Ryan Hodges
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The NHL is treating fans to a loaded 11-game slate on Thursday night to get us through to Friday. Among what should be several great matchups, tonight’s slate is highlighted by the Avalanche visiting the Bruins, the Kraken heading to Edmonton to take on the Oilers, and the Rangers battling the Golden Knights. With 11 games ranging from 7:00 pm ET through the night, there will be constant action you will not want to miss. Along with our NHL mega parlay, make sure you read our NHL predictions for today’s action!
NHL Parlay Picks (1/18)
Blues vs Capitals Under 5.5 (+105)
Avalanche vs Bruins Over 6 (+100)
Canucks ML & Over 6.5 (+174)
NHL parlay odds: +911
St. Louis Blues vs Washington Capitals Under 5.5 (+105)
The Blues and Capitals have been 2 of the more confusing teams in the NHL this year. A key reason for their shared struggles is a lack of goalscoring. The Blues rank 26th in the NHL in goals per game and the Capitals rank 30th. With the lack of goal scoring we have seen lower game totals. The under has hit in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games, as well as in 8 of St. Louis’ last 10 on the road. The pure matchup and recent trends look good for the under.
Colorado Avalanche vs Boston Bruins Over 6.5 (+100)
In contrast to Blues vs Capitals, this matchup between the Avs and Bruins could be one of the most entertaining games on tonight’s schedule. These are a couple of juggernaut teams that have goalscoring prowess which has driven totals up as a result. With their respective impressive goalscoring, the over has been rolling for both the Avalanche and Bruins lately. The total has gone over in 7 of Colorado’s last 8 games, as well as in 5 of their last 6 on the road. The over has also hit in 5 out of Boston’s last 7 games and in 4 of their last 5 at home. They played head to head last week and the total hit 7. Tonight brings another good chance for a higher total.
Read our Colorado Avalanche vs Boston Bruins best bet
Vancouver Canucks ML over Arizona Coyotes & Over 6.5 (+174)
The Coyotes have hit a bit of a slide while the Canucks continue to maintain the status quo. Arizona has dropped 5 of their last 7 games and 5 of the last 6 against Vancouver. The Canucks have won 5 of their last 6 and 6 of their last 7 at home. Vancouver is the better team and should get the job done.
The over brings good value to this pick in addition to the Canucks winning. The over has hit in 9 of Vancouver’s last 13 games. They have scored 5+ goals in 5 of their last 10 games. The over is 26-15-3 on their season including 6-3-1 in their last 10. The Canucks look good to carry the weight of another over.
