The 2022-23 NHL season has its first puck drop in the United States tonight after the featured season-opening games in Prague, Czech Republic. It's going to be quite the matchup as well. The Rangers are welcoming in the Lightning, making this a rematch of last year's Eastern Conference Finals. It's just one of two games going on, and the only one in the early evening time slot. Therefore, all eyes will be on these teams to see if they will have the strong seasons they are projected to have. Along with this same game parlay, be sure to check out our NHL analysis for the upcoming games.
Rangers ML (-125)
Under 7.5 total goals (-475)
Anytime goalscorer – Nikita Kucherov' (+165)
Parlay odds: +700
Let's take a closer look at each leg of our same game parlay.
New York Rangers ML (-125) over Tampa Bay Lightning
Betting against a team that has won 2 of the last 3 Stanley Cups is never easy, but that actually may play a factor this season. The Lightning have had such deep runs in the postseason for several years now, and it's only logical for that fatigue to catch up to them. Their core of skaters, as great as they are, lack the youth that the Rangers possess. Therefore, it's very plausible that the Lightning don't come out quite as electric as they have in years past.