Saturday’s NHL Opening Odds
(The Spread) -There are 10 games on a busy NHL schedule Saturday and it includes Eastern Conference-best Philadelphia on the road to face surging Dallas.
Philadelphia enters play with 94 points in the conference, compiling a record of 43-19-8. The Flyers have a 22-9-4 road record. Dallas is 38-25-8 overall and 20-11-6 on its home ice. The Stars are sixth in the Western Conference. Play begins at 8:00PM EST.
Oddsmakers and online sports book Bodog.com have made the Flyers a -120 favorite, while the over-under is set at -115. According to the latest trends, the Flyers are 4-0 in the last four meetings. The under is 5-1-1 in the last seven meetings in Dallas. The home team is 8-2-6 in the last 16 meetings. Philadelphia is 1-4-2 in the last seven meetings in Dallas.
Dallas is 6-2-2 in its last 10 games and is coming off a 5-0 shutout win Thursday at home over the defending champion Chicago Blackhawks. Philadelphia is 4-4-2 in its last 10 and lost 4-3 in overtime Thursday at Atlanta.
Claude Giroux paces the Flyers with 23 goals and 43 assists. Brad Richards leads the Stars by tallying 25 goals and 42 assists.
Elsewhere in the NHL, Minnesota hosts Columbus at 2:00PM EST. The Wild are -145 favorites with an over-under of 5. The Boston Bruins play at the Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:00PM EST. Boston is a -140 favorite and the over-under is 5.5. Nashville is home to face Detroit at 8:00PM EST. The Red Wings are listed as -115 faves, while the over-under is 5.5.
NHL Hockey Opening Lines & Totals for Saturday, March 19
51 Columbus Blue Jackets +125 (5)
52 Minnesota Wild -145
53 New York Islanders +110 (5.5)
54 Florida Panthers -130
55 Boston Bruins -140 (5.5)
56 Toronto Maple Leafs +120
57 Tampa Bay Lightning -155 (5.5)
58 Ottawa Senators +135
59 Atlanta Thrashers +155 (5.5)
60 Buffalo Sabres -175
61 Detroit Red Wings -115 (5.5)
62 Nashville Predators -105
63 Philadelphia Flyers -120 (5.5)
64 Dallas Stars +100
65 Colorado Avalanche -105 (5.5)
66 Edmonton Oilers -115
67 Anaheim Ducks +155 (5.5)
68 Los Angeles Kings -175
69 St. Louis Blues +175 (5.5)
70 San Jose Sharks -210
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