Welcome to VSiN’s NHL Betting Guide for Saturday, January 28th, featuring odds, predictions, and best bets. The guide also includes the latest news, projected starting goaltenders, and important injury updates. Whether you’re a seasoned NHL bettor or learning how to be on hockey, this guide is an essential resource for making informed bets on NHL games.
Today’s NHL Odds
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook
- St. Louis Blues (+190) at Colorado Avalanche (-225)
- Boston Bruins (-165) at Florida Panthers (+140)
- San Jose Sharks (+205) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-245)
- Los Angeles Kings (+185) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-215)
- Philadelphia Flyers (+190) at Winnipeg Jets (-225)
- Montreal Canadiens (+170) at Ottawa Senators (-200)
- Vegas Golden Knights (-105) at New York Islanders (-115)
- Buffalo Sabres (+155) at Minnesota Wild (-180)
- Chicago Blackhawks (+330) at Edmonton Oilers (-410)
- Columbus Blue Jackets (+225) at Seattle Kraken (-265)
- Arizona Coyotes (-110) at Anaheim Ducks (-110)
Today’s NHL Predictions
Home team’s projected win probability. Subject to change based on starting goaltenders and injury news.
- Colorado – 69.1 percent (-224)
- Florida – 37.9 percent (+164)
- Ottawa – 68 percent (-212)
- Tampa Bay – 65.6 percent (-191)
- Winnipeg – 68.5 percent (-218)
- Pittsburgh – 70.6 percent (-240)
- Islanders – 47.2 percent (+112)
- Minnesota – 57.9 percent (-138)
- Edmonton – 80.9 percent (-423)
- Seattle – 74.4 percent (-291)
- Anaheim – 49.5 percent (+102)
Today’s Best NHL Bets
Here are today’s best NHL bets:
Buffalo Sabres (Moneyline) +155
Marc-Andre Fleury is confirmed to start for the Wild, and although the veteran goaltender has been playing good hockey since allowing six goals against the Sabres in Buffalo back on Jan. 7th, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has been just as good, if not better, winning 10 of his last 12 starts for Buffalo. The Sabres have not announced their starting goaltender yet, but there’s not a lot separating these two teams.
Minnesota is better defensively, but not by much, and it’s mostly been driven by the play of goaltender Filip Gustavsson, not Marc-Andre Fleury. Over the last month, Buffalo and Minnesota rank 14th and 15th, respectively, in expected goals percentage. However, the Sabres rank sixth in shot attempt percentage and ninth in goals per 60 minutes, while the Wild rank 20th and 19th in those categories. Buffalo is a value bet at +155 or better.
Update: Unfortunately, it now looks like Dylan Cozens will not be in the Sabres' lineup on Saturday. Cozens ranks fifth on the team in scoring with 43 points in 48 games.
Record: Wins: 56Losses: 64Units Won: -13.57ROI: -10.2 percent
Today’s NHL Schedule
*Indicates that a team is playing the first half of a back-to-back.
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CHI
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EDM
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4/6
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BUF
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MIN
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STL
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COL
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PHI
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WPG
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ARI
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ANA
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LAK
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TBL
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PIT
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FLA
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MTL
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OTT
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VGK
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NYI
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CBJ
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SEA
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Today’s Starting Goaltenders
No goaltenders are confirmed unless otherwise stated. Projections are based on factors like rest, venue, opponent and upcoming games. Projected starters underlined. Follow Andy on Twitter for updates.
- St. Louis – Jordan Binnington is the projected starter for St. Louis.
- Colorado – Alexandar Georgiev should be in the crease on Saturday.
- Boston – The Bruins will take on the Hurricanes in Carolina on Sunday. Jeremy Swayman is projected to start on Saturday.
- Florida – Sergei Bobrovsky is still injured, and Spencer Knight did not dress on Friday. Alex Lyon is projected to start his second game in as many days.
- Montreal – Samuel Montembeault will start for the Habs.
- Ottawa – Anton Forsberg will start his second game in two days.
- Los Angeles – Pheonix Copley started on Friday. Jonathan Quick should start on Saturday.
- Tampa Bay – Andrei Vasilevskiy is the projected starter for the Lightning.
- Philadelphia – Carter Hart is expected to start for the Flyers.
- Winnipeg – Connor Hellebuyck is the Jets’ projected starter.
- San Jose – Kaapo Kahkonen is expected to start.
- Pittsburgh – Casey DeSmith will continue to fill in while Tristan Jarry works his way back from injury.
- Vegas – Logan Thompson is the likely starter.
- Islanders – Semyon Varlamov will likely start in goal. Ilya Sorokin played on Friday.
- Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is the projected starter.
- Minnesota – Marc-Andre Fleury will start for the Wild.
- Chicago – Petr Mrazek is expected to start.
- Edmonton – Jack Campbell is the projected starter.
- Columbus – Joonas Korpisalo was in goal on Friday. Elvis Merzlikins is expected to start on Saturday.
- Seattle – Martin Jones started on Friday, so Philipp Grubauer is expected to start against Columbus.
- Arizona – Karel Vejmelka is the Coyotes’ likely starter.
- Anaheim – John Gibson is projected to start for the Ducks.
NHL Injuries
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- Chicago – Jonathan Toews missed Thursday’s game in Calgary due to illness.
- Colorado – Valeri Nichushkin is listed as day-to-day.
- Columbus – Gustav Nyquist will be out until at least Feb. 10th.
- Florida – Spencer Knight is day-to-day due to some unknown reason.
- Islanders – Noah Dobson will not play.
- Ottawa – Tyler Motte will not play.
- Seattle – Matty Beniers, Jaden Schwartz and Justin Schultz will not play.
- St. Louis – Pavel Buchnevich will not play. Robert Thomas is listed day-to-day.