Tuesday NHL Opening Odds
(The Spread) – Several potential playoff teams square off on the frozen pond this Tuesday night, including a matchup in the Western Conference.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made the No. 1-seeded Vancouver Canucks a –125 money favorite over the Phoenix Coyotes at 9:00PM ET. The over/under total for this Western Conference clash opened at 5.5 goals.
The over is 4-0-1 in the last five meetings between the Canucks and Coyotes in Phoenix, while the home team is 5-2 in the last seven meetings between the two teams. According to latest NHL trends, the Canucks are 19-9-2 in their last 30 games with the Coyotes.
Daniel Sedin leads the top-seeded Canucks with 34 goals, while Henrik Sedin has a team-high in assists with 61. Martin Hanzal (16 goals) and Keith Yandle (44 assists), lead the Coyotes.
In the Eastern Conference, the two-seeded Boston Bruins are –105 on the money line against the sixth-seeded Montreal Canadiens (who have opened at –103). The over/under total for this game has opened at 5 goals.
Recent trends state that the home team is 4-1 in the last five meetings between these two teams, while the underdog is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings. The Bruins are 7-20 in the last 27 meetings in Montreal and the Bruins are 1-5 in the last six meetings.
For a complete list of opening odds for Tuesday night’s NHL games, see below.
1 Edmonton Oilers +228 (5.5)
2 Philadelphia Flyers –250 (5.5)
3 Buffalo Sabres +101 (5.5)
4 Pittsburgh Penguins –109 (5.5)
5 Ottawa Senators +228 (5)
6 New Jersey Devils –250 (5)
7 Toronto Maple Leafs –109 (5.5)
8 New York Islanders +101 (5.5)
9 Boston Bruins –105 (5)
10 Montreal Canadiens –103 (5)
11 Chicago Blackhawks –204 (5.5)
12 Florida Panthers +187 (5.5)
13 Colorado Avalanche +165 (5.5)
14 Minnesota Wild –180 (5.5)
15 Vancouver Canucks –125 (5.5)
16 Phoenix Coyotes +115 (5.5)
17 Nashville Predators +166 (5)
18 San Jose Sharks –181 (5)
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