Starting at 10:00pm EST, the Vancouver Canucks (13-6-2) look for a season-high fourth straight win overall against the dominating Detroit Red Wings (14-2-3). But if Vancouver is to upset the defending champions, they’ll have to do so without their star goaltender Roberto Luongo, who’s been key to the Canucks’ solid play. His absence has made Vancouver the NHL wagering home underdogs priced at +130 (+1½ -230) in the BetUS hockey odds.
It’s been a long and busy week for the Bruins. Boston plays on back-to-back nights on Friday and Saturday this weekend, which finishes off a run of four games in six nights. The Bruins paid off for NHL betting junkies who went with them in their first two games this week, and they’ll look to extend their streak at home against Florida on Friday and in Montreal on Saturday.
On Thursday evening, Pittsburgh will be at Atlanta and BetUS NHL odds moneyline favors the Pens only at -130, solidifying oddsmakers think the Thrashers will give one of the East-best all they can handle despite being 7-8-2 and Pittsburgh 11-4-3.
Can You Smell What Boston Is Bruin?
Whatever is happening in Boston is working. They’re averaging 3.06 points per game and allowing only 2.28 behind Tim Thomas’s burly efforts in net. That ranks their defense third in the league. Not bad for a team that was estimated to hover in the doldrums of the NHL
We’re settling into the slow, steady rhythms of the middle of the NHL season when nothing happens too quickly. This is when we start to learn which teams are here to stay, and which ones are just killing time until golf season starts. To an outsider that may all sound a bit dull, but to hockey fans this is heaven.
Hold on to your pants because I don’t have a lot of time! Just like my usual Saturday nights (with the ladies) I’m going to make this fast, forgettable and painless! As always the home team is in caps and the visitors in…uh…regular sized letters. Here we go!
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A quick start to the season has the San Jose Sharks sitting atop the Pacific Division standings heading into the weekend – and those who are planning on doing some futures NHL betting have probably also noted that they’re high on the Cup odds chart.
New Jersey Devils (2-1-0) vs. Atlanta Thrashers (1-1-1)
The numbers show that both these teams are exactly where we expect them. The Devils haven’t moved away from their lockdown, defensive ways, while the Thrashers are allowing just as many goals as they get. What will happen when their Devils try to maintain their 4-2 SU record against the Thrashers?
