The NHL features a great nine-game slate tonight, which even gets started an hour earlier than usual with the Philadelphia Flyers hosting the Vancouver Canucks. It also features a Western Conference Finals rematch between the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights to cap off the night. However, today's NHL parlay picks aren't focused on those two end caps. We've found value elsewhere without ev en needing a team to cover a puck line! So, let's check out experts' favorite plays.
Along with our NHL mega parlay, be sure to check out all of our NHL picks for today's action!
NHL Parlay Picks (10/17)
Minnesota Wild 3-way ML (+110) over Montreal Canadiens
Directly following that opening puck drop in Philly is one up in Montreal, as the Canadiens host the Minnesota Wild. Another way of describing the matchup is one of the Eastern Conference's worst teams the past few seasons hosting one of the top contenders in the Western Conference. When phrased that way, it makes things much clearer as to why the Wild are clear favorites even up in Canada.
They'll be coming over from Toronto where they lost to the Maple Leafs, but they're also a Stanley Cup favorite. We also love what we saw out of the Wild in their season opener, completely shutting out the Florida Panthers, who were in last year's Stanley Cup Final. Minnesota goaltender Filip Gustavsson picked up right where he left off with 41 saves after finishing last year with the second-best save percentage among starting goalies. If we were to recommend any of our three NHL parlay picks to escalate to a puck line, it's this one. The Wild defeated the Canadiens by multiple goals in both meetings last season, and we expect more of the same tonight.