Saturday’s best bets and tips across the NHL include three heavy favourites taking on teams well and truly out of playoff contention.
You can load up on the Panthers and feel pretty good about it, given the rest advantage the defending champs have over Utah.
Florida is playing off a lengthy four-day break, while Utah is on no rest after losing 8-0 to the Lightning last night, away from home.
The current line is only 1.5 goals, so after winning 4-1 in their lone meeting in early January, I’m confident the Panthers win this by plenty.
See above. The same applies here as far as the Canes are concerned.
Carolina is playing off a two-day break, while the Habs are looking to recoup following a disappointing 6-4 loss in Philly last night.
The travel, plus the fact that the Canes are hoping to bounce back from a loss, makes this a rough spot to be a Montreal fan.
I’ll side with another heavy favourite here in the form of Vegas, who arrive off a two-day break of their own before heading to Nashville on Sunday.
The Golden Knights have won seven of their last 10 games in the first half of a back to back, while they also put up seven goals on Chicago last month with Ivan Barbashev and Keegan Kolesar lighting the lamp twice.