Thursday’s NHL Odds
(TheSpread) – The NHL has a full schedule of games on Thursday night. Here is a look at the odds for each contest and a closer look at a few featured games.
The marquee game of the night has the St. Louis Blues hosting the Vancouver Canucks at 8PM ET (View Matchup). Oddsmakers see the Blues as a slight favorite with a money line of -116 while the Canucks have odds of +107. The over/under for goals scored has been set at 5. St. Louis is 25-12-0-5 on the year and 17-3-0-2 at home while Vancouver is 27-14-0-3 on the season and 15-9-0-1 on the road. The Blues have won the last two in this series and three of the last four against the Canucks.
Another featured game on Thursday has the New York Rangers hosting the Ottawa Senators at 7PM ET (View Matchup). Oddsmakers see the Rangers as the favorite with a money line of -169 while the Senators have been given odds of +156 in the game. The over/under for goals scored has been set at 5.5. The Rangers are 27-9-1-3 on the year and 13-3-0-2 at home while the Senators are 23-15-4-2 on the season and 9-7-4-1 on the road. The Rangers have won three of the last five in this series, but the Senators have taken two of the last three.
For odds and goal totals for each of Thursday’s games, see below.
2012 NHL Odds for Thursday, January 12
55 Montreal Canadiens +216 (5)
56 Boston Bruins -237
51 Philadelphia Flyers -149 (5.5)
52 New York Islanders +137
53 Ottawa Senators +156 (5.5)
54 New York Rangers -169
57 Carolina Hurricanes +142 (5.5)
58 Tampa Bay Lightning -154
59 Phoenix Coyotes N/A
60 Detroit Red Wings N/A
61 Vancouver Canucks +107 (5)
62 St. Louis Blues -116
63 Columbus Blue Jackets +142 (5)
64 Nashville Predators -154
65 San Jose Sharks -144 (5.5)
66 Winnipeg Jets +133
67 Minnesota Wild +176 (5.5)
68 Chicago Blackhawks -192
69 Anaheim Ducks N/A
70 Calgary Flames N/A
71 Dallas Stars +137 (5)
72 Los Angeles Kings -149
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