NHL Picks

The Flames have allowed 31.1 shots per game since trading away defenseman Rasmus Andersson on December 18, and the club also just unloaded go-to blueliner MacKenzie Weegar and No. 1 center Nazem Kadri before the NHL Trade Deadline on Friday. As a result, I’m expecting Cooley to see enough rubber to clear this saves total Monday. He’s sporting a .932 save percentage and 2.18 GAA with an eye-popping 16.55 goals saved above expected across his past 10 appearances, after all.

Protas has cashed the Over in points in three of his last four appearances, most recently scoring on Saturday against the Boston Bruins. The 25-year-old has been even better at home, and the Caps welcome the Calgary Flames to town tonight. In 29 games in DC, Protas has notched 24 points. 

Zibanejad is averaging 2.73 SOG per game this season while also compiling 51 points overall. The Swede is a dangerous player in the offensive end, and he’s cashed the Over in shots on target in three of his last five appearances. 

While seven goals were scored in the Flyers' last game vs. the Penguins, Philly games had been fairly low-scoring beforehand, with five or fewer goals scored seven of eight entering the Battle of Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, the Rangers have scored fewer goals than anyone in the East other than the Devils. Grab the even money on Under 5.5.

The Senators are rolling along an 8-1-2 run while ranking fourth in Corsi For percentage and second in expected goals percentage at five-on-five, while the Canucks check in with a 2-7-3 record and league-worst marks in both underlying metrics during the same stretch. This is a true mismatch, and the Sens are also pushing for a playoff berth.

Stutzle scored in back-to-back games recently without a helper, but he did have two assists last Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers. Tonight, the Sens take on the Vancouver Canucks, and Stutzle already has one helper against them this season. He's notched four helpers since the Olympic break as well. 

Goal prevention has been a problem for Montreal since it came out of the Olympic break, allowing 4.4 per game over a 2-3 SU run. Toronto's net has looked like a coal bin in the same time frame, with 4.57 GPG allowed over seven games, all losses.

Carolina returns home after a medicore 2-2 road trip, but is 23-10 SU in its own building this season. Pittsburgh is treading water with a 4-6 SU record since Feb. 1, and has lost three of the last-four head-to-heads with the Hurricanes.