NHL betting trends, odds and predictions for Thursday, October 5th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Montreal won four of its last six games with Buffalo; visitors are 6-4 in last ten series games. Canadiens won three of last five visits here. Over is 4-2-3 in last nine series games. Montreal lost in six games to the Rangers in LY’s playoffs, scoring total of 4 goals in losing last three games. Sabres didn’t make the playoffs; they lost five of their last six games.
Home side won 8 of last 10 Nashville-Boston games; Predators lost four of last five visits to Boston. Last four series games stayed under the total. Nashville lost Stanley Cup final LY; they got shut out in last two games. Bruins lost in six games to Ottawa LY; four of last five games in series went overtime.
Colorado lost four of last five games with the Rangers; road team won five of last six series tilts. Avalanche are 3-2 in last five visits to Manhattan- they missed the playoffs LY; losing 8 of their last ten games. Rangers lost to Ottawa in six games in LY’s playoffs.
Washington won 7 of its last 9 games with Ottawa; under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Caps are 3-2 in last five visits to Ottawa. Washington lost in 7 games to the Penguins in the playoffs LY- they won four of last five road games. Senators also lost to Pittsburgh in seven games, losing Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final in OT.
Minnesota lost four of last six games with Detroit; home side won last four series games. Over is 4-2-3 in last nine series games. Wild lost last three visits to Motor City, all by one goal- they lost to St Louis in five games in playoffs LY. Red Wings didn’t make playoffs LY, which is rare; they lost five of their last seven games.
Pittsburgh won the last two Stanley Cups, but they’ve lost six games in a row to Chicago, losing last five visits to Windy City, scoring one goal in each of last four. Penguins raised Stanley Cup banner at home last night, before they lost in OT to St Louis. Blackhawks lost their last four regular season games, then got swept out of playoffs by Nashville in four straight.
Philadelphia lost three of its last four games with Los Angeles; road team lost 8 of last 10 series games. Flyers won three of last four visits to Staples Center. Under is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Philly won 5-3 in San Jose last night. Kings didn’t make playoffs LY; they were 4-5 in their last nine games.
Arizona lost five of last six games with Anaheim; they were outscored 13-5 in losing last three visits to the Pond. Over is 5-2-1 in last eight series games. Coyotes didn’t make playoffs LY; they lost four of their last five road games. Ducks lost in six games in the playoffs to Nashville last spring.
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