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The NHL is contributing to a fantastic sports month with a loaded 13-game slate on Tuesday. From 7:00 pm ET until after midnight, we are treated to nonstop action full of playoff contenders and superstars. We as fans can’t ask for a much better bridge to the middle of the week. If you’re looking to combine a few plays that have value, check out this NHL mega parlay that has +1212 odds with DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing.
Rangers ML (-105)
Florida Panthers -1.5 (+140)
St. Louis Blues -1.5 (+180)
NHL parlay odds: +1212
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New York Rangers ML over Carolina Hurricanes (-105)
On a loaded 13-game slate, this looks like it should be the best game. The Hurricanes and Rangers are both heavyweights and legitimate contenders for the Stanley Cup. It’s the Rangers, though, who have had the better season series head-to-head. New York and Carolina have played twice this season with the Rangers having won both games by a combined score of 11-5. Heading into this final head-to-head matchup of the regular season, it is the Rangers that are in better form and look good to win again. New York enters this game 6-0-1 in their last 7 games and 5-1-0 in their last 6 at home. They have outscored opponents a whopping 13-0 in their last 2 games and a total of 22-5 in their current 4-game winning streak.
The Hurricanes are not necessarily in bad form, but they have not had the same level of recent success and were just dealt a pretty significant blow. Last week Andrei Svechnikov suffered a season-ending knee injury. Svechnikov is ranked 3rd on the team in goals, assists and points. Since his injury, the Hurricanes are 2-2-0 and have been outscored 15-12. In the game Svechnivkov went down, Carolina lost 4-0. With that, the Hurricanes enter this game 2-3 in their last 5 games. Prior to that stretch, they squeaked out 1-goal wins against the Canadiens and Flyers. There is just more going for the Rangers right now than the Hurricanes.
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Florida Panthers -1.5 over Philadelphia Flyers (+140)
A couple of weeks ago, the Panthers’ chances of making the playoffs in a loaded Eastern Conference were looking bleak. As of Monday, they have ridden a 5-0-1 run to spitting distance of a playoff spot as they are just a point outside the wildcard. The Panthers are just plain rolling right now. Prior to this current stretch, Florida alternated wins and losses every game for 10 games. That is a microcosm of their season as they just have not found consistency all season. Until now, they hope. The Panthers have finally strung together a good, consistent stretch, and will only make the playoffs if they can keep it rolling. They have no intention of slowing down this strong run of hockey. The Panthers should come out buzzing.
If the Panthers are going to make the playoffs, they absolutely have to beat bad teams like the Flyers. Philadelphia is 3rd-to-last in the Eastern Conference standings with just 2 points keeping them from being 2nd to last. They have 3 wins in their last 16 games. In those 16 games, the Flyers have a goal differential of -30 for an average loss by 2.31 goals. Philadelphia has been pesky for most of the season. But at this point, they are not salvaging anything. Management will want to position themselves for the best possible chance to land the first overall draft pick to draft Connor Bedard. The Flyers are struggling right now and will face an overall better opponent that has been playing great hockey.
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St. Louis Blues -1.5 over Detroit Red Wings (+180)
Although the Blues informally called it a season at the trade deadline, they have strung together a decent little stretch lately. They are 4-2-0 in their last 6 games with positives coming out of the losses too. St. Louis outshot and outhit Vegas in a loss that was sealed by a late empty-netter. They also scored 5 goals against Minnesota in their other loss during that span. Giving up 8 in that game was far from ideal, but Detroit does not have that kind of scoring prowess. All things considered, the Blues are playing good enough hockey right now that if they ran up the score on the Red Wings, it would not be very surprising. Detroit is vulnerable with 2 wins in their last 11 games, and St. Louis can take advantage.
The Red Wings’ 2 wins over that aforementioned span were an outlier of a win against the Bruins, and a 1-goal win over the Blackhawks. Otherwise, they have been a bit of a pushover for their opponents. Of the 9 losses in that span, the Red Wings have a -24 goal differential for an average loss by 2.67 goals. Similar to the Flyers’ callout in the prior pick, lately when the Red Wings lose, they lose big. The Blues are volatile but lately have shown a bit of upside. The Red Wings are just trending downward. All things considered, this +180 number for the Red Wings to lose by 2+ goals again is not bad value at all.
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