NHL Picks

The Canucks are done, have just two wins over their last 22 games, and are getting worse down the stretch. The Canes have already been on the West Coast for a game and are adapted to the travel. It's also a big game for Logan Stankoven, who is apparently bringing over 100 people to the game, as he is from Kamloops. The line of Stankoven, Jackson Blake, and Taylor Hall could have a big impact in a game where the Canes can put up five goals. Blake has points in four of his last five and is my favorite of the trio at his current prices to get a point. 

The Hurricanes are second in the league in shots per game (32.1) and pace the NHL in Corsi For percentage at five-on-five, so Carolina is positioned to pepper Lankinen with rubber. Plus, Vancouver has allowed an average of 30.9 shots across its past eight games and just traded away top-four defenseman Tyler Myers on Wednesday.

The top line of Rob Thomas, Brayden Schenn, and Jimmy Snuggerud all correlate on PP1 and are a great target today. The Blues have a lot of trade distractions, but the offense has been better than usual of late, and St. Louis is coming off a big win and just beat Seattle 5-1 three games ago. Getting a top-line PP1 forward for +120 is a great price. This is a great line to stack today!

The Ducks are on their second game of a back-to-back and could be facing backup goalie Ville Husso, who has played just three games over the last two months. He has given up 4+ goals in four of his last five starts and faces Matthew Schaefer, coming off his first-ever three-point game. The future Calder winner has seven goals in his last eight games and is only getting better as the season rolls on. I also have a point stack of Bo Horvat with Mathew Barzal for +105. The Islanders have sneakily scored 13 goals in three games since the restart.

Nylander has cashed the Over in helpers in three of his last six contests, but more importantly, Nylander has 13 assists in only 20 road games. The Leafs are in New Jersey to face the Devils this evening. He also tallied a pair of helpers against New Jersey earlier in the campaign as well. 

Tampa continues to battle for the top seed in the Eastern Conference, and the Lightning boast the second-best mark in both goals per game and goals allowed. Expect them to pull away against a Jets team that hasn't won consecutive games in over a month.