Mark Lammey
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Saturdays in the NHL generally means games all throughout the day, however, today has just one early afternoon game before the usual night slate. Even so, we have a solid 9 games on the ice, and we’re here to help you take advantage of them. We’re still within the first few weeks of the season, so it can be difficult to get a read on every team. That makes it even more enticing to find the best value possible, and all three legs of our NHL parlay picks today have plus-money odds.
Along with our NHL mega parlay, be sure to check out all of our NHL picks for today’s action!
NHL Parlay Picks (10/28)
Flyers -1.5 (+140)
Kraken ML (+140)
Bruins -1.5 (+115)
Parlay odds +1150
Philadelphia Flyers -1.5 (+140) over Anaheim Ducks
We mentioned that there was just one early afternoon game, so there’s no better place for our NHL parlay picks to start. It’s taking place in Philadelphia, and the Flyers have got off to a strong start to the season. Winning their season opener has actually been a staple of the franchise in recent years, but it’s gone further than that this season. Despite the low expectations, they’re fighting for the top spot in the Metropolitan Division, and today’s matchup is a great one for them to inch closer.
The Anaheim Ducks are one of the few teams with lower expectations than Philly. They just pulled off a shocking upset over the Boston Bruins, so this is the perfect let-down spot for them. It’s their third straight road game in a stretch of 4 total road games, and Flyers goaltender Carter Hart has been keeping far tougher opponents from finding the net. The Ducks opened the season by scoring more than 2 goals just once in their first 5 games, and in the 2 meetings between these teams last season, Philly outscored them 9-3. Outside of a high draft pick, the Ducks did very little to improve their roster, so I’m taking Philly’s puck line.
Seattle Kraken ML (+140) over Florida Panthers
I’m going with a straight underdog as my second leg, and a road underdog at that. While that may cause hesitation, the Florida Panthers simply haven’t looked like the team that made the Stanley Cup Final last season. That is certainly in large part due to Anthony Stolarz being in net rather than Sergei Bobrovsky. In combination with the high-flying Florida offense we had been accustomed to not being on display, the Panthers have not impressed. Even in their recent win, they scored just 3 goals against the winless San Jose Sharks.
Admittedly, the Kraken need to improve from their opening week as well, but they began to do so with a road win over the Detroit Red Wings. That was par for the course, as the Kraken finished the 2022-23 season with the 7th-best road record in the NHL. One of those wins came in South Beach, as they took down the Panthers with relative ease in a 5-2 victory. You could always play it safe with the +1.5 puck line, but I’ll add to our parlay with Seattle’s money line.
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Boston Bruins -1.5 (+115) over Detroit Red Wings
Finally, I’m going to wrap things up with another puck line for an Eastern Conference team at home. The Bruins suffered their first defeat to the Ducks, so this is their time to rebound. The Wings got off to an incredible 5-1-0 start to the season. However, it was the Seattle win mentioned above that began to bring them back down to earth. They’ve lost each of their last 2 games, and those were both at home.
Now, they have to try to bounce back in TD Garden, which has proved to be one of the toughest arenas to play in. Boston’s league-best 34-4-3 home record was historical, as was their season as a whole. There’s no denying that Detroit looks stronger with the addition of Alex DeBrincat, but the Wings are still a young team who don’t have the goaltending to match the Bruins. For that reason, I expect Boston to take care of business by winning by at least 2 goals.
