Thursday's Best NHL Bets
Montreal Canadiens at San Jose Sharks (-230, 5.5)
With trade rumors abundant in Montreal this week, the club is silencing those whispers by announcing its plan to hang on to both goaltenders, Carey Price and Jaroslav Halak, for the remainder of the season.
The Canadiens are hoping their two-pronged attack between the pipes will prove valuable during the helter-skelter postseason schedule.
Price locked up his job following a 4-1 win in Boston Tuesday, stopping 23-of-24 shots on goal. He allowed a power-play goal midway through the first period but kept his team in the game with big saves in the final two frames.
"He played a strong game, especially after we had some breakdowns in the first and second periods. We gave some odd-man rushes and he was there to close the door,” said head coach Jacques Martin.
That win kicked off a four-game road trip that heads to San Jose on Thursday then closes with dates in Los Angeles and Anaheim. Montreal is a solid under play on the road this season, posting a 12-17-3 over/under mark in opposing barns.
Pick: Under
Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes (-110, 5.5)
The Senators are crossing their fingers that the Olympic break didn’t put an end to their winning ways.
Before the two-week hiatus, Ottawa was one of the best teams in the NHL. It won 14 of the 16 games heading into the break but came back from vacation rustier than the garden gate. The Senators dropped a 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers Tuesday night, giving up all four goals in the second period.
“That’s not how we wanted to start coming out of the break,” forward Jason Spezza told the Toronto Sun. “We didn’t have good coverage in our end, we gave them some easy goals. We left Ells out to dry.”
Ottawa is hoping a trip to face the lowly Hurricanes can get them back on the right track. However, Carolina is no push over. It’s won six straight games and eight of its last 10 outings heading into Thursday.
The Canes stayed hot following the break with a 5-1 win over Toronto Tuesday. That marked the sixth game in the past 10 that the Hurricanes have allowed two or less goals against.
Pick: Carolina
NY ISLANDERS (26-30-0-7, 59 pts.) at ATLANTA (27-24-0-10, 64 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 5-19 ATS (+34.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
ATLANTA is 32-34 ATS (-3.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 10-4 ATS (+15.5 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 21-9 ATS (+30.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 6-5 (+0.9 Units) against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 6-5-0 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.8 Units)
PITTSBURGH (37-22-0-4, 78 pts.) at NY RANGERS (29-27-0-7, 65 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 14-10 (+2.7 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 14-10-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
12 of 22 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)
TORONTO (19-33-0-10, 48 pts.) at BOSTON (27-23-0-11, 65 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 19-43 ATS (+69.5 Units) in all games this season.
TORONTO is 5-16 ATS (+25.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
TORONTO is 9-19 ATS (-10.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BOSTON is 52-31 ATS (+16.2 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 9-4 ATS (+15.3 Units) in road games in March games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 27-34 ATS (-11.4 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 7-15 ATS (-16.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
BOSTON is 5-10 ATS (-9.8 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
BOSTON is 15-18 ATS (-9.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BOSTON is 0-5 ATS (-8.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 12-5 (+6.5 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 12-5-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
13 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+8.7 Units)
TAMPA BAY (26-25-0-11, 63 pts.) at WASHINGTON (41-14-0-7, 89 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 50-92 ATS (+163.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 11-34 ATS (+62.1 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 6-26 ATS (+49.8 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 11-0 ATS (+11.0 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 14-3 (+10.8 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 14-3-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.4 Units)
OTTAWA (36-24-0-4, 76 pts.) at CAROLINA (25-30-0-7, 57 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 56-57 ATS (-29.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 15-7 ATS (+7.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 11-3 ATS (+7.8 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 24-17 ATS (+45.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 36-28 ATS (+5.6 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 15-8 ATS (+23.1 Units) second half of the season this season.
OTTAWA is 19-13 ATS (+5.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-5 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 5-5-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.0 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)
LOS ANGELES (38-20-0-4, 80 pts.) at NASHVILLE (34-23-0-5, 73 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 33-28 ATS (+64.3 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 38-24 ATS (+12.5 Units) in all games this season.
LOS ANGELES is 18-8 ATS (+27.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
LOS ANGELES is 15-6 ATS (+7.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
LOS ANGELES is 27-19 ATS (+48.8 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 7-2 (+5.1 Units) against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 7-2-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.4 Units)
ST LOUIS (29-25-0-9, 67 pts.) at DALLAS (28-22-0-12, 68 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 32-20 ATS (+3.6 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 18-6 ATS (+11.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
DALLAS is 9-1 ATS (+7.6 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
DALLAS is 151-92 ATS (+18.4 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
ST LOUIS is 27-25 ATS (+62.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 39-33 ATS (+78.6 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 29-43 ATS (-15.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 7-21 ATS (-14.9 Units) in March games over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 5-5-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.8 Units)
COLORADO (35-21-0-6, 76 pts.) at PHOENIX (37-22-0-5, 79 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 6-4 (+2.6 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 6-4-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)
MONTREAL (30-28-0-6, 66 pts.) at SAN JOSE (40-14-0-9, 89 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 29-42 ATS (-23.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 135-102 ATS (-27.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 41-32 ATS (-27.8 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 1-1 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 1-1-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.1 Units)
NY ISLANDERS at ATLANTA
NY ISLANDERS: 18-55 SU in road games
ATLANTA: 10-4 SU in March
PITTSBURGH at NY RANGERS
PITTSBURGH: n/a
NY RANGERS: n/a
TORONTO at BOSTON
TORONTO: 8-24 SU in road games
BOSTON: 12-5 SU vs. Toronto
TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON
TAMPA BAY: 10-31 SU after allowing 5+ goals
WASHINGTON: 11-0 SU at home 2nd half of season
OTTAWA at CAROLINA
OTTAWA: 7-20 SU Away off home loss
CAROLINA: 5-0 SU off 2 game unbeaten streak
LOS ANGELES at NASHVILLE
LOS ANGELES: 14-40 SU off win by 4+ goals
NASHVILLE: 7-2 SU vs. Los Angeles
ST LOUIS at DALLAS
ST LOUIS: 14-31 SU off road win
DALLAS: 18-6 SU after allowing 4+ goals
COLORADO at PHOENIX
COLORADO: n/a
PHOENIX: n/a
MONTREAL at SAN JOSE
MONTREAL: 2-5 SU at Montreal
SAN JOSE: 23-8 SU off an Over
NY ISLANDERS vs. ATLANTA
NY Islanders are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of the NY Islanders last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 14 games at home
OTTAWA vs. CAROLINA
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games on the road
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
PITTSBURGH vs. NY RANGERS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
NY Rangers are 8-17 SU in their last 25 games at home
TAMPA BAY vs. WASHINGTON
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games on the road
Washington is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing Tampa Bay
Washington is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games
TORONTO vs. BOSTON
Toronto is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Boston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
LOS ANGELES vs. NASHVILLE
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 7 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Los Angeles is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nashville's last 7 games
ST. LOUIS vs. DALLAS
The total has gone OVER in 9 of St. Louis's last 12 games when playing Dallas
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games at home
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
COLORADO vs. PHOENIX
Colorado is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Colorado is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Phoenix is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
MONTREAL vs. SAN JOSE
Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Montreal is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
San Jose is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 8 games when playing at home against Montreal
Hot Teams
-- Islanders won three of their last four games.
-- Rangers won three of their last four games. Penguins won five of their last seven road games.
-- Bruins won four of their last five games.
-- Carolina won its last six games, scoring 25 goals.
-- Los Angeles won 11 of its last 13 games.
-- Blues won their last four games, scoring 17 goals. Dallas is 6-0 in game following its last six losses.
-- Colorado won five of its last seven games.
-- Canadiens won five of their last seven games.
Cold Teams
-- Thrashers are 1-9 in game following their last 10 wins.
-- Maple Leafs lost 10 of their last 12 games.
-- Lightning lost last three games, allowing 17 goals. Washington lost three of its last four games.
-- Senators lost last two games, both by 4-1 scores, after winning 13 of previous 14 games.
-- Predators are 0-4 in game following their last four wins.
-- Coyotes lost last three games, outscored 10-3.
-- Sharks lost three of their last four games.
Totals
-- Seven of last nine Atlanta games went over the total.
-- Under is 6-1-1 in Rangers' last eight games.
-- Under is 5-0-2 in last seven Boston home games.
-- Last three Tampa Bay games went over the total.
-- Over is 10-4 in last fourteen Carolina games.
-- Seven of last nine Nashville games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Dallas home games went over the total.
-- Three of last four Colorado games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 7-2-1 in Montreal's last ten games.
Playing second of back-to-back nights
-- Washington is 2-3 if it won the night before.
-- Colorado is 4-7 when it played the night before, 3-4 if it lost.
Series Records
-- Islanders won their last four games against Atlanta.
-- Pittsburgh won seven of last eight games against the Rangers.
-- Bruins won seven of last eight games against Toronto.
-- Washington won seven of last eight games against the Lightning.
-- Senators lost their last four visits to North Carolina.
-- Nashville won seven of last eight games against the Kings.
-- Blues lost six of last nine visits to Dallas.
-- Avalanche lost three of last four visits to Phoenix.
-- Canadiens won two of last three games against San Jose.
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