The Vancouver Canucks are in Nashville Monday, looking to get back in the win column after a divisional loss in Colorado
Nashville is the third stop on a five-game road trip for a Canucks team that is 10-7-3 away from home this season
NHL betting in the 2012 playoffs has kept bettors on the edge of their seats with a record breaking number of 1-goal games. The New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings are holding form with a pair of overtime thrillers to open the series and sportsbooks have slashed NHL overtime odds but is it still worth the price?
69-percent of Game 3’s in the NHL playoffs have played “Over” the posted total the past six years
New Jersey went from a Game 7 win at Florida (the frying pan) into a back and forth battle against Philadelphia (the oven) to open their best of seven series. It was the third straight overtime game for Jersey and the team’s goal production has been steady at three goals per game but against the Flyers, that won’t put food on the table for long.
The loss of Kovalchuk and gain of Van Riemsdyk heavily sway the odds for this series towards Philadelphia
NHL betting shops opened the odds for Game 2 of the New Jersey vs. Philadelphia series at Flyers -150 and 5.5 Under (-128). Early indicators show the favorite getting action and the current price is Philly -163. The NHL odds for the total moved to 5.5 Under (-137) on news that Ilya Kovalchuk (lower body) would not dress.