NHL betting trends, odds and predictions for Thursday, April 6th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Carolina won three of last four games with the Islanders; road team won seven of last ten series games. New York won three of last five visits to Raleigh. Over is 5-2 in last seven series games. Islanders won their last three games, allowing four goals; under is 7-3 in their last ten games- they won four of last five road tilts. Hurricanes lost their last three games, outscored 11-5; they split their last four home games. Three of their last four games stayed under.
Ottawa won its last five games with the Bruins winning 6-1/3-2 in last two visits to Boston; over is 2-1-1 in last four series games played here. Senators lost their last five road games, are 1-5 in last six games overall— three of their last four games went over total. Bruins won their last six games- they clinched playoff berth with Tuesday’s win. Boston won its last four home games. Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
Penguins won six of their last seven games with New Jersey; they won 6-1/5-2 in last two visits to the Garden State. Four of last six series games went over. Pittsburgh won its last three games overall, won two of last three on road. Under is 5-3-1 in their last nine games. Devils lost six of last seven games overall, four of last six at home. Five of their last six games stayed under the total.
Winnipeg won four of last five games with Columbus; they won last three visits to Ohio. Four of last six series games went over the total. Jets won their last five games, with last four going over the total- they’re 3-2 in last five road games. Blue Jackets lost last four games, outscored 12-5; they split last four home games. Under is 6-0-1 in their last seven games.
Road team is 7-3 in last ten St Louis-Florida games; Blues won seven of last nine series games, winning last four visits to Miami. Three of last four series games stayed under. St Louis won seven of last ten games overall, four of last five on road- under is 3-1-1 in their last five games. Panthers were outscored 22-9 in losing their last five games; they split last four home games. Four of their last six games went over total.
Lightning is 5-3 in its last eight games with Toronto, 3-1 in last four games in this building. Under is 5-1-1 in last seven series games. Tampa Bay won five of last seven games, two of last three on road; six of their last nine games went over total. Maple Leafs won seven of last nine games but split last four at home; five of their last eight games went over the total.
Home side won eight of last ten Nashville-Dallas games; Predators lost their last five games in Texas. Over is 5-2 in last seven series games. Nashville lost four of last five games overall, three of last four on road. Under is 7-1-1 in their last nine games. Dallas Stars won their last three home games, outscoring foes 10-3; they’re 2-3 in last five games overall. Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.
Minnesota won six of last nine games with Colorado; teams split last four series games played here. Under is 5-2-1 in last eight series games. Wild won three of its last four games, but lost three in row on road. Four of their last five games went over total. Colorado lost eight of its last ten games- they won last two games at home. Eight of their last ten games went over the total.
Canucks won eight of last ten games with Arizona; they won four of last five games in desert. Under is 6-1-3 in last ten series games. Vancouver was outscored 14-4 in losing their last five games; they lost four of last six road games. Under is 4-0-1 in their last five games. Arizona lost five of last seven games; they lost two of last three home games. Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.
Chicago won five of its last seven games with Anaheim; road team won five of last six in series. Blackhawks won their last three games in the Pond. Under is 2-0-3 in last five series games. Chicago lost four of last six games, three of last four on road; over is 5-3-1 in last nine series games. Ducks won seven of last nine games overall, four in row at home. Over is 3-1-2 in their last six games.
Road team is 6-4 in last ten Edmonton-San Jose games; teams split the 10 games. Oilers won three of last five games in the Shark Tank. Over is 2-1-2 in last five series games. Edmonton won eight of its last ten games, but lost two of last three road games, all of which went over the total. San Jose is 3-7 in its last ten games but won its last two home games. Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games.
Kings won six of their last eight games with Calgary, winning last four series games played in Staples; under is 6-2-1 in last nine series games. Flames lost three of last four games, both overall and on road; over is 3-1-1 in their last five games. Los Angeles won three of last four games overall; they’re 3-2 in last five home tilts. Under is 4-1-1 in their last six games.
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NY ISLANDERS (38-29-0-12, 88 pts.) at CAROLINA (35-30-0-14, 84 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 9-18 ATS (+27.0 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 3-14 ATS (-14.5 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 17-7 ATS (+8.0 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 7-2 ATS (+9.5 Units) in road games in April games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 20-34 ATS (+59.7 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 15-21 ATS (-10.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CAROLINA is 6-13 ATS (-10.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 6-6 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 6-6-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.6 Units)
OTTAWA (42-27-0-10, 94 pts.) at BOSTON (44-30-0-6, 94 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 9-3 (+9.7 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 9-3-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)
PITTSBURGH (49-19-0-11, 109 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (28-37-0-14, 70 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 26-37 ATS (-23.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 46-23 ATS (+13.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 28-51 ATS (-69.3 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 7-17 ATS (+24.9 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
NEW JERSEY is 9-27 ATS (+42.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NEW JERSEY is 1-9 ATS (+11.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 9-4 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 9-4-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)
WINNIPEG (38-35-0-7, 83 pts.) at COLUMBUS (49-22-0-8, 106 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 49-30 ATS (+83.4 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 31-24 ATS (+55.6 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 6-1 ATS (+7.1 Units) in April games over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 9-6 ATS (+18.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WINNIPEG is 10-6 ATS (+19.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 10-22 ATS (-15.0 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-1 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-1-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.3 Units)
ST LOUIS (43-29-0-7, 93 pts.) at FLORIDA (33-35-0-11, 77 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-2-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)
TAMPA BAY (39-30-0-10, 88 pts.) at TORONTO (39-25-0-15, 93 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 360-408 ATS (-123.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TORONTO is 15-8 ATS (+5.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
TAMPA BAY is 13-6 ATS (+19.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
TAMPA BAY is 48-26 ATS (+13.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 20-30 ATS (+54.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 47-87 ATS (+163.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 9-19 ATS (-10.6 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 22-50 ATS (+83.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 357-383 ATS (-50.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TORONTO is 174-202 ATS (-102.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 7-5-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)
NASHVILLE (40-28-0-12, 92 pts.) at DALLAS (33-36-0-11, 77 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 40-40 ATS (-11.5 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 19-34 ATS (-16.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 16-19 ATS (-13.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NASHVILLE is 194-170 ATS (+369.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
DALLAS is 33-47 ATS (-47.9 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 8-19 ATS (+29.2 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 8-6 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 8-6-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.4 Units)
MINNESOTA (47-25-0-8, 102 pts.) at COLORADO (22-54-0-3, 47 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 44-52 ATS (-25.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 29-34 ATS (-17.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 44-45 ATS (-27.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 21-22 ATS (-17.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 22-57 ATS (-80.7 Units) in all games this season.
COLORADO is 5-17 ATS (+31.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
COLORADO is 10-33 ATS (+83.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 10-4 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 10-4-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.0 Units)
VANCOUVER (30-40-0-9, 69 pts.) at ARIZONA (29-41-0-10, 68 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 369-340 ATS (-108.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
ARIZONA is 41-41 ATS (+102.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 9-4 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 9-4-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.5 Units)
CHICAGO (50-22-0-8, 108 pts.) at ANAHEIM (44-23-0-13, 101 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 98-56 ATS (+7.2 Units) second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 409-410 ATS (-80.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 250-224 ATS (+512.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
CHICAGO is 50-30 ATS (+8.4 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 14-7 ATS (+6.4 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
CHICAGO is 20-8 ATS (+9.3 Units) after a division game this season.
CHICAGO is 433-419 ATS (+873.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 6-1 ATS (+7.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 8-14 ATS (-10.8 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 9-6 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 9-6-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.3 Units)
EDMONTON (44-26-0-9, 97 pts.) at SAN JOSE (45-28-0-7, 97 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 121-76 ATS (-9.3 Units) in April games since 1996.
EDMONTON is 9-3 ATS (+12.2 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
SAN JOSE is 43-42 ATS (-16.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 42-41 ATS (-37.5 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 21-22 ATS (-16.3 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 165-142 ATS (-80.5 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 25-26 ATS (-19.1 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 6-7 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 7-6-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.4 Units)
CALGARY (44-32-0-4, 92 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (38-34-0-7, 83 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 44-36 ATS (+4.9 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 11-7 ATS (+19.9 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
CALGARY is 24-14 ATS (+9.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
CALGARY is 42-33 ATS (+78.1 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
CALGARY is 15-5 ATS (+9.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 38-41 ATS (-16.2 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 15-17 ATS (-8.0 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
LOS ANGELES is 7-11 ATS (-13.2 Units) in April games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 20-22 ATS (-24.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
LOS ANGELES is 14-17 ATS (-18.8 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 103-107 ATS (-49.7 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
LOS ANGELES is 4-11 ATS (-8.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 6-7 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 7-6-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.8 Units)
NY ISLANDERS vs. CAROLINA
NY Islanders are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of the NY Islanders last 11 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games when playing NY Islanders
Carolina4-1-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
OTTAWA vs. BOSTON
Ottawa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Ottawa is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games at home
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
PITTSBURGH vs. NEW JERSEY
Pittsburgh is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
New Jersey is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
New Jersey is 1-5-1 SU in its last 7 games ,
WINNIPEG vs. COLUMBUS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing Columbus
Columbus is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
NASHVILLE vs. DALLAS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 6 games
Dallas is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Dallas's last 19 games at home
ST. LOUIS vs. FLORIDA
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis's last 10 games on the road
St. Louis is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games
TAMPA BAY vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
MINNESOTA vs. COLORADO
Minnesota is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing Colorado
Minnesota is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
Colorado is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
CHICAGO vs. ANAHEIM
Chicago is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Anaheim
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
Anaheim is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
VANCOUVER vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games
Vancouver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Arizona's last 12 games when playing at home against Vancouver
CALGARY vs. LOS ANGELES
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
EDMONTON vs. SAN JOSE
Edmonton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Edmonton is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Edmonton
San Jose is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
NY Islanders at Carolina, 7:05 PM ET
New York: 9-18 SU after a non-conference game
Carolina: 13-2 SU in home games revenging a close loss vs opponent of 1 goal or less
Ottawa at Boston, 7:05 PM ET
Ottawa: 17-8 SU off a home win against a division rival
Boston: 8-12 SU in home games off a home win
Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7:05 PM ET
Pittsburgh: 46-23 SU vs. division opponents
New Jersey: 5-23 SU revenging a same season loss vs opponent
Winnipeg at Columbus, 7:05 PM ET
Winnipeg: 5-13 SU after a 2 game unbeaten streak
Columbus: 28-12 SU in home games
St Louis at Florida, 7:35 PM ET
St Louis: 22-12 SU in road games after one or more consecutive overs
Florida: 5-12 SU in a home game where where the total is 5.5
Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:35 PM ET
Tampa Bay: 13-6 SU in a road game where where the total is 5.5
Toronto: 9-19 SU in home games vs. division opponents
Nashville at Dallas, 8:35 PM ET
Nashville: 12-3 SU after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games
Dallas: 5-18 SU after having won 2 of their last 3
Minnesota at Colorado, 9:05 PM ET
Minnesota: 46-39 SU in road games off an home win scoring 4 or more goals
Colorado: 14-43 SU after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6
Vancouver at Arizona, 10:05 PM ET
Vancouver: 6-1 SU in road games after having lost 12 or more of their last 15
Arizona: 16-41 SU after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game
Chicago at Anaheim, 10:05 PM ET
Chicago: 24-14 SU in road games
Anaheim: 8-14 SU after a win by 2 goals or more
Edmonton at San Jose, 10:35 PM ET
Edmonton: 9-3 SU in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
San Jose: 9-15 SU in home games when playing 6 or more games in 10 days
Calgary at Los Angeles, 10:35 PM ET
Calgary: 16-9 SU revenging a loss vs opponent of 2 goals or more
Los Angeles: 0-5 SU after scoring 6 goals or more in their previous game