Richard Masana 
Welcome back to NHL Top Bets for a ten-game Thursday slate. Last night, we had a clean sweep on all four bets and didn’t even break a sweat, so let’s bring it back tonight. The people made it known they wanted expanded NHL betting content, Win Daily listened and we have you covered below.
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2/22 NHL Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET
*All odds below have been obtained from DraftKings Sportsbook and are accurate as of the time of writing*
2/22 NHL Bets
New York Rangers ML (+100) – FanDuel – 1 Unit
This pick makes me want to throw up giving what they did to the Islanders in the Winter Classic. However, I have to make my picks with my brain and not my feelings. There’s no question that the Rangers have been on fire as of late, winners of eight straight. They are one of the few teams vying to be the leader in the Eastern Conference. The turnaround of the defense this year has been the story and has elevated them to another level.
Meanwhile, the Devils seem to have taken a step back. They find themselves fighting for a wild card spot after such a strong season last year. Right now, they are in middling form, going 4-5-1 over their last ten games. Unlike the Rangers, they have not been very good defensively. Their 191 goals allowed is fourth worst in the Eastern Conference and keeping up that pace will not help their playoff push.
This game is pretty much even money as of the time of writing with the Rangers the slightest of road underdogs. I’m no Nostradamus but barring some sudden injuries or something I think this will shift by gametime and the Rangers will at least be dead even odds wise at -110 on most books, if not favored outright. Let’s grab this at the current odds.
Detroit Red Wings ML (+124) – DraftKings – 0.5 Units
I was sort of struggling to find a second bet I liked tonight outside of the Rangers, despite the size of the slate. That said, the Avalanche haven’t been playing their best hockey as of late. While their 5-4-1 record over their last ten games seems respectable enough on the surface, almost all of the wins have come against subpar teams.
Meanwhile, the Red Wings are 6-3-1 over their last ten games and come in at plus money at home. They have had very defined home/road splits this season (15-8-5 at home) and (14-12-1 away). Unlike Colorado, they have been playing some of the best teams in the NHL as of late. In their last thirteen games the softest teams they have faced are the Senators, Flames “5-0 win”, and Kraken so not even anyone bottom barrel. Otherwise, during that span they have had to face the Canucks (2x), Oilers, Golden Knights, Flyers, Stars, Lightning, Hurricanes, Panthers, Toronto. What a murderer’s row.
You can see why I figure at the plus odds let’s roll with the Red Wings. There’s no value on the +1.5 puck line at -192 but we also don’t have to take a 60-minute line here either.
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