Richard Masana 
It’s the final Tuesday of the regular season and there is no shortage of games on the 4/26 NHL slate. As we dive in below, let’s look at the complete odds “courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook”, a few top lines, a top defenseman, a top goalie, and our best bet for tonight!
4/26 NHL Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET
Florida Panthers (-130) at Boston Bruins (+115) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Detroit Red Wings (+340) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-450) – 7 Projected Goal Total
New Jersey Devils (+110) at Ottawa Senators (-130) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Edmonton Oilers (+135) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-155) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
New York Islanders (+150) at Washington Capitals (-175) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Carolina Hurricanes (+100) at New York Rangers (-120) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total
Columbus Blue Jackets (+290) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-380) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Arizona Coyotes (+425) at Minnesota Wild (-600) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Calgary Flames (-140) at Nashville Predators (+120) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Vegas Golden Knights (+100) at Dallas Stars (-120) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total
St. Louis Blues (+150) at Colorado Avalanche (-175) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Seattle Kraken (+185) at Vancouver Canucks (-230) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Anaheim Ducks (+120) at San Jose Sharks (-135) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total
4/26 NHL Favorite Lines Per Dollar
Top Line – Minnesota One ” Ryan Hartman ($5,900), Kirill Kaprizov ($8,000), Mats Zuccarello GTD ($5,400)“
The Wild enter the night as mind-blowing -600 home favorites against the Coyotes, as they prepare for the playoffs. The top line listed above has had a phenomenal season. They have scored the second most full-line goals in the NHL, only behind Calgary One. It bears watching but Mats Zuccarello did not travel for the Wild’s game in Nashville on Sunday, although the assumption is he will play tonight. Their nine full-line goals over the last ten games are good for sixth in the NHL over that timeframe so they remain on point, even as the season nears its close. While the Minnesota second line is actually ahead of them in goals scored by one across the more recent timeframe, this line has better peripheral stats. If Zuccarello were to remain out, it would be Nick Bjugstad filling out the line again.
Secondary Line – Toronto One “Auston Matthews ($9,200), Mitchell Marner ($7,500), Nick Abruzzese ($2,500)”
Here we have the chalk of the night, but how could we ignore them? We have the second-highest scoring line in the NHL over the last ten games here. Not to mention their team are -450 favorites in a seven total game against a Red Wings team that has thrown in the towel. I just hate eating chalk on such a huge slate but their ownership percentage will likely be at least somewhat diluted on that basis. Michael Bunting is injured now and will miss time but perhaps that will only strengthen this line further, given that he is its least productive member. Nick Abruzzese will be filling in for the dead minimum price giving us some quality savings to offset the total cost of this line.
4/26 NHL Honorable Mention: Tampa Bay One “Steven Stamkos ($6,900), Nikita Kucherov ($7,300), Ondrej Palat ($2,900)”
Tampa Bay might not have any lines in the NHL’s top twenty lines but this time of the year that doesn’t matter much. The Lightning, more than most teams, usually find a way to get ready quickly heading towards the playoffs. If their display against the Panthers and Maple Leafs over their last two games means anything, they are ready now. Let’s just roll with the affordably priced top line to put on a show as -370 favorites against the defensively challenged Blue Jackets.
Top Defender
Mark Giordano – Toronto – $4,100 – There are other appealing options for a bit more, but let’s roll the dice with Giordano one more time. The price tag allows us to spend elsewhere and the matchup itself is spectacular.
Top Goalie
Marc-Andre Fleury – Minnesota Wild – $8,500 – Flower isn’t what he used to be but facing the Coyotes with the Wild -600 favorites both a shutout and win are in play here.
4/26 NHL Best Bet
Seattle Kraken +1.5 (-125) – 1 Unit – DraftKings – Projected starter in net for the Canucks, Thatcher Demko has been awful over his last three games. Vancouver is now virtually eliminated from playoff contention which might take away some of the bite from their home edge and stellar home record to date. The Kraken has been competitive as of late and despite some horrors early on this season in Vancouver, I think they keep at least things close.
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