Thursday’s NHL Odds
(TheSpread) – The NHL has a full schedule of 14 games on Thursday night. Here is a look at the odds and over/under total for each game on the docket.
The featured game on Thursday night has the Pittsburgh Penguins hosting the New York Rangers at 7PM ET (View Matchup). According to oddsmakers, the Penguins have odds of -168 to win while the Rangers have odds of +155 to prevail. The over/under total has been set at 5.5 goals. Pittsburgh is 49-25-6 on the season and 27-10-2 at home while New York is 51-22-7 overall and 24-11-5 on the road. The Rangers are 5 points ahead of the Penguins for the top spot in the Eastern Conference and Atlantic Division. The Penguins have won their last three meetings with New York.
The other featured game on the night has the Detroit Red Wings hosting the New Jersey Devils at 7:30PM ET (View Matchup). According to oddsmakers, the Red Wings are the favorite to win this game with odds of -154, while the Devils have odds of +142 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 5 goals. Detroit is 48-27-5 on the season and 31-6-2 at home while the Devils are 46-28-6 overall and 23-15-2 on the road. The Red Wings have won six of their last seven meetings with the Devils.
For odds and goal totals for each of Thursday’s games, see below.
2012 NHL Odds for Thursday, April 5
3 Tampa Bay Lightning +109 (6)
4 Toronto Maple Leafs -118
1 Winnipeg Jets +110 (5.5)
2 New York Islanders -119
7 Buffalo Sabres +126 (5.5)
8 Philadelphia Flyers -137
11 New York Rangers +155 (5.5)
12 Pittsburgh Penguins -168
5 Florida Panthers +128 (5)
6 Washington Capitals -139
9 Montreal Canadiens +150 (5.5)
10 Carolina Hurricanes -163
15 Boston Bruins N/A
16 Ottawa Senators N/A
13 New Jersey Devils +142 (5)
14 Detroit Red Wings -154
17 Dallas Stars +148 (5)
18 Nashville Predators -161
19 Chicago Blackhawks N/A
20 Minnesota Wild N/A
21 Columbus Blue Jackets +165 (5.5)
22 Colorado Avalanche -180
23 Vancouver Canucks -145 (5)
24 Calgary Flames +134
25 Anaheim Ducks -101 (5.5)
26 Edmonton Oilers -107
27 San Jose Sharks +118 (5)
28 Los Angeles Kings -128
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