Pittsburgh @ Washington UNDER 6.5 -115
This will be the 4th meeting between the Penguins and Capitals in the last 11 days. Here are a few reasons why I believe that this goes under.
- This two teams are very familiar with one another. As stated above, this will be their 4th meeting in the last 11 days and 6th on the the season. There will be no surprises as these two teams know how each other play.
- The last two games of this series have gone under this total.
- No game in those two meetings went over 5 goals.
- Tristan Jarry (Pittsburgh) and Vitek Vanacek (Washington) were the goaltenders the last two games as well.
- The Capitals have averaged 2.66 goals in their last 6 games.
- Jarry has only given up 8 goals in his last 4 games.
Winnipeg ML +114
Montreal just fired head coach Claude Julien and assistant coach in midst of three game losing streak with two at the hands of one of the league worst the Ottawa Senators. While I expect Montreal to play hard, I’ll back Winnipeg with the better value.
- After averaging 4.3 goals per game over its first 10 games of the season, Montreal has averaged a paltry 2.1 in its last 8.
- The always reliable Carey Price has given up 16 goals in his last 5 games (3.2 GAA) with a .880 save percentage
- Winnipeg has won 4 of their last 6 games
- In those games they have averaged 3.33 goals per game
New Jersey @ Buffalo Under 5.5 -120
This will be the third meeting between the Devils and Sabres in the last 6 days and fifth overall on the season. Here is why I believe that this game will go under.
- Since returning from games that were postponed due to Covid, the Devils have scored 14 goals (2.8 per game) in 5 games while the Sabres have scored 11 (1.83 per game) in 6 games.
- The last two games between these two teams have gone UNDER the toal of 5.5
- The Devils have scored 3 goals in their last 2 against the Sabres
- Buffalo goaltender Linus Ullmark is 3-0 with a 1.95 goals against average and a .942%.
- Devils goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood has a .908% against the Sabres.
The First Period under is also in play in this game.
Good luck!