Welcome to VSiN’s NHL Betting Guide. There are plenty of betting opportunities with 11 games on today’s NHL schedule. Read on for today’s odds, predictions, best bets and more for Saturday, February 25th.
Today’s NHL Odds
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- Edmonton Oilers (-245) at Columbus Blue Jackets (+205)
- New York Rangers (-140) at Washington Capitals (+120)
- Pittsburgh Penguins (-155) at St. Louis Blues (+135)
- Boston Bruins (-255) at Vancouver Canucks (+215)
- Anaheim Ducks (+320) at Carolina Hurricanes (-390)
- Philadelphia Flyers (+245) at New Jersey Devils (-290)
- Ottawa Senators (-170) at Montreal Canadiens (+145)
- Tampa Bay Lightning (-150) at Detroit Red Wings (+130)
- Dallas Stars (EVEN) at Vegas Golden Knights (-120)
- Calgary Flames (+115) at Colorado Avalanche (-135)
Today’s Best NHL Bets
Edmonton Oilers (Puck Line) EVEN
This time last month, the Oilers had a six-game win streak snapped by the Blue Jackets in Edmonton. Thankfully, I wasn’t interested in backing the Oilers (-400) back then, but now I’d argue that they’re playing their best hockey of the season and the current odds (-245) are short.
Edmonton’s offense has scored 4.25 goals per 60 minutes since Jan. 1st (the next best team scored 3.8 goals per 60) and only one team has generated more shots on goal per 60 minutes over the last 20 games. Columbus, on the other hand, ranks as the worst offensive team in the league during that stretch (2.17 goals per 60).
The Blue Jackets are 3-3-1 since the All-Star break, but they’ve scored have only scored four goals in five of their last 23 games. They’ve seemed to improve defensively, having allowed three or fewer goals in eight of their last 10 games, but they still rank among the worst teams in the league in terms of the number of shots they give up per game. It’s not sustainable, and the Oilers are likely to bring their numbers back down to earth.
Edmonton ranks as a top-five team in expected goals this season, but only the Hurricanes have been better as of late. The Blue Jackets have virtually no home-ice advantage, and there’s a better than 50 percent chance that Edmonton will win the game by two goals or more.
Record: 61-71, -19.27 units, -13 percent ROI
Today’s NHL Predictions
Home team’s projected win probability. Subject to change based on starting goaltenders and injury news.
- Columbus – 24.7 percent (+290)
- Washington – 41.9 percent (+139)
- Carolina – 80.7 percent (-419)
- Vancouver – 27.6 percent (+262)
- Montreal – 37.4 percent (+168)
- New Jersey – 72.6 percent (-266)
- Detroit – 39.6 percent (+153)
- St. Louis – 40.8 percent (+145)
- Colorado – 54.8 percent (-121)
- Vegas – 49.7 percent (+101)
- San Jose – 61.9 percent (-163)
Today’s NHL Schedule
*Indicates that a team is playing the first half of a back-to-back.
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Rest
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Away
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Home
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Rest
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2
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DAL
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VGK
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1
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2
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CHI
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SJS
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1
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1
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EDM
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CBJ*
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1
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1
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*NYR
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WSH*
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1
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1
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BOS
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VAN
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1
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1
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*TBL
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DET
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1
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1
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*PIT
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STL
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1
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0
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PHI
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NJD
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1
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4/6
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ANA
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CAR
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0
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3/4
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CGY
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COL
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0
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0
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OTT
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MTL
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0
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Today’s Starting Goaltenders
Here are today’s projected starters based on factors like rest, venue, opponent, and upcoming games. Confirmed starters are highlighted in bold.
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Away
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Home
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Jack Campbell
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EDM
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CBJ
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Joonas Korpisalo
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Igor Shesterkin
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NYR
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WSH
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Darcy Kuemper
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Tristan Jarry
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PIT
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STL
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Jordan Binnington
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John Gibson
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ANA
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CAR
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Frederik Andersen
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Samuel Ersson
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PHI
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NJD
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Vitek Vanecek
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Mads Sogaard
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OTT
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MTL
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Samuel Montembeault
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Linus Ullmark
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BOS
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VAN
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Artus Silovs
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Andrei Vasilevskiy
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TBL
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DET
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Ville Husso
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Jake Oettinger
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DAL
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VGK
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Laurent Brossoit
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Jacob Markstrom
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CGY
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COL
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Alexandar Georgiev
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Petr Mrazek
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CHI
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SJS
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James Reimer
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NHL Injuries
Check out the VSiN NHL Injuries for additional information and the latest updates.
- Anaheim – Adam Henrique is out.
- Boston – It’s unclear if newcomers Dmitry Orlov and/or Garnet Hathaway will be in the Bruins’ lineup.
- Chicago – Patrick Kane did not practice with the Blackhawks on Friday and his future with the team is uncertain.
- Colorado – Cale Makar is not expected to play due to a concussion.
- Columbus – Vladislav Gavrikov remains out due to trade related reasons. Cole Sillinger is listed day-to-day due to illness.
- Edmonton – Evander Kane is out with an upper body injury.
- Philadelphia – Travis Konecny did not play on Friday. He is listed as day-to-day.
- San Jose – Timo Meier is out with a lower body injury.
- Washington – Anthony Mantha is expected to be out until March.