One moneyline pick and an over/under wager make up my NHL best bets for November 6.
The pregame narrative: The Vegas Golden Knights are riding high into their meeting with the Edmonton Oilers and I’m backing them to win. Earlier on, I like the value on the over in the Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals game.
Find my NHL best bets for Nov. 6 below.
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Best Bet: Golden Knights to win in regulation (+187)
Connor McDavid remains sidelined and the Golden Knights are red-hot.
Vegas is 5-1 over its last six games and the offence is clicking. It has a +14 goal differential in that span.
The Golden Knights rank second in goals per game (4.5) and have a tremendous 32.3% powerplay conversion rate which is good enough for third in the NHL.
That could be trouble for the Oilers who own the league’s worst penalty kill (60%).
Stuart Skinner is the confirmed starter for Edmonton and he’s yet to shake off the early-season rust. He’s allowed three or more goals in five of seven starts this season and carries a .881 SV% into this contest.
Key stat: The Oilers are 22-27-10 without McDavid since he was drafted.
Quick pick
Predators/Capitals over 6 goals (-112): The Capitals continue to light up scoreboards in Alexander Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s goal record.
They average the third most goals per game (4.2) all while holding the league’s worst powerplay percentage (10.8%) which is a real testament to how good they’ve been at even strength.
That is great news for the over as Washington has a 4-1-1 record against this line in its past six games.
Part of that is also the defence, as the Caps allow the ninth most goals per game (3.0). Goalie Logan Thompson has a 5-0-0 record this season despite having a below-average 2.97 GAA and .893 SV%.
That again shows how much support the offence has provided.
Nashville has struggled out of the gates to find chemistry and is allowing 3.42 goals per game.
Washington is dealing with an injury to Jakob Chychrun which is a massive loss on the blue line. With that being said, I believe the Predators can also add a few goals to contribute to the total.
NHL picks made at 10:39 a.m. ET 11/06/2024.
Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.