NHL Picks

The NHL’s Monday slate features a matchup between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Boston Bruins. The Blue Jackets look to get their second road win of the season, while the Bruins look to get back on track after dropping their last 2 games.

The Blue Jackets have not been good on the road this season, with a record of 1-6-2. They have lost their last 7 road games. The strength of their schedule on the road has not been good either, as their last 5 road games — and losses — have come to the Canadiens, Kraken, Ducks, Kings and Sharks. They are bottom 5 in the league in both goals for per road game and goals allowed per road game. However, their expected numbers along with their chances and high-danger chances differential indicate some positive regression. They are top 5 in expected goals per road game, and right in the middle for expected goals against per road game. The Blue Jackets also generate the 3rd-most high-danger scoring chances per road game, meaning they should start to realize more success on the road.

The Bruins have been mediocre to start the year with a record of 8-8-3 and 5-3-2 at home. Nothing of importance jumps off the page from the Bruins, besides the fact that they are missing one of their best defensemen in Hampus Lindholm. The Bruins don’t score a ton, ranking 27th in goals per game, last in power play percentage and 28th in shots on goal. They have dropped their past 2 home games, in which they only managed to score 2 goals in both games. The Blue Jackets are due for some better fortune, and I believe they can keep things close against the Bruins, if not win outright.

Blue Jackets vs Bruins prediction: Blue Jackets +1.5 (-135) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Philadelphia to take on the Flyers for the first time this season. Both teams have had mediocre starts to the year, but one team is hoping to turn things around and start making its push for the playoffs. Philadelphia is 30th in the league in shots per game on home ice, and it lacks a ton of depth up front. The Avalanche are riding a 3-game winning streak, but those wins have come against San Jose, Ottawa and Buffalo. Those aren’t elite teams by any means. They will be challenged by a much better hockey team tonight and won’t be able to keep up.

Colorado has welcomed some regulars back to the lineup and that should make a difference. They will be without Alexandar Georgiev for an extended period of time due to injury, but that’s probably a blessing, considering how terrible he has been this season. The Avalanche don’t score as many goals on the road, but they are still the better overall team. They can control the pace from start to finish and they still have a deadly power play. They also allow just over 25 shots against per game. As long as they get decent goaltending, there is no reason for this game to be even remotely close. We’ll take Colorado to take care of business in regulation.

Avalanche vs Flyers prediction: Avalanche 3-way ML (-130) available at time of publishing. Playable to -140.

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It’s an all-Canadian matchup to help kick off a new week in the NHL when Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers visit Cole Caufield and the Montreal Canadiens. Edmonton continues their road trip through Eastern Canada and will be looking for a win after a disappointing loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Canadiens meanwhile are gunning for their 3rdwin in 4 games. To get you ready for the game, here are our Oilers vs Canadiens predictions.

Edmonton’s most recent loss against Toronto is one they feel they should have had in the bag. It closed out a 3-game winning streak, but I believe they will begin another, starting in this game. They have been playing strong, will have an elevated hunger and are playing a much weaker team in Montreal. The Canadiens have been sneaking in wins here and there but this will be a very tough task. I think the more dynamic Oilers will push the pace early and often, resulting in a multi-goal win. For our Oilers vs Canadiens prediction, I’m going with the Oilers on the puck line.

Oilers vs Canadiens prediction: Oilers-1.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to -120.

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