Tuesday NHL Opening Odds
(The Spread) – There’s a full schedule of games in the NHL on Tuesday night, highlighted by a great matchup in the Eastern Conference.
The Washington Capitals are currently sitting just one point shy of the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference. The Caps will take on a Montreal Canadiens team that is firmly entrenched in the No. 6 seed, but is trailing only Tampa Bay by five points.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the Habs a –119 money line favorite over the Capitals on Tuesday night. The over/under total is currently sitting at 5 goals.
Latest NHL trends show that the under is 5-0 in the last five meetings between the Habs and Caps, while the road team is 5-2 in the last seven meetings. But while the underdog is also 4-1 in the last five meetings between these two teams, Washington is just 1-4 over that same span.
The game of the night in the Western Conference is arguably the San Jose-Dallas showdown at 8:30PM ET. Oddsmakers have made the Stars –119 money line favorites over the visiting Sharks, while the over/under total is currently 5.5 goals.
Patrick Marleau has a team-high 27 goals for the Sharks, while Joe Thornton leads the team with 40 assists. Brenden Morrow’s 26 goals leads the Stars, while Mike Riberio’s 44 assists is also a team high for Dallas.
Below are all the opening odds for Tuesday night’s NHL action.
NHL Hockey Opening Money Line Odds & Totals
51 Atlanta Thrashers +177 (5)
52 New Jersey Devils –193 (5)
53 Washington Capitals +110 (5)
54 Montreal Canadiens –119 (5)
55 Boston Bruins –135 (5.5)
56 Columbus Blue Jackets +125 (5.5)
57 New York Islanders +158 (5.5)
58 New York Rangers –172 (5.5)
59 Philadelphia Flyers –153 (5.5)
60 Florida Panthers +141 (5.5)
61 Pittsburgh Penguins –126 (5)
62 Ottawa Senators +116 (5)
63 Carolina Hurricanes +144 (5.5)
64 Buffalo Sabres –156 (5.5)
65 Los Angeles Kings +111 (5)
66 Nashville Predators –120 (5)
67 San Jose Sharks +110 (5.5)
68 Dallas Stars –119 (5.5)
69 Phoenix Coyotes +129 (5.5)
70 Calgary Flames –140 (5.5)
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