2012 NHL Opening Odds & Totals for Thursday, January 12

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.

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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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