NHL Best Bets
The games available for top NHL bets continue to dwindle as the conference semifinals conclude. Last night, two more teams booked their tickets to the conference finals. The Florida Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins on the road in Game 6 and will now face the New York Rangers, while the Dallas Stars took on the Colorado Avalanche and finished them off in double overtime. Now they await the winner of these two teams in the Western Conference Finals.
Something interesting about the three teams that have advanced so far is that each of them won their respective divisions in the regular season. The Vancouver Canucks have a chance to make the four teams that won their division advance to the conference finals.
That said, it won’t be easy for the Canucks tonight, Edmonton will be rocking.
This will be the toughest game of the year for the Vancouver Canucks. They have a chance to beat the Edmonton Oilers, but it will be in front of the Oilers home crowd, who will be rocking but will also have some nervous energy in the building.
These two teams were in a very close battle in game five until JT Miller found a loose puck in front of the net in the closing seconds of the third period to give the Canucks the 3-2 victory.
It’s probably easy to assume this, but Game 6 will have to be a historic performance from Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Game 5 was the first time during the playoffs that the Oilers’ power play was left off the board; They went 0/5 with a man advantage. I don’t think Vancouver can last two games in a row.
Draisaitl had scored a goal in three games in a row before the fifth game, but he could not beat Arturs Silovs and only had two shots on goal. McDavid was also limited to just two shots on goal and was held meaningless in the fifth game. That was just the second playoff game in which McDavid didn’t score a point.
The Edmonton Oilers have not confirmed who will be in goal tonight. It could be Calvin Pickard or Stuart Skinner, but either way, I think Edmonton’s offense will take control tonight.
The second round deserves a seventh game, and these two teams will get it.
NHL Best Bets: Edmonton Oilers to Win in Regulation -120 (Play Up to -135) | Connor McDavid more than 3.5 shots on goal +100 (play at -110) | Leon Draisaitl more than 3.5 shots on goal +110 (play at -110)
May record: 26-18 (+7.12 units)
Record 2023-24: 179-169 (-21.57 units)
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