I have been providing NHL Betting Notes at Sportsbook Review for a little while, and I like the homework aspect of it to stay on top of each team, but I will be writing more news and features there, so I figured I’d drop betting and fantasy notes here.
There are four games on Monday’s NHL schedule, including a couple of premium matchups involving playoff teams. The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Tampa Bay Lightning in a battle of the second and third place teams in the Atlantic Division then the Calgary Flames take on the Los Angeles Kings in a matchup of the top two teams in the Pacific Division.
Here is a closer look at each of Monday’s NHL matchups.
Monday’s NHL Betting Notes
Boston Bruins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets, 7 p.m. ET
Trends: Bruins 43-20-5 SU, 27-41 ATS, 33-30 O/U | Blue Jackets 32-32-5, 40-29 ATS, 43-21 O/U
Projected Goalies: Linus Ullmark (21-9-2, .910 SV%, 2.65 GAA) vs. Elvis Merzlikins (22-18-5, .894 SV%, 3.27 GAA)
Key injuries: CBJ C Boone Jenner (back), LW Alexandre Texier (finger), D Zach Werenski (upper body).
SVA CF%/xGF% Since All-Star Break: Bruins 56.5%/59.5%; Blue Jackets 46.8%/44.7%
NHL Betting Notes: Blue Jackets have covered the puck line 58% of the time. Blue Jackets are winless in six games but are 6-4-2 in their past dozen home games. Blue Jackets have hit a total of seven goals or more in 11 of their past 16 games. Bruins are 16-3-1 in their past 20 games, including a 5-2 home win vs. Columbus on Saturday and a 5-4 shootout win at Columbus on March 5. Bruins are 36-12-2 as favorites and Blue Jackets are 21-30-5 as underdogs. Bruins LW Taylor Hall has seven points (3 G, 4 A) during a 5-game point streak. Bruins C Charlie Coyle has 12 points (3 G, 9 A) in his past 12 games. Bruins C Erik Haula has 10 points (4 G, 6 A) in his past six games.
Best Bet: Over 6.5 (-103 via BetRivers)
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:30 p.m. ET
Trends: Maple Leafs 44-19-5 SU, 30-38 ATS, 38-27 O/U | Lightning 43-18-7 SU, 31-37 ATS, 34-32 O/U
Projected Goalies: Jack Campbell (25-9-4, .914 SV%, 2.66 GAA) vs. Andrei Vasilevskiy (35-14-4, .919 SV%, 2.37 GAA)
Key injuries: TOR RW Ondrej Kase (concussion), D Jake Muzzin (concussion), RW William Nylander (illness), D Rasmus Sandin (knee); D Ryan McDonagh (upper body).
SVA CF%/xGF% Since All-Star Break: Maple Leafs 55.4%/56.4%; Lightning 50.7%/54.0%
NHL Betting Notes: Maple Leafs are 2-2-1 as underdogs and Lightning are 40-13-5 as favorites. Maple Leafs have won four straight games and have hit a total of seven goals or more in 12 of their past 17 games. Lightning are 4-0-1 in their past five games and have a total of seven goal or more in the past three after nine straight games with a total of five goals or less. Maple Leafs LW Michael Bunting has 18 points (3 G, 15 A) in his past 17 games, recording at least one point in 12 of those games. Maple Leafs D Morgan Rielly has nine points (3 G, 6 A) during a 4-game point streak. Maple Leafs D Timothy Liljegren has nine points (2 G, 7 A) in his past 13 games, recording at least one point in eight of those games.
Best Bet: Over 6.5 (-105 via FanDuel)
Arizona Coyotes vs. St. Louis Blues, 8 p.m. ET
Trends: Coyotes 22-42-5 SU, 35-34 ATS, 31-34 O/U | Blues 38-20-10 SU, 38-30 ATS, 34-30 O/U
Projected Goalies: Ivan Prosvetov (0-1-1, .893 SV%, 3.84 GAA) vs. Ville Husso (19-6-5, .922 SV%, 2.45 GAA)
Key injuries: ARI D Jakob Chychrun (lower body), LW Clayton Keller (leg), LW Lawson Crouse (hand), LW Andrew Ladd (lower body), D J.J. Moser (upper body); STL D Torey Krug (upper body), STL RW Jordan Kyrou (illness), D Scott Perunovich (wrist).
SVA CF%/xGF% Since All-Star Break: Coyotes 41.6%/40.0%; Blues 48.8%/49.9%
NHL Betting Notes: Coyotes have covered the puck line in 10 consecutive games at St. Louis. Blues have covered the puck line 60.3% of the time. Coyotes are 2-6-1 in their past nine games and have hit a total of six goals or less in seven of those nine games. Blues have hit a total of seven goals or more in 10 of their past 12 games. Blues RW David Perron has 25 points (14 G, 11 A) in his past 19 games, recording at least one point in 15 of those games. Blues C Robert Thomas has 15 points (7 G, 8 A) in his past nine games, recording at least one point in seven of those games.
Best Bet: Blues -1.5 (-150 via Caesars)
Calgary Flames vs. Los Angeles Kings, 10:30 p.m. ET
Trends: Flames 40-19-9 SU, 36-32 ATS, 34-29 O/U | Kings 38-23-10 SU, 43-28 ATS, 31-38 O/U
Projected Goalies: Jacob Markstrom (31-14-8, .924 SV%, 2.19 GAA) vs. Jonathan Quick (17-12-9, .909 SV%, 2.66 GAA)
Key injuries: CGY C Calle Jarnkrok (illness), C Sean Monahan (hip), D Oliver Kylington (upper body); LA D Mikey Anderson (upper body), LW Andreas Athanasiou (undisclosed), RW Dustin Brown (upper body), D Drew Doughty (upper body), D Matt Roy (lower body), D Sean Walker (knee).
SVA CF%/xGF% Since All-Star Break: Flames 57.5%/56.3%; Kings 54.6%/52.9%
NHL Betting Notes: Kings have covered the puck line 59.2% of the time and are 4-1-2 in their past seven games. Flames are 0-2-1 in their past three games. Flames D Rasmus Andersson has 11 points (2 G, 9 A) in his past 13 games, recording at least one point in eight of those games. Kings LW Adrian Kempe has eight points (3 G, 5 A) in his past seven games, recording at least one point in five of those games. Kings C Phillip Danault has seven points (4 G, 3 A) in his past nine games, recording at least one point in six of those games.
Best bet: Adrian Kempe Over 0.5 Points (-110 via DraftKings)