Medium sized night in the NHL tonight with 5 games in action. I am placing two wagers tonight that you can read about below:
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Toronto Maple Leafs
Tampa Bay is (7-6-1) on the road this season, while the Maple Leafs are (6-4-2) at home. Both teams have lost their last two games and the Maple Leafs are once again finding difficulty scoring goals with only 5 goals for in their last 4 games. The lightning on the other hand are having trouble keeping pucks out of their own net, allowing 10 goals in their most recent 2 losses. Something has to give tonight and I expect Tampa Bay to enjoy playing a Toronto team that has very few offensive weapons. Tampa Bay should be able to score goals like they have all year and it will be up to the Maple Leafs to keep pace. They won’t be able to.
My Pick: Tampa Bay Lightning -105 @ Bookmaker.com
St. Louis Blues @ Chicago Blackhawks
The Blues and Blackhawks are in action tonight in Chicago. The goaltender matchup is expected to be Jaroslav Halak vs Corey Crawford. Halak and the Blues seem to have returned to their stellar defensive selves with Halak allowing only 8 goals in his last 4 starts. Crawford has also found his game lately, with the Hawks only surrendering 7 goals in Crawfords most recent 5 games, 4 of these wins. I expect both teams to be defensively sound this evening and I expect whichever team hits 2 goals first will win the game. Crawford is in a battle with Turco for the starting role in Chicago and as he continues to play well the role becomes his for the taking.
My Pick: Under 5.5 -130 @ Bookmaker.com
After the two tough losses in last nights games the NHL Betting Tips free predictions record is now (32-34) for -3.73 units.
Written by: Niko de Jonge
Tagged with: Chicago Blackhawks • St. Louis Blues • Tampa Bay Lightning • Toronto Maple Leafs