Saturday NHL Opening Odds
The Spread) – Will the Detroit Red Wings be able to erase the memories of giving up 10 goals in their last game when they travel to face the Nashville Predators Sunday?
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made the Predators -115 favorites in the contest, while the over-under is set at 5.5. Detroit enters with a record of 44-23-10 and 24-10-4 on the road, but were embarrassed 10-3 on its home ice Wednesday by St. Louis. Nashville comes in at 42-26-10 and 22-9-7 at home.
According to the latest NHL trends, Nashville is 10-7 against the spread versus Detroit over the last three seasons. Nashville is 10-7-0 straight up against Detroit over the last three seasons. Nine of 17 games in this series have gone over the total in the last three seasons.
Henrik Zetterberg (24 goals, 53 assists) has scored one goal in three straight games for the Red Wings, but the last two contests have ended in a 3-2 overtime loss to Chicago and the blowout at the hands of the Blues. Martin Erat scored a goal and added an assist in a 3-2 victory over Colorado Thursday night.
In other NHL action, the Tampa Bay Lightning are at the Minnesota Wild for a 2:00PM EST. The Lightning are a -125 favorite, while the over-under is 5.5. Los Angeles is home to face Dallas at 4:00PM EST. The Kings are a -160 favorite and the over-under is 5.
NHL Hockey Opening Lines & Over/Under Totals
51 Atlanta Thrashers +185 (5.5)
52 Boston Bruins -225
53 Tampa Bay Lightning -125 (5.5)
54 Minnesota Wild +105
55 Detroit Red Wings -105 (5.5)
56 Nashville Predators -115
57 Dallas Stars +140 (5)
58 Los Angeles Kings -150
59 Montreal Canadiens +105 (5)
60 New Jersey Devils -125
61 Buffalo Sabres
62 Washington Capitals
63 Carolina Hurricanes -135 (5.5)
64 New York Islanders +115
65 Pittsburgh Penguins -150 (5)
66 Florida Panthers +130
67 Toronto Maple Leafs -115 (5.5)
68 Ottawa Senators -105
69 Edmonton Oilers
70 Vancouver Canucks
71 Anaheim Ducks +140 (5.5)
72 San Jose Sharks -160
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