There are nine games on the NHL slate tonight, including good-looking matchups between the Panthers and Bruins in Boston and the Predators and Canucks in Vancouver.
We hit a new season-high in profit Saturday night, going 3-1 (with a pair of plus-money winners) to get to 27-15 for +11.4 units on the year.
Tonight, we’ve got opinions on eight of the nine games (Site Supporters can see our personal three-game card, listed in order of confidence) that you can read below, along with breakdowns of each game.
Good luck on whatever you play!
Odds below are at the time we made the pick.
Reasons to bet Florida: The Panthers have earned points in 12 of their last 14 games (7-2-5). Boston has lost 3 straight.
Reasons to bet Boston: The Bruins have yet to lose at home in regulation time (7-0-2) and are 11-3-3 overall. Florida is playing its 4th game in 6 days, all in different cities.
Other things to know:
- Florida has won 4 of the last 6 meetings
- Florida is 2-2-1 in its last 5 visits to Boston
- Florida has lost 13 of its last 16 games in Boston
- Florida has scored 4+ goals in 8 of its last 12 games, excluding empty netters
- Boston has allowed 3+ goals in 3 of its last 4 games
- Boston has been outshot in 4 straight games
- Boston has scored 4 goals in its last 2 games after scoring 27 in its previous 5
- The Over is 6-2 in Florida’s last 8 games
- The Over is 3-1-3 in the last 7 meetings in Boston
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Reasons to bet Pittsburgh: The Penguins are 4-1-1 in their last 6 games. New York has lost 9 of its last 11 home games versus Pittsburgh.
Reasons to bet New York: The Rangers are also 4-1-1 in their last 6 games overall and have scored at least 3 goals in 5 of their last 6 at home. Crosby is out for Pittsburgh, which is already without Letang and Hornqvist.
Other things to know:
- Pittsburgh has scored 4+ goals in 6 of its last 8 visits to New York
- 3 of Pittsburgh’s last 4 games went to OT
- Pittsburgh has trailed 2-0 in each of its last 3 games
- Pittsburgh has allowed 10 goals in its last 3 games after allowing just 5 in its previous 4
- New York has scored 13 goals in its last 3 games, excluding empty netters
- New York’s power play is 6 for 13 in its last 4 games
- The Under is 6-3 in Pittsburgh’s last 9 games
- The Over is 13-2-1 in the last 16 meetings
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Reasons to bet Minnesota: The Wild is 6-1-3 in the last 10 meetings. LA is coming off an 0-3 east coast trip and has lost 7 of 8 overall.
Reasons to bet LA: The Kings have scored 10 goals in their last 3 home games. Minnesota’s 3-9 on the road, where it has allowed at least 4 goals in 8 of 12.
Other things to know:
- Minnesota beat LA 5-1 Oct. 26 in LA
- LA has scored 5 goals in the last 4 meetings
- Minnesota has scored 16 goals in its last 4 games
- Minnesota has recorded 27 shots or less in 7 of its last 8 games
- LA has scored 5 goals in its last 3 games
- The Over is 6-1 in Minnesota’s last 7 games
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Reasons to bet Nashville: The Predators have held 8 of their last 10 opponents to 2 regulation time goals or less. Vancouver has lost 4 straight and is playing its 4th game in 6 days.
Reasons to bet Vancouver: The Canucks are 4-1-2 at home. Nashville has lost 4 of its last 5 games, with the one win coming over Detroit.
Other things to know:
- Nashville has won 4 of the last 5 meetings
- Vancouver is 3-1-1 in its last 5 home games versus Nashville
- Nashville is playing its 4th straight road game
- Nashville is playing on 2 days rest
- Vancouver has scored 5 goals in its last 4 games and 2 or less in 5 of 6
- The Over is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings
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Reasons to bet Edmonton: The Oilers are 6-3-1 on the road and have scored 10 goals in their last 2 games. San Jose has been held to 2 goals or less in 6 of its last 8 games.
Reasons to bet San Jose: The Sharks have won 4 straight meetings and are 7-0-1 in the last 8. Edmonton has allowed 5+ goals in 4 of its last 6 games at San Jose.
Other things to know:
- Edmonton is 6-3-1 on the road
- Edmonton is 4-1-1 in its last 6 games
- Edmonton has yet to allow more than 3 goals in a road game
- San Jose has won 3 straight games
- San Jose has allowed an average of 23.8 shots per game in its last 5
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Reasons to bet Colorado: The Avalanche has won its last 2 games by a margin of 13-6. Winnipeg has 2 regulation time wins in its last 13 games.
Reasons to bet Winnipeg: The Jets have allowed just 10 regulation time goals in their last 7 home games. Colorado has surrendered a powerplay goal in 4 straight games and 6 of 7.
Other things to know:
- Colorado has won the last 3 meetings
- The home team has won 9 of the last 10 meetings
- Colorado has scored 13 goals in its last 2 games after scoring 7 in its previous 5 games
- Colorado is playing its first game of a 5-game road trip
- Winnipeg is 4-0-1 in its last 5 games
- Winnipeg is 4-1-1 in its last 6 home games
- The Under is 8-1-1 in Winnipeg’s last 10 games
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Reasons to bet Arizona: The Coyotes are 6-2-2 on the road and have won 4 of their last 5 meetings with the Blues. St. Louis is playing its first home game following a 4-0 west coast trip.
Reasons to bet St. Louis: The Blues have won 7 straight and 9 of 10. Arizona is playing for the second straight night, 3rd in 4, 4th in 6 and 6th in 9.
Other things to know:
- Arizona is 2-0-1 in its last 3 games in St. Louis
- St. Louis has scored 2 regulation time goals or less in 6 of the last 7 meetings, excluding empty netters
- Arizona has not scored a power play goal in 5 straight games
- St. Louis has gone to OT in 5 of its last 7 games, winning all of them
- Arizona has 1 regulation time win in its last 8 games
- St. Louis has 1 regulation time win in its last 8 games
- St. Louis has been outshot in 6 of its last 7 games and hasn’t had more than 29 shots in 8 straight
- The Under is 9-2-2 in the last 13 meetings in St. Louis
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Reasons to bet Columbus: The Blue Jackets have earned points in 5 of 8 on the road (3-3-2). Columbus has outshot its last 5 opponents.
Reasons to bet Montreal: The Canadiens are 5-1-1 in their last 7 overall and 3-0-1 in their last 4 at home to Columbus. The Jackets are 1-5-1 in their last 7 games.
Other things to know:
- The home team is 7-1-1 in the last 9 meetings
- Columbus has scored just 4 regulation time goals in its last 4 trips to Montreal
- Columbus has scored 3 regulation time goals or less in 6 straight games and 9 of 10
- Montreal scored 2 power play goals Saturday against LA after scoring just 1 PPG in its previous 7 games
- The Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings
- The Under is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings in Montreal
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Reasons to bet Detroit: The Red Wings are coming off back-to-back wins over the Bruins and Golden Knights. Anaheim has lost 3 straight and scored just 7 regulation time goals in its last 4.
Reasons to bet Anaheim: The Ducks are 6-3-1 at home and have won 5 of their last 6 home games versus Detroit. The Wings have allowed 4+ goals in 6 of their last 7 road games.
Other things to know:
- Anaheim beat Detroit 3-1 Oct. 8 in Detroit
- The home team has won 6 of the last 7 meetings
- The Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings
- Anaheim is playing its 6th straight home game
Good luck!