NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
Here are tonight’s NHL predictions and best bets.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh (+120) at Philadelphia (-145) – Total 6 (Over, -115)
7:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
The last time these two teams met was Game Six of the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs last year, when the Flyers won 1-0 in overtime and eliminated their cross-state rivals from the playoffs. At 39, Sidney Crosby is entering his 22ndn.d season, and no player scored more goals (60) and recorded more points (139) against the Flyers than Crosby. So it should come as no surprise that Crosby has been a volume shooter against the Flyers, putting three or more shots on goal in seven of the last nine games against Philly. With Bryan Rust injured in the final preseason game, Nick Robertson will join Crosby and Rickard Rakell on the top line. Robertson’s prop (+375) at any time offers great value. Dan Vladar will start in net for Philadelphia, and that will be music to the ears of Rakell and Tommy Novak. Both have three goals in four games against Vladar. Novak is also part of the Penguins’ top power play unit.
A couple of Flyers props for me. Tyson Foerster (six goals, 10 points in 11 games against Pittsburgh) and Travis Konecny (30 points, 36 games against Pittsburgh) make up two-thirds of the Flyers’ second line. I want them both to take a point tonight, and I’m going to parlay them to get some extra cash. I was also on the Matvei Michkov train. Michkov will come at a bad time because he is out of shape. Trained hard this summer, lost 30 pounds, and I’ll be targeting his props early going.
I think we will see goals and lots of them tonight. Six of the last eight meetings have had a combined six goals or more.
NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
More than 6 (-115) – 1 unit
Foerster/Konecny point parlay (+116) – ½ unit
Sidney Crosby Over 2.5 shots on goal (+142) – 1 unit
Crosby/Rakell point parlay (-104) – ½ unit
Nick Robertson anytime goal (+375) – ¼ unit
Tommy Novak anytime goal (+400) – ¼ unit
Matvei Michkov anytime goal (+280) – ¼ unit
Assisted by Matvei Michkov (+190) – ¼ unit
New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Islanders (+105) at Toronto (-125) – Total 6 (Over, -115)
7:30 pm ET
The Maple Leafs will look to avoid an 0-2 start to the season when they host the New York Islanders tonight. Toronto is coming off a 3-2 loss last night on home ice to the Montreal Canadiens and faces an Islanders team that has lost three straight and eight of its last 10 meetings. One advantage for Toronto is that they have a regular-season game under their belt, while the Islanders will be playing their first game of the season.
Auston Matthews’ eyes seem to light up against the Islanders, as he has scored seven goals in his last seven games against the Isles and has five goals in seven games against starting goalie Ilya Sorokin. Kirill Marchenko had an assist last night and had four shots on goal. I want Marchenko to cash in on his Over 2.5 shots on goal again tonight. Ditto for Darryn Raddysh, who cashed in his shots on goal prop (Over 2.5), recording three shots.
On the Islanders side, Matthew Schaeffer has registered at least three shots on goal in eight of his last ten and sixteen of his last twenty games. Emil Heineman has goals in three straight games against the Leafs, and Callum Ritchie has two goals in three games against Toronto.
NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
Auston Matthews anytime goal (+140) – 1 unit
Kirill Marchenko Over 2.5 shots on goal (+100) – 1 unit
Darren Raddysh Over 2.5 shots on goal (+108) – 1 unit
Matthew Schaefer Over 2.5 shots on goal (-144) – 1 unit
Toronto Maple Leafs money line (-125) – ½ unit
Emil Heineman anytime goal (+430) – ¼ unit
Callum Ritchie anytime goal (+210) – ¼ unit
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