NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
Here are tonight’s NHL predictions and best bets.
New York Rangers at Calgary Flames
New York Rangers (-145) at Calgary (+120) – Total 6 (Over, +100)
7:30 p.m. ET
This is stop number three on the Rangers’ eight-game road trip. New York has just two wins in nine road games compared to eight wins in ten at home. After dropping their first three at home to start the season, the Flames have won on six of their next seven at the Saddledome. Calgary has won three of the last four head-to-head meetings versus the Rangers and two straight at home and led after the opening twenty minutes in six straight at home against the Blueshirts.
On to the player props. The Rangers’ Tye Kartye has had points in six of the last nine games and 2+ shots on goal in each of the last four games and nine of the last 10 games. Alexis Lafreniere has goals in three of his last four visits to Calgary and seven goals in his last eight games versus the Flames. J.T. Miller has had 2+ shots on goal in six straight overall and five of his last seven games against the Flames.
Twenty-three-year-old, Czech native Jaroslav Chmelar has goals in back-to-back games, and I will sprinkle some “pizza money” on his goal prop. On the Flames side. Joel Farabee has goals in six straight at home and points in seven of eight (at home). His linemate Matt Coronato has also enjoyed home cooking with points in seven of his last eight games.
NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
Calgary Flames Money Line (+120) – ½ unit
Calgary Flames 1st period ML (+118) – ½ unit
Alexis Lafreniere anytime goal (+220) – ½ unit
Miller/Kartye 2+ SOG each (+162) – 1 unit
Farabee/Coronato 1+ point each (+130) – 1 unit
Joel Farabee anytime goal (+250) – ¼ unit
Jaroslav Chmelar anytime goal (+850) – .10 units
Philadelphia Flyers at Edmonton Oilers
Philadelphia (+176) at Edmonton (-215) – Total 6 (Over, -115)
9 p.m. ET
This game is all about the player props, and let’s start with Leon Draisaitl, who leads the NHL with 18 goals and is currently on a four-game goal streak (six total). He has scored the final goal in all four games, and in 12 games this season, he has scored in the final 20 minutes eight times. Draisaitl has also recorded 3+ shots on goal in 15 of 19 games. Connor McDavid is two points shy of 50, and his past success at home against the Flyers suggests he is in a good spot to hit the half-century mark in points tonight. McDavid has had 2+ points in each of his last seven home games against Philly. Evan Bouchard has picked up a helper in 16 of 19 games this season. I will parlay the two props to get us some plus money. Mattias Ekholm has had 2+ shots on goal in eight of the last 10 meetings against the Flyers. A couple of Flyers props for me. Travis Konecny has had 2+ shots on goal in nine of his last 10 games against the Oilers. Matvei Michkov reportedly wants out and has had some of his better games against the Oilers. Michkov has four goals and seven points in four games against Edmonton. He has had goals in three of the four games and points in all four games.
NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
McDavid 2+ points/Bouchard 1+ assist (+119) – 1 unit
Leon Draisaitl anytime goal (+110) – 1 unit
Leon Draisaitl 3rd period goal (+360) – ¼ unit
Leon Draisaitl last goal of the game (+650) – ¼ unit
Draisaitl 3+ SOG/Konecny 2+ SOG (+147) – 1 unit
Mattias Ekholm 2+ shots on goal (+115) – ½ unit
Matvei Michkov anytime goal (+270) – ¼ unit
Matvei Michkov 1+ assist (+255) – ¼ unit
Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks
Nashville (+118) at Anaheim (-140) – Total 6.5 (Over, -124)
10 p.m. ET
The Predators are fresh off a 3-0 win over the LA Kings on Friday, thanks to Juuse Saros turning back all 30 shots that came his way and Filip Forsberg leading the offense with a pair of goals, running his total to seven on the season after going the first seven games without a goal. Four of his seven goals this season have opened the scoring for Nashville, and those have come in the past eight games.
Last night, one of my plays was for Forsberg to score the first Nashville goal, and I will come back with that tonight as well and extend his goal streak against the Ducks to four consecutive games. He has also had 3+ shots on goal in six of his last eight games against Anaheim. Nashville’s Ross Colton has goals in four of his last six games overall and has registered at least two shots on goal in eight of his last 10 games. Mavrik Bourque has scored in six of his last seven games and 3+ shots on goal in five of the seven games.
On the Ducks side of the ledger, Cutter Gauthier is unstoppable, torching opposing goaltenders and scoring 13 times on his six-game goal streak, including three hat tricks. While Gauthier is finding the back of the net, defenseman Jackson LaCombe has been the facilitator with 16 assists on his current 10-game assist streak.
NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
Filip Forsberg anytime goal (+180) – ½ unit
Filip Forsberg 1st Nash goal (+550) – .10 units
Ross Colton anytime goal (+500) – .10 units
Forsberg 3+/Colton 2+/Bourque 2+ SOG parlay (+286) – ½ unit
Cutter Gauthier anytime goal (+140) – 1 unit
Cutter Gauthier 2+ goals (+650) – .10 units
Jackson Lacombe assist (-115) – 1 unit
All teams to score 2+ goals: Golden Knights, Mammoth Penguins, Sharks, Ducks, Predators (+166) – 1 unit
