The Buffalo Sabres have beat the Detroit Red Wings in six of their last nine matchups
Saturday offers plenty of opportunities for us to win big with a loaded 11-game slate of NHL action.
Auston Matthews and the Maple Leafs look to win their third straight when traveling to St. Louis to take on the Blues while the Predators and Avalanche look to avoid a third straight loss when facing off in the Music City and the Golden Knights cap off the night with a Sin City Showdown versus the Utah Hockey Club.
Our picks have been red hot lately with a 8-2 record over our last ten picks and a 23-12 record over our last 35. We look to stay hot with the expanded Saturday slate and capitalize for a big payday.
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Bet: Canadiens Penguins Under 6.5 goals (+105), Erik Karlsson Over 0.5 points (-135)
The Penguins finally snapped their lengthy six-game losing streak when they edged out the Ducks for a 2-1 overtime win Thursday. The important victory was lead by captain Sidney Crosby, who scored a pair of goals.
They will get a chance to add another win Saturday when taking on the Montreal Canadiens. Their last meeting two weeks ago ended with a 6-3 win for the Penguins after getting five goals past Habs netminder Sam Montembeault.
The 28-year-old Quebec native is expected to start against the Penguins for the second time and has the over appearing to be the best play. This seems to be the public perception as 84 per cent of the bets on the goal total for this game being on the over.
Pittsburgh will look to start Alex Nedeljkovic after his 22-save performance in their win over Anaheim. It was his best start of the season by far as he's allowed 12 goals in his prior three starts this season.
My feeling is that he manages to play another solid game as his history versus Montreal is stellar with goals against average of 1.91 and a save percentage of .944 in five career starts versus the Habs.
He should help carry the Penguins to win with some help from defenceman Erik Karlsson, who has five assists over his last four games versus Montreal since joining the Penguins.
Bet: Sabres ML (-105)
The Sabres are on the road in the Motor City Saturday when they take on the Red Wings in their second leg of a back-to-back. They lost their first game Friday night as they were narrowly edged out by the Islanders for 4-3 loss.
They still covered the puck line but find themselves in a tight matchup versus Detroit where the only playable action is on the moneyline. This is surprisingly a good matchup for Buffalo as they've won six of their last nine matchups versus Detroit.
They also get a sizeable advantage with the matchup in net with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen being available. The 25-year-old breakout star from last season has struggled to start the season with a 3.31 goals against average but has still managed to make saves when it counts as he's won three of his last four starts.
The Red Wings have confirmed that 37-year-old Cam Talbot with get the crease Saturday after allowing three or more goals in three straight starts.
Bet: Kraken Senators Over 6.5 goals (+105)
The Kraken are coming off a bad 4-1 loss versus the Maple Leafs Thursday and will look to bounce back against a Senators team playing their second leg of a back-to-back after 2-1 to the Rangers on Friday. Both teams will certainly be motivated to earn a clutch win Saturday but only one will come out on top.
Ottawa has played eventful games at home as of late with seven or more goals in six of their last ten home games. Since the start of the 2022-23 season, the Senators have scored the fifth-most goals at home with an average of 3.55 per game while also allowing an average of 3.26 against. Both teams will be motivated in a big way to respond from losses and should push this game to the over.