Who To Bet On For Monday Night’s NHL Doubleheader

• The Hurricanes are -235 favorites at home against the Capitals who they have beaten three times in Carolina.
• The Knights have +115 odds to win at Edmonton, which they have done twice this season

RALEIGH, N.C. – A pair of NHL playoff games take place Monday night as both the Carolina Hurricanes and the Edmonton Oilers look to extend their series leads to 3-1 after stealing home ice advantage on the road.

Capitals vs Hurricanes Game Odds

The Hurricanes won Game 1 on the road against the Washington Capitals 2-1 in overtime to shift home ice advantage in their favor. Legal sports betting sites have them listed as -235 favorites to win tonight and go up three games to one.

The best bet for this game is for the Canes to cover the 1.5-goal puck line at +117 odds. The two teams split their regular season series 2-2, with the home team winning every game.

The Hurricanes have been dominant at home with a 31-9-1 record during the regular season and a +54 point differential, the fourth best in the league.

They scored at least four goals in each of their two regular season matchups at home against Washington and won each game by at least two goals.

In Game 3 at home, Carolina put together a dominant 4-0 victory, handing the Capitals their biggest loss of the postseason. Expect this trend to continue and Carolina to win by at least two goals.

Golden Knights vs Oilers Game Odds

Unlike the Hurricanes, the Oilers won both of the first two games on the road before losing Game 3 at home to the Las Vegas Golden Knights by a score of 4-3. Legal NHL betting sites like the Oilers to take Game 4 at home with -135 odds to win outright.

However, the smart play is to bet on the Knights moneyline at +115 odds.

Vegas has already beat the Oilers on the road twice this season, including a 4-2 victory back in November. They also had the fifth best road record in the NHL this season at 21-13-7.

Even in the two games that they have lost in this series, they were in position to win until the very end. They blew a 2-1 lead by allowing three goals in the third period of Game 1 and lost in overtime by a score of 5-4 in Game 2.

Edmonton’s goalies have been susceptible to high scoring games, allowing more than three goals in six of their first nine playoff games and three of their four home games.

Vegas should be able to learn from their previous mistakes and knot this series up at two games apiece.

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