Tonight’s NHL schedule is loaded with 12 games and I’m sharing my best bet plus an additional pick on a game total.
The pregame narrative: The Edmonton Oilers are back at full strength but I still can’t get behind them against the streaking Vancouver Canucks. I also like the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings game to go over 6.5 goals.
Find my NHL best bets for Nov. 9 below.
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Best Bet: Canucks moneyline (-104)
Connor McDavid has returned for the Oilers but they’ve been bad with and without their captain this season.
Edmonton has the best player in the world but its West Coast rival has put together one of the better rosters in the NHL.
The Canucks have also been blessed with Kevin Lankinen while Thatcher Demko recovers from injury. The Finnish goalie has a .923 SV% and 2.08 GAA to pair with a 7-0-2 record.
Overall, Vancouver is a great defensive team, allowing the fifth-fewest shots (26.9) and eighth-fewest goals (2.92) per game.
On the other side, the Oilers can’t find the offensive chemistry that carried them to the Stanley Cup Final last season. Edmonton scores the third-fewest goals per game (2.36).
Eventually, the offence will get going and improve on its league-worst 7.1 shooting percentage but I can’t see it turning around on the road against the red-hot Canucks.
Key stat: Vancouver is 7-1-1 in its last nine games.
Quick pick
Rangers/Red Wings over 6.5 goals (-104): New York’s offence has slowed down since starting the season on a tear but this is a great matchup to pot some goals.
The Red Wings allow the third most shots against per game (32.6) and turn to Ville Husso in net tonight which hasn’t gone well.
Husso made one start this season and allowed four goals on 14 shots to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a game that ended 6-3. He’s the third-string goalie but an injury to Alex Lyon has forced Detroit’s hand.
The Rangers turn to Jonathan Quick who’s been great in his transition to a backup goalie. But he’s not as impactful as Igor Shesterkin which gives me confidence the Red Wings can have their own success on offence.
NHL best bets made at 11:19 a.m. ET 11/09/2024.
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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.