The Canadiens blew their 2 goal lead that would have gave us the puckline last night late in the third period. The Oilers may need to be taken more seriously in the future as they have now won 4 of their last 6 games! Two bets for everyone tonight, check them out below:
San Jose Sharks @ Ottawa Senators
It’s the return of Dany Heatley tonight as the San Jose Sharks head to Ottawa. You can expect to hear boo’s everytime Heatley touches the puck, but I don’t think this will have much of an affect on the game. The Sharks are (4-4-2) on the road this season, while the Senators are (7-6-0). It has been confirmed that Leclaire is getting the start tonight to try to improve his horrible (1-5-1) record on the season. The Senators just don’t play as well in front of Leclaire and he as a goaltender finds ways to lose games so I’ve been fading the Senators when Leclaire starts in recent games and tonight is no exception.
The Sharks are in 12th place in the West, which is very unfamiliar to them, and they will be taking every game seriously from this point forward. The Western Conference is very strong and to make the playoffs teams must win about 45 games in my estimation. This is the Sharks first of a five game road trip to Eastern North America and they will be looking to come out strong out of the gate. The main reason for this pick though is the Leclaire factor.
My Pick: San Jose Sharks -115 (TheSportsbook.com)
Washington Capitals @ Dallas Stars
The Caps and Stars are both on strong 4 game winning streaks, but one of these streaks will come to an end tonight. Washington has turned it around since their embarrassing 5-0 loss to the lowly Devils, but the team is still only (6-5-1) on the road this season. The Stars boast an (8-3-1) home record and have been able to pull out a lot of tight games of late. This is the second of back to back games for the Capitals, which also can’t be ignored. This is a slight lean, but I’m going with the Stars tonight.
My Pick: Dallas Stars +100 (Bookmaker.com)
Another tough night brings the NHL Betting Tips record to (33-37) for -5.78 units.
Written by: Niko de Jonge
Tagged with: Dallas Stars • Ottawa Senators • San Jose Sharks • Washington Capitals