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Panthers to beat Senators 1.40
The Sens have been on a little bit of a roll lately with four consecutive wins, while the Panthers have lost two straight after their 13-game winning streak. The Cats aren’t going to want to go into the playoffs backsliding, but they also won’t be taking any unnecessary risks in this particular matchup.
Despite the improved play of the Senators that saw them effectively eliminate Vancouver from playoff contention, their other three wins over this streak were against non-playoff teams including the struggling Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils.
As of this point, Florida has too much firepower, even as their season winds down. They’ll want to make sure everyone is going before the playoffs and a game against Ottawa may be just what they need to get on track for what is expected to be a long postseason run.
Additionally, the Presidents Trophy is not yet decided for the NHL’s regular-season champion. Florida is up two points on Colorado and likely need to win each of their last two games to ensure some extra hardware for what has been a historic season.
Flames to beat Wild 2.00
The Flames have won five of their last six games and have looked good doing it, scoring at least four goals in each of those five wins. Their offense is clicking in the kind of way you’d hope as a playoff team would. They’ve been firing on all cylinders during the second half of the season and have already locked down the Pacific Division title.
The Wild, meanwhile are still playing for home ice in the first round of the playoffs. They have two games left and are currently tied with the St. Louis Blues, which will be their first-round opponent. Unfortunately for the Wild, their last two opponents are Calgary and Colorado, the two best teams in the Western Conference, and they just suffered a surprising loss to the Coyotes on Tuesday.
This game means more to the Wild than it does the Flames, but Calgary has shown no signs of letting their foot off the gas with their play in recent weeks. There could be some motivation to rest some top players, but I’m not certain that will be the case. Keep an eye on the lineups as I expect this to be a tight game, but ultimately I’ve got Calgary taking this oen based on their recent play.
Oilers to beat Sharks 1.31
The Oilers will be going for the season series sweep Thursday night after beating the Sharks in three prior meetings. San Jose has struggled down the stretch this season, but picked up three wins in their last five games. Still, it’s hard to see them picking up a win against the Oilers now.
Connor McDavid has a vice grip on the Art Ross Trophy race as the league’s scoring champion. He can add to his total here and leave no doubt, so I’d expect at least a few points from the Edmonton captain in this contest. He has four points through three games against the Sharks this season.
The Oilers don’t have a ton to play for in this game. They already have home ice in the first-round series against the Kings, which is locked in. All they really need to do is finish the season strong and make sure they’re ready for Los Angeles. With this game being on home ice and the Oilers owning the Sharks in this series, this seems like a pretty good moneyline play.
Canucks to beat Kings 1.74
The Kings have won five straight games as their goaltending has been really sharp down the stretch. Los Angeles is locked into the No. 3 seed in the Pacific Division and have a date with the Edmonton Oilers in the first round. There’s nothing they can do in this game to change home ice or anything else.
With their fate determined and this being their last game of the season, it might be easy to take the foot off the gas. They’re also playing on the second half of a back-to-back and while they didn’t have far to go, traveling from Seattle to Vancouver, I don’t think there’s much reason to push it in this game. They’ve dealt with enough injuries, so I could see this as a “load management” game where several regulars sit out. Keep an eye on the lineups though.
The Canucks know that they fell short in their playoff run. They have two games left and this is their last home game of the season. They’ve done well in Vancouver under Bruce Boudreau and they’ll want to give their fans a nice send off. The Canucks are 1-1 against the Kings this season, having won their last home tilt against LA, 4-0.
There’s going to be some added motivation on one side and next to none on the other. I think the schedule works out in Vancouver’s favor to close out their home schedule with a win.