Welcome to VSiN’s NHL Betting Guide. There are 10 games on today’s NHL schedule. Read on for today’s NHL odds, predictions, best bets and more for Thursday, February 23rd.
Today’s NHL Odds
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- Buffalo Sabres (+195) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-230)
- Los Angeles Kings (+125) at New Jersey Devils (-145)
- Minnesota Wild (-185) at Columbus Blue Jackets (+165)
- Edmonton Oilers (-105) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-115)
- Anaheim Ducks (+220) at Washington Capitals (-250)
- New York Rangers (-155) at Detroit Red Wings (+135)
- Vancouver Canucks (-125) at St. Louis Blues (+105)
- Calgary Flames (-145) at Vegas Golden Knights (+125)
- Boston Bruins (-165) at Seattle Kraken (+145)
- Nashville Predators (-135) at San Jose Sharks (+115)
Today’s Best NHL Bets
Edmonton Oilers (Moneyline) -105
Connor McDavid lost his first six games against the Penguins after coming into the league, but the Oilers have owned this matchup since 2019-20. Edmonton has won five out of their last six against Pittsburgh and they’ve outscored them 16-5 in the last three games. Edmonton’s 3-1-4 record since the All-Star break might be concerning to some, but the Oilers have been dominating play in all situations and an even strength scoring slump isn’t going to deter me from backing them here at -110 or better.
The Penguins have been a bottom-10 team on offense (24th) and defense (25th) for 25-plus games and while the latter will likely improve with Tristan Jarry back between the pipes, goaltending isn’t going to solve the Penguins’ problems overnight. Edmonton ranks among the top-five team in expected goals percentage (59.5 percent) since Feb. 6th and even though their offense has dropped off a bit from where it was last month, but the team has scored four goals or more in 13 of their last 16 games which is bad news for the Penguins’ defense.