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There are just 2 NHL games on the board tonight, but they’re both being featured on TNT. It’s the perfect time to get national eyes on the league as we hit the home stretch to the postseason. The first of the 2 games is an incredible matchup as well. The Pittsburgh Penguins head to Colorado to face off against the Stanley Cup champions, the Avalanche. Both teams look playoff-bound, so we’ve come up with a Same Game Parlay to make the matchup that much more exciting. Along with our Penguins vs Avalanche Same Game Parlay, be sure to check out all of our NHL picks for today’s action.
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Pittsburgh Penguins ML over Colorado Avalanche (+130)
Being in opposite conferences, the Pens and Avs don’t play often. However, they have met recently. Just after the all-star break, we saw a hard-fought 2-1 Penguins win in Pittsburgh. In last year’s matchups, the Avs took both games by final scores of 3-2 and 6-4. It’s clear that we should expect another close matchup. It’s no surprise that the Avs are favored on home ice; however, that provides even more value on the Pens. Colorado is coming off a convincing 5-0 win, but that came against a bad Chicago Blackhawks team.
The Pens have been dealing with the New York Rangers recently, which is a tough team to score on. Ironically enough, they’ll now be facing the Rangers’ backup goaltender from last year in Alexandar Georgiev. It also doesn’t help the Avs that last year’s Norris Trophy winner for the league’s best defenseman, Cale Makar, continues to deal with injuries and missed Monday’s game. Pittsburgh may not make it as deep into the playoffs as Colorado, but they still have top-tier talent with Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. The Penguins are worth taking on the money line in the first leg of our Same Game Parlay.
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Bryan Rust over 0.5 goals (+290)
Generally speaking, Same Game Parlays would have 3-4 legs on average. However, we’ve found a way for you to cash in big while only needing 2 plays to hit. We mentioned some of the household names on the Pens, but one skater that goes under the radar is Bryan Rust. He’s come through for us in our NHL player props, and we think he can do the same here. Rust skates on either the top line with Crosby or the 2nd line with Malkin. In either case, he’s skating alongside incredible talent.
We mentioned those close matchups between the Pens and Avs in the recent past. Surprisingly enough, the consistent piece in those games is Rust. He scored a goal in both their recent win and the most recent loss. Overall, he’s found the back of the net in 3 of the last 4 meetings between these teams. With Pittsburgh also being on the road, we’re getting even better odds with this play. It’s a more unorthodox way of approaching this game, but with it only needing 2 legs to cash, we think this is the most valuable way to play it.
Be sure to check out our NHL player prop for tonight’s action!
Penguins vs Avalanche Same Game Parlay (3/22)
Penguins ML (+130)
Bryan Rust over 0.5 goals (+290)
Same Game Parlay odds: +500
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