The Monday NHL schedule incorporates a four-game slate, with the primary puck dropping at 7:30 p.m. ET. There are two video games within the earliest window because the New Jersey Devils (-138) tackle the Vancouver Canucks and the New York Islanders (-127) face the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Dallas Stars (-216) will host the Minnesota Wild at 8 p.m. ET and the Utah Hockey Membership (-167) and Detroit Pink Wings will function the nightcap at 9 p.m. ET.
The Islanders, Wild and Devils are among the many groups battling for NHL playoff positioning, and SportsLine’s confirmed pc mannequin and group of specialists have studied every sport to search out the most effective NHL picks at this time. SportsLine’s mannequin simulates each NHL sport 10,000 instances. It’s on a 28-13 roll on its top-rated puck-line picks this season, returning greater than $1,214 of revenue for $100 bettors. SportsLine additionally a number of worthwhile NHL specialists who recurrently lock in NHL picks.
Beneath are SportsLine’s finest picks for each NHL sport on Monday.
Devils to beat the Canucks (-138 at Caesars)
This decide comes by way of SportsLine professional Matt Severance, who’s on a 93-49 run on his NHL sides picks.
“Vancouver has a extremely gifted general roster, however the goaltending has been terrible with No. 1 Thatcher Demko solely entering into 17 video games this season on account of damage. He’s getting nearer to a return but additionally hasn’t performed in six weeks. That like places Kevin Lankinen in web once more, and he is fading quick with a heavy workload in shedding 5 of six. As well as, top-six forwards Elias Pettersson (52 factors), Filip Chytil (26 factors when together with time with NY) and Nils Hoglander (21 factors) are all anticipated out. This may matter a bit extra to New Jersey netminder Jacob Markstrom, who spent 2013-20 with the Canucks and shut them out early this season.” Caesars Sportsbook has the most effective value at -145.
Boone Jenner Over 1.5 photographs on objective in Blue Jackets vs. Islanders (-188 at FanDuel)
Regardless of restricted objective and help numbers, Jenner has been getting a ton of photographs on web lately with 13 mixed in his previous three video games. The mannequin has factored in that he is cleared his photographs on objective prop in 5 of his final six video games and it’s projecting 2.4 photographs on objective on this one, making it a 4.5-star NHL prop decide and a robust worth, even with the juice at -188.
Wild to beat the Stars (+178 at FanDuel)
The Wild sit atop the wild-card standings within the Western Convention, however the groups chasing them — the Blues and Flames — are each taking part in nicely, so Minnesota must hold urgent. Minnesota is the highway group, however that hasn’t been a deterrent this season because the Wild are literally higher because the visiting group (22-10-3) than at residence (18-15-2). SportsLine’s mannequin has Minnesota profitable 43% of the time, making this a robust worth play at this value.
Utah to cowl -1.5 on the puck line in opposition to the Pink Wings (-150 at DraftKings)
This decide comes by way of SportsLine professional Bruce Marshall, who’s on an 8-4 run on his NHL facet picks:
“Simply two wins in 11 have the Pink Wings falling into the NHL abyss as their playoff hopes fade within the East. Criss-crossing the nation on a odd highway journey that first took them to Washington (shedding 4-1) and Vegas (shedding 6-3) additional places Detroit on the ropes. Petr Mrazek, lately reacquired in objective on the deadline, hasn’t been the reply after stopping solely 22 of 26 Caps photographs in that 4-1 loss at D.C. final Tuesday. In the meantime, Utah nonetheless hangs to the periphery of the West playoff race and off consecutive wins on the Delta Middle vs. the Sabres and Lightning when scoring a mixed 11 targets.” DraftKings Sportsbook has the most effective value on this line at -150.
Need extra NHL picks for Monday?
You have seen the highest NHL picks for each sport on Monday. Now get much more NHL picks from SportsLine’s confirmed mannequin, which has returned greater than $1,200 on NHL puck-line picks this season.
