Thursday NHL Opening Odds
(The Spread) -There is no shortage of NHL games on the schedule Thursday night as 11 games will make it a full day in the league.
There are plenty of quality NHL matchups to satiate the appetite Thursday and it starts in Vancouver, where the NHL-best Canucks host the Nashville Predators at 10:00PM EST. Oddsmakers and online sports book Sportsbook.com have made Vancouver a -182 favorite and the over-under is set at 5.5.
The Canucks are 40-15-9 overall and 23-6-5 in home games this season, while Nashville has posted a record of 32-23-9 overall and 17-6-2 on the road. According to the latest trends, Vancouver is 29-32-3 on over-unders this season while Nashville has a record of 19-36-9 on over-unders.
Vancouver solidified its spot as the team with the best record in the NHL with a 2-1 home victory Tuesday over Columbus. Even so, the Canucks are just 4-4 in their past eight games. Nashville has not been stellar lately either, having lost five of its last six including a 2-1 overtime defeat Tuesday at Edmonton.
Shea Weber paces Nashville with 13 goals and 26 assist, while teammate Sergei Kostitsyn has accounted for 16 goals and 18 assists. Daniel Sedin paces Vancouver with 32 goals along with 49 assists.
In other action, the Washington Capitals host the St. Louis Blues at 7:00PM EST. Washington is a -210 favorite and the over-under is 5.5. Carolina entertains Buffalo at 7:00PM EST, where the Hurricanes are -130 favorites and the over-under is 5.5. Also at 7:00PM EST, the Philadelphia Flyers are -230 favorite at home versus the Toronto Maple Leafs and the over-under is 5.5.
NHL Money Line Odds & Over/Under Totals
51 St. Louis Blues +175 (5.5)
52 Washington Capitals -210
53 Tampa Bay Lightning +145 (5.5)
54 Boston Bruins -165
55 Buffalo Sabres +110 (5.5)
56 Carolina Hurricanes -130
57 Toronto Maple Leafs +190 (5.5)
58 Philadelphia Flyers -230
59 Ottawa Senators +155 (5.5)
60 Atlanta Thrashers -175
61 Minnesota Wild +145 (5)
62 New York Rangers -165
63 Montreal Canadiens -140 (5)
64 Florida Panthers +120
65 Columbus Blue Jackets -135 (5.5)
66 Edmonton Oilers +115
67 Nashville Predators +165 (5.5)
68 Vancouver Predators -185
69 Phoenix Coyotes +145 (5.5)
70 Los Angeles Kings -165
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