We pushed our only bet yesterday on the Lightning First Period Moneyline after going 2-0 Tuesday, winning on the Coyotes Team Total Under 2.5 in Pittsburgh and the Canadiens -0.5 in regulation time over the Vegas Golden Knights.
It’s a quiet night in the National Hockey League by the usual Thursday standards, with just 7 games on the schedule. We’re going with three personal bets in tonight’s action, which you can see below along with the stats, analysis, info and trends for every other game on the board as well.
Good luck with what you bet, and we’ll be back with a full breakdown of Saturday’s contests in a couple of days.
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 Detroit: The Wings are 6-5 on the road and have won 4 of their last 5 games overall. Calgary has just 1 regulation time win in its last 9 games.
Reasons to bet Calgary: The Flames have scored 7 regulation time goals in their last 2 games after scoring just 11 in their previous 7. Detroit has lost 4 of the last 5 meetings, although 2 of those losses came in overtime.
Other things to know:
- Detroit has scored 3+ goals in 4 of its last 5 games
- Calgary has allowed 4+ goals in 2 straight games, 3 of 6 and 4 of 8
- Detroit is playing its final game of a 4-game road trip
- The Under is 6-0 in Detroit’s last 6 road games
- The Under is 18-7-5 in the last 30 meetings in Calgary
- Calgary has led after 1 period in just 1 of its 15 games this year (1-4-10)
Probable goalies: Mrazek (confirmed), Smith
Reasons to bet Tampa: The Lightning is 5-1-1 on the road and 12-2-2 overall. LA has allowed 3+ goals in 4 straight games and has 2 regulation time wins in its last 8 (3 overtime wins during that span).
Reasons to bet Los Angeles: The Kings are 5-0-2 at home and 11-2-2 overall. Tampa has lost 4 of its last 5 visits to LA and is playing for the second straight night.
Other things to know:
- Tampa has scored 5+ goals in 3 of its last 4 games
- LA has scored 3+ goals in 3 straight games, 5 of 7 and 7 of 10
- The Under is 8-1 in the last 9 meetings in LA and 12-3-1 in the last 16 overall
- Tampa has won 7 of its last 9 games on 0 days rest
- The Over is 5-1 in LA’s last 6 home games
- Tampa has led after the first period in 8 of its 16 games and trailed after 1 period just 3 times
- LA has trailed after the first period in 6 of its 15 games and led after 1 period just 4 times
- LA has outscored opponents 20-7 in the third period this season
Probable goalies: Budaj, Quick
Reasons to bet Vancouver: The Canucks have won 5 of their 6 road games so far this year. Anaheim has lost 4 straight as it continues to play without several injured regulars.
Reasons to bet Anaheim: The Ducks have earned points in 4 of their last 6 games (4-2-2) and 6 of 9 (4-3-2). Vancouver is playing its 4th game in 6 days.
Other things to know:
- Anaheim is 3-4-2 at home
- The road team is 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings
- Vancouver has allowed 2 goals or less in 7 of its last 9 games (but 3 in each of its last 2)
- Vancouver has scored 11 goals in its last 3 games after scoring 1 goal or less in 3 of its previous 4 games
- Vancouver is 6-2-1 in its last 9 games
- Anaheim has allowed 3+ goals in 4 of its last 5 games
- Anaheim has allowed 88 shots on goal in its past 2 games
- Vancouver is averaging 3.33 goals per game on the road this season
- The Under is 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings in Anaheim
Probable goalies: Markstrom, Miller (confirmed)
Reasons to bet Chicago: The Blackhawks have allowed just 2 goals in their last 3 games and 2 or less in 7 of 10. Philadelphia has lost 3 of its last 4 games and 5 of 7.
Reasons to bet Philadelphia: The Flyers have won 13 of their last 14 home games versus the Blackhawks and hope to avenge a 3-0 loss in Chicago last week. Chicago has lost 4 of its last 6 games and 6 of 9.
Other things to know:
- Chicago is 3-3-1 on the road
- Philadelphia is 3-2-2 at home
- Chicago has scored 2 empty-net goals or less in 3 straight games and 8 of 10
- Chicago has allowed 2 goals or less in 7 of its last 10
- Philadelphia has allowed 3+ goals in 3 of its last 4 games and 5 of 7
- The Under is 5-1-2 in the last 8 meetings
Probable goalies: Crawford, Elliott (confirmed)
Reasons to bet Edmonton: The Oilers have played tremendous defensive hockey on the road, allowing 8 regulation time goals in 5 games. New Jersey has lost 3 straight following a 9-2 start to the year.
Reasons to bet New Jersey: The Devils look to avenge a 6-3 loss to the Oilers last week in Edmonton. The Oilers have been held to 2 goals or less in 4 of their last 5 games and 7 of 9.
Other things to know:
- New Jersey is 4-3 at home
- Edmonton has won 3 straight meetings and 5 of 6
- 5 of the last 10 meetings went to overtime
- Edmonton’s last 4 road games have all finished 2-1
- Edmonton had allowed 3+ goals in 5 straight games before Tuesday’s 2-1 OT win at the Islanders
- New Jersey has allowed 3+ goals in 8 of its last 9 games
- New Jersey was outshot 40-22 in Tuesday’s 3-1 loss at home to St. Louis
- The Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in New Jersey and 10-4-1 in the last 15 meetings overall
- Johansson remains out for New Jersey
Probable goalies: Talbot, Schneider
Reasons to bet Minnesota: The Wild has won 6 straight meetings, including a 6-3 victory over Montreal Nov. 2 in Minnesota. Shaw and Drouin are both questionable for the Canadiens.
Reasons to bet Montreal: The Canadiens have won 5 of their last 6 games while Minnesota has lost 4 of its last 5. Montreal has allowed 3 even strength goals in its last 3 games.
Other things to know:
- Minnesota is 2-4-1 on the road
- Montreal is 3-2-1 at home
- The Over is 8-4 in Minnesota’s games this year
- The Over is 10-5 in Montreal’s games this year
- Minnesota has scored 2 goals or less in 4 of its last 6 games
- Montreal has scored 3+ goals in 5 of its last 6 games
- The Over is 5-0-2 in Minnesota’s 7 road games this year
- Both teams are playing their 4th game in 6 days
Probable goalies: Stalock, Lindgren (confirmed)
Reasons to bet Arizona: The Coyotes have allowed just 6 regulation time goals in their last 3 games, a huge improvement for a team averaging 4 goals against per game on the year. St. Louis might suffer an emotional letdown facing the team with the worst record in the NHL.
Reasons to bet St. Louis: The Blues are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games and 6-1 at home. Arizona has lost 10 straight meetings, including 5 straight in St. Louis.
Other things to know:
- Arizona is playing its 7th game in 11 days
- Arizona is 1-8-1 on the road
- Arizona has earned points in 3 of its last 6 games (2-3-1)
- Arizona has 0 regulation time wins this season
- Arizona has scored 4 regulation time goals in its last 3 games combined
- St. Louis has scored 3+ goals in 4 of its last 5 games
- St. Louis has allowed 2 regulation time goals or less in 7 of its last 8 games and 8 of 10
- The Under is 7-1-2 in the last 10 meetings in St. Louis
Probable goalies: Wedgewood, Hutton (confirmed)
Good luck!
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