Richard Masana 
With all of tonight’s games featured series tied 2-2, things should be tight. More on the 5/10 NHL slate below.
5/10 NHL Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET
Boston Bruins (+125) at Carolina Hurricanes (-145) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total
Tampa Bay Lightning (+100) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-120) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
St. Louis Blues (+125) at Minnesota Wild (-145) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Los Angeles Kings (+190) at Edmonton Oilers (-225) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
5/10 NHL Favorite Lines Per Dollar
Top Line – Minnesota One ” Kirill Kaprizov ($8,000), Ryan Hartman ($5,000), Mats Zuccarello ($4,900)“
This line features two skaters on the Wild top power-play unit; their young star in Kirill Kaprizov, in addition to Mats Zuccarello. Minnesota definitely has a lot of balance between its lines, even displaying a very strong third line. However, we have to single one out. I think that their ownership will come in a bit lighter than most other lines featured in the three 6.5 total games. On a small four-game slate that could be the sort of pivot that helps us take down a tournament.
Secondary Line – Edmonton One “Connor McDavid ($8,800), Evander Kane ($6,700), Jesse Puljujarvi ($3,500)”
As compared to Minnesota One above, this line should get plenty of ownership. However, their strong peripheral stats remain, and the Oilers host the Kings as -225 money line favorites in one of the other 6.5 total games. That makes for a perfect combination. Consider that the other top options involve the Maple Leafs up against Vasilevksiy and a defensively stingy Tampa Bay Lightning team and a 5.5 total probable defensive battle.
Top Defender
Tyson Barrie – Edmonton – $4,100 – Defense is a bit rough on this slate. Barrie is fairly cheap at just over $4,100 on DraftKings and has some upside. He makes for a great correlation play with Edmonton One listed above with his role as quarterback of the power-play unit.
Top Goalie
Mike Smith – Edmonton – $8,500 – I never thought I’d be writing up Mike Smith in this spot. Yet here we are as he has turned his game up in the Spring quite a few notches. Given that Edmonton is a -225 favorite and Smith will have the home crowd at his back, it’s as good a spot as you can get in the playoffs At least, per the odds, there should be less uncertainty here than with some of the other games which are projected much closer.
5/10 NHL Best Bet
Edmonton Oilers/Los Angeles Kings – Under 6.5 (-115) – 1 Unit – Bet MGM – Given Mike Smith’s form mentioned above, as well as the Kings’ defensive style, and I think we take the Under at the 6.5. I wouldn’t take it at 6 or below.
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