NHL Picks – Monday ESPN Doubleheader
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April 7, 2023As the final week of the NHL Betting season commences, the Boston Bruins have already clinched the Presidents’ Trophy and home ice advantage for the 2023 Stanly Cup Playoffs. Boston has not called off the dogs yet and continues to print money. On Sunday night, the Bruins are in Philadelphia to face the struggling Philadelphia Flyers in the first game of a TNT doubleheader. Following the Bruins and Flyers is the TNT nightcap between the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche and the free-falling Anaheim Ducks.
NHL Free Picks – Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers
Faceoff time at Wells Fargo Center at 6 p.m. ET with television coverage on TNT.
The Philadelphia Flyers are 28-35-13 straight up and 37-36-3 over/under the total. Also, Philadelphia is 14th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Philadelphia is 16 points behind the New York Islanders in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Late on, Philadelphia has covered one out of their last five games. In comparison, the Flyers have gone under the Betting on the NHL total in six of its previous eight matchups.
Philadelphia has NHL rankings of 29th for goals scored and 32nd for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Flyers have NHL rankings of 22nd for goals against and 25th for penalty killing.
First among Philadelphia scorers is Travis Konecny with 29 goals, 27 assists, 56 points, and a -14. First goaltender Carter Hart has a .909 save percentage and 2.90 goals against average. His record is 21-21-10, with two shutouts.
The Boston Bruins are 60-11-5 straight up and 33-37-6 over/under the total. Also, Boston is 1st in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Toronto is 23 points behind the Bruins in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Late on, Toronto has covered ten out of their last 11 games. While the Bruins have gone under the NHL Picks Today total in five of its previous eight matchups.
Boston has NHL rankings of 2nd for goals scored and 12th for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Bruins have NHL rankings of 1st for goals against and 1st for penalty killing.
First among Boston scorers is David Pastrnak, with 56 goals, 47 assists, 103 points, and a +32.
First goaltender Linus Ullmark has a .937 save percentage and 1.90 goals against average. His record is 38-6-1 with two shutouts.
Even with the top seed in hand, Boston is not slowing down.
BetMaker Best Bet: Boston Bruins
NHL Betting Picks – Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks
Faceoff time at Honda Center is at 8:30 p.m. ET with television coverage on TNT.
The Colorado Avalanche are 45-23-6 straight up and 38-36 over/under the total. Also, Colorado is 4th in the Western Conference playoff standings. In the Western Conference playoff race, Colorado is six points behind the Vegas Golden Knights. Late on, Colorado has covered 11 out of their last 13 games. In contrast, the Avalanche have gone over the total in five of its previous seven matchups.
Colorado has NHL rankings of 13th for goals scored and 3rd for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Avalanche have NHL rankings of 6th for goals against and 16th for penalty killing.
First among Colorado scorers is Nathan MacKinnon, with 36 goals, 64 assists, 100 points, and a +26. First goaltender Alexander Georgiev has a .918 save percentage and 2.54 goals against average. His record is 36-16-5 with five shutouts.
The Anaheim Ducks are 23-44-10 straight up and 39-35-2 over/under the total. Also, Anaheim is last in the Western Conference playoff standings. Anaheim is 42 points behind the Western Conference playoff race. Late on, Anaheim has covered one out of its last ten games. At the same time, the Ducks have gone under the NHL Best Picks total in six of its previous eight matchups.
Anaheim has NHL rankings of 31st for goals scored and 31st for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Ducks have NHL rankings of 32nd for goals against and 31st for penalty killing.
First among Anaheim scorers is Trevor Zegras, with 22 goals, 38 assists, 60 points, and a -24. First goaltender Joh Gibson has a .899 save percentage and 3.99 goals against average. His record is 14-30-8 with one shutout.
Colorado is on fire. Anaheim has obviously packed it in for the rest of the campaign.
BetMaker Best Bet: Colorado Avalanche
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