Monday NHL Opening Odds
(The Spread) – Only two NHL games are on the schedule Monday as the Pittsburgh Penguins play at the Detroit Red Wings, while the Los Angeles Kings host the Calgary Flames.
Calgary enters play with a 37-27-10 record and is 15-15-6 in road games. The Flames are 10th in the Western Conference with 84 points. Los Angeles is 40-26-6 overall and 20-12-3 at home. The Kings are currently sixth in the conference with 86 points..
Oddsmakers and online sports book Sportsbook.com have made the Kings -170 moneyline favorites, while the Flames are +150 underdogs. The over-under is set at 5. Play is slated to begin at 10:30PM EST.
According to the latest trends, the favorite is 4-0 in the last four meetings. The under is 5-1 in the last six meetings, while the home team is 5-1 in the last six meetings. The under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Los Angeles. Calgary is 24-9-2 in the last 35 meetings.
Calgary is 5-4-1 in its last 10 games and is coming off a 5-4 overtime loss Sunday at Anaheim. Los Angeles has gone 5-3-2 in its last 10 games, but has lost two home games in a row to St. Louis and Anaheim.
Jarome Iginla leads the Flames with 32 goals and 38 assists, while Los Angeles’ Anze Kopitar is responsible for 25 goals and 47 assists.
The only other NHL game, Pittsburgh and Detroit, starts at 7:30PM EST. A line was not released overnight.
NHL Hockey Opening Lines & Totals for Monday, March 21
53 Calgary Flames +150 (5)
54 Los Angeles Kings -170
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