MONTREAL (41-34-0-11, 93 pts.) at TORONTO (34-35-0-13, 81 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 41-45 ATS (-18.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 10-18 ATS (-13.4 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 7-7 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 7-7-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
9 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.6 Units)
WASHINGTON (57-29-0-10, 124 pts.) at BOSTON (60-20-0-13, 133 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 28-9 ATS (+13.1 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-3 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-3-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.8 Units)
SAN JOSE (55-22-0-11, 121 pts.) at COLORADO (32-45-0-5, 69 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 126-104 ATS (+21.6 Units) in road games first half of the season since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 6-2 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 6-2-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.2 Units)
VANCOUVER (51-30-0-11, 113 pts.) at CALGARY (48-33-0-7, 103 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 9-5 (+4.6 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 9-5-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.5 Units)
MONTREAL vs. TORONTO
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Toronto's last 13 games at home
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal
WASHINGTON vs. BOSTON
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Washington is 7-13-2 SU in its last 22 games when playing Boston
Boston is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
SAN JOSE vs. COLORADO
San Jose is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
VANCOUVER vs. CALGARY
Vancouver is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Vancouver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Calgary is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Calgary's last 8 games when playing Vancouver
DUNKEL
Washington at Boston
The Caps open the regular season in Boston where they look to build on their 4-1 record in the last 5 meetings between the two teams. Washington is the pick (+125) according to Dunkel, which has the Capitals favored by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Washington (+125)
Montreal at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 11.502; Toronto 11.513
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Toronto (-130); 6
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-130); Over
Washington at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 12.527; Boston 12.318
Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-135); 6
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+125); Over
San Jose at Colorado
Dunkel Ratings: San Jose 10.413; Colorado 11.197
Dunkel Line & Total: Colorado by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-170); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+160); Under
Vancouver at Calgary
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 11.649; Calgary 11.764
Dunkel Line & Total: Calgary by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Calgary (-140); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (-140); Under
Thursday's Best NHL Bets
By Covers.com
Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs (-125, 6)
The Leafs and Habs took different paths to overhauling their rosters this offseason. Montreal lost size but added skill, while Toronto went out and grabbed some heavy hitters on the blue line.
Leafs general manager Brian Burke is adding the same type of grit that helped him make the Ducks Stanley Cups champions.
“Look,” Burke told the Globe and Mail, “the point of the exercise isn’t to have the roughest team. It’s to have enough toughness that your skill players are in a fear-free environment.”
Expect Toronto to overplay its new goon card with several stupid penalties and Montreal to take advantage with a couple power-play makers.
Pick: Canadiens
Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames (-125, 6)
All Vancouver backers will be watching Mikael Samuelsson closely on Thursday. The former Red Wing is the first option to play with the Sedins on the top line, a position the Canucks haven’t had much luck filling over the past few years.
The Flames have huge expectation this year after netting All-Star defenseman Jay Bouwmeester.
“It’s what I was looking for,” Bouwmeester says of Calgary. “Every year (in Florida) there were changes and that stability is what I was looking for.
“And there are some pretty top-end guys here and that would be attractive to anybody.”
The Flames were scorching hot at home last season (27-10-2-2) and Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo has a reputation for slow starts.
Pick: Flames
MONTREAL at TORONTO
MONTREAL: 10-18 SU vs. division
TORONTO: 30-20 Over at home if total is 6 or higher
WASHINGTON at BOSTON
WASHINGTON: 8-15 SU at Boston
BOSTON: 68-37 SU as a favorite
SAN JOSE at COLORADO
SAN JOSE: 6-2 SU vs. Colorado
COLORADO: 5-13 SU as home underdog
VANCOUVER at CALGARY
VANCOUVER: 22-13 SU at Calgary
CALGARY: 28-19 Under vs. division