Last night, just one play with the Wild over, and we lost. 0-1 did not make for a fun Friday night.
Huge slate of games today. Let’s dive head first into my picks:
Dallas Stars (+148) vs. Boston Bruins (-175)
O/U: 5.5 +107
The Bruins’ home opener in TD Garden should be electric hockey. The “perfection line” of Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak are back and ready to dominate the NHL. I like Boston’s forward depth and their defense is solid. The only question is how their goaltending will fair with Rask still recovering from offseason surgery.
Dallas beat the Rangers on Thursday night in overtime. Call me out if you want, but I’ve never been a fan of Dallas’ forward group. It feels like they are missing a piece. But their blue line is legit and can shut teams down.
My pick: Bruins 3-way -106. The Bruins have plenty of scorers up and down the lineup. If they run the score up, I don’t see Dallas closing the gap
New York Rangers (-108) vs Montreal Canadiens (-108)
O/U: 6 -107
Neither team has had the start to the season each was looking for. The Canadiens have been run out of the building in their first two, allowing seven goals while only netting just one in each contest. For their opponent, the Rangers responded after their loss in Washington in the season opener. They played the Stars tough and picked up a point.
My pick: Rangers ML. Their offense is far and above better than the Canadiens, at least on paper. Goaltending is going to be a concern in Montreal until Price can return. The Rangers pick up their first win Saturday night.
Calgary Flames (+118) vs Edmonton Oilers (-137)
O/U: 6.5 -109
Offense, offense, and more offense! There are a ton of goal scorers on both benches in this one. No need for a long explanation here.
My pick: O 6.5. Pucks will be flying off sticks at a high rate in this one, with two teams who want to play fast and skate around or through you to light the lamp.
I will have a bonus play at 4:30 p.m. CDT on my Twitter, @ThomasGibbons_3.
Happy gambling and remember, always ride the Tommy Train.
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