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Welcome back to NHL Top Bets for the last NHL betting article for a few days with the All-Star Break starting on Thursday. The people made it known they wanted expanded NHL betting content, Win Daily listened and we have you covered below.

As always, think for yourself. The information below is only meant to supplement your knowledge and if you don’t agree with a portion, that’s fine, we’re all entitled to our own opinions. Also be sure to scour as many sportsbooks as possible before placing a bet as the odds tend to vary a little in most circumstances.

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NHL Bet Record “starting Jan 17, 2024” – 3-5

1/31 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*

1/31 NHL Bets

Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings – Detroit ML (-122) – 1 Unit

The pickings have been slim this week with so few games but we finally have a “big” three game slate tonight.

Let’s start at the top with the Ottawa/Detroit matchup. The Red Wings have been favored on the money line 16 times this season and have finished 11-5 in those games. The Senators have been made an underdog 27 times this season, and won eight, or only 29.6% of those games. From a surface view Ottawa has been a bit better lately. However, when we take a deeper dive, we see that aside from a pair of wins over Montreal, a win vs Philly and a win vs the Sharks, this team has lost ten of its last fourteen games. It goes without saying the “wins” listed above are not victories worthy of extended celebration.

Even though the Lions collapsed, the Red Wings continue to proudly represent and hold down all of Detroit. Over their last ten games, they are 7-2-1. In their last five wins, the Red Wings have given up five or fewer goals in each. The difference has been stellar play in net. As of the time of writing, Alex Lyon is expected to be in net for this matchup. Lyon is 13-6-1 this season with a 2.49 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage. He has been particularly good in January, going 8-2-1 on the year with a .926 save percentage and a 2.51 goals-against average. In his last two starts, he has allowed only two goals on 60 shots, winning both games.

Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators – Nashville ML (-102) – 1 Unit

Looking at the second game of the night, I want no part of the Kings who are favored against the Predators despite their recent slide. Especially away in Nashville. Los Angeles has lost each of its past four games and 14 of its past 16, so my lean is certainly Nashville in this one.

In fact, I am not sure exactly why the Kings are favored in this one to begin with. On that note, I also wouldn’t be surprised if that line moves prior to gametime. You can also go for the under here and I think that’s a decent bet. With the Kings an absolute dumpster fire though as of late they shouldn’t be favored to win in a tough place to play like Nashville. The Predators have not been great over their last ten games (4-5-1) but are equal with the Kings on points for the season “52” and have a winning record (26-22-2).

The Kings have been favored on the money line 35 times this season and have gone 17-18 in those games. That’s pretty much the kiss of death for Los Angeles. Nashville isn’t an offensive powerhouse but plays good defense, gets solid if unspectacular goaltending from Juuse Saros (2.94 GAA, .903 SV %) and sticks to the script. Bridgestone Arena will be rocking and as far as this bet, “I like it, I love it, I want some more of it”. Until the Kings show they can snap their slide, let’s pile on.

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Welcome back to NHL Top Bets for this 1/25 NHL article. The people made it known they wanted expanded NHL betting content and Win Daily listened. We have a pair of bets below for this nine-game Thursday slate.

As always, think for yourself. The information below is only meant to supplement your knowledge and if you don’t agree with a portion, that’s fine, we’re all entitled to our own opinions. Also be sure to scour as many sportsbooks as possible before placing a bet as the odds tend to vary a little in most circumstances.

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Record “starting Jan 17, 2024” – 2-4

1/25 NHL Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET

*All odds and player pricing below have been obtained from DraftKings Sportsbook and are accurate as of the time of writing*

1/25 NHL Bet One

Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings – Detroit ML (-130)

Tonight, we have a matchup between two teams that have suffered in recent seasons but have turned their luck around in 2023-2024.

The Red Wings have had their best season in many years, sporting a 24-18-5 record coming into tonight. The Red Wings are 12-8-4 in their home games this season but as of late they have been on a roll. Detroit is 7-2-1 over their last 10 games and will be looking to keep the momentum going.

Meanwhile, the Flyers have also had their best season in at least four years and will be entering the night 25-17-6. They have done some of their best work in road games too with a 14-6-4 road record away from home. This all said, with goalie Carter Hart out indefinitely, I expect some regression. There is simply no replacing him although Samuel Ersson may try all he likes. Aside from missing Hart, the absence of Owen Tippett due to injury may further hinder the Flyers.

The Red Wings have been favored 14 times this season and have finished 9-5 in those games. Detroit has an 8-3 record (winning 72.7% of its games) when it has played as a money line favorite of -130 or shorter.

While the over is also tempting here, the better value is on this surging Red Wings team. The whole city of Detroit is on a sports high this week and expect the Red Wings to help keep the hysteria strong.

1/25 NHL Bet Two

Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders – Under 6 (-115)

This matchup features a pair of teams not known for lighting up the scoreboard. The Canadiens have lost six of their last eight games and have barely been scoring. As for the Islanders, at this point low scoring games are a part of their reputation.

In terms of positives, on the New York side, Mathew Barzal has been a driving force for the Islanders with 12 goals and 48 points this season. Meanwhile defenseman Noah Dobson has also made an impact with 6 goals and 48 points.

For the Canadiens, Nick Suzuki leads the team with 12 goals and 39 points, followed by Cole Caufield with 16 goals and 36 points. Bo Horvat is questionable for the Islanders tonight as he is suffering from an injury.

Even with Horvat out, the Islanders should still win here. However, rather than picking sides we will just go with the more apparent bet on the total. The Islanders are 24th in the NHL this year in terms of goals per game, coming in with just 2.93 goals er game on the season. Five of the Islander’s last six games have went under 6.5 with one six total on the number and every other total below that. This all said, the Canadiens sit 28th in the NHL this year with just 2.72 goals per game and in consideration of all of that, the under here is our best bet.

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Welcome back to the second week of NHL Top Bets for this 1/24 NHL article. The people made it known they wanted expanded NHL betting content and Win Daily listened. We have a pair of bets below for this seven-game Wednesday slate.

As always, think for yourself. The information below is only meant to supplement your knowledge and if you don’t agree with a portion, that’s fine, we’re all entitled to our own opinions. Also be sure to scour as many sportsbooks as possible before placing a bet as the odds tend to vary a little in most circumstances.

Aside from reading this 1/24 NHL Top Bets article, don’t forget to check out our NHL DFS Projection Model which is available every morning. If you like what you see, sign up for more Win Daily content here.

1/24 NHL Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET

*All odds and player pricing below have been obtained from DraftKings Sportsbook and are accurate as of the time of writing*

Record “starting Jan 17, 2024” – 2-2

1/24 NHL Bet One

Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins – Boston ML (-135)

We’re starting off with a matchup between two Eastern Conference heavyweights. Carolina will be entering the night 25-15-5. whereas Boston comes in with a record of 29-8-9. Last season, these two teams faced each other three times with the Bruins winning two of the three matchups. 

As of late, the offense has been very good for the Hurricanes. They have scored three or more goals in seven of their last 10 games. Carolina ranks ninth in goals per game and fifth in shots per game. Sebastian Aho leads the team with 51 points. On the defensive side, the Hurricanes have been strong as well.  They rank fifteenth in goals against per game and first in shots against per game.

Boston’s offense has also been good recently. The Bruins have scored four or more goals in six of their last 10 games. The Bruins rank seventh in goals per game and seventeenth in shots per game. Their main star David Pastrnak leads the team in production with 67 points and 30 goals. The Bruin’s defense hasn’t lived up to standards of past seasons, but the goaltending has helped compensate for this. Linus Ullmark has a record of 14-5-2 with a 2.80 GAA and .913 SV%. while Jeremy Swayman has a record of 15-3-7 with a 2.31 GAA and .923 SV%.

We could try to boost the odds a bit and aim for the regulation win, but I think we just eat the money line here at -135 “check other sites outside DraftKings before placing for the best odds possible”. As noted above both teams have been in great form recently but the Bruins are winners of five straight and should make it six straight at home.

1/24 NHL Bet Two

Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings – Under 6.5 (-115)

For the season, the Kings have allowed the least goals in the NHL (116). Meanwhile, Buffalo has not been among the league’s highest scoring teams with 136 goals and Los Angeles only has five more (141). The fact that this total is set at 6.5 is interesting to begin with.

Overall, Los Angeles has been the better team this season but not as of late. The Kings come in 2-2-4 over their last ten games whereas Buffalo is 6-4. It gets worse than that as Los Angeles has only won two of their last thirteen games. It is not very surprising but a big reason why they have been losing so much is that they have not been scoring goals. In fact, one of the two wins during that stretch was a 2-1 victory last week against the Rangers.

Buffalo has seen the total go over in just one of their previous five contests. Looking over a longer timeframe, the under has hit in 16 of the Sabres last 24 road games. The under has hit in 15 of the King’s last 24 home games including in four of their last five. Overall, across their last month or two, low scoring affairs have been the norm.

For all of the reasons noted above, this bet makes a lot of sense, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see this line move down to six even or below by gametime.

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