updated odds on today’s games.
Reasons to bet Chicago: The Blackhawks have scored at least 3 goals in 7 of their last 10. Philadelphia’s won just 2 of its first 7 home games in regulation time.
Reasons to bet Philadelphia: The Flyers are 4-0-1 in their last 5 and scored 5+ goals in 3 of their last 4. Chicago has lost 6 straight games, giving up 4+ goals in 4 straight and 6 of 9.
Other things to know:
- Philadelphia has won 16 of its last 17 home games against Chicago
- Philadelphia has won 5 of the last 7 meetings overall
- Chicago is 3-4-1 on the road
- The home team has won 22 of the last 27 meetings
- The Under is 6-1-2 in the last 9 meetings
- The Over is 12-4 in Philadelphia’s games this year
- The Over is 9-6 in Chicago’s games this year
Probable goalies: Crawford, Elliott
Reasons to bet Vancouver: The Canucks are 4-0-1 in their last 5 games, scoring at least 4 goals in each of their wins. Vancouver has won 4 of the last 5 meetings and 3 of its last 5 visits to Buffalo.
Reasons to bet Buffalo: The Sabres are 5-2-2 in their last 9 games, scoring 4+ goals in 6 of those 9. Vancouver has allowed 3+ goals in 5 of its last 7 games.
Other things to know:
- Vancouver is 5-4-1 on the road
- Buffalo is 4-2-1 at home
- Buffalo has allowed 3+ goals in 5 of its last 7 games
- The Under is 20-7 in Vancouver’s last 27 road games
- The Over is 7-2-1 in Buffalo’s last 10 games
- The Over is 8-1-2 in the last 11 meetings
Probable goalies: Markstrom, Hutton
Reasons to bet New York: The Islanders are 5-1-2 in their last 8 games and outshot Tampa 37-27 in Thursday’s 4-2 loss to the Lightning. Florida has 2 regulation time wins this season.
Reasons to bet Florida: The Panthers have allowed 3 goals in 2 games since the return of Roberto Luongo.
Other things to know:
- Florida beat New York 3-2 in OT Oct. 24 in New York
- The road team has won 6 straight meetings and is 8-0-2 in the last 10
- 5 of the last 9 meetings went to OT
- New York is 3-0-1 in its last 4 games in Florida
- Florida has earned points in 6 of its last 9 games (4-3-2)
- The Under is 7-2-1 in the last 10 meetings
Probable goalies: Lehner, Luongo
Reasons to bet Ottawa: The Senators have earned points in 5 of their last 6 meetings with Tampa (2-1-3), including a 4-3 OT loss Nov. 4 in Ottawa.
Reasons to bet Tampa: The Lightning has won 8 of 10 overall and scored 4+ goals in 5 of its last 6 games. Ottawa is 1-4-1 on the road.
Other things to know:
- The Over is 12-2 in Ottawa’s games this year and 7-0 on the road
- Ottawa has scored 3+ goals in 5 straight meetings with Tampa
- Ottawa has allowed 4+ goals in 7 of its last 9 games
- Ottawa has allowed 11 power play goals in its last 9 games
- The Under is 7-3-1 in Tampa’s last 11 home games
Probable goalies: Anderson (confirmed), Vasilevskiy
Reasons to bet Calgary: The Flames have won 4 of their last 5 games, outshooting their opponents 189-119 during that span. LA has scored 2 goals or less in 7 of its last 10.
Reasons to bet Los Angeles: The Kings have allowed 4 goals in their last 3 games, excluding empty netters. Calgary has scored 7 regulation time goals in its last 4 on the road, excluding empty netters.
Other things to know:
- 4 of the last 10 meetings went to OT
- Calgary has allowed 3+ goals in 6 of its last 9 games
- LA is playing its sixth straight home game
- LA has allowed 1 power play goal in its last 6 games and 2 in its last 8
- The Under is 6-0 in Calgary’s last 6 road games
- The Under is 15-5-1 in the last 21 meetings in LA
Probable goalies: Rittich, Campbell
Reasons to bet Nashville: The Predators have allowed just 3 goals in their last 4 games combined. Dallas is playing its 4th game in 6 days and has been outshot 70-50 in its last 2 games.
Reasons to bet Dallas: The Stars have earned points in 6 of their last 9 (6-2-1) and are 6-2 at home.
Other things to know:
- Nashville is 7-0 on the road
- Nashville has won 4 straight games and 8 of 10
- Nashville has won 5 of the last 6 meetings
- Dallas has scored 13 goals in its last 3 home games
- Dallas has lost 7 of its last 9 games when playing for the 4th time in 6 days
- The Over is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings
Probable goalies: Rinne, Bishop
Reasons to bet Detroit: The Red Wings have won 5 of their last 6 games. Carolina has 2 regulation time wins in its last 10 games and just returned home from a 4-game road trip.
Reasons to bet Carolina: The Hurricanes snapped a 5-game losing streak Thursday with a 4-3 win in Chicago. Detroit is playing for the second straight night.
Other things to know:
- Carolina beat Detroit 3-1 Oct. 22 in Detroit, outshooting Detroit 39-21
- Detroit has scored 3+ goals in 6 straight games (4 times in regulation)
- Carolina has allowed 3+ goals in 5 straight games and 8 of 10
- Detroit has won 6 of its last 7 games in Carolina
- The Over is 10-2-1 in Detroit’s last 13 road games
- The Under is 4-0-1 in the last 5 meetings and 7-2-2 in the last 11 in Carolina
Probable goalies: Bernier (confirmed), Darling
Reasons to bet New York: The Rangers are 4-0-1 in their last 5 games. Columbus is just 4-4 at home.
Reasons to bet Columbus: The Blue Jackets have allowed 4 goals in their last 3 games, including a 2-1 win in Washington last night. New York played an OT game last night in Detroit and has lost 7 of its last 9 on 0 days rest.
Other things to know:
- Columbus has won 4 of the last 5 meetings
- The Under is 5-0 in Columbus’ last 5 games
- Columbus has scored 12 goals in its last 3 home games
- The Over is 11-4 in the last 15 meetings
Probable goalies: Georgiev, Korpisalo
Reasons to bet Toronto: The Leafs look to avenge a first-round 7-game series loss to Boston in last year’s playoffs. Toronto is 6-0 on the road.
Reasons to bet Boston: The Bruins look to bounce back from an 8-5 loss at home to Vancouver on Thursday. Prior to that game, Boston had allowed 10 regulation time goals in its previous 8 games (excluding empty netters).
Other things to know:
- Boston is 5-2 on the road
- Toronto has scored 14 goals in its last 3 games
- Toronto has allowed 15 goals in its last 10 games, excluding empty netters
- Toronto has allowed 2 goals or less in 7 straight games and 10 of 11, excluding empty netters
- The Under is 10-1 in Toronto’s last 11 games
- The Under is 8-1 in Boston’s last 9 games
- Boston scored 5 goals Thursday after scoring 4 regulation time goals in its previous 4 games combined
- The Over is 12-4-1 in Toronto’s last 17 road games
- The Over is 15-7-4 in Boston’s last 26 home games
Probable goalies: Sparks (confirmed), Halak (confirmed)
Reasons to bet Arizona: The Coyotes have scored 4+ goals in 6 of their last 7 games and 3+ in 8 of 9. Pittsburgh has lost 4 straight at home and 5 straight overall.
Reasons to bet Pittsburgh: The Penguins outshot Washington 42-22 in a 2-1 loss Wednesday at Washington. Arizona has allowed 13 goals in its last 3 games after giving up just 4 goals in its previous 4 games combined.
Other things to know:
- Arizona is 3-3-1 on the road
- Pittsburgh has won 4 of the last 5 meetings and 6 of 8
- Pittsburgh has scored 4 goals in its last 4 games
- Pittsburgh has allowed 16 goals in its last 3 home games
- The home team has won 6 of the last 7 meetings
- Pittsburgh has lost 7 of its last 8 games on 2 days rest
- The Over is 5-0 in Arizona’s last 5 games
Probable goalies: Kuemper (confirmed), Murray
Reasons to bet Vegas: The Golden Knights are outshooting their opponents by nearly 9 shots per game on the road. Montreal is playing its 4th game in 6 days.
Reasons to bet Montreal: The Canadiens are 5-3-1 at home. Vegas has lost 6 of its last 8 road games.
Other things to know:
- Montreal has scored 3+ goals in 8 of its last 10 games
- Montreal has allowed 4+ goals in 5 of its last 6 games
- The Over is 5-0 in Montreal’s last 5 games when playing its 4th in 6 days
- The Under is 9-3 in Vegas’ last 12 games
Probable goalies: Fleury, Niemi (confirmed)
Good luck!
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