Tonight's NHL slate offers us just three games tonight, so lets try to run the table. Check out my NHL predictions for these games, as we try to maxamize out our NHL betting payouts.
Lets check out both of tonight's games and cover the NHL picks I find to have the best chance of in cashing for us as the sportsbooks.
Washington
Capitals vs. Ottawa Senators
NHL Odds: Senators -150
The Washington Capitals look like a team that’s running
out of gas these days. They’ve now lost five of six and can’t seem to find any
way to win on the road.
The Caps took one on the chin on Monday, losing 5-0 to
the Carolina Hurricanes. Wednesday’s game will wrap up a four-game road trip
but they’ve now lost seven of their last nine road games.
Washington has been a bad road team all season long with
just 10 wins in 30 road games. Now they have to head to Ottawa to face a Sens
team that has won three straight.
The Caps 5-0 loss on Monday shows the kind of effort
they’re putting in these days. Alexander Ovechkin had just one shot on net in
that loss, which is startling. Even some of the players spoke about being
surprised that they’re still in the playoff race given how they’ve played.
The Sens are 4-0-1 in their last five and have outscored
their last three opponents 16-2. The price is high on Ottawa but this is a
bet-against spot against Washington.
NHL Picks: Senators
Boston Bruins vs.
St. Louis Blues
NHL Odds: Over/Under 5
The Boston Bruins have gone ice cold this month as
they’ve already been shutout four times. Playing in St. Louis against the team
that leads the NHL in shutouts doesn’t figure to be the right solution.
It’s a tough spot for the Bruins as they’ve had several
days off to get back on track but they have only three wins in their last nine
games. At this point, one might have to wonder how much they have left in the
tank. Keep in mind that they have played a lot of hockey over the last year,
which includes a playoff run that stretched to three seven-game series.
Even so, the Bruins appear to be the better play simply
based on value but value doesn’t do anything for you if they don’t win. The
Blues could use this game as proving grounds to get a win against the Stanley
Cup champs.
So instead, we’ll have a look at the under.
The Bruins haven’t been doing much scoring of late and
nobody really scored on the Blues when they’re at home. The under is 7-2-1 in
the Blues last 10 games overall, 8-1 when playing with two days rest and 16-6
when playing a team with a winning record. They coughed up a 1-0 third period
lead in Chicago on Sunday and they’ll want to make amends, so look for them to
tighten things up. Take the under.
NHL Picks: Under
Los Angeles Kings
vs. Colorado Avalanche
NHL Odds: Kings -115
The Colorado Avalanche have faded very quickly over the
last couple of weeks but a meeting with the Los Angeles Kings might turn it
around. The Avs have lost three of four and eight of 11, but have taken all
three meetings with the Kings this season.
The Kings have actually scored just four goals in those
three games and truth be told, they’ve been plagued by weak offense all season
long. They did manage four goals in Phoenix on Tuesday night but they had
notched exactly one goal in four of their previous five games.
They’ve also been in the dumps too, losing seven of their
last nine games. Wednesday’s affair is their third game in four nights, so
really it doesn’t make a lot of sense to be laying that extra juice with the
road team in this spot. Add the Avalanche to your sports betting picks.
NHL Picks: Avalanche