NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
Here are tonight’s NHL predictions and best bets:
Utah Mammoth (32-25-4) at Philadelphia Flyers (28-21-11)
Mammoth (-135) at Flyers (+110)
7 p.m. ET
The Flyers have been playing low-event hockey, with each of their last seven games going Under the posted total. With that in mind, I will target a parlay of no goals in the first five minutes and Under 6.5 goals.
Utah’s Dylan Guenther has goals in back-to-back games and he and his linemate Clayton Keller have both enjoyed success against the Flyers and goalie Dan Vladar. Guenther has three goals and six points in four career games against Philly and Keller has seven goals and 17 points against the Flyers along with two goals in four games against Flyers starting goalie, Dan Vladar. Nick Schmaltz is the man in the middle of the two Mammoth snipers and should be able to pick up an assist between these two goal scoring threats.
The Flyers’ Trevor Zegras has three goals in three games against Utah goalie Vitek Vanecek, who gets a rare start tonight. Noah Cates has picked up an assist in three consecutive games. Utah defenseman Mikhail Sergachev has come out of the Olympic break firing away with his shots on goal, registering at least two shots on goal in all four games and four shots on goal or more three times
NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
No goal first 5 minutes/Under 6.5 goals (+100) – .50 units
Clayton Keller/Dylan Guenther point parlay (+118) – 1 unit
Nick Schmaltz assist (+146) – .20 units
Noah Cates assist (+250) – .20 units
Clayton Keller anytime goal (+230) – .20 units
Dylan Guenther anytime goal (+195) – .20 units
Trevor Zegras anytime goal (+230) – .20 units
Mikhail Sergachev Over 1.5 SOG (-152) – 1 unit
Mikhail Sergachev Over 2.5 SOG (+198) – .25 units
Mikhail Sergachev Over 3.5 SOG (+550) – .15 units
New York Islanders (35-22-5) at Los Angeles Kings (24-22-14)
Islanders (+116) at Kings (-140)
9:30 p.m. ET
The Islanders are coming off a disappointing 5-1 loss at Anaheim last night despite outshooting the Ducks 43-25. The Kings have dominated the Islanders over the years, winning three straight and eight of the last 10. But I believe the Islanders are the right side tonight, though I will attack their team total (Over 2.5). Los Angeles has given up three or more goals in seven of their last nine games. The Isles have scored at least three goals in five of their past seven games. Islanders Captain, Anders Lee, has scored in four straight games and has 12 goals in 20 games against the LA Kings.
NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
New York Islanders Team Total Over 2.5 (-130) – 1 unit
New York Islanders Team Total Over 3 (+118) – .50 units
Anders Lee anytime goal (+350) – .25 units
Best of the rest:
New York Rangers Team Total Over 28.5 shots on goal (-121) – 1 unit
Columbus Blue Jackets Team Total Over 3 (-140) – 1 unit
Tage Thompson (Buffalo) anytime goal (+135) – .25 units
Tampa Bay/Columbus/Ottawa Money Line parlay (+359) – 1 unit
Logan Stanley (Winnipeg) Over 2.5 shots on goal (+150) – 1 unit
David Pastrnak (Boston) Over 3.5 shots on goal (-130) – 1 unit and Over 4.5 shots on goal (+178) – .25 units
