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Four years ago, the St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins met in an epic seven game Stanley Cup Final. The Blues prevailed with their first and only Stanley Cup championship. Since then, St. Louis has eroded to the point where they had a trade deadline fire sale. The Blues are already looking ahead to the next NHL Betting campaign. Meanwhile, the Bruins are barreling towards the best record in the NHL and the Presidents’ Trophy. The Blues host the Bruins after the Rangers play at the Capitals on a TNT Sunday doubleheader.
NHL Free Picks – New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Faceoff time at Capital One Arena is at 1 p.m. ET with television coverage on TNT.
The New York Rangers are 44-20-10 straight up and 33-38-3 over/under the total. Also, New York is 3rd in the Metropolitan Division playoff standings. New York is two points behind the New Jersey Devils in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Late on, New York has covered seven out of their last eight games. At the same time, the Rangers have gone over the Betting on the NHL total in three of its previous ten matchups.
New York has NHL rankings of 12th for goals scored and 10th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Rangers have NHL rankings of 4th for goals against and 12th for penalty killing.
First among New York scorers is Mika Zibanejad with 38 goals, 43 assists, 81 points, and a +25. First goaltender Igor Shesterkin has a .914 save percentage and 2.54 goals against average. His record is 34-12-78, with two shutouts.
The Washington Capitals are 34-32-8 straight up and 34-37-3 over/under the total. Also, Washington is 12th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Washington is six points behind the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Late on, Washington has covered three out of their last ten games. While the Caps have gone over the NHL Picks Today
total in eight of its previous nine matchups.
Washington has NHL rankings of 17th for goals scored and 12th for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Caps have NHL rankings of 13th for goals against and 6th for penalty killing.
First among Washington scorers is Alex Ovechkin with 42 goals, 30 assists, 72 points and a -9. First goaltender Darcy Kuemper has a .911 save percentage and 2.76 goals against average. His record is 21-23-5 with five shutouts.
The Rangers are playing their best hockey of the season and will get the road team discount.
BetMaker Best Bet: New York Rangers
NHL Betting Picks – Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues
Faceoff time at Enterprise Center is at 3:30 p.m. ET with television coverage on TNT.
The Boston Bruins are 57-12-5 straight up and 31-37 over/under the total. Also, Boston is 1st in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Carolina is 16 points behind the Bruins in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Late on, Boston has covered seven out of their last eight games. While the Bruins have gone under the total in four of its previous five matchups.
Boston has NHL rankings of 2nd for goals scored and 15th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Bruns have NHL rankings of 1st for goals against and 1st for penalty killing.
First among Boston scorers is David Pastrnak, with 52 goals, 46 assists, 98 points, and a +32. First goaltender Linus Ullmark has a .937 save percentage and 1.90 goals against average. His record is 36-6-1 with two shutouts.
The St. Louis Blues are 34-34-6 straight up and 44-22-8 over/under the total. Also, St. Louis is 11th in the Western Conference playoff standings. St. Louis is 11 points behind the Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference playoff race. Late on, St. Louis has covered three out of their last four games. At the same time, the Blues have gone over the NHL Best Picks total in eight of its previous ten matchups.
St. Louis has NHL rankings of 17th for goals scored and 20th for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Blues have NHL rankings of 27th for goals against and 25th for penalty killing.
First among St. Louis scorers is Jordan Kyrou with 33 goals, 35 assists, 68 points, and a -35. First goaltender Jordan Binnington has a .891 save percentage and 3.41 goals against average. His record is 24-25-5 with two shutouts.
The Bruins will get a much better price as the away team. St. Louis is outclassed in this spot.
BetMaker Best Bet: Boston Bruins
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