It’s a busy night in the NHL with 24 teams in action tonight. Of these 12 games I found 3 bets that I like. Check out our NHL betting odds page for odds from each of the NHL matchups tonight.
Ottawa Senators +100 (Bookmaker.com)
Montreal Canadiens -120 (Bookmaker.com)
The Senators travel a couple hours to Montreal tonight to take on the Habs. The Sens have been playing very well of late winning 4 of their last 5 games after a rough start to the season. Montreal has had a strong start to the season and Carey Price has continued to play well throughout the season and it looks like his problems playing in front of the home fans may be a thing of the past.
Montreal has already defeated Ottawa twice this season, but the Sens are a different team now. Brian Elliot has been stellar in net and his team is playing with confidence in front of him. After slow and mistake filled starts to the season offensive d-men Erik Karlsson and Sergei Gonchar have started scoring lately and have not been liabilities defensively. The Senators will still feel they have something to prove against the Canadiens and this mixed with the fact the Habs played a tight game last night on the road in Buffalo leads me to take the Senators winning this one the majority of the time.
My Pick: Ottawa Senators +100
Philadelphia Flyers -150 (Bookmaker.com)
New York Islanders +135 (TheSportsbook.com)
The Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders are opposite teams at this point in the season. The Flyers are flying high riding a 5 game winning streak, while the Islanders are skidding to the basement of the East after losing 6 straight. Neither team played last night so the players should be fresh. The Islanders will be happy to be home after failing to record a point on their recent 3 game road trip. The team allowed 17 goals against in this span and keeping the goals against down against the Flyers tonight will be a key to victory for New York. The Flyers are tearing it up lately and I expect this to continue in New York. The Flyers have to win this game more than 60% of the time for a -150 bet on them to be profitable and I see them taking this game nearly every time.
My Pick: Philadelphia Flyers -150
Tampa Bay Lightning +125 (Bookmaker.com)
San Jose Sharks -145 (Bookmaker.com)
This is one of the more interesting games of the night. The Lightning (7-3-2) have had a very strong start to the year, but did lose the final two games of their recent 3 game road trip. In the most recent game they were shutout by the Kings, losing 1-0. San Jose on the other hand has been unable to register a goal in either of their previous two games. Both of these teams have high powered offenses so something has to give in tonights meeting. Joe Thornton is out due to suspension and this is likely why the Sharks aren’t bigger favourites in this one. Patrick Marleau and Dany Heatley will have to step up offensively to fill the void and the Sharks are a deep enough team to win without big Joe. The perception of Joe Thornton’s importance to the Sharks has swayed the oddsmakers which is why I feel there is value in betting the Sharks tonight.
My Pick: San Jose Sharks -145
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Written by: Niko de Jonge
Tagged with: Montreal Canadiens • New York Islanders • Ottawa Senators • Philadelphia Flyers • San Jose Sharks • Tampa Bay Lightning