Blues and Utah HC Set to Dominate in Thursday Best Bets
Thursday features the biggest slate of NHL action yet this season with nine games on tape. Some of the exciting matchups include thrilling rivalries like the Montreal Canadiens traveling to Beantown to take on the Boston Bruins while the Penguins face off against the Detroit Red Wings in a rematch of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals.
We aim to get the good times rolling as we secured a 2-1 record in our bets last night, bringing our season record so far to 6-1 with also a hit on our Pad Stacking Challenge due to Montreal’s Juraj Slafkovský. We hope to stay hot with our picks heading into the weekend.
All betting lines are from Bet365 and are subject to change. Hockey is a difficult sport to predict so please gamble responsibly.
Bet: Kings Sabres Under 6.5 goals (-120)
It’s difficult to predict whether the Sabres will kick off the season with a 0-3 record. Last year, the Kings outperformed them, finishing just one point shy of 100, while the Sabres secured 84 points, largely thanks to the impressive play of their breakout star in goal, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. The Kings were specialists last season with Under bets as they finished with the third-lowest goals against average (2.56) in the league.
Luukkonen helped the Sabres become a strong defensive team as well as he finished with a 2.30 goals against average and a .918 save percentage over his final 37 appearances.
The 25-year-old Finnish netminder will square off against LA’s newest goalie in Darcy Kuemper, who the Kings traded centre Pierre-Luc Dubois for in the offseason. Kuemper played for Capitals team, that was one of the worst defensive units in the league last season and ballooned his numbers to staggering new heights.
He should have a much better season with the Kings and it starts versus Buffalo on Thursday. This moneyline odds are too close for comfort in this game but with the stronger goalie and added motivation to get their first win, the Sabres should…
