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Over 6.0(+100)

Reasoning

The Chicago Blackhawks head to the City of Brotherly Love looking to take down the Philadelphia Flyers. The game can be viewed on NHL Network in a day-night doubleheader on the network. The Blackhawks picked up a 3-1 victory against the Florida Panthers at home on Wednesday, and they’ve generally been playing pretty well at home. The problems for Chicago have started when on the road. The Blackhawks were outscored 7-2 in their most recent two-game road trip to Seattle and Vancouver, and Chicago hasn’t won on the road since Nov. 3 in Anaheim.

The Flyers have dropped the past two games, but that’s against contenders Carolina and Colorado. Philadelphia has been outscored 7-3 in those games. Prior to that, Philly had won three in a row. Aleksei Kolosov is confirmed to start for the Flyers, and that makes the home side rather risky. He is 0-4-0 with a 3.71 GAA and .872 SV% in three starts and four appearances since coming up to the big club Oct. 27. He has allowed three or more goals in his three starts, too. With Petr Mrazek starting on the other side, the Over is the best play on the board in this daytime puck drop.

Over 6 (+100) at time of publishing. Playable to -110.

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Over 6.5(+100)

Reasoning

The Colorado Avalanche have been getting healthier and it has been making them a much more competitive team than they were to begin the season. They have a very difficult task ahead of them as they are in Florida to take on the reigning Stanley Cup Champions, the Panthers. This is a battle between two teams that have no problems scoring goals, but have issues with keeping pucks out of their own nets. They are both averaging 3.30 goals for per game or more, and surrender 3.25 goals against per game or more. This game will feature two of the top four point scorers in the NHL, Nathan Mackinnon and Sam Reinhart. Reinhart also is tied for the league lead in goal scoring with 15 on the season. Goaltending has been a major area of concern for the Avalanche this season. Alexander Georgiev will be getting the start; he has a 3.31 GAA and .874 SVP on the season. It is not much better at the other end of the ice for future hall of famer Sergei Bobrovsky. He has a 2.98 GAA and a .893 SVP.

The Florida Panthers are tied for fourth in the NHL in penalty minutes, and this could be an issue for them as the Avalanche have the leagues second best powerplay unit, operating at 30.8%. I think we are in for a high-scoring affair Saturday night in south Florida. I will be taking the over in this game.

Over 6.5 (+100) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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Over 6.0(-120)

Reasoning

The NHL’s Saturday slate features a matchup between the New Jersey Devils and the Washington Capitals. The Devils look to make it 2 wins in a row after beating the Hurricanes last game, while the Capitals look to bounce back after losing to the Avalanche last game. New Jersey has boasted quite the dangerous attack, scoring 3.45 goals per game with the 4th-best power play unit in the league, sitting at 30.3%. The Devils have scored 4 or more goals 3 out of their last 4 games, with 2 of those games coming on the road. They rank in the top 10 in goals scored per away game and give up just below league average expected goals against per away game. The Devils do sometimes struggle to stay out of the penalty box, spending 9.1 minutes in there on average.

The Capitals have been a pleasant surprise so far this season, especially their offense, as they are scoring 4.16 goals per game — good for 2nd in the league. The one area where they have struggled is on the power play, only converting 15.8% of the time. Regardless, the Capitals have the most expected goals for, and give up the 4th most expected goals against per home game. The Capitals have scored 5 or more goals 3 out of their last 4 games, as well. Even with the recent loss of Alexander Ovechkin, I expect this game to be a track meet. With very good offenses on both sides, and good but not great goaltending, I think this game reaches the Over 6 goals mark.

Devils vs Capitals prediction: Over 6.0 (-120) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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