3 Betting Picks For NHL Wednesday Night

There is a 5.5 goal total set between the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals.
There are +145 odds for the Colorado Avalanche to cover -1.5 goals against the Dallas Stars.
The Edmonton Oilers and LA Kings have a 6-goal total set for Game 2.

LOS ANGELES – There is a three game slate set for Wednesday Night in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and we’re looking at three betting picks for the night on each of their gamelines.

Those three games with odds on legal sports betting sites for the NHL Playoffs on Wednesday Night are the Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals, Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars, and the Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings.

NHL Wednesday Betting Picks

Canadiens/Capitals UNDER 5.5 Goals
Colorado Avalanche -1.5 (+145)
Oilers/Kings OVER 6 Goals

Montreal Canadiens Vs. Washington Capitals

Moneyline: Canadiens (+165) vs. Capitals (-195)
Spread: Capitals -1.5 (+135)
Total: 5.5 Goals

Starting with the first game of the night between the Canadiens and Caps, we’re leaning towards the under in total points between the two. They stayed under in Game 1 of the series which went to overtime and in their last regular season meeting as well.

Looking at each of their last five games going into Game 2, they’ve stayed under this goal total five combined times with the Caps doing so three times and the Canadiens two times.

Dallas Stars Vs. Colorado Avalanche

Moneyline: Stars (+147) vs. Avalanche (-172)
Spread: Avalanche -1.5 (+145)
Total: 6.5 Goals

In the second game of the night between Dallas and Colorado, bettors can feel comfortable enough to take the plus money NHL betting odds for the Avalanche to cover a -1.5-Goal spread. This mainly comes as prior to their miraculous Game 2 win, they’ve been on one of the coldest streaks of their season.

Dallas had lost eight straight games before Game 2 and six of them failing to cover a +1.5-Goal spread. The Avalanche, on the other hand, have seen three of their last four wins come by a -1.5 margin.

Edmonton Oilers Vs. Los Angeles Kings

Moneyline: Oilers (+117) vs. Kings (-138)
Spread: Kings -1.5 (+145)
Total: 6 Goals

After their shootout 6-5 game in the first game of the series, it’s hard not to take the over in Game 2 between the Oilers and Kings. These are two offenses that sit in the top 15 of the NHL this season combining for 6.2 goals per game.

In their recent games, the Kings have seen the over hit in four of their last five games and in each of their last four home games as well. The Oilers have gone over in three of their last six, however, they’ve done their part in scoring with at least four goals scored in four of those games.

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