Sports Picks & Predictions

#63/64 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - San Jose Sharks at St Louis Blues, Thursday at 8:05 PM ET - The Sharks are off 6-0 loss and the Blues are off a 6-2 defeat. San Jose has lost 6 of 7 games and allowed a ridiculous 5.5 goals per game in the 6 losses! St Louis has lost 8 of 9 games and given up 4.5 goals per game in those 8 defeats. Both teams are struggling so badly of late to stop the opposition and we don't see that changing here. That said, don't be surprised if each team gets to 3 goals in this one. As a final result then, look for at least a total of 7 in this one! Over is our play here.

#46 ASA NHL PLAY ON 8* Winnipeg Jets Money Line (-125) over Minnesota Wild, Wednesday at 7:35 PM ET - The Wild in a tough back to back spot and continue to struggle to score goals as they lost 1-0 yesterday.  The Jets also off a tight low-scoring loss but at least scored a couple of goals and their game was on Monday.  Winnipeg has the rest edge here plus Jets have averaged 4.3 goals scored in last 4 games.  Minnesota, on the other hand, has averaged 1.6 goals per game last 13 games.  The Wild simply will not be able to keep up with the Jets in this tough back to back situation.  We will not pass up on the situational line value here. Winnipeg Money Line is the play in this one!

ASA NHL TOP PLAY ON 10* Pittsburgh Penguins Puck Line (-1.5 goals -130) over Columbus Blue Jackets, Tuesday at 7:05 PM ET - Pittsburgh is in a great spot here which is why they are a -300 favorite on the money line.  Where the value is here is with the puck line which is in the -130 range on this one.  Regardless of the starting goalies here, we love the Penguins in this spot.  However, we will mention that the expected starters are Elvis Merzlikins for the Blue Jackets and Tristan Jarry for the Penguins.  Merzlikins is having a horrific season and Columbus has lost 19 of his 26 starts and he has a 4.15 GAA which is ridiculously high.  Jarry has a solid 2.77 GAA and has a 19-7-5 record overall.  The Blue Jackets have lost 22 of 29 road games this season while the Penguins are on home ice where they have been rock solid this season.  We love the fact that Pittsburgh is off a 4-1 road loss but now back home and the road loss had followed a 4-game winning streak.  Also, the Penguins have won 6 straight over the Blue Jackets by a combined score of 28 to 12.  That works out to an average score of 5 to 2 and there is certainly nothing average about that!  The fact is the Blue Jackets struggle consistently when facing these Penguins and now Columbus enters this match-up slumping as well.  The Blue Jackets have lost 10 of 15 games.  The Penguins have averaged scoring nearly 5 goals per game in last 6 wins on home ice and Columbus just will not be able to keep up here.  Home team in a blowout per our computer math model.  Laying the 1.5 goals with home favorite Pittsburgh is the value play here.

#19/20 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6 Goals - Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Monday at 10:35 PM ET - The Predators have had some lower-scoring games but things will open up against the Canucks. Not only that, Nashville has won 6 of 8 games and scored an average of 4.7 goals in the 6 victories. Vancouver off a 4-1 but that was just the 4th time last 16 games that a Canucks game did not total at least 7 goals. These teams recently met and the final was a 5-4 game. The Canucks do have Demko back in goal recently but this is a tougher match-up in this game. The Predators won 60 percent of the faceoffs in most recent meeting and could again control the faceoff circle and be firing plenty of shots on Demko. The Preds been so hot with the goal-scoring in wins but also, the Canucks confidence growing with recent wins. Don't be surprised if each team gets to 3 goals in this one. As a final result then, look for at least a total of 7 in this one! Over is our play here.

#83/84 ASA PLAY ON 8* UNDER 5.5 Goals - Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames, Saturday at 10:07 PM ET - 14 of the last 16 Wild games have totaled 5 or less goals. Minnesota has scored just 1.9 goals in regulation time and allowed only 1.4 goals on average in regulation time of the last 11 games. The Flames games have trended higher-scoring than Wild games have. However, Calgary still has scored only 2 goals per game last 6 home games in regulation. Given that plus Minnesota's recent low-scoring ways, this game is going to struggle to get to much more than 2-1 and anything more than 3-2 would be very surprising. Look for just 5 or less goals in this one! Under is our play here.

#45/46 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - Toronto Maple Leafs at Calgary Flames, Thursday at 9 PM ET - Maple Leafs got hammered 5-2 at Edmonton last night.  Toronto will want to bounce back here and the Leafs goal-scoring should erupt here.  Trouble is that the Maple Leafs defense and netminding just can not be trusted here.  Toronto has allowed 3.5 goals per game in the last 4 on the road plus they used their top goalie last night.  The Leafs had won 5 of 6 games before the loss to the Oilers and had scored an average of 4 goals per game during that stretch.  The Flames 11 of last 15 games have totaled at least 7 goals.  Calgary giving up about 3.5 goals per game in their last 8 but also having scored about 3.5 goals per game in their last dozen.  Look for at least 7 in this one! Over is our play here.

ASA NHL PLAY ON 7* Anaheim Ducks Puck Line (+1.5 goals -155) over Washington Capitals, Wednesday at 10:05 PM ET - So we reduce our star rating from the average 8* to 7* here because of laying a little bit of price to the +1.5 goals on our side.  That said, laying 7* on a -155 is the equivalent wager risk amount of laying 10* on a -110.  So we are comfortable here because the Ducks have been playing better than the Capitals plus getting much better goaltending and we will gladly challenge Washington to win this game by a multiple-goal margin.  The fact is that the Caps are 7-14 last 21 games and only 2 of the 7 wins was by a multi-goal margin!  That means that at a -1.5 price, Washington would be 2-19 last 21 games!  As for the Ducks, they have won 3 straight games including a recent 4-2 win in DC over the Capitals.  We also like the fact that Anaheim has allowed 2 or less goals in all 3 wins.  Grabbing the 1.5 goals with the home dog Anaheim is the play here.

#73/74 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - Boston Bruins at Edmonton Oilers, Monday at 8:35 PM ET - Boston has won 6 straight games and scored 4.6 goals per game in most recent 5 victories. Overall, this Bruins team has scored at least 4 goals in 12 of last 16 wins. They are favored here and expected to win again but the high-flying Oilers are sure to put up a fight on home ice. Edmonton has scored an average of 4.8 goals per game in most recent 6 games. In fact, 9 of last 11 Oilers games have totaled at least 7 goals and Edmonton has allowed 4 goals per game in last 7 games. This one getting to 4-4 would actually not be a shock given all of the above. At the very least, this one has the strong likelihood of seeing each team reach the 3-goal mark. Of course this would mean achieving at least a 4-3 final and we absolutely look for at least 7 goals in this one and a total in the 9 range would not be too surprising either! Over is our play here.

#63/64 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sunday at 6 PM ET - Tampa Bay off a shutout win but Vasilevskiy had to stop 45 shots on goal in the 3-0 win.  Now a rusty Elliott likely to take his place in goal because this is a B2B spot.  Pittsburgh also off a low-scoring win, 3-2, yesterday and the B2B spot means that DeSmith likely to start here.  Jarry has been playing well, for the most part, for the Penguins but now he'll likely give way to DeSmith and the latter allowed 5 goals in most recent start.  Prior to the 3-0 win yesterday, Tampa Bay had 3 straight games total at least 7 goals and those 3 averaged 9 goals!  The Penguins, prior to the 3-2 win yesterday, had lost 4 straight and allowed an average of 5 goals per game.  Pittsburgh now back on home ice where 5 of last 6 games have been high-scoring.  Those 5 Pens home games having averaged totaling 9 goals!  Look for at least 7 in this one! Over is our play here.

#51 ASA NHL PLAY ON 8* Calgary Flames Money Line (+110) over Colorado Avalanche, Saturday at 10:05 PM ET - Excellent spot here loaded with underdog value on Calgary. The Flames are off a loss and well-rested here. The Avalanche played last night and got a big road win at Winnipeg. They have won 4 straight games but this B2B spot will test them! In a strange scheduling quirk the Avs had been off for nearly a week before facing the Jets and yet now are thrust into a B2B spot. With Francouz out with an injury and Georgiev having started last night, this could be Annunen in goal tonight and he is just 22 years old and has only made 2 NHL starts in his career. It is either him or Georgiev having to play the 2nd game of a B2B so neither option is too appealing. The Flames will take advantage and are hungry off a loss. The Avs have had only one 5-game win streak this entire season and all signs point to another 4-gamer coming to an end. Colorado is 1-3 this season when at home and entering a game on a winning streak of 3 or more games. We will not pass up on the underdog line value here. Calgary Money Line is the play in this one!

#23/24 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 7 Goals - Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Friday at 7 PM ET - Big total set on this game but we just can not see this one being anything other than a good old-fashioned barn-burner with end to end action on the ice here. Since mid-January, 13 of 15 Florida games have totaled at least 7 goals. Those games have averaged 8 goals apiece and our computer math model is showing good probability this game reaches the 8-goal mark. Buffalo has allowed 4.7 goals in last 7 games. Sabres have scored 5 goals per game last 4 games. Buffalo's last 6 games have averaged almost 9 goals per game and all but 1 of them did reach the 7-goal mark. The way these teams have been playing in recent weeks on both ends of the ice, look for at least 8 in this one! Over is our play here.

#15/16 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* OVER 6 Goals - Calgary Flames at Vegas Golden Knights, Thursday at 9 PM ET - This is great set up for an over.  The Flames were in Arizona last night where they won 6 to 3.  They have goalie issue because Vladar was in goal last night and that means either he goes again in the 2nd game of a B2B or Markstrom gets the call here.  Vladar was not overly sharp last night.  The Coyotes scored only 3 goals but they actually had very few shots on goal in that game.  Vladar has allowed 8 goals on just 38 shots in his last two starts.  Markstrom has allowed 4 or more goals in 4 of last 6 games.  So you can see why Vegas is expected to score well here.  The Golden Knights are off a tough, tight 3-2 shootout loss at Chicago.  That should bring a strong effort from a Vegas team that entered that game having won 5 straight games and scoring an average of 5 goals per game in those victories.  As for the Golden Knights goalie situation, Hill got hurt in his last start and though it was not a major injury and he could possibly go tonight, he did allow 4 goals in that start and may not be 100 percent here.  Thompson has been out since the All-Star game.  The Knights had even called up Hutchinson from the AHL to back-up Brossoit Saturday.  So, as you can see, both teams have unsettled situations right now at the goalie spot.  Brossoit did allow only 2 goals in that start but the Blackhawks are one of the lowest-scoring teams in the league.  Now, whoever ends up in goal for this one for Vegas is facing a Flames team that has scored an average of 3.8 goals last dozen games.  This one has the makings of a 5-4 battle and yet a 4-3 game also would put is in the winners circle with this one.  Look for at least 7 in this one! Over is our play here.

#69/70 ASA PLAY ON 8* UNDER 5.5 Goals - Winnipeg Jets at New York Islanders, Wednesday at 7:07 PM ET - 7 of the Jets last 9 games have totaled 5 or less goals. Winnipeg has scored just 2.2 goals and allowed only 2.4 goals on average during this 9-game stretch. The Islanders last 3 games have totaled at least 6 goals but this was preceded by a 17-game stretch in which 12 of the 17 games totaled 5 or less goals. Both these teams typically get solid goaltending and 9 of last 12 New York home games totaled 5 or less goals before their last home game was a high-scoring thriller. The injury to Mathew Barzal hurts this Islanders team and he is a top scoring threat and Isles have been dealing with injuries to wingers too. Look for just 5 or less goals in this one! Under is our play here.

#51/52 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* OVER 6.5 Goals - Anaheim Ducks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tuesday at 7 PM ET - The Lightning are off B2B losses and are a -500 favorite here. Even the puck line at -1.5 is -200 because the Bolts are likely to win this by a 3-goal margin! That is what the oddsmakers expect here as the line at -2.5 goals is -110 and we do expect at least a 5-2 game here totaling 7 goals but really we could see much more scoring in this one. The Ducks are in the 2nd game of a back-to-back after losing 4-3 in OT at Florida yesterday. Anaheim has lost 5 straight games and had allowed at least 6 goals in all 4 losses before yesterday's tighter loss. This is now a very tricky spot for the Ducks goaltending as they used Gibson yesterday and the #2 guy Stolarz is still out with an injury and did not even travel on this road trip. That means Anaheim's choices are a struggling Gibson in a B2B spot or a struggling Lukas Dostal who has surrendered an average of 4 goals in losing 4 straight starts. The Lightning will go with either Elliott, who normally struggles and is the back-up, or with Vasliveskiy here. Though Vasilevskiy is one of the best goalies in the game, he has allowed 7 goals in his last 2 starts and actually allowed 7 goals in a start two weeks ago as well. This one has all the makings of a rather wide-open non-conference match-up with a lot of open ice to make plays on. The fact is the goals should be aplenty in this one. Tampa Bay, when off B2B losses this season, has gone a perfect 5-0 and averaged 4.4 goals scored per victory. Now they are in that same situation and facing a Ducks team that can't stop anyone. The Lightning will have a huge game offensively here. As for Anaheim, as bad as their defensive play, they are still a decently skilled team in the offensive zone. The Ducks have scored an average of 3 goals in their last 18 games. By the way, 15 of those 18 games have totaled at least 7 goals and we feel certain this one will too! Look for at least 7 in this one! Over is our play here.

#50 ASA PLAY ON 7* New York Rangers -165 over Winnipeg Jets, Monday at 7 PM ET - We reduce our rating to 7* here since the price range is -165 on this one but, keep in mind the following with regards to this price.  In terms of your wager amount, laying 7* on a -165 is the equivalent of laying 10* on a -115 money line.  We are willing to lay the price here because this is a fantastic spot for a home win.  The Rangers are back home after a tight loss on the road ended their 7 game winning streak!  New York is also rested here whereas Winnipeg is playing the 2nd game of a B2B.  Also, there is something wrong with the Jets right now.  They have lost B2B games and 7 of last 12 and they let a 2-1 lead slip away in the eventual 4-2 loss yesterday.  The Jets confidence is a bit shaken right now.  Winnipeg has not been the same team in recent weeks and plus they used top goalie Hellebuyck last night.  So this sets up to be the back-up Rittich going in this one plus it is a back to back spot.  So Jets in tough spot and facing a Rangers team that is happy to be on home ice for this one plus rested plus entering this game off a loss.  Great set-up here so we will not hesitate to lay a bit of a bigger price than we typically do as we want to be involved here!  Lay the money line price on the home team in this one.

#37/38 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - Columbus Blue Jackets at Arizona Coyotes, Sunday at 8:30 PM ET - Columbus off a 4-1 win but in 2nd game of a B2B so it likely will be Merzlikins in goal since Korpisalo played last night.  Merzlikins is 6-15 with a 4.28 GAA this season!  As for the Coyotes, their game went over the total by the 2nd period last night!  Arizona has scored at least 3 goals in 5 of last 6 games.  The Coyotes have allowed at least 4 goals in 3 of last 5 games and plus used both goalies in last night's game at Los Angeles so that will have an impact on this B2B situation as well.  The Blue Jackets are averaging 3.3 goals scored last 4 games but you can see why we are expecting them to also concede at least 3 times in this one.  Of course a 3-3 game can not end that way and this why we are expecting this one to reach at least the 7-goal mark here! Over is our play in this one.

#10 ASA NHL PLAY ON 8* Dallas Stars Puck Line (-1.5 goals +105) over Columbus Blue Jackets, Saturday at 6:05 PM ET - Great spot here with Dallas off a tough shootout loss at Minnesota last night and Columbus off a rare win.  The Blue Jackets are 0-7 last 7 times off win.  Columbus is one of the worst teams in the league and those 7 losses have come by an average margin of defeat of 2.3 goals.  Hungry Stars team, ready to respond off 3 straight losses and Dallas has NOT lost 4 straight games all season long!  The last 9 wins for the Stars have been by an average margin of 3 goals apiece.  Wedgewood likely starting between pipes tonight since Oettinger was in goal last night but the back-up netminder for Dallas has allowed 2 or less goals in 3 of last 4 starts!  Home team in a blowout per our computer math model as the Stars get right back on track. Laying the 1.5 goals with home favorite Dallas is the value play here.

#61 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Dallas -105 over Minnesota, Friday at 8 PM ET - The Stars are off B2B losses but they faced Tampa Bay and Boston. The Lightning and Bruins are two of the top teams in the NHL. Dallas is 7-1 this season when entering a game off B2B losses. Indeed, the Stars worst losing streak this season is 3 games and it has happened only one time this season. Dallas is sure to respond here and they are catching a Wild team in a major slump. Overall, Minnesota does not have a single win in regulation last 11 games! The Wild have won only 3 of those games and all 3 were after regulation time. Of the 8 losses, 7 were in regulation time and were by an average margin of 2 goals! Dallas has allowed a total of only 14 goals in regulation time of last 9 games - an average of just 1.6 goals per game! Compare this to a Minny team that is allowing an average of 3.3 goals per game last 11 games. The Wild have scored an average of just 1.8 goals per game in regulation time of last 11 games. Dallas has scored an average of 3 goals per game in regulation time of last 12 games. The Stars have won 2 of last 3 road games and those were each 4-0 wins. They also have knocked off the Wild by 4-1 scores in each of last two meetings. As you can see per the above, the odds in this situation favor another Dallas win yet the game is priced at a pick'em because the Stars are on the road. Grab the excellent line value available here with the pick'em price on the road team in this one.

#52 ASA NHL PLAY ON 8* Calgary Flames Puck Line (-1.5 goals +115) over Detroit Red Wings, Thursday at 9:05 PM ET - Great spot here with Red Wings off 4 straight wins after sneaking out an OT win last night at Edmonton.  Now Detroit is in a B2B spot and facing a Calgary team playing with revenge as these teams just met last week in Detroit and the Red Wings snuck out a tight win over the Flames.  This will be a home ice blowout.  Calgary is off a loss and is 8-3 the last 11 times when off a loss.  Also, the Flames lost their most recent home game but entered that one having won 4 of last 5 on home ice.  Calgary's last 7 wins have come by an average margin of nearly 3 goals per game so we look for a multi-goal win here.  Red Wings used their top goalie, Husso, last night so that makes this spot even tougher for them.  Detroit's last 9 road losses have come by an average margin of 2.3 goals per game.  Home team in a blowout per our computer math model as the Flames get their revenge.  Laying the 1.5 goals with home favorite Calgary is the value play here.

#31/32 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - Tampa Bay Lightning at Arizona Coyotes, Wednesday at 9 PM ET - The Lightning won 4-3 in the shootout last night at Colorado but allowed nearly 50 shots on goal in that game.  Not only is that a concern, Andrei Vasilevskiy was in goal for that one and that means now it will likely be Brian Elliott in goal for this one.  He has allowed 4 or more goals in 3 of his last 5 starts!  The Coyotes can be scrappy at home and should score some goals here because of the situation favoring them as well.  TB is in a B2B and the Coyotes have a day of rest plus are coming off a momentum-generating 4-2 win as a road.  Arizona has scored an average of 3.5 goals per game in last 4 games at home.  But prior to the win at Nashville, the Coyotes lost their 2 prior games by a combined score of 10 to 8.  That said, should be more scoring in this one than one would normally anticipate given the situation. Look for this one to reach at least the 7-goal mark here! Over is our play in this one.

#19/20 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* OVER 6.5 Goals - Florida Panthers at St Louis Blues, Tuesday at 8 PM ET - The Panthers, prior to a 2-1 SO win at Minnesota last night, 9 of last 10 games had all totaled at least 7 goals.  Florida, yesterday's game notwithstanding, has struggled to stop the opposition for quite some time now.  Consider last night's game to be a bit of an aberration.  Though Sergei Bobrovksy was in goal last night and has been better of late, he is unlikely to start here in the 2nd game of a B2B.  If Bobrovsky did start, note that he has allowed at least 4 goals both times he has started the 2nd night of a B2B this season.  The more likely starter would be Spencer Knight and he will be rusty after a long layoff plus he has mostly struggled this season.  The Panthers, prior to the 2-1 win over the Wild last night, had allowed at least 4 goals in 11 of last 15 road games.  The strength of Florida however is their potent attack.  The Panthers have scored an average of 4 goals per game last 15 games.  This battle with the Blues should see plenty of goals as St Louis had 3 guys come back in most recent game and that was a 6-5 win and they are finally getting healthy again.  Similar to Florida however, the Blues continue to struggle to slow down the opposition.  St Louis has allowed at least 4 goals in 6 straight games and 8 of last 10 games.  In those 10 games, the Blues have allowed an average of 4 goals per game.  When these teams met earlier this season in Florida the game totaled 9 goals in a 5-4 thriller!  With the way these teams are trending now, this one has the makings of another shootout.  Look for at least 7 in this one!  Over is our play here.

ASA NHL PLAY ON 8* Arizona Coyotes Puck Line (+1.5 goals) over Nashville Predators, Monday at 8:05 PM ET - Nashville is off an OT win but still only 6-5 last 11 games. The big key about the 6 wins, however, is the fact that 4 of the 6 wins were by just a single goal. That means that only twice in last 11 games have the Predators recorded a win by more than a 1-goal margin. Here the Preds are hosting a Coyotes team that has been ultra competitive of late so there is a lot of line value here with the +1.5 goals. Arizona enters this game 3-1-3 last 7 games. Yes, 3 of last 4 losses have been in OT or SO so they were 1 goal defeats. Only once in last seven games have the Coyotes been beaten by more than a 1-goal margin. This should be another ultra-competitive game and we will not pass up on the line value with the big underdog in this match-up. Grabbing the 1.5 goals with the road dog Arizona is the value play here.

ASA NHL PLAY ON 8* Anaheim Ducks Puck Line (+1.5 goals) over Vegas Golden Knights, Sunday at 3:05 PM ET - Anaheim off a 6-3 ugly home loss to Pittsburgh. Prior to this however, the Ducks had won 4 of 5 and the only loss was in the shootout so no losses by more than 1 goal in last 5 games before getting hammered by Penguins. Look for Anaheim to respond here and they catch Vegas at the right time. The Golden Knights off B2B wins by big 5 to 1 margins. Those wins included the most recent one at Minnesota as they scored 5 goals against former Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.  Coming off B2B big-margin road wins including one like that against their former netminder, this Vegas team could be a little flat on Sunday afternoon.  The Ducks fully prepared to take advantage coming off that ugly loss.  An upset would not surprise us in the least but we we want the added value of the +1.5 goals here in case the Ducks lose by 1 goal. Added benefit as that puck line is available at plus money so this is a rare "plus plus" situation. Grabbing the 1.5 goals with the road dog Anaheim is the value play here.

#67/68 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - Columbus Blue Jackets at Toronto Maple Leafs, Saturday at 7 PM ET -These teams met last night and the game surprisingly ended 3-0 in Columbus.  Now the Blue Jackets seek revenge in the rematch at Toronto.  While we doubt the chances of the Blue Jackets getting a revenging win here we do expect them to come up with a much better effort in the goal-scoring department in this one.  Columbus will take advantage of the Leafs in a tough goalie situation as Murray is hurt and Samsonov was in goal last so Toronto's situation in the crease is a tough one here.  Also, Merzlikins likely to go for Columbus here since Korpisalo went last night and Merzlikins has been struggling.  Samsonov, by the way, was struggling badly for Toronto prior to last night's surprising shutout win.  The Blue Jackets will struggle to slow down the Maple Leafs in Toronto but the Leafs have allowed an average of 3 goals in last 7 on home ice.  That said, should be more scoring in this one than one would normally anticipate given the situation. Look for this one to reach at least the 7-goal mark here!   Over is our play in this one.

#43/44 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6 Goals - Seattle Kraken at New York Rangers, Friday at 7 PM ET - The Kraken in a B2B and used Grubauer between the pipes last night. That means it likely will be Jones in the crease for this one and he has been struggling in most of his recent outings. Jones has had 1 very strong start in his last 5 starts but allowed 4 goals per game in the other 4 starts. As for the Rangers, they have won 4 of 5 games and scored an average of 4 goals in those 5 wins. Shesterkin is a great goalie but has allowed at least 3 goals in 3 of last 4 starts. Plus the Rangers could get caught looking ahead to big game with Carolina on deck so Seattle could surprise New York early in this game before Rangers rally. That said, should be more scoring in this one than one would normally anticipate given the situation. Look for this one to reach at least the 7-goal mark here!   Over is our play in this one.

#35/36 ASA PLAY ON 10* Top Play OVER 6.5 Goals - San Jose Sharks at Florida Panthers, Thursday at 7 PM ET - The Panthers just hammered the Lightning 7-1 on home ice Monday night.  This is a tough spot for the Florida defense and goaltending to be in top form (coming off huge win over in-state divisional rival TB) and they should allow plenty of goals again tonight as a result.  However, they can take advantage of facing a Sharks team that gives up plenty of goals.  San Jose enters this one having allowed an average of 4 goals per game last 20 games.  Sharks have scored 4 goals per game last 4 games too!  San Jose has been on a long stretch in which almost all their games have totaled at least 7 goals.  Sharks 16 of 20 games have totaled at least 7 goals.  Prior to a 4-3 OT win at Tampa Bay Tuesday, 6 of the last 8 Sharks games that did total at least 7 goals did reach the 8-goal mark.  So yes this is a big total with 7 goals being the posted number in most books.  However, don't be surprised if this game gets to 3-3 at some point. Therefore, we look for a final tally of at least 7 in this one!  Of course the goal is never a push with a bet but the fact is we get some added insurance here with 7 being a push rather than a loss.  Given all the numbers involving these clubs once could easily argue the posted total should be 7.5 goals in this one!  Taking a look at Florida's numbers entering this one, the Panthers have had 8 straight games total at least 7 goals and 6 of those 8 did total at least 8 goals!  Look for yet another one to reach at least the 8-goal mark here!   Over is our play in this one. 

#28 ASA PLAY ON 8* Dallas -135 over Minnesota, Wednesday at 8:30 PM ET - The Stars have home ice edge here as the Wild have lost 4 straight road games by an aggregate score of 17 to 9.  Overall, Minnesota does not have a single win in regulation last 6 games.  Dallas has allowed a total of only 8 goals in regulation time of last 6 games.  Again, compare this to a Minny team that is allowing an average of 4 goals per game last 4 road games.  The Stars have struggled a bit recently with OT losses but, off a SO win in first game after the All-Star break, Dallas builds off that win here and starts to get momentum rolling on home ice again.  Lay the very reasonable price with the home favorite in this one.

#13/14 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tuesday at 7 PM ET - The Lightning just got hammered 7-1 at Florida last night.  Vasilevskiy struggled badly in goal.  Now it will either have to be him in a B2B spot or Elliott.  The latter is the more likely option and Elliott has not played in 3 weeks.  It is a tough spot for the Bolts and they should allow plenty of goals again tonight as a result.  However, they can take advantage of facing a Sharks team that gives up plenty of goals.  San Jose enters this one having allowed an average of 4 goals per game last 19 games.  Sharks have scored 4 goals per game last 3 games too!  Don't be surprised if this game gets to 3-3 at some point. Therefore, we look for a final tally of at least 7 in this one! Over is our play here.

#5/6 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - Vancouver Canucks at New Jersey Devils, Monday at 7:30 PM ET - The Canucks are off a 5-2 win but this followed a 2-8 stretch in which they allowed 4.5 goals per game. Vancouver did lose their most recent road game 6-1 but had scored at least 3 goals in 5 straight road games before that rare dud away from home. The Devils have won 10 of 14 games and scored at least 3 goals within regulation time in 11 of those 14 games. Don't be surprised if this game gets to 3-3 at some point. Therefore, we look for a final tally of at least 7 in this one! Over is our play here.

#71 ASA PLAY ON 8* Boston -120 over Toronto, Wednesday at 7:30 PM ET - Toronto is a solid hockey club for sure and they are on home ice. However, that is what is leading to great line value on Boston in this one. The Bruins have been the best team in the NHL so far this season but they enter this game off 3 straight losses for the first time this entire season. Boston will certainly be ready to bounce back large here as they are desperate to not lose all momentum and head into the break on a long losing streak. Bruins respond big here and they take advantage of Auston Matthews being out for the Maple Leafs in this one. Not only is he one of the top players on this team, he is one of the best in the NHL. His absence particularly hurts the Leafs in a big game like this against the NHL's best. Lay the small price with the road favorite in this one.

#65/66 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Tuesday at 7 PM ET - Ottawa has won 3 straight games and scored 4.3 goals per game. The Senators just blasted Montreal 5-0 Sunday so you know the Canadiens are out for revenge here in this rematch in Montreal. The Senators have allowed 3.8 goals per game last 9 road games. The Canadiens have allowed 4 goals per game last 5 games. Montreal has averaged 3 goals scored per game in last 6 home games. This sets up well to be one of those competitive high-scoring battles where each team is enjoying plenty of success in the offensive zone. Don't be surprised if this game gets to 3-3 at some point. Therefore, we look for a final tally of at least 7 in this one!  Over is our play here.

#62 ASA NHL TOP PLAY ON 10* Winnipeg Jets Puck Line (-1.5 goals +115) over St Louis Blues, Monday at 8:05 PM ET - Both clubs enter this game on losing streaks but there is a big difference between these teams right now.  St Louis is banged up with injuries and has been getting blown out on a regular basis.  Winnipeg is having a much stronger season under coach Rick Bowness (came over from Dallas before this season) but he just laid into his team after a 4-0 home shutout to the Flyers on Saturday!  That was 3rd straight loss for Jets but they have not lost 4 straight games all season long!  Also, the Jets have a rock solid goalie in Connor Hellebuyck.  Even if David Rittich starts between the pipes that would be fine as he has allowed an average of 2 goals last 2 starts.  But Hellebuyck is the expected starter here and he is one of the top goalies in the NHL.  Conversely, the Blues have allowed tons of goals as their goaltenders are struggling.  Probably it will be Jordan Binnington but whether it is him or Thomas Greiss, both have struggled in recent starts.  The Blues have allowed 4 or or more goals in 12 of 18 games.  The Jets had given up just 2.3 goals per game last 6 home games before that 4-0 loss to Philadelphia.  Coach Bowness got the attention of this team after that loss.  To a man, these players have been challenged and they will respond here.  Jets on home ice and off a home shutout and this is the final game for these clubs before the All Star break.  St Louis is hurting and missing some key guys and other guys banged up.  Jets the healthier team and on home ice and they are a big favorite on the money line but priced with value on the puck line.  Winnipeg has beaten the Blues five straight times!  The two wins this season have both been blowouts!  The Jets entered this game with last 7 wins by an average margin of 2.4 goals apiece.  St Louis has 24 losses in regulation this season and 23 of the 24 have been by at least a 2-goal margin!  Home team in a blowout per our computer math model.  Laying the 1.5 goals with home favorite Winnipeg is the value play here.

#57 ASA NHL PLAY ON 8* Washington Capitals Money Line (+130) over Toronto Maple Leafs, Sunday at 5:05 PM ET - Excellent spot here loaded with underdog value on Washington. The Capitals are off a win over Pittsburgh and well-rested here. The Caps did lose a pair of road games prior to beating the Penguins in Washington. However, the Capitals had won 9 of last 10 road games prior to that. Washington should have the goalie edge here too since Kuemper likely to start and he is playing well. The Maple Leafs will start Samsonov because Murray still dealing with an injury. Samsonov having a solid season but struggled in most recent start. Toronto has only 2 regulation wins in going 4-4 last 8 games. We will not pass up on the underdog line value here. Washington Money Line is the play in this one!

#45/46 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Saturday at 7 PM ET - The Sharks are off a 5-4 OT loss and just continue to be involved in high-scoring games on a regular basis. San Jose last 18 games have seen 14 of them (78%) total at least 7 goals. Pittsburgh has scored an average of 4 goals per game in last 5 home games. The Penguins have allowed nearly 4 goals per game in last 8 home games. Given the above and the current trending of Sharks you can see why a wide-open non-conference match-up should be the story here. Look for at least 7 in this one! Over is our play here.

#29/30 ASA PLAY ON 8* UNDER 6 Goals - New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars, Friday at 8:30 PM ET - The Devils are off a 6-4 loss last night and will want to be much better defensively in this one.  Also, Blackwood was in goal in that one for New Jersey which means their top goalie, Vanecek, should be back guarding the cage tonight. Vanecek has been fantastic and is having a huge season.  Speaking of hot goalies, Dallas continues to get strong goaltending and this has keyed a stretch of low-scoring games which we absolutely expect to continue here.  The Stars have seen 22 of last 29 games total 6 or less goals and almost all of those 22 have totaled 5 or less goals.  The last time these teams met it was a 4-1 final earlier this season.  Given the situation here, with both teams off tight losses, look for more of the same in the rematch.  Look for just 5 or less goals in this one! Under is our play here.

#5/6 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6 or 6.5 Goals - Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Thursday at 7 PM ET - The Penguins top goalie, Jarry, is out.  They are susceptible to allowing a lot of goals here and the Capitals will be amped because they lost 4-1 on home ice to the Pens early this season.  Of course Ovechkin and the Caps are almost always excited to face Crosby and the Penguins.  It is really amazing that in this day and age both Crosby and Ovechkin have been in the league since the 2005-06 season and both have remained with their same teams each in great careers that are approaching the 20-year mark!  The fact is that this should be another highly entertaining battle with a lot of goals.  The Penguins are off a wild 7-6 OT thriller over Florida as they struggled without Jarry in the crease but did score plenty as is so typical for this team.  Capitals take advantage of the Pens goalie situation here but the Caps again struggle to slow down a talented Pens group that also got a boost with Letang coming back in most recent game.  Look for at least 7 in this one!  Over is our play here.

#81/82 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals -Vancouver Canucks at Seattle Kraken, Wednesday at 10 PM ET - The Canucks had plenty of energy after the coaching change and dominated in their 5-2 win last night. Vancouver should keep the tempo up here as they feed off last night's win but they are facing a solid Kraken team here that is coming off a loss and hungry for a win in this one. Look for plenty of goals from each side in this one as a result. Seattle, prior to a 2-1 loss to Colorado, had won 9 of 11 games and scored an average of 4.3 goals per game during this host streak. The Kraken allowed 3.8 goals per game last 4 games on home ice before the low-scoring battle with Avalanche. The two games between Canucks and Kraken have been 5-4 and 6-5 finals this season. This could be another crazy one. In back to back spot, Vancouver could have some tired legs on defense and their goaltending has not been a strength and the Kraken have been scoring particularly well last 11 games! Canucks, prior to yesterday's 5-2 win, allowed an average of 4.5 goals per game in their 10 games preceding that one. Look for at least 7 in this one! Over is our play here.

#67/68 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* OVER 6.5 Goals - Anaheim Ducks at Arizona Coyotes, Tuesday at 9 PM ET - The Ducks continue to be involved in high-scoring games night after night.  Anaheim has had 8 straight games total at least 7 goals!  Not only that, 6 of the 8 totaled at least 8 goals!  The Ducks are struggling with defense and goaltending too no matter who has been guarding the cage.  Gibson and Stolarz have been the ones in goal throughout this stretch and Anaheim has conceded an average of 5 goals per game in the 8 games.  The Ducks have scored at least 3 goals in 5 of last 7 road games and should give the Coyotes some trouble here.  Arizona could start Connor Ingram in goal here but he has allowed at least 3 goals in 12 of 14 games.  The Coyotes are more likely to start Karel Vejmelka as he is off a strong start and has been getting the majority of work.  One of the keys here is Vejmelka just does not usually come up with back to back strong starts.  You have to go all the way back to mid-November to find the last time he had B2B starts in which he allowed less than 3 goals in each start.  The Coyotes are coming off a big win over the Golden Knights - an upset victory - in which Vejmekla allowed just 1 goal.  But in his 23 starts leading into that, he allowed at least 3 goals 20 times!  In fact, before the strong start versus Vegas, Vejmelka allowed 3.5 goals per game in those 23 starts and 4 goals per game in 8 most recent starts.  The Coyotes have allowed more goals than any of the 8 teams in the Central Division. The Ducks have allowed more goals than any team in the entire 32-team league!  Arizona is not known for scoring well overall but on home ice they have averaged 3 goals last 14 games!  Anaheim also not known for scoring but have been better of late on the road as noted above.  Again the key here is you are talking about two teams that are known for surrendering plenty of scoring and the situation is ideal with Arizona off the big upset of Vegas.  The Ducks will see plenty of open ice which will lead to scoring chances in this one but the Coyotes will battle back too with solid scoring opportunities of their own against a porous Anaheim defense.  Look for at least 7 in this one!  Over is our play here.

#49/50 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - Columbus Blue Jackets at Calgary Flames, Monday at 9:30 PM ET - Should be an electric atmosphere in Calgary for this one as Johnny Gaudreau makes his return to Calgary as a member of the Blue Jackets now. It has been a frustrating season for the Jackets so far but Gaudreau has 13 goals and 31 assists and you know he will be skating with extra energy tonight for a game like this. The Flames have not exactly been slamming the door shut on teams of late so you know Columbus should get their goals in this one. However, the Blue Jackets are having a horrible season in large part because their defense and goaltending has struggled badly. That is why Calgary is such a large favorite here and this one likely to work into a 5 to 3 type game in favor of the -$400 Flames! Other than a 1-0 loss to Washington in Blue Jackets last 11 games, they have allowed an average of 4.1 goals in the other 10 games. Calgary has allowed at least 3 goals in 5 of last 7 games and all signs point to that happening again tonight. Look for at least 7 in this one! Over is our play here.

#39/40 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - Winnipeg Jets at Philadelphia Flyers, Sunday at 7 PM ET - Many have to be shaking their heads at the latest roster move at goalie for Philly. Sandstrom is back up, from a conditioning assignment in the AHL while Ersson has been sent down to the AHL.  Ersson was 5-0 with Flyers and playing very well while Sandstrom has played well at the AHL level but struggled at the NHL level this season. He is expected to be in goal tonight because Flyers #1 goalie Hart was in goal last night.  Winnipeg also had their #1 goalie, Hellebuyck, in goal last night so they are expected to go with Rittich tonight.  Rittich and Sandstrom both likely to be rusty tonight.  Both teams off wins last night in which they each allowed just 1 goal.  The Jets are more of an under team this season but with the back to back situation for each club plus the fact a pair of rusty back-up goalies are likely to be in action, you can see why this total moved from a 6 to a 6.5 as the day went on.  This is one of those rare situations where, indeed, you should follow the money!  You have the ideal situation for plenty of goals in this one. Philly scores well at home but can not stop Winnipeg either and that leads to a solid win for us here. Look for at least 7 in this one! Over is our play here.

8* OVER 7 in Vancouver @ 10 ET - We know that this total is big at 7 but we just can not pull ourselves away from this match-up as it should be a score-fest.  The Canucks have allowed 33 goals in last 7 games for an average of nearly 5 goals conceded per game.  Vancouver is off B2B losses in which they did not score well but this followed 6 straight games in which they scored at least 3 goals and averaged scoring nearly 4 goals per game.  The Oilers have won 5 straight games and scored an average of 5.6 goals per game!  Each of Edmonton's last 6 games have totaled at least 7 goals and these 6 games have averaged 8 goals per game.   Nothing average about that.  The bet here is the over! 

We were hoping this line might move down even more so we could go bigger on this play but, because of the price range, we actually downgrade the rating from our typical 8* play to a 7* play here on COLORADO AVALANCHE Money Line. But this is a great spot we will not pass up. The Avalanche have won 3 straight games by a combined score of 17 to 4. Colorado has looked great on both ends of the ice recently. The Avs also have revenge here from having lost both games to the Canucks so far this season. Vancouver enters this one having lost 8 of 10 games and the Canucks are struggling defensively and in goal. More of the same expected here. Vancouver is a big home dog for a reason here as this situation strongly favors the Avalanche and the sharps know where to invest their money on this one. Lay it! The enemy ice Avs money line is the play here.

#77/78 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* OVER 6.5 Goals - Detroit Red Wings at Vegas Golden Knights, Thursday at 10 PM ET - The Golden Knights are off their first shutout loss of the season on Monday! Vegas will be responding big time here off that rare goose egg on home ice! The Golden Knights are home again for this one and will bounce back but they continue to have shaky goaltending. Thompson has allowed 3.6 gpg in his last 5 home appearances and has given up at least 3 goals in all 5 of those. Hill's last 6 appearances in the crease featured two good ones but in the other 4 he allowed 11 goals on just 60 shots! No matter which goalie goes tonight, the Red Wings should enjoy some success. Detroit has scored an average of 4 goals per game in their last 5 games! Like Vegas, the issue for the Red Wings has been allowing too many goals no matter who is in goal. So we are not overly concerned with who is in goal here because Detroit has given up 4 goals per game last 15 games but we will mention Husso is the expected netminder here. Husso has had one good outing in his last 10 appearances. In the other 9, Husso has allowed 39 goals for an average of 4.33 goals per game! The goalie struggles of both Husso and Hellberg are a big reason that 9 of last 14 Red Wings games have totaled at least 7 goals. Those games have averaged about 8 goals apiece. Considering all the above plus a fired up Vegas team that will be relentless in the attacking zone off a home shutout loss, you have the ideal situation for plenty of goals in this one. Vegas scores well at home but can not stop Detroit either and that leads to a solid win for us here. Look for at least 7 in this one! Over is our play here.

#51/52 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - Tampa Bay Lightning at Vancouver Canucks, Wednesday at 10 PM ET - The Lightning are in the front end of a B2B and have a game at Edmonton on deck so there is a good chance Brian Elliott will be the starter here for Tampa Bay in goal and he has struggled badly in recent starts with 4 or more goals allowed in 2 of 3 starts. The Canucks seem to struggle stopping the opposition no matter who is in goal and so we look for plenty of goals here in this one. The Canucks 9 of last 12 games have totaled at least 7 goals. Vancouver has allowed 4.3 goals last 9 games but also scored 3.7 goals per game last 12 games. Tampa Bay will give up more than usual considering the situation and the possibility of back-up goalie but the Lightning can also pile up goals of their own here. Tampa Bay has scored 4.8 goals per game in their current 4-game winning streak. If Vasilevskiy would play in goal, he has allowed at least 3 goals in 4 of last 6 starts. We look for at least 7 in this one!  Over is our play here.

We were hoping this line might move the other way and we could go bigger on this play but, because of the price move, we actually downgrade the rating from our typical 8* play to a 7* play here on EDMONTON OILERS Money Line. But this is a great spot we will not pass up. The Oilers have won 3 straight games by a combined score of 17 to 6. Not only that, they did lose their most recent home game in OT to Colorado. Adding to the "not only that", their most recent home loss prior to that came at the hands of the Kraken in a 4-1 defeat. Here revenge is served up and Edmonton is catching Seattle at the perfect time for a rout. The Kraken are in 2nd game of B2B and just got hammered 4 to 1 by the Lightning last night. Seattle is a big underdog for a reason here as this situation strongly favors the Oilers and the sharps know where to invest their money on this one. Lay it! The home ice Oilers money line is the play here.

#27 ASA PLAY ON 8* Calgary Flames (-135) over Nashville Predators, Monday at 8 PM ET - The Flames have won 8 of 13 and are a bargain price here given the way the Predators have been playing.  Calgary is expected to start Markstrom in goal and he is off a loss but entered that start having been much stronger in goal for an extended stretch.  Essentially he is starting to look like the Markstrom of old and that is a good thing for Calgary fans. Also, the Flames have scored an average of 4 goals per game in their last 5 games.  Nashville has lost 3 straight games and 5 of last 7 home games!  So home ice has not been a big edge for the Preds and we take advantage here with the hotter team.  Road team money line is our play here.

#3/4 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - Vancouver Canucks at Carolina Hurricanes, Sunday at 5 PM ET - The Hurricanes were in action yesterday so Pyotr Kochetkov the likely starter here for Carolina in goal and he has struggled badly in recent starts.  The Canucks seem to struggle stopping the opposition no matter who is in goal and, like the Canes, Vancouver was in action last night.  That said, look for plenty of goals here in this one.  The Canucks 8 of last 11 games have totaled at least 7 goals.  Vancouver has allowed 4.5 goals last 8 games but also scored 3.7 goals per game last 11 games.  Carolina will give up more than usual considering the situation and the back-up goalie but the Hurricanes can also pile up goals of their own here. We look for at least 7 in this one!  Over is our play here.

ASA Puck Line 8* NHL PLAY ON Minnesota Wild (-1.5 -135) over Arizona Coyotes, Saturday at 8 PM ET - The Wild are off a win and this is their only home game between the 9th and the 27th of this month.  Minnesota will take advantage of a bad, and now struggling again, Coyotes team and the Wild should roll to a big-margin win here on home ice.  Arizona has lost 7 straight games and all defeats by 2 or more goals.  The Coyotes again get routed here as they have had road struggles all season long too!  Puck line on the home favorite is the play in this one. 

ASA NHL PLAY ON 8* Winnipeg Jets Puck Line (+1.5 goals) over Pittsburgh Penguins, Friday at 7:05 PM ET - Jets are in a back to back spot here but coming off a 4-2 win that was their 6th in last 7 games.  Winnipeg had Hellebuyck in goal last night so it will likely be Rittich here.  The Jets have won 6 of his last 9 starts and he has allowed 3 or less goals in 7 of those 9 starts.  In fact Rittich allowed an average of only 2 goals in those 7 starts and the Jets are a better team defensively this season compared to in the past.  The Penguins are an over-priced home favorite here.  Pittsburgh has lost 7 of 10 games and of those past 10 games only 1 was a Penguins victory by more than a 1 goal margin.  This is also a revenge game for the Jets since Pittsburgh won at Winnipeg 3-0 earlier this season.  Grabbing the 1.5 goals with the road dog Winnipeg is the value play here.

ASA NHL TOP PLAY ON 10* Colorado Avalanche Puck Line (-1.5 goals) over Chicago Blackhawks, Thursday at 8:35 PM ET - No matter the goalies who start here we like Colorado strongly in this spot. However, we will note that Petr Mrazek is the expected starter for the Blackhawks. He is 2-10-1 with a 4.19 GAA this season! As for the Avalanche, Pavel Francouz is back and healthy and served as the back-up Tuesday and is likely to start here. He has allowed 2 or less goals in 5 of his last 7 starts. Even if Colorado does start Alexandar Georgiev here, he was showing signs of turning things around before his most recent start. In the 3 starts before that rough one he had allowed 3 or less goals in 3 straight starts. The key here is the team on team situation. Yes, the Blackhawks are off B2B wins but they lost 25 of 29 games prior to this 2-game winning streak. Also the win streak features a win over a bad Coyotes team and a win in overtime against a Flames team that fired 47 shots on goal and had a heavy shot edge. The point is we are not impressed. The Avalanche beat the Blackhawks 5-2 earlier this season. Though the Avs have endured some tough sledding on the ice recently, they are still the vastly superior team in this match-up and this is the perfect "get right" game against an outclassed opponent. Chicago just will not be able to keep up here. The Blackhawks are averaging only 1.8 goals scored per game over the last 30 games! Colorado averages 3 goals per game and this is still a team capable of "pouring it on" against weaker foes. This one should end similarly to their 5-2 meeting earlier this season as Avalanche are angry about rallying to tie their most recent game only to allow a late power play goal in the eventual loss. That said, this Avs team is ready to roll tonight. Road team in a blowout per our computer math model. Laying the 1.5 goals with the road favorite Colorado is the value play here.

#27/28 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Wednesday at 10 PM ET - The Sharks were in action last night and was rare 4-2 win as Kahkonen played well in goal.  That means Reimer likely to start tonight and he has struggled this season with a 7-12-3 record and a 3.22 GAA thus far.  Now San Jose in a back to back too and facing a Kings team that has won 7 of 10 games and has averaged 4 goals per game in the 7 victories.  LA allowed 3.5 goals last 4 home games.  San Jose's last 2 games have each totaled 6 goals but 8 in a row before that all totaled 7 or more goals and we look for at least 7 in this one!  Over is our play here.

#15/16 ASA TOP PLAY ON 6* OVER 6 Goals - Calgary Flames at St Louis Blues, Tuesday at 8 PM ET - It is very likely that Jacob Markstrom will get the start in goal here for the Flames tonight as he was the first one off the ice at this morning's skate. That is noteworthy as he was pulled from his most recent start after allowing 3 goals on just 11 shots. Markstrom has allowed at least 3 goals in 3 of his last 4 road starts. Even if he does not start we would like the over here as the Blues, even without Vladimir Tarasenko, continue to score well. By the way, last time Markstrom faced the Blues they scored 5 times against him. The problem for St Louis, other than the recent rare strong start (shutout!) by Thomas Greiss in most recent game, is that #1 goalie Jordan Binnington has struggled badly. He was in the starters crease at this morning's skate so he is expected to get the start here. Binnington has conceded 17 times in his last 4 starts so the Flames should enjoy success here. If Greiss would happen to start (odds are slim of that) he was not impressive prior to the unlikely shutout versus Wild over the weekend. St Louis is off the 3-0 win but this followed 9 of 11 Blues games totaling at least 7 goals. The Flames are hungry here as they are off a loss and they have scored an average of 3.6 goals per game in regulation time of their last 7 road games! Look for at least 7 in this one! Over is our play here.

#71/72 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Monday at 10:30 PM ET - Revenge game for Oilers as they lost 3-1 on home ice earlier this season.  The Kings were eliminated by Edmonton from the playoffs in May so that was a revenge game for Los Angeles.  But now the shoe (or should we say skate?) is on the other foot for this one!  That said, Oilers will be pushing hard here and are off a loss to the Avalanche.  8 of the last 10 times Edmonton is off a loss their next game has totaled at least 7 goals and one of the only two that did not happened to total 6 goals.  So, the point is, expect plenty of goals here!  The Kings have allowed 4 or more goals in 2 of last 3 home games and will face a challenge here but should answer with goals of their own on home ice as well.  Look for at least 7 in this one! Over is our play here.

ASA NHL PLAY ON 8* Philadelphia Flyers Puck Line (+1.5 goals) over Toronto Maple Leafs, Sunsday at 7 PM ET - Toronto is the better team of course but this is a bad spot for the Maple Leafs and yet they are laying a 2 to 1 price on the money line here and so the price on the puck line to have dog Philadelphia here is very reasonable.  The Leafs are off huge 4-1 win last night but that was just 3rd Toronto win by a multiple-goal margin in their last 10 games overall.  The Flyers are heating up and have won 4 straight games plus 5 of last 6 defeats have been by just a single goal.  The fact is Philadelphia has only 3 multi-goal losses in last 16 games!  Considering that plus the situational factor here with Maple Leafs in a back to back and rested Philly starting Carter Hart in goal in this one, the set-up here is perfect for a tight game.  Grabbing the 1.5 goals with home dog Philadelphia is the value play here.

ASA PLAY ON 8* UNDER 6 in New Jersey vs NY Rangers @ 1 PM ET - Devils likely to go with Vanecek between the pipes with this one and he has been solid of late.  Rangers expected to go with Shesterkin here and he is rounding back into top form too.  This is a key battle in the Metropolitan Division between a pair of rivals and there is not expected to be a lot of open ice in this one either as a result.  That said, high-quality scoring chances are going to be tough to come by and this very likely turns into a low-scoring goaltenders duel.  Shesterkin on a 7-2-1 run with a .930 save % and a 1.98 GAA in his last 10 starts.  Vanecek is 14-5-2 this season with a 2.31 GAA and has allowed only 5 goals in his last 3 starts.  Note that Shesterkin did allow 3 goals in most recent start but 2 of those were deflections/bad bounces.  He looked strong and more of the same expected here.  It all adds up to a solid play on the Under 6 in this one.

ASA NHL PLAY ON 8* Winnipeg Jets -102 vs Tampa Bay Lightning at 8 ET - The Jets Connor Hellebuyck will be starting tonight and he has allowed only 1.7 goals per game last 3 starts.  All 3 of those games were Winnipeg wins and they are on home ice here and hosting a Lightning team with a goaltending concern.  Even though Andrei Vasilevskiy may be back tonight he has been battling an illness.  He may not be 100% yet and when he does get tripped up it tends to be on the road.  Also, his back-up is Brian Elliott and he just played back to back games so this would be his 3rd start in 4 days if he has to go again here.  Tampa Bay is a quality team but this is a tricky spot and another loss looms here as the Jets stay hot and have the more settled goaltending situation heading into this one.  We'll take the home team at nearly even money here.  Great value!

#9/10 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6 Goals - New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Thursday at 7 PM ET - The Canadiens have struggled to score goals of late but they also were stuck on a long road trip. Look for things to improve now that they are back on home ice. Another benefit here is it looks like they will be facing Rangers back-up goalie Halak rather than Shesterkin. Note that Halak's last 3 starts have seen each of the 3 games total at least 7 goals and the 3 games have average 8 goals! The Habs can do some damage here in the goal-scoring department but also are unlikely to slow down the Rangers. The Canadiens enter this one having allowed 6 goals per game in their last 5 games! That said, a total of only 6 on this game is a bargain. The Rangers have allowed at least 3 goals in 5 of last 6 games. Look for at least 7 in this one! Over is our play here.

#55/56 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* OVER 6.5 Goals - Arizona Coyotes at Florida Panthers, Tuesday at 7 PM ET - The Panthers have decided to start Knight in goal because Bobrovsky just struggled in the 5-3 loss to the Rangers.  The only problem with this logic for Florida is that Knight is also struggling.  The young netminder has allowed 14 goals on 75 shots in his last 3 starts.  Yes that is an average of about 5 goals per start!  The Panthers have allowed an average of 5 goals in their last 5 losses.  Florida has scored an average of 4.4 goals in their 16 wins this season.  8 of Florida's last 12 home games have finished with 7+ goals scored.  The Coyotes are staring Karel Vejmelka between the pipes tonight.  He is their top option in goal but he has struggled of late.  He has allowed at least 3 goals in 12 of last 13 starts and is allowing 4 goals per start in his last 7 road starts.  The Panthers are angry off losses in 5 of last 6 games and should score very well here on home ice.  However, the Coyotes are confident right now as they have scored an average of 5 goals per game last 3 games and we see this one turning into a wild back and forth affair.  The key here being Florida's big weakness in terms of allowing too many goals.  Florida scores well at home but can not stop Arizona either and that leads to a solid win here.  Look for at least 7 in this one!  Over is our play here.

ASA NHL PLAY ON 8* Philadelphia Flyers -115 at Anaheim Ducks at 10 ET - The Ducks have played 37 games this season and only 3 of the 37 games have resulted in an Anaheim win in regulation time! There is no team this season that is comparable to these anemic numbers in the entirety of the NHL! That said, there is value here with the Flyers on the road building confidence away from home as they are off 2 straight wins. Ersson has been in goal due to the Hart injury and Sandstrom's illness and ineffectiveness. Ersoson is building up confidence with back to back wins and Anaheim has scored an average of only 1.4 goals last 5 games. Philly has scored an average of 3.5 goals last 9 games! Simply put, the Flyers can score and are getting good goaltending and the Ducks can not score and their goaltending has struggled. Anaheim has allowed 4 goals per game last 14 games. We'll take the road team at a very fair price here.  Lay it!

ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 in Chicago vs San Jose - The Sharks have had 24 of last 30 games total at least 6 goals! That is 80% over a long period of time so there is a lot of value with this total Sunday posted at only 6 goals. We get a lower number on this total because Chicago is involved and they have had issues scoring at times. But both the Blackhawks and the Sharks are giving up a lot of goals and both clubs are also in a back to back spot here so the situation is ideal with back-up goalies involved and some tired defensemen. San Jose has allowed 5 goals per game last 6 games. Chicago has allowed 4 goals per game last 9 games. 5-4 would be great here but 4-3 works just as well for us. Excellent value as it all adds up to a solid play on the Over 6 in this one.

ASA PLAY ON 8* UNDER 6.5 in Edmonton vs Winnipeg - This total is too high because Edmonton is involved.  The Oilers are off a high-scoring win last night but they did only allow 2 goals in that win.  Winnipeg, thanks in large part to the great goaltending of Connor Hellebuyck, are consistently involved in low-scoring games and that should continue here. Jets do not score a lot of goals and Oilers will be leery of trying to push the pace too much in this one in the 2nd night of a B2B and knowing they are facing a tough goalie. It all adds up to a solid play on the Under 6.5 in this one.

#62 ASA PLAY ON 8* Buffalo Sabres -165 over Detroit Red Wings, Thursday at 7:05 PM ET - This is a great spot to back the home team as they are at home and playing with plenty of rest and they catch the Red Wings off a hard-fought win. Detroit is in the 2nd game of a B2B and it was an OT win last night and it was at Pittsburgh. That type of a win puts a team like the Red Wings in a true flat spot here and the Sabres are known for being tough on home ice and are so well-rested here. Buffalo had a couple of recent cancellations due to all the snow that piled up in the area and this leaves them in an ideal spot here. The Sabres have fresh legs and can't wait to get back on the ice and we look for them to skate circles around a road-weary Red Wings clubs tonight. Lay the money line price with the home favorite here

ASA NHL PLAY ON 8* Philadelphia Flyers Puck Line (+1.5 goals) over Toronto Maple Leafs, Thursday at 2:05 PM ET - Toronto is the better team of course but this is a bad spot for the Maple Leafs and yet they are laying a huge price on the money line here and even laying a sizable price on the puck line too.  The Leafs are off huge divisional win over the Lightning which was only the 4th time in last 8 games that Toronto has won a game by a multi-goal margin.  The Flyers have won only 4 of last 11 games but those 7 losses included 4 by just a single goal.  That means that Philadelphia has only 3 multi-goal losses in last 11 games.  Considering that plus the situational factor here with Maple Leafs off huge win over division rival Tampa Bay, the set-up here is perfect for a tight game.  Grabbing the 1.5 goals with road dog Philadelphia is the value play here.

#51 ASA PLAY ON 8* Edmonton Oilers +125 over Dallas Stars, Wednesday at 9:35 PM ET - This is a great spot to back Edmonton as they are off 3 straight losses and, prior to losing to the Predators in OT on Monday, the Oilers had gone 3-1 this season when entering a game on a losing streak. The Oilers have not been prone to long losing streaks this season and have never lost more than 3 straight and that 3rd straight loss that happened Monday was just the 2nd time this season. Edmonton has scored an average of 4 goals per game in the last 13 games and will be too much for the Stars here given the Oilers high motivation for this game. The Stars are off a win but this followed a stretch in which they have won only 7 of 14 games. Also, because the Oilers are on the road for this one we get a great underdog comeback price. Grab the money line value with the road underdog here

#17 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Edmonton Oilers -120 over Nashville Predators, Monday at 8 PM ET - The Predators have lost 6 straight games and been outscored 13 to 7 in their two games against the Oilers this season.  Nashville started this season 2-0 but has lost 17 of 27 games since then.  The Predators have scored an average of only 1.5 goals per game in their current 6-game losing streak and now face one of the most dangerous teams in the league in terms of offensive production.  This is a great spot to back Edmonton as they are off B2B losses and have gone 3-1 this season when entering a game on a losing streak.  Unlike Nashville, the Oilers have not been prone to long losing streaks this season.  Edmonton has scored an average of 4 goals per game last dozen games and will be too much for this struggling Nashville team.  The Predators power play converting only 14% of the time and the Oilers are converting 32% of their power play opportunities.  We have the better special teams play here, the stronger overall team, the more potent offense, and in terms of streaks we are able to fade a team that is slumping bad.  Also, because the Oilers are on the road for this one we get a great price.  Lay the very reasonable money line price with the road favorite here

ASA NHL TOP PLAY ON 10* Minnesota Wild Puck Line (-1.5 goals) over Detroit Red Wings, Wednesday at 7:05 PM ET - Plus money is in the +115 range on this one as of early morning Wednesday.  The Wild are in a great spot for a home rout here.  Detroit is in 2nd game of a B2B and had top goalie Husso in goal last night.  The Red Wings lost key player Dylan Larkin to injury in last night's game versus Carolina also.  That is a key blow to a team that was already struggling to score goals.  Though it is uncertain how much time Larkin will miss it has been announced already that he will not play in tonight's game.  This is a revenge game for the Wild as they lost to the Red Wings earlier this season and we expect Minnesota will take full advantage of the situation.  Detroit has lost 3 straight games and has scored an average of only 1 goal per game in this 3-game losing streak.  The Wild have won 8 of 11 games and have scored an average of 3.7 goals per game during this stretch.  This one shapes up to be a complete mismatch which is, of course, the reason the Wild are 2 to 1 favorites on the money line.  The value comes into play here by laying the 1.5 goals on the puck line and getting a plus money return as a result.  Home team in a blowout per our computer math model.  Laying the 1.5 goals with home favorite Minnesota is the value play here.

#7 ASA PLAY ON 8* Winnipeg Jets -115 on the Money Line over St Louis Blues, Thursday at 8:00 PM ET - The Jets have won 5 of 6 games and have allowed an average of only 2 goals per game in the 5 victories. Winnipeg has been a much better team defensively this season and still has solid goaltending too with Hellebuyck. The Blues are off of a win but, unlike the Jets, they have not been getting solid goaltending nor solid defense! St Louis had lost 6 of 7 before the win over the Islanders and the Blues have allowed 5 goals per game on average their last 8 games. We think we’re getting some nice value getting the road team in this one with the Jets available at a very low price as it is the perfect set-up for a solid road win.

#75/76 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* OVER 6.5 Goals - Arizona Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Wednesday at 9:35 PM ET - The Oilers are off a 3-2 loss in which they allowed 50 shots on goal.  They continue to struggle defensively but have so much firepower on offense it usually bails them out.  Edmonton has now allowed 83 shots on goal the last two games!  But the Oilers can score with the best of them and continue to be among the league's most dangerous teams offensively.  An added bonus is that Zach Hyman could be back tonight as he did skate yesterday.  Even if he is not back the Oilers still have their top guns of Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.  The Oilers scored plenty against the Coyotes last season as they scored at least 5 goals in each of the 3 games and the last two meetings saw the teams combine for 8 and 7  goals respectively.  Here Edmonton will be hungry to bounce back on home ice as they continue their mastery of attacking the Coyotes and the Oilers respond off the 3-2 loss to the Capitals.  Prior to that defeat Edmonton's last 5 games all totaled 7 or more goals and, in fact, 7 of last 8 games overall had totaled at least 7 goals.  The Oilers have allowed at least 3 goals in 10 straight games!  But Edmonton is a -300 favorite here for a reason.  In other words, it is not a surprise that many of our math models are calling for at least a 4-3 Oilers win and a 5-3 final is the most probable final score that has come up in our math model simulations.  Edmonton will again struggle some in their own zone and the Coyotes have some solid scoring threats and are a scrappy team.  But ultimately this one will be about the relentless Oilers attack showing no mercy as they again pile up goals against Arizona just like they did in all 3 meetings last season!  The Coyotes are struggling this season but have scored an average of 3 goals in their last 7 games and they are scrappy and will fight to be in this one all the way.  They'll have to score plenty to stay in it too and they know it.  That turns this one into a barnburner!  Look for at least 7 in this one!  Over is our play here.

This is a blowout in the making with a New Jersey team that has won 20 of last 23 games after starting out 0-2 this season and now hosting a Blackhawks team that has won just 3 of last 18 games! That is why Devils a huge favorite of course but the value here is with the puck line at a very fair price. The fact is many of Chicago's recent losses (7 of last 9) have been blowout defeats! Devils off a tight win but 7 of 8 before that were by a multi-goal margin.

Coyotes have been scoring decently but continue to struggle to keep pucks out of their own net. Arizona has lost 8 of 9 games and allowed 4 goals per game in the 8 defeats. However, they also have scored an average of 3 goals per game last 6 games. Considering that plus how well Calgary tends to play at home, we think we've got strong odds on a 4-3 or 5-3 type game here. The Flames have won 2 of 3 games and scored at least 5 goals in each victory. More of the same on tap here.

#36 ASA NHL PLAY ON 8* New York Islanders Puck Line (-1.5 goals) over Chicago Blackhawks, Sunday at 7:35 PM ET - Great set-up here. The Islanders are off B2B losses and that has been a rarity for them this season. In other words, the odds of a 3rd straight loss are very slim. That said, a blowout here is likely. The Islanders are a huge favorite on the money line for a reason. Where we get the line value here is with the puck line. Laying 1.5 goals is available at a nearly pick'em price and a home rout is likely. The Blackhawks are off a win but this was following a stretch in which they have lost 14 of 16 games including 8 straight before getting the win Saturday. So now they are in a B2B and of those 8 straight losses, 6 of them were by at least a 2 goal margin. This one will be too! Home team in a blowout per our computer math model. Laying the 1.5 goals with home favorite NY Islanders is the value play here.

ASA PLAY ON 8* Carolina Hurricanes -120 on the Money Line over Los Angeles Kings, Saturday at 10:30 PM ET - The Hurricanes are off 3 straight wins and starting to pick up momentum again. The Kings are off a win but had lost 6 of 8 before that and allowed an average of 4.5 goals in those 6 defeats. There is just no comparison between how these teams play at the back-end and that better defense and more stable goal-tending should key the win here for the Canes. Los Angeles is 0-3 the last 3 times when off a win. Their bad habits come back so quickly and that will again be the case for LA in this one. We think we’re getting some nice value getting the road team in this one with the Hurricanes available at very fair money line price as it is the perfect set-up for a road favorite win.

#55/56 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6 Goals - Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames, Thursday at 9 PM ET - Montreal might be starting struggling goalie Jake Allen again here.  Even if they do not, we still like this play but want to mention that Allen is having a very rough season and has allowed 22 goals last 5 starts with at least 4 goals allowed in 4 of last 5 starts.  The Flames are off a huge 6-2 win on home ice after struggling on recent road trip.  They really do play much better at home and should score plenty of goals again here.  Calgary has scored an average of 3.5 goals in their dozen home games this season.  They have allowed 3.5 goals per game last 6 home games.  The Canadiens had averaged 3.5 goals per game in their last 6 before being shutout in their most recent game.  Montreal's last 11 games have averaged 7 goals and this total is just a 6 so we have solid value here.  Look for at least 7 in this one!  Over is our play here.

#13/14 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6 Goals - San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens, Tuesday at 7 PM ET - Montreal is starting goalie Jake Allen.  He is having a very rough season and has allowed 19 goals last 4 starts with at least 4 goals allowed in all 4 starts.  The Sharks are on a 3-game losing streak and have allowed 5.3 goals per game in regulation time of those 3 games. San Jose has scored an average of 3.8 goals in the last 4 games.  The Canadiens last 6 home games all have totaled at least 6 goals and these have averaged 8.3 goals per game. Look for at least 7 in this one!  Over is our play here.

#9/10 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* OVER 6 Goals - Dallas Stars at St Louis Blues, Monday at 8 PM ET - Watching these teams closely in terms of the way they have been playing and we have liked what we have seen in terms of expecting a high-scoring game here.  St Louis has now won 8 of 10 games and the Blues and their opponents have combined to score at least 7 goals in 6 of last 7 games.  Before their recent 7-game win streak the Blues had lost 8 in a row and in 5 of the last 6 defeats they allowed at least 5 goals.  You can see why we are expecting a lot of goals here no matter which way the ice ends up being tilted in this one!  Also, the Blues have had 9 home games this season and all but three of them totaled at least 7 goals and one of the three that did not reach 7 did make it to the 6-goal mark and that is the total posted on this game Monday.  Dallas is off a 4-1 loss at Colorado but, prior to this, 12 of 13 Stars games heading into that one had totaled at least 6 goals. The Stars have now played 7 road games this month and 6 of them have reached at least the 6-goal mark.  We feel we have excellent line value with this total settling in at 6 goals.  Dallas' average total in the last 14 games this season has been 7.8 goals per game.  The Blues average home game has totaled 7.1 goals per game this season!  Look for at least 7 in this one!  Over is our play here.

#75/76 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - Vancouver Canucks at Vegas Golden Knights, Saturday at 10 PM ET - The Golden Knights games last night did not go over the total despite it being 4-2 after 2 periods. There was not any 3rd period scoring and the game stayed under the total because of that and Vegas is certainly angry because of that lack of scoring as they were on the wrong end of the 4-2 final. As a result, there will be a big push from the Golden Knights in this one and they will be aggressive and focused on scoring goals. Considering that plus the fact they are facing a Canucks team known for high-scoring games, you have the perfect set-up for an over here. Vegas has scored an average of 4 goals per game when off a loss this season. Vancouver has had 9 of last 11 games total at least 7 goals and 9 of the Canucks last 10 road games have totaled at least 7 goals. Look for at least 7 in this one! Over is our play here.

#57 ASA PLAY ON 8* Los Angeles Kings -140 on the Money Line over San Jose Sharks, Friday at 10:30 PM ET - The Sharks have goalie issues with Reimer hurting, Dell had been called up from the AHL, and with Kahkonen struggling. That said, we like this Kings team to get back on track as they let one get away against the Rangers in their most recent game. Los Angeles has surprisingly lost 3 in a row but they had won 5 of 6 games before this recent 3-game losing streak including the loss to the Rangers. LA is definitely the stronger team in this match-up. The Sharks have lost 8 of 12 and had lost 9 of 10 home games before winning their most recent one. We think we’re getting some nice value getting the road team in this one with the Kings available at very fair money line price as it is the perfect set-up for a road favorite win.

#24 ASA PLAY ON 8* Anaheim Ducks +135 on the Money Line over New York Rangers, Wednesday at 10:00 PM ET - Probably will be Jaroslav Halak in goal for the Rangers since this is 2nd game of a B2B and Igor Shesterkin was in the crease in last night's game. Shesterkin is right up there with Andrei Vasilevskiy as one of the top two goalies in the league so this is a dropoff for sure. The Ducks have made headlines so far for the wrong reason as they have 0 regulation wins so far! Amazingly, Anaheim does have 5 wins this season but all have been in overtime or shootout! They are tired of hearing about this and ready to get a big home ice win. John Gibson is likely in goal tonight for the Ducks and he has been respectable in 3 of last 4 starts and wants the big win here. Gibson has allowed only 7 goals in those 3 starts and will be solid again here against a Rangers team still celebrating last night's big comeback win over the Kings. We think we’re getting some nice value getting the home team in this one with the Ducks available at +135 comeback price as it is the perfect set-up for a home dog upset win.

#45/46 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* OVER 6 Goals - Anaheim Ducks at St Louis Blues, Monday at 8 PM ET - These teams just met here on Saturday and the game totaled 8 goals and it was no fluke.  The game was 5-1 through 2 periods and there were 5 even-strength goals in the game and both teams registered more than 30 shots on goal.  The point is we like what we saw and we expect a repeat here in terms of another high-scoring game.  St Louis has now won 6 straight games and scored at least 4 goals in 4 of the 6 games.  Before the 6-game win streak the Blues had lost 8 in a row and in 5 of the last 6 defeats they allowed at least 5 goals.  You can see why we are expecting a lot of goals here no matter which way the ice ends up being tilted in this one!  Also, the Blues have had 8 home games this season and all but two of them totaled at least 7 goals and one of the two that did not reach 7 did make it to the 6-goal mark and that is the total posted on this game Monday.  Anaheim has a poor record this season but does have some skilled forwards and team speed and will look to utilize that better here than they did in Saturday's road loss.  The Ducks have now played 11 road games this season and 8 of them have reached at least the 6-goal mark.  We feel we have excellent line value with this total available at 6 goals.  Anaheim's average road game this season has totaled 7.6 goals per game.  The Blues average home game has totaled 7.5 goals per game!  Look for at least 7 in this one!  Over is our play here.

#33/34 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6/6.5 Goals - Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks, Monday at 7 PM ET -Penguins off a shutout win but those are rare for them.  Blackhawks off ugly 6-1 loss at Boston and will look to recover at home.  The fact this line has dropped as low as a 6 in some places means extra value.  Prior to yesterday, 12 of 17 Pittsburgh games this season had totaled at least 6 goals.  6 of 9 Blackhawks home games this season have totaled at least 6 goals.  This probably is also going to be a battle of back-up goalies too because of the back to back situation.  The way we see it, many signs pointing to a high-scoring game here so we'll fade the line move.  Over is our play here.

ASA PLAY ON 8* Edmonton Oilers Money Line +100 vs Vegas Golden Knights @ 10 ET - The Oilers are off a disappointing 3-1 home loss to the Kings. Edmonton is 3-1 this season when off a loss by a multiple-goal margin. Vegas is off a 4-1 win over Arizona and is 1-3 this season when off a win by a margin of 3 or more goals. The Golden Knights had lost B2B games before the big win over the Coyotes as well. This one sets up well from a situational standpoint and the Oilers did take 3 of the 4 meetings last season too. More of the same here. We like the value with the home dog here Saturday

#68 ASA PLAY ON 8* Vegas Golden Knights -1.5 goals -145 over Arizona Coyotes, Thursday at 10 PM ET - Vegas is off to a great start this season but off B2B losses.  That sets this up perfect for a home blowout here.  The Golden Knights are hosting a Coyotes team whose average margin of defeat in 9 losses is 3 goals!  We only need to win by 2 to cash here and Arizona has been in blowout losses here in recent visits and, again, they are in the wrong place at the wrong time here.  The Coyotes have been held to 2 or less goals in 8 of last 12 games.  Conversely, the Knights are off B2B losses in which they scored just 2 goals in each game but this was preceded by a 9-game winning streak in which Vegas scored an average of 4 goals per game.  We are looking for at least a 4-2 final but really 5-2 is even more likely.  The Golden Knights are fired up and in need of a big win and the Coyotes just do not have the firepower to keep up here.  Lay it.  Vegas Puck Line is our play here.

#23/24 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* OVER 6 Goals - Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tuesday at 7 PM ET - Brian Elliott is the back-up goalie for the Lightning and he is expected to get the start here. He has not played in a week and a half. Also, he is facing a surging Dallas team that has scored 4 or more goals in 5 of 6 games. During this run, the Stars have averaged 4.7 goals scored per game. Dallas is off a 5-1 win but allowing just 1 goal is very unusual for this Stars team. In fact, Dallas had allowed an average of 3.7 goals per game last 6 games before the big win over Flyers. The last 7 Stars games have totaled at least 6 goals. Dallas has scored an average of 4.4 goals per game in its last 7 games. The Lightning, however, are on home ice and they have been scoring plenty of goals lately too! Tampa Bay has gone 7-4 last 11 games and 9 of their last 10 games have totaled at least 6 goals! Those 10 games have seen the Bolts and their opponents average scoring 7 goals per game. Both teams have been solid on the power play early this season too! Also, Dallas has been scoring about 4 goals per game on the season and 3 of the 4 starts Lightning back-up goalie Elliott has made have totaled at least 8 goals! Tampa Bay has averaged 4 goals scored per game last 6 games at home. Over is our play here.

#11 ASA PLAY ON 8* Winnipeg Jets +135 on the Money Line over Seattle Kraken, Sunday at 8:00 PM ET - Probably will be David Rittich in goal for the Jets since this is 2nd game of a B2B and Connor Hellebuyck was in the crease in the last night's game.  However, Rittich was solid in his most recent start and Winnipeg is 3-0 this season when off a loss in which they allowed 4 or less goals.  After last night's 3-2 defeat, look for this solid Jets team to bounce back strong.  Seattle is coming off a very rough season and even with showing signs of improvement this season, the Kraken have lost 5 of 8 home games!  Simply put, the Kraken are still unproven on home ice and are over-priced here.  We think we’re getting some nice value getting the road team in this one with the Jets available at +135 comeback price as it is the perfect set-up for a road upset win.

#39 ASA PLAY ON 8* Philadelphia Flyers +100 on the Money Line over Columbus Blue Jackets, Thursday at 7:00 PM ET - Though not 100% confirmed it does look like Carter Hart will get the start in goal for the Flyers in this one. He has been one of the best goalies in the game so far this season! In fact, he has yet to lose in regulation in his 8 starts as he has a 6-0-2 record. Even if Hart does not start, the Flyers Sandstrom is off a great start for them. Overall Flyers playing much better hockey than this 3-9 Blue Jackets team. Also, some intangibles here as Tortorella coaching against his former club that he had most recently coached with AND Gaudreau factor. He is from the Philly are but ended up with Columbus instead of the Flyers in the off-season free agent market. Flyers get some payback here. We think we’re getting some nice value getting the road team in this one with the Flyers available at no juice as it is the perfect set-up for a solid road win.

#25 ASA PLAY ON 8* Pittsburgh Penguins -125 on the Money Line over Washington Capitals, Wednesday at 7:30 PM ET - Washington is off a win versus Edmonton but this followed 4 straight losses. The Capitals are simply decimated by injuries right now. That is also why the Penguins are favored on the road here despite having lost 7 straight games. This is a big rivalry as it has been for many years with Crosby versus Ovechkin and the fact these teams are in the same division. That said, an injury-bitten Caps team is certainly not going to get any mercy from the Pens here and Pittsburgh is in dire need of a big win to get back on track. Look for this one to finally be the one that gets the Penguins back into the win column again. We think we’re getting some nice value getting the road team in this one with the Penguins available at a reasonable price and not having to lay much juice as it is the perfect set-up for a solid road win.

#12 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Toronto Maple Leafs -120 on the Money Line over Vegas Golden Knights, Tuesday at 7:05 PM ET - This is a great early season set-up filled with value. The Golden Knights are off to a great start this season but that has them over-valued here. Vegas has played a favorable early season schedule with 8 of 13 match-ups against non-playoff teams from last season. The Golden Knights have only 2 losses on the season but of their 5 games against playoff teams one was a win over these Maple Leafs and then the 2 losses came in the other 4 games. The point is that Vegas has not been so "lights out" against playoff teams from last season. The Golden Knights did beat the Leafs in Vegas however and that makes this a revenge game. We love this spot for Toronto to exact revenge. The Knights are on a long road trip and though they have been winning, the past two victories came despite allowing 4 goals in each game! That is not happening against Toronto. The Maple Leafs have been quite stingy this season so if they get to 4 goals scored they are likely winning this game handily. Toronto has won 5 of 6 home games this season and allowed 2 or less goals in all 5 victories! The surprise with Vegas this season is they have been getting better goaltending than expected. However, both Thompson and Hill are limited in NHL career experience and they each have allowed 4 goals in their most recent start on this road trip. That is why, no matter who is in goal for Vegas tonight, we like the home team to get the big win as they have been allowing a lot fewer goals than Toronto teams in the recent past. Lay it! We think we’re getting some nice value getting this revenge-minded home team at a great price of just -120 in this one with the Leafs as it is the perfect set-up for a home win.

#69/70 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals, Monday at 8 PM ET - Lindgren expected to start in goal for the Capitals tonight. He has been solid but still has allowed 3 goals in each of his 3 starts and does not have a lot of NHL experience. The Oilers are in town and off consecutive losses. Edmonton possesses a very dangerous offensive attack and will give Washington trouble here. Look for Lindgren to allow even more than 3 this time. However, as per usual, Oilers are struggling with goaltending and with defending in their own zone. Edmonton simply gives up too much ice and too many quality scoring chances and the Capitals, particularly at home, have the firepower to take advantage. Off a shutout loss, this is the perfect spot for the Caps to bounce back witha lot of scoring. Over is our play here.

#13 ASA PLAY ON 8* New York Islanders +100 on the Money Line over St Louis Blues, Thursday at 8:05 PM ET - This is a great early season set-up with two teams going opposite directions. Not only has St Louis lost 5 straight games, the Blues have been getting blasted. The average score of the 5 defeats is 5.0 to 1.6 and all five losses were by a multi-goal margin. The Islanders enter this game on a run of 4 straight wins. In the 6 victories for New York this season, only one was decided by a one-goal margin. The Islanders have won their 6 games by an average score of 4.8 to 1.7 so you are talking about dominating victories for the Isles. We expect another one here as the Blues just seem unable to right the ship right now. They just had an opportunity on home ice and failed and now they face an even hotter team. Also, this Islanders team is on a mission this season after last season was so heavily impacted by covid and injuries. We think we’re getting some nice value getting the red hot road team in this one with the Islanders and not having to lay any juice as it is the perfect set-up for a solid road win.

#57/58 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* OVER 6 Goals (-125) - Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames, Tuesday at 9 PM ET - Daniel Vladar is the back-up goalie for the Flames and he is expected to get the start here. He has not played in a week and a half. Also, he is facing a surging Seattle team that has scored 3 or more goals in 6 straight games. During this run, the Kraken have averaged 3.7 goals scored per game. Seattle is off a 3-1 win but allowing just 1 goal is very unusual for this Seattle team. In fact, this entire season they have not gone consecutive games that have totaled less than 7 goals. Essentially, the Kraken have been alternating high and low-scoring games this season but mostly the lean has been toward the high side. Prior to the 3-1 win, Seattle was 2-5 last 7 games and allowed 3.7 goals per game during this streak. The Kraken have scored an average of 3.8 goals per game on the road this season. The Flames, however, are on home ice and they are looking to rebound off a 3-2 loss to Alberta rival Edmonton. Calgary will not be in a good mood here and will be very aggressive as they look to get right back into the win column. Keep in mind, the Flames had gone 5-1 first 6 games of this season and averaged scoring 3.5 goals per game in those 6 games. Both teams have been solid on the power play early this season but Seattle has struggled on the penalty kill. Also, the Flames are piling up shots on goal so they will pressure the Kraken here early, often and throughout this one. Over is our play here.

#29/30 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6.5 Goals - Toronto Maple Leafs at Anaheim Ducks, Sunday at 8 PM ET - Toronto off a 4-2 loss at LA and, other than a 4-1 win at Winnipeg, the Maple Leafs have 4 road losses and have allowed an average of 3.5 goals per game in regulation time of those defeats. Toronto is favored for a reason here of course and this is why we are anticipating a 4-3 type game. The Leafs can not stop teams but should score well here on the Ducks as Anaheim continues to get inconsistent goaltending and suspect defense. Anaheim is off another loss and has now allowed at least 4 goals in 7 of 8 games this season! Over is our play here.

#77/78 ASA PLAY ON 8* OVER 6 Goals - Pittsburgh Penguins at Vancouver Canucks, Friday at 10 PM ET - This line has gone from 6.5 to 6 and we like the added value here after the line move. The Penguins are off a 4-1 loss but 5 of first 6 Pittsburgh games totaled at least 7 goals. Vancouver off a 5-4 win so they finally got into the win column but are allowing 4 goals per game this season. Canucks in a back to back so this is tough on the goalie situation too. Look for Vancouver to build off last night's win but just can't trust the Canucks to keep the puck out of their own net especially considering Penguins are off B2B losses and will bring extra effort here. Over is our play here.

#58 ASA PLAY ON 7* Nashville Predators -170 on the Money Line over St Louis Blues, Thursday at 8:05 PM ET - This is a great early season set-up but the line really jumped on us here because it is so strong.  Nashville is getting a lot of love from the betting markets so do note our reduced star rating on this one.  As mentioned yesterday in our write-up on Edmonton over St Louis, the Blues got off to a hot start this season and were 3-0 before a shutout loss at Winnipeg in their most recent game before then losing 3-1 to the Oilers last night in St Louis.  However, here are a couple of keys.  St Louis has averaged scoring only 1 goal last 3 games.  The Blues have only played one team that was a playoff team from last season and that was the Oilers at Edmonton last week and then again last night.  Yes, St Louis won the one in Edmonton 2-0 but it included an empty net goal and was truly a game that could have gone either way.  It was evenly played 5 on 5 but the Blues got a power play goal.  That of course made last night's match-up a revenge game and the Oilers got their revenge.  Now the Blues will have their back-up goalie in net for this one plus they are on the road without rest and they are facing a rested Predators team that has been on a losing streak and is eager to snap it!  The odds makers are sharp, of course, and it is with good reason that a team on a 5-game losing streak is favored by a strong margin here!  Lay it!  We think we’re getting some nice value getting the rested home team in this one with the Predators as it is the perfect set-up for a solid home win.