We are into March, and the weather is getting warmer, but it’s still hockey season. Here are our favorite bets from the guys on “The Stew with JT Brew” podcast, which airs its “NHL Around the Ice” segment every Wednesday night on the Total Apex Sports YouTube channel.
NHL: Los Angeles Kings (-155) at St. Louis Blues (+130)@ 7:30 PM EST
Over/Under 6 Goals
Both of these teams have been extremely inconsistent lately. Neither NHL team has scored consistently lately. In the last five games for each team, they have combined to only go over six combined goals in one game. I don’t trust either of these teams to score consistently.
The Los Angeles Kings are third in goals scored against this season. Jordan Binnington has faced a ton of shots in the last week for the St. Louis Blues. The defense has to tighten up. The Kings tend to slow things down.
The Blues’ Brayden Schenn hasn’t scored since February 22nd; that’s nine games. Jordan Kyrou has only one point in March so far.
3 Pick Parlay: Under 6 goals (-122), Brayden Schenn (STL) under 0.5 points (-150), Jordan Kyrou (STL) under 0.5 points (+100) for +264 on Draft Kings
Washington Capitals (+225) at Edmonton Oilers (-278): 10:00 PM EST
Over/Under 6.5 Goals
The Edmonton Oilers have been really good at home this year. An East Coast team going all the way in the West and playing an NHL game this late is always tough. I’m not sure the Washington Capitals have what it takes to compete in this one.
Connor McDavid has scored two or more points in 11 of the last 15 games. There is just no reason not to ride the best player in hockey right now. The Oilers are coming off a long road trip where their team goals are down, but this is the perfect get-right spot for them. Don’t overthink it.
3 Pick NHL Parlay: Oilers ML, Oilers Over 2.5 Total Goals, Connor McDavid (EDM) Over 1.5 Points (+102) on Draft Kings.
NHL: Colorado Avalanche (-102) at Vancouver Canucks (-118) @ 10:30 PM EST
Over/Under 6.5 Goals
Both teams come into the contest on a four-game NHL winning streak, and they have both been pretty dominant over that stretch. The Colorado Avalanche lead the league with 239 goals scored, while the Vancouver Canucks are third in the league with 234 goals scored. They are both first and third, respectively, in assists as well. The Canucks lead the league in shooting percentage with 12.45%, while the Avalanche are third at 11.34%. I think you know what I am getting at here. These teams can light the lamp!
The Canucks’ Quinn Hughes has five assists in his last four games and is fourth in the league with 63 assists. Nathan McKinnon of the Avalanche is second in the league in assists with 71 and is also second in the league with 316 shots on goal. Colorado’s Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen are tied with Vancouver’s J.T. Miller with 53 assists this season, which is tied for sixth in the league.
Needless to say, I’m jumping on some assist plays in this one. Feel free to take any of these bets individually or combine two or three of them in the same game parlay for bigger NHL odds.
5 Pick NHL Parlay: Cale Makar over 0.5 assists (-130), J.T. Miller over 0.5 assists (-110), Quinn Hughes over 0.5 assists (-145), Nathan McKinnon over 0.5 assists (-160), McKinnon over 4.5 shots (-125) is +1100 on Draft Kings
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