Monday's Best NHL Bets
Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Goals aren’t easy to come by for the Boston Bruins. Playing without its top playmaker, Marc Savard, Boston is just 3 for 29 in its last 10 games on the power play.
The B’s own just one 20-goal scorer and 42-year-old Mark Recchi is just four goals off the team lead in red-light tallies. The under is 6-1-2 in Boston’s last nine games even though oddsmakers are regularly dealing 5-goal totals for the club’s games.
The Bruins are getting plenty of chances at the offensive end, averaging almost 38 shots over their last six games. Washington’s wide open style of play should equal even more scoring opportunities for Boston.
Pick: Over
Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues
Columbus’ disappointing season is coming to a close but Jacket backers have to be happy with the success of their club over the last 10 games. Sure, they’ve won only five of those games, but they also covered the puckline in seven of those games.
"We battled," Blue Jackets interim coach Claude Noel told the Columbus Dispatch following a 3-2 loss to the Capitals on Saturday. "Even though the lineup is not our best right now, we battled.”
Look for the effort to pay off on Monday with a win over a hot St. Louis side.
Pick: Blue Jackets
BOSTON (36-30-0-12, 84 pts.) at WASHINGTON (51-16-0-11, 113 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 7-3 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 7-3-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.8 Units)
COLUMBUS (32-34-0-13, 77 pts.) at ST LOUIS (38-31-0-9, 85 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 37-61 ATS (-31.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 17-46 ATS (+86.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 1-13 ATS (+19.8 Units) in April games over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 8-32 ATS (+60.0 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 0-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders this season.
ST LOUIS is 79-85 ATS (+180.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 24-12 ATS (+10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 48-39 ATS (+90.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 10-19 ATS (+29.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 12-7 (+5.8 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 12-7-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
11 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.0 Units)
MINNESOTA (37-35-0-6, 80 pts.) at EDMONTON (24-46-0-8, 56 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 12-7 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 12-7-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)
BOSTON vs. WASHINGTON
Boston is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing Washington
Washington is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games when playing Boston
COLUMBUS vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Columbus's last 11 games when playing St. Louis
Columbus is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 11 games when playing Columbus
MINNESOTA vs. EDMONTON
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Edmonton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games
BOSTON at WASHINGTON
BOSTON: 6-15 SU after allowing 1 or 0 goals
WASHINGTON: 9-1 SU off BB Unders
COLUMBUS at ST LOUIS
COLUMBUS: 0-10 SU off 3+ Unders
ST LOUIS: 10-4 SU off a home win by 1 goal
MINNESOTA at EDMONTON
MINNESOTA: 12-27 SU in road games
EDMONTON: 7-1 Under off 3+ road losses
Hot Teams
-- Blues won four of their last five games.
Cold Teams
-- Washington is 3-4 in its last seven home games. Bruins are 2-7 in game following their last nine wins.
-- Blue Jackets lost three of their last four road games.
-- Edmonton lost its last five games, scoring 12 goals. Minnesota lost its last three games, outscored 11-5.
Totals
-- Last five Boston games stayed under the total.
-- Last three Columbus games stayed under the total.
-- Seven of last eight Edmonton home games stayed under the total.
Playing second of back-to-back nights
-- Minnesota is 0-7 when playing second consecutive night on road.
Series Records
-- Bruins lost six of last seven games against Washington.
-- Blue Jackets lost seven of last eight visits to St Louis.
-- Minnesota won three of last four games against the Oilers.