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Calgary Flames over Vegas Golden Knights 1^st 60 minutes ONLY: Cal numbers would be much better if not for the weak goaltending of Smith. Rittich who is in goal tonight is quickly taking over as the #1. Subban is expected to start for Veg although even if it is Fluery we get a sizeable adv in net. Veg will play their 4^th game in 6 nights. The usual very tough Edm Cal back to back on the road. Veg is 0-2 on zero days rest so far.

Columbus Blue Jackets over Carolina Hurricanes 1^st 60 Minutes ONLY: Colu will have an adv in net. Colu had the flu bug go through the dressing room and still managed to win games. Those players are expected to come out of the sick bay tonight. Car is a decent team but are constantly being stung by weak goaltending. I have this game at pick-em giving us excellent value.

Toronto Maple Leafs over Los Angeles Kings 1^st 60 minutes ONLY: Lak will go with their 3^rd goaltender now that Quick and Campbell are both out. Tor has the #1 road offense while Lak at home come in 22^nd defensively. Lak biggest issue is offense where they are ranked 30^th at home. We successfully faded Lak Sat vs. Cal sighting their age and lack off speed. Those challenges should be even more pronounced tonight against Tor. I have this game at 1.54 giving us excellent value.

Calgary Flames over Los Angeles Kings 1^st 60 minutes ONLY: Lak are 3-8 in their last 11. Lak are old and slow for today’s NHL. If Cal had any type of consistent goaltending they would be a very dangerous team. Rittich is expected to start in goal and he is an upgrade from Smith. Cal has played the 6^th SOS early on while Lak come in at 24^th. CF on the road for Cal is ranked 5^th. I have this game at 1.20 giving s excellent value.

Calgary Flames over Anaheim Ducks 1^st 60 minutes ONLY: Cal is risky because of Elliot in net. However at this price and situation Cal is the value. Cal is well rested and in good form 4 wins in a row. CF they are 5^th away. Ana still has a number of key injuries if not for goalie Gibson they would be in even worse shape. Ana will play their 3^rd game in 4 night after losing last night in La. It is likely Miler will be in net. Ana is 2-8 in their last 10.

Pittsburgh Penguins over New York Islanders 1^st 60 minutes ONLY: Nyi went into Pitts on Tuesday and beat Pitts 6-3. I always preach you have to go under the hood beyond the box scores to find value. It has nothing to do with results and win loss records. Pitts is by far the much better team. Nyi scored 4 goals on their first 9 shots as Murray had an off night. Pitts dominated that game as I expect they will tonight. Back up goaltender Greiss will go for Nyi. All o the above has this line lower than it should be.

Edmonton Oilers over Minnesota Wild 1^st 60 minutes ONLY: Stalock is expected in net for Minn and that is a downgrade to Dubnyk. Minn will play their 4^th game in 6 nights after losing to Vanc last night. Tough travel and lose 1 hour. After a slow start Edm is in good form and best player in the game Mcdavid is red hot. I have this game at 1.52 giving us excellent value.

Chicago Blackhawks over Saint Louis Blues 1^st 60 minutes ONLY: Chic has beaten Stl twice already granted both times in OT both games were high scoring. Sl the markets are betting Stl given they do not think it could happen a 3^rd time in the month. Crawford is back from concussion and playing really well he did not play in the 2 wins but is a big upgrade from Ward. Secondly Allen is a mess right now coming in with a .876 save %. Chic is ranked 5^th in corsi for on the road while stl is ranked 28^th corsi against at home.

Tampa Bay Lightning over Minnesota Wild 1^st 60 Minutes ONLY: Tb will be the last team to play their first road game. This will be game 1 of a 5 game 8 day road trip. Vasilevskiy will get the start in net. Minn played a tough game last night in Dall. Dubnyk played last night so it is expected Stalock will get the start tonight. We get med adv on offense and in goal giving us the value on the road.

New Jersey Devils over Colorado Avalanche 1^st 60 minutes ONLY: Nj is the very early surprise in the season at 4-0. They started by beating Edm in Sweden. Now at home have reeled off wins over Sj, Wash, and Dall not exactly bottom feeders. Nj is playing excellent defense and goaltender Kinkaid is of to a great start. Col will play game 2 of a 4 game road trip. They have layed 2 OT’s in a row and were badly outplayed in both. Grubauer will get the start in net. I have this game at 1.62 giving us excellent value.