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3/2 NHL Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET
*All odds and player pricing below have been obtained from DraftKings and are accurate as of the time of writing*
Buffalo Sabres (+245) at Boston Bruins (-295) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Ottawa Senators (+150) at New York Rangers (-175) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Seattle Kraken (-110) at Detroit Red Wings (-110) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Nashville Predators (+140) at Florida Panthers (-165) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Pittsburgh Penguins (+140) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-165) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Dallas Stars (-230) at Chicago Blackhawks (+195) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Toronto Maple Leafs (-110) at Calgary Flames (-110) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Minnesota Wild (-165) at Vancouver Canucks (+140) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Montreal Canadiens (+200) at Los Angeles Kings (-240) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
St. Louis Blues (+100) at San Jose Sharks (-120) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
3/2 NHL Favorite Popular Line
Los Angeles One Two Man Stack – “Anze Kopitar ($6,700), Adrian Kempe ($5,900)”
The Bruins will likely draw a bit more ownership being part of an early game. However, for the money, I like the King’s top line here. Much like Boston, they are heavy-money line favorites coming in at -240. There is a 6.5 total and there in Los Angeles, Montreal should be well out of its element. Now, on this big a slate I think the full line is a hard pass. Quenton Byfield has been doing next to nothing so even for $3,100, well, sometimes you get what you pay for. This line is currently eleventh in the NHL among lines in SATF over their last ten games but tied for second in overall goals during that span. Usually, I focus more on the peripheral stats but it’s not too bad when a line is continually finding the back of the net either!
10-Day Sample Size – Goals Scored
3/2 NHL Favorite Contrarian Line
Pittsburgh One – “Sidney Crosby ($7,100), Jake Guentzel ($7,300), Rikard Rakell ($6,300)”
Pittsburgh Two – “Evgeni Malkin ($6,500), Bryan Rust ($5,100), Jason Zucker ($4,800)”
This is a rematch of Sunday’s matchup where Pittsburgh absolutely destroyed Tampa Bay. Now granted the venues have switched but given both of the Pen’s lines’ strong supporting stats, I don’t mind going back to the well. Despite the previous annihilation of the Lightning, Pittsburgh is a +140 underdog here. The top line is first among all NHL lines in terms of SATF over the last ten games and the second line comes in fifth. That said, the second line is also a bit easier on the wallet.
10-Day Sample Size – SATF “accounts for all shots including blocked and missed shots”
Defenseman and Goalie
Defenseman
Owen Power – Buffalo – $4,300 – It’s a terrible matchup, but with Rasmus Dahlin out, this is about role and price. Power now features on the top line and as the quarterback of the Sabre’s power-play unit for just over $4,000.
Goalie
Jake Oettinger – Dallas – $8,400 – Jake Oettinger has been a stud this season with a sparkling 2.30 GAA and .923 SV%. This is a cakewalk matchup against a depleted Blackhawks team. That said, he may not start as he will be on a back-to-back “and if Matt Murray starts it will be his NHL debut and yes this is a different goaltending Matt Murray!”.
If this is the case and Oettinger is out, I will probably turn to Marc-Andre Fleury ($7,700) who is in a cushy spot as well.
3/2 NHL Best Bet
Pittsburgh Penguins (+140) – DraftKings – 1 Unit – Given how good the Penguins looked against Tampa Bay on Sunday, is it too much for lightning to strike twice? Or in this case, for the Lightning to be striked twice? “HAR, HAR HAR”
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