02/18/2021 Thur-Sun NHL Betting Odds, Picks Preview

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February 18, 2021 | The Hockey Betting Podcast

EPISODE RECAP: Another week ended with most of the guys’ predictions holding true on this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast. Cam was correct to fade the Nashville Predators on Thursday as a fired-up Columbus club romped 3-0 at home. Brian clipped Cam on a Sabres-Caps forecast when Washington prevailed 3-1, but Cam also called Minnesota's triumph on Thursday and Carolina's 2-goal win on Friday. Florida's series-opening puck line vs Detroit was a Blessing as promised on the show, thanks to Aleksander Barkov and the 'Cats chasing Red Wing goalie Thomas Greiss with four goals in the first 15:15. Ottawa was "barking" all night Saturday to help Brian win a sweet underdog pick in OT. The podcast duo's main frustration of the weekend was common to NHL fans. Lake Tahoe's ample sunshine did a lot more than drive-up the goal total. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Is this the February 18, 2021 episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast with Brian Blessing and Cam Stewart? BEEP BEEP BEEP “. . . then put your little hand in mine, there ain’t no hill or mountain we can’t climb. . . babe.” Rise and shine! It's time for another “NHL Groundhog Day" episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast. In this episode, Cam gives Brian a career push to become an NHL agent for Arizona Coyote Conor Garland, and the guys ponder whether COVID revenge angles are a thing. Should you consider how much sunshine there will be in Lake Tahoe before betting this weekend, and does Cam have enough problems in his life without the Buffalo Sabres? Find the answers to life’s pressing questions along with Brian and Cam’s free NHL picks, betting insights and hockey high-jinx when you listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast.

Thursday, February 18, 2021 NHL Betting Lines, Analysis, Picks

New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins

Boston leads the East and is a (-235) moneyline favorite. Cam and Brian have a sharp angle on the total (5.5), and parlay advice. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast for the details.

New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers

Philly opens at (-115) odds to win. Cam thinks the moneyline is mis-priced. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast to hear Cam’s take on the match-up.

New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pens are (-120) favorites to begin a three-game series. Brian thinks Pittsburgh could break the "Jacques Lemaire" neutral-zone blanket of the Isles. Cam leans in a different direction. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast to hear Brian and Cam’s analysis and picks.

Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets

Rinne vs Elvis is the Finnish vs Latvian net-minding match-up. With a head coach lighting-up Columbus after an embarrassing loss, Cam fades the Preds, and the guys serve-up a goal-total pick. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast to hear their take on the game.

Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs

How does Brian apply his totals-system to third games? Find out on this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast.

Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

The cellar-dwelling Sabres are only a (+150) dog. Cam looks at the series history and makes a pick, but Brian refuses to bet based on juice alone despite sweet-talk from Cam. Feel the odds, Brian. Be the odds. You're not being the odds, Brian. Who will be right in this one?

San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues

Ryan O' Reilly and the "angry" Blues begin a new series as a (+120) puck line bet. Brian thinks the fresh match-up could have a dramatic effect on the total. Cam thinks San Jose's defense is softer than Arizona's and makes a confident pick. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast for the details.

Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes

The Coyotes are a (-160) favorite despite a two-game win streak by the Los Angeles Kings. Cam thinks the O/U line is inaccurate. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast to hear the guys betting tips and free NHL picks.

Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks

Cam makes a "Wild" forecast against his own gut feelings. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast and hear how Cam negotiates his feelings on this match-up.

Friday, February 19, 2021 NHL Betting Lines, Analysis, Picks

Chicago Blackhawks at Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina is the (-195) favorite to slow Chicago's roll. Cam takes a moneyline pick "to the bank." Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast for Brian and Cam’s analysis on the game.

Florida Panther at Detroit Red Wings

The Central Division leaders are a (-170) pick vs woeful Detroit. Brian thinks Florida's puck line is the play. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast for details.

Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames

The Battle of Alberta returns, and the guys forecast mayhem on northern ice…and a few betting outcomes. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast to hear all of Brian and Cam’s commentary, betting tips and free NHL picks on this match-up.

Winnipeg Jets at Vancouver Cancucks

The "fresh series" angle inspires another of Brian's picks. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast and hear Cam and Brian discuss their analysis, betting tips and free NHL picks.

Saturday, February 20, 2021 NHL Betting Lines, Analysis, Picks

Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils

Brian thinks Buffalo has a bone to pick with New Jersey, but Cam has different feelings about the Sabres. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast for all of Brian and Cam’s NHL insights, betting analysis and free hockey picks.

New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast for the guys’ take on this match-up.

Las Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche

Weather has produced easy O/U picks on outdoor games, but that could begin to change. Brian has another prop pick, and Cam agrees, calling Vegas and Colorado two of the best teams in the NHL. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast for details on Brian and Cam’s picks for this game.

Florida Panthers at Detroit Red Wings

Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast for Brian and Cam’s take on this game.

Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes

Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast for details on this match-up.

San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues

Brian and Cam make a provisional O/U pick on the Blues and Sharks. Catch the pair's betting tips on finding a "Game 2" gambling angle. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast for Brian and Cam’s free NHL picks.

Chicago Blackhawks at Carolina Hurricanes

Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast for details on this match-up.

New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins

Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast for details on this match-up.

Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets

Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast for details on this match-up.

Toronto Maple Leafs at Montréal Canadiens

Cam shoots on Toronto's mental game and has a moneyline pick on a likely dog. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast for complete details plus Cam’s free NHL pick on this match-up.

Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars

The podcast finds an angle as usual, but considering the disaster in Texas this week, Mother Nature will determine if Saturday's faceoff in the Big D happens at all. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast to hear Brian and Cam’s hockey predictions and NHL free picks.

Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers

Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast for details on this match-up.

Sunday, February 21 2021 NHL Betting Lines, Analysis, Picks

Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins

The guys roll out some praise for each team's goaltending, and some reasons why speculators would be wise to look to the heavens (above Saturday's outdoor game) before making a bet on the NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe match-ups this weekend. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast for Brian’s weather report and Cam’s free NHL betting picks.

Montréal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators

Ottawa is a barking dog with Brian's blessing. If you don't know what that means, you should be listening to more of The Hockey Betting Podcast every Monday and Thursday. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast to hear Brian and Cam’s betting tips for this NHL tilt.

New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals

How do the Capitals get up for the game? Cam has an angle on the total. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast and hear Brian and Cam’s betting angles, NHL predictions and free NHL picks.

Winnipeg Jets at Vancouver Canucks

Does a weekend loss predict a Sunday night win? Maybe in 2021. Listen to this episode of The Hockey Betting Podcast to catch all of Brian and Cam’s NHL betting strategies, laughs and free picks.

Episode Transcipts

hey folks this is Brian Blessing hope you're enjoying the hockey betting podcast we have a couple chuckles trying to get you a lot of winners check out The Hockey Betting Podcast dot ca we got a number of books that have joined up with us and have incredible sign up offers for you to play hockey with that first deposit get on board go to The Hockey Betting Podcast dot ca click the link sign up and have some fun with us you're listening to the hockey betting podcast with your hosts Brian Blessing in las vegas and Cam Stewart in Toronto this is the hockey betting preview for thursday February 18 2021 and now live from las vegas your host of The Hockey Betting Podcast Brian Blessing the alarm clock hey everybody tweets properly oh my god i'm going crazy all right we can do the podcast let's see tonight Ottawa Toronto you already saw for two weeks uh Islanders Pittsburgh uh you already saw it Boston yeah don't worry you'll be seeing it hey look the Flyers are back okay we can talk about that one [Laughter] oh good god Arizona and st louis for the eighth time but uh Arizona's playing good some good hockey but anyway Brian uh where where do we start with the Leafs and senators uh part three part 11. lisa three bucks again otto Ottawa beat him took him to the mat yep he hadn't had a 10 bill chance to tie the game what is this all right so it is it's the third one otto was playing hard they are i mean what do you do you know what it was honestly here's all the clowning aside though you know a new series first game high second game low now we get to the third game now that's our we get we got to extend our what do we do with the third game i guess you just go with a better team i guess i guess i don't know we can like there's really no like i got to create a database or something for these type of things i don't know even know what you call it but i gotta believe Ottawa falling short and playing so well this could be the game Brian where you know what i mean like they're almost out of gas and the Leafs like pump them like a six to three type of game like that's the vibe i'm getting from it we've Ottawa has been a great live bet we talked about it like some of the books you know you're getting plus two plus two and a half when they're down a goal and they're hanging in every game like let's call it for what it is the least shouldn't be a minus 310 but you got to believe though uh Brian they you know the Ottawa is getting some good goaltending too they got great student you talked about him batherson they got some good young players on that team but i gotta believe oh here we go like they might be out of gas here's our angle i guess third game if it was going to happen it's going to happen matt murray versus hutch oh a touch oh boy will the Leafs play for hutch question even if they do help they probably you know otto was still going to like the land but if they don't it's a track meet yeah i like the over i agree i don't think he could touch Toronto if hutch like vomits all over himself as you like to say Brian it might be like 5-4 Ottawa or the Leafs can play for this guy in Ottawa still going to get a couple yeah six and a half yes over tough card though yeah no i know like it's all kind of bleeding into each other you know what's funny buddy i mean you're saying that but it's like you're right it's like it is no normally right say this is a year ago when you know life is normal and you know we're not wearing masks and you're not dropping car keys in the snow and all that kind of thing and you look at the the nhl card you go oh yeah i like that i like that that one i like that now you're sitting there going it's a rubik's cube like well how many times have they played each other it's it's weird it is it is weird but yeah i think Ottawa Toronto over the way to attack it guys if you're listening to the program like Brian i like we've been we've been pretty solid but in dead yeah no in all seriousness it's a hard card like Ottawa's played these guys tough you get a backup goalie i think the leaf should win the game and the game goes over but at 310 if you like the Toronto side Brian it's either parlay material with uh somebody else or you know what i mean the over i think is a good way to go about it all right got one for you here the Islanders are at pitch oh i'm listening and i'm listening all right the pens are a dollar twenty so be it plain better uh but here's the deal they've only played once this year was a 4-3 game and the Islanders we we said it's how hard is it would it be to bet Pittsburgh under you know so it's casey the smith you know var lamov is really good he's seven two and two his goals against is one eight nine but you had the Islanders who just played the Sabres twice and they got the lead in both games Cam and literally it was like python time if you're wearing green and red you know it looked like jacques lemaire's left wing lock devils and the Sabres couldn't do anything about it you know it's the first game of a new set here i think i'd kind of go with the over five and a half i mean you're not going to get many Pittsburgh games that are five and a half and and for llama was really good but crosby malkin blah blah blah i mean i think Pittsburgh you know certainly can pot a couple here where the Sabres couldn't i think i'd i'd fire back with the over here first game of a new set between these two i don't have a problem with that and yeah the Islanders you know they can kind of dictate styles sometimes and you said it like the sabre's not even getting a shot in the third period of game that's insane it looks like they're getting back to their old islander ways under barry trots and they weren't playing well before i got to be honest with you too Brian you look at that price you know you're going to give me the Islanders they're a hot team like they swept Buffalo it's like are they just going to like take the night off they don't seem like that team they're very streaky but this streak could go on for a while they're actually understanding hey we're a good team you know we've always been playing this way the last couple years they've been great to us as dogs and i don't really feel comfortable laying 20 25 cents with Pittsburgh i lean to the Islanders in this spot jersey in Boston Boston is a big favorite you know about 230 yeah totals five and a half listen the devil's lindy rough whatever he's doing you know i mean he's making great job so they come off the long ridiculous layoff and they beat the rangers 5-2 well okay you're jumping into the deep end of the pool with who you're shooting at tonight i i think i think you come back if jersey's playing good and hard and they're in this game with Boston it's it's a low scoring game it's a 2-1 kind of game the way jersey's playing give them credit they're playing good i'd kind of go i'd go under the total here i agree with you i think uh Boston wins this game three to one maybe you know four to one tops we get the five and a half that hook is really important i also think Boston's parlay material the devils were playing the rangers it was 2-2 they exploded in the third period to win that game Brian i got to give them full marks you said lindy ruff's done a great job but uh Boston is a different animal uh like they're at home they're just one of these teams even if they're down you still think they can come back uh i see a low scoring game as to Boston and parlays maybe even on the puck line but you said it could be a two to one three to one type of game but i agree with you under five and a half all right then we get in it's a hard team to trust but let's just go with our theory nashville's at columbus columbus is minus a quarter the total is five and a half bottom line is here you know this nashville thing is a dog's breakfast i it's the first game of a new set it's rinnie versus mers leakings and i would lean over but i also would say i'd go columbus's way i mean nashville's desperate but it looks it looks pitiful but uh what do you call it our boys here columbus just got embarrassed 7-3 and it's one thing when a team gets embarrassed to bounce back it's another thing for a team to get embarrassed with tortorella as the head coach i couldn't agree more nashville to me is fade material is actually going to load up on the dallas game before the power outages Brian and yeah not just colder we got deal with storms in in dallas just a crazy year altogether but columbus is only 25 cents i like the over i think they can get there themselves i don't trust the nashville predators in any type of situation if they beat us so be it but i like columbus in this spot and i like the over i think columbus will win this game like five to five to two all right last game for the Flyers they beat the cab 7-4 that was February 7th so here's another one of these teams coming off the shelf and it started out Cam okay this is unbelievable these teams coming off the shelf for winning well the devils pulled it off the Sabres in minnesota didn't they not though it was one and two yeah and they're they're playing the they're playing the rangers here but the one thing is hart's a different goalie home in a way i you know rangers coming off of laws i probably lean philadelphia's way but you know what too many unknowns it's a coin flip because of them coming off the shelf i like the under i think at five and a half um not my favorite game on the board but the rangers play those low scoring games and the devil's kind of exploded on them i don't know what uh the loss of uh trouba on the defense four to six weeks he's out for they were already a little bit thin when d'angelo left the team but they were playing better so i i got to tell you Brian with with the rangers there i kind of like them as a sneaky like small little dog tonight i think the line tells you that the books are afraid like they should have made philadelphia like a buck 25 a buck 30. we're opening up at a buck 15 that tells me something it's not our first rodeo i think the rangers might be live i see like a a two to two very tight game maybe the rangers steal one in overtime or shoot out i like i like them as a small dog in this uh spot maybe the under but i like uh yeah i think that's the way i'm gonna go with this game i think i'm gonna take a shot with the rangers and the under i and when i talk about this kami i may make this sound like and i may tug myself into this being maybe one of the better plays on the night for a myriad of weird reasons st louis puckline san jose at st louis and saint louis dollar 86 but the total is sitting at six well it's five and a half over a quarter or six under a quarter i think this is one of those breath of fresh air games i think there are goals galore in this game you had st louis play Arizona seven games in a row yep okay san jose had been scoring goals then they played vegas and they played anaheim who can't shoot it in the ocean two low scoring games i think these two teams specifically st louis is going to be thrilled to see anybody else they don't know each other hate each other yet first game of a new set i i think this is goals i think this is an over game i i think it's i think it's my best bet on the card tonight is san jose st louis over i like saint louis and i like the over is what we talk about if you get the five and a half i wouldn't be shocked if st louis put put up a five spot this is a team that's coming off a loss to Arizona they're gonna be angry they didn't bury their chances san jose they're not the defensive monster that Arizona has we got to give Arizona credit like you know what i mean they're getting great goaltending and they're playing a great defensive system they got good young players back then san jose they got guys like me and you out there Brian they're all they're older veterans and i got to be honest with you in my opinion i think the whole san jose team should be for sale and try to rebuild because you're going nowhere with this club st louis is going to be absolutely pissed the way they played against Arizona some of those games in the series they look bad i think st louis yeah they can hit the total themselves i think they blow these guys out of the water six to three type of game give me the blues to just go back to the theory that we've been talking about that seven game set all right with Arizona game one i gotta let me go back here so long ago all right game one four three over we had the app over yep all right game two actually Came back and was four three it was over two then but they split okay so different team won then you went under over under over under yep every other game is different in terms of adjustments that are being made and that's what i'm saying you're seeing a fresh face there's no adjustments go out and play hockey and you know santa's san jose got more than enough guys can put the puck in the net and with perron and o'reilly and those guys are going to be pissed they're like they're i expect points from o'reilly perron and the rest of these guys tonight even their defenseman you know tory kruger i think could have a big night i i just love the blue the blues are professional organization the way they played against Arizona you could tell berube like he's gonna light a fire under these guys and san jose could be in big trouble i'm with you buddy we'll see how this first game goes over i'm taking i'm taking the home team too it will be parlayed with some other dance partners but uh i couldn't agree more at the total of five if you the six i'm not worried about they they post a six to scare you we're we're going to go for it we're not scared over how about la and anaheim and i would just i will what's going on now no no no here's i mean you you gotta it's honestly god bless you you just sit back relax and you know drink your eureka live and whatever free golovk yep but when i do this it's like okay here's the game then i got like five browsers here's where they oh i know you do that's why you're the host of the show right no no but no so so i'm like okay so i get the starting point now i'm off to the third browser then i'm like well wait a minute what was the damn game yeah exactly but it's la elena Arizona but does Arizona land a dollar sixty wait no thanks i know what i like well the kings have won two in a row i know and they're playing better hockey but they still don't score Arizona likes to play a slow game i see what do you see a two to one game here i don't see six goals in this game maybe it's a sneaky over but well i just i know i know this and i kind of like Arizona they're fun to watch a little bit they are but uh they're not a dollar sixty favorite in this game that's oh it's it's high and i won't be betting Arizona this is a game that could trip people up the old add the parlay game because i think people just put in Arizona or uh you know just try to get get that thing boosted but hey let's give Arizona full marks they played well in those games against st louis they've really tightened up defensively their goaltending's been fantastic uh but i'm not laying 60 cents so for me it's the under and i'm going to pass on the side in this game lean to Arizona but i don't want to take it you know we are absolutely pally doing the we're doing the wrong thing after all these years be tough to start over but we should be a hockey agent i mean i mean this this kid zach white cloud with vegas is making 70s in the offseasons his first full year he was like phenomenal in the bubble and the kid signs a two-year deal for 725 000 a year i'm like who the hell is this guy's age and he's playing better than petrangelo right now i know the guy's good okay okay so there's that one but the other one is here i'll give you Arizona i'll say i will say you'll get it in you'll get it now get who the name the top three guys for Arizona that right now i'd say clayton keller uh who else is on that team's on fire right now uh yeah you're right oh god that's all right i'm sorry it's early no this connor garland guy harland garland garland connor garland you're right garland he is on fire he's awesome this guy's making seven hundred thousand dollars a year that's stupid that's uh i gotta be honest with you let's get Arizona because talking those guys they're not playing with a full deck either like they have to deal with people not wanting to go there the hockey market's not as big as some other ones you know i know i complained before this this and that about the game against the blues but you know when you watch Arizona night after night like you get a respect for that team like Brian you said it that's an absolute steal this guy's one of the best young players in the league he's great for under a million yeah no that's the thing see we wouldn't i don't know how i have no qualifications to be an agent what do i do just sit back there and get hey my clients he's pretty good you know well you can't be any worse than white cloud and garland's agent is my point yeah yeah i know they could have picked us yeah yeah that's the thing we've just been down for beers with them and said hey we'll represent you hey don't you think this guy should get like 2.5 a year oh yeah yeah okay okay how hard is it no Arizona yeah you know you got me thinking Arizona it might be the play there i just don't like the juice what are we going to do with uh no errors you said it karner garland underrated and they got a lot of good young players in that team they're even they're like chitran on defense and these other guys like they're they're know what they are they're guys you don't know about if you don't watch every night but they're all like young and above average that's the thing they got a nice little base there uh minnesota anaheim Brian that's the last game on the docket do we come back to minnesota they really let me down well they got their legs under them you give them a pass for the first game i'll give them ass but they better take care of business tonight because i think i'm going to bet them yeah no i know i mean oh by the way i'm scared anaheim if you're into numbers if you're into such things betting yeah which uh anaheim's got the lowest goals a game one point nine four a game it's hideous what do you think about the total you know everyone's going to smash the under this maybe minnesota figures it out tonight they were horrible against l.a well if you know they get their legs and it's the first of a two-game set just blindly going on the theory over first game under second i you know i guess but there's other other options by the way it's not the last game on the card there's a write-in game because yeah even though i'm looking at the time why is it why is it at the bottom capitals because my friend the sabers you know what Brian i'm gonna do something stupid Buffalo lost two games to the uh Islanders this is a Cam Stewart special season's over i didn't give up on vancouver remember a lot buddy when we were doing our podcast hit edmonton and coover last night people were calling me like insane for taking vancouver they murdered calgary that night they can fight back Buffalo this is it this is your stanley cup this is everything you historically play washington tough i'm going to take a shot with the Sabres as my ugly dog with rabies of the night who really needs help and if this dog doesn't win unfortunately i can't take care of him anymore like sorry old yeller he gone i'm not i would never build a dog but i gotta get away you know what i mean like my friend aren't you a little surprised honestly that when you you see some of these outlandish numbers in who the favorites are there's just so much talent on that team that they're right now they're the numbers telling you Buffalo they're playing you know like here would you have made washington after losing two games to uh buck 80. yeah but yeah yeah but here's Buffalo coming back off the shelf two games where they they barely showed up against the Islanders and you know they lost three one and three nothing you know and it's only a dollar it's only a dollar seventy it is almost like they're trying to tell you something it's a trap i'm i'm on Buffalo and uh let me come in regulation or plus one and a half just for safety but i'm on Buffalo this breaks my heart it breaks my heart because you're gonna bet on washington no no no i it breaks my heart because i love the guy but i'm telling you i'm watching michael and body language is not good it's not it's not good and you know by the way a with the crew that they've had they're in there defensively you got to find out because it's a big difference and especially if he if he does come back tonight and i i can't find it he has an in-game war every game and it's pretty impressive is risto linen and ovechkin literally can't stand each other i mean they throw three or four checks where they're trying to murder each other every game but ristolina was not playing in those first two games his absence i mean they made those guys made ristolina look like a norris candidate yeah him not being in the lineup in their own end colin miller is brutal i mean he could get him like watching the sabers like i don't know Brian we have enough problems in our life that's just one that we don't need but i'm thinking about what i do you know i could see the text me texting you can you Brian i can you believe i brought the saber slam exclamation mark i am a complete stooge but i'm doing it i'm doing it you didn't hear it from me all me you guys can all the complaints about the hockey podcast if to say i'm just saying the sabers could be live i don't know well you know why if they win this game i'll tell you this if they win this game and he's capable of it they are capable no it was all mark and then it was omar is way better than hud i agree with that all right so they get all marks getting the start tonight you know what here's the thing about washington you're coming out that big win a bit against Pittsburgh Buffalo comes to town a team that she's like Buffalo i just see washington coming out cold i'd actually take know what a good bet might be Buffalo first period if they come out if they show any type of pride they come out and get a lead in this game we got to move on from this but then actually we do holy cheese yeah no no but the real quick the one thing washington coming out of the gate you had samsonov and the vinichek kid and the vinichik kid stood on his head and carried them through you know a time when all those guys were out there when that kids hit a wall yeah you know what is it going to be uh samson off luggage tonight i even like Buffalo more than i don't care who's in that no it's energy it's omar convinced this kid into the ground Buffalo i know i'm taking a shot with Buffalo Buffalo if you're listening this podcast i know you're not but anybody your boy krueger your my son says your company stinks yeah it stinks and i'll say this Buffalo show up tonight and get it done this is a spot you said it Brian like if these guys lose this game i don't know where they go for they're honestly i mean i'm you know i'm a big stick they're losing their fan base they are because people are up in arms what do they do for their fan base nothing hey listen skinner's making nine million and then you know what and they're they threw him up with michael nothing he's playing hard but he's he cannot score and you know who's costing himself a a brinks truck every night out there taylor hall yeah looks like junk right now he signed a one-year eight million dollar deal i mean it's to the point where the sabers don't want him that's a horrible deal like you know think about all the young players you talked about Arizona and then we look at taylor hall former coyote making eight million dollars and playing like that sorry that's you know what Brian you should be hired by the Sabres sabers if you're listening Brian Blessing i guarantee can do a better job than some of the guys you have uh in that organization it's disgusting but you know what i'm gonna give him one more shot Brian if they lose you'll get a text from me saying uh yeah you should have told me so but i i gotta have faith in this uh streak ending let's rock on uh let's do it let's let's get the next here it's The Hockey Betting Podcast uh we want you to check out the website okay and we've got the banners there and there's incredible sign up offers uh get in there play along with us go to the website uh and listen the hockeybaitingpodcast.ca get in there and have at it yes yes and i will have at it Brian i will thursday i'm gonna tell you man i'm right like i'm ready to go what are we on here friday no no no yeah yeah yeah great we did a show last night yeah how delirious you are we're doing a show on wednesday night you said thursday like three times i'm like kiddo i know i did kiddo uh i don't know you know i don't know where the atomic clock stops in canada but you're it's going really fast you're a day ahead no you're right Brian i just said i'm like it was like the third time every time you said it i said yeah i don't even know and then i see and then the first thing i see is tweet sent out tweets out you guys ready yeah we're ready down boy what do we do caroline caroline yeah i almost fell off my recliner which is hard to do because i there's such a dent in it but but mine is pretty dangerous but chicago i look i go what like chicago's tied for first in the central then i'm like oh oh okay well that's great yeah but everybody's got four games in hand in them they're the one team that played they're the one team that's been playing games straight through but but nonetheless you gotta give them credit at nine five and four because they looked terrific in the beginning i'm gonna tell you i will give them credit but also beating up detroit every night should i should i be impressed no i'm not and i'll tell you one thing carolina's like this is a two dollars puck line parlays like carolina lost to florida that game chicago they should have lost to detroit i watched the game like they got dominated and they that goalie they got oh man he's good he's been standing on his head there Brian was a cat you know the guy i'm talking about the finished kid he's uh he's unbelievable he's unbelievable he's been they've been getting great goaltending i'm on the lagging kid lacking yeah locking in is not lacking talent i can tell you that lacking in is unreal he's been playing good and the only reason i could lose this game is because of lacking in but i'm on carolina to blow these guys up i'm sorry i opposed that get right guys i apologize for not like being immediately there to cover you i'm multitasking you know it's not a hockey podcast but the eagles just traded carson wentz to the colts for a second rounder and a conditional second that can turn into a first nfl nfl carousel quarterback carousel yeah yeah yeah carson we're gonna get two first round picks and whatever get bent anyway carolina is the play for me Brian i wouldn't be surprised if they hit uh over six and a half i see carolina if the goalie in chicago doesn't stand on his head he might give up five or six alone florida going into detroit sasquatch foot laying a dollar seventy i might take detroit i'm telling you this team is snake bitten did phil florida feeling good about themselves these are the games that i like that fall under the radar detroit's actually played well against florida this year too plus 150 you got me thinking i'll tell you one thing i'm not betting florida Brian what do you think it'd be puckline or nothing for me i mean for florida yeah they're detroit can play detroit's beating these guys four to one they like overtime games against florida they're snake bitten like detroit destroyed scalded me a couple of times in games at the over a couple of times in the last 10 days with these guys post you know i know always adam's apple falls just out like you can't you can't that's the thing i watch that give me a call post post post it's like man you should want you should have won this game sometimes those posts are gonna go hit the post and go in and you're getting these guys at a price i don't i don't know the total five and a half whatever i just think detroit might be live that's all all right we here we go tell me oh here we go battle all roberta part two they better give us a better shot one didn't happen no it sucked it was awful and now calgary should be coming in here good for you you had edmonton they got the win over winnipeg i know you needed that one yeah i did i ever but you know calgary is coming in here having what would they do they i guess not the end of the world they they smell they got smoked by vancouver they split those adults so it's not the end of the world and uh the thing i would say to be careful with edmonton and maybe calgary fell victim to it was the looking ahead to the battle of alberta i agree um but i like calgary here i like blood i like over blood teeth calgary yeah that seems about right uh all right been being vancouver's home oh god this game's giving me a headache already pick them vic over winnipeg vancouver it's a new series i mean yeah vancouver can score i'm sorry i'm sorry winnipeg can score vancouver's actually been playing better too uh yeah i can lean over i could see a five to four four to three type of game by the way winnipeg's found their offense they scored three three and five the last three games vancouver back home new new opponent oh and the the making you pay for it to get there but six and a half um you know there's a lot of a lot of skill guys out there yeah yeah yeah i i know i agree i i would i would still take the over in that game though Brian and you're right vancouver's a little they're playing a little bit better but still defensively their train wreck and winnipeg let's call it out for what it is they're they're no prize either they can let in goals so yeah the over's the way to go all right well i mean we could be here for a week uh you know doing the weekend here but that's that's the bed we've made so let's go uh saturday again you're looking ahead when we do this not knowing what results are of certain matchups Buffalo Buffalo new jersey i again do they show up in the makeup game with watching no they don't i'm going to tell you something if Buffalo beats washington i'm not really concerned about them stringing it together also Buffalo beat new jersey two times and both games were uh actually no one new jersey won the last time they played but they've been very tight games i gotta i gotta probably take new jersey in this spot Brian but well i'd this is the problem that's the new angle but wait a minute wait a minute it's the new angle that's never existed in hockey before okay how much should it be worth in the wagering Buffalo's got the covered revenge angle i mean new jersey new jersey gave them new jersey shut their season down and knocked them off the tracks maybe maybe they take it out on jersey i don't know about that they might yeah i love our theories i got no clue i leaned to new jersey vegas colorado now let's start the one thing i would say that by the way that Buffalo jersey game is a 12 30 start i've told you this before wait a minute Buffalo plays good in day games they really do they they they they score good in day games the one thing is uh you know the pre-game report they'll be doing covet testing at about 5 30 in the morning for that game i don't know i don't know how you know that no i'm with you i covered revenge i i don't know i don't know rangers caps real quick it's another day okay oh yeah you're right sorry this this my calendar is way too loud it goes from 12 to three hours it's hard to do this now you're waiting to see how the k how these teams played in the previous game uh again starting a new series let's do this one for sure we can we can dive into vegas and colorado it's the first of the two outdoor games and i'm telling you generally historically speaking with outdoor games you look to play the under and there's wind the ice is necessarily not as good the games can be dumped in chase games you scored the man advantage to score our face-offs that being said i think all these years i think they know what they're doing now and the ice is really good for these outdoor games and the weather Cam is going to be 40 degrees partly sunny partly cloudy if it's bright sunshine and this is my thing the forecast for sunday says a big yellow ball and if it but watch the pre-game show and the tune-up for this thing because they'll be the big hype machine before the game if it's bright sunshine let me tell you something the goaltender's got issues with the glare on the ice oh big time you ever played outdoor games i have when i was younger and we talked to gabe about it on game time decisions uh Brian on the grid and uh yeah it's horrible for a goaltender the glare you could put the the football dark stuff under your eyes it doesn't matter you're you talked about it you get glares you get weird angles goalies hate that stuff if the sun is bright over is the way to go even with these two teams the last time uh vegas and colorado played both games went to the under maybe they have a little bit of fun with it this is a very tough game to pick from a side but i'm probably gonna go with vegas in this sport exactly exactly that's a good angle too like when you play hockey the worst thing you can do is give up a goal in the first minute of the period or the last it really pisses you off and that beg is a talented enough team to hold their anger into this game let me let me ask you that my answer is these two teams are so evenly matched and that game the other night was one of the fastest games of the year great it was a great hockey i wonder if in colorado by the way talk to uh jeff sherman at the super book you know colorado even in vegas where all the money comes in on vegas colorado's like a 20 cent favorite over vegas if they were to play in a serie in a in the playoffs is vegas not a bad idea maybe in the first period with that stone in their shoe from the last game yeah yeah it's kind of like the way i looked at Buffalo and hopefully it works me yeah vegas first period i got no problem with that uh they can get out to the lead in that game no it's a good angle Brian i like it i still think we'll take a look at the weather could be over in this game but this should be a classic i leaned to vegas here by the way no small coincidence those two games went under and fleur you know number one and number two in the league in save percentage flurry and grubhour number one number two great defenses on both sides too colorado's probably got the deepest defense in the league vegas is amazing as well should be a lot of fun in this one and both offenses you said these teams are the total package if colorado's not winning the cup vegas should be right there Brian two of the best in the league should be fun the rich get richer i mean you had macar and gerard didn't play in these last two i would think they were sounded like they were close you got to see if either one of those guys gets in but you talk about just the rich getting richer they've got those two kids and now you throw this bow and by room in there Cam you have no i don't know how close you watch that game this kid was a stud up at the world juniors he played 25 minutes against vegas he was one of the best players on the ice he dangles he i mean he's 19 years old the blue line in colorado is gonna sick yeah no that's what they they lock up that blue line for a decade it's a good luck rest of the nhl because that's going to be a nightmare to deal with all right let's go to some of the different matchups um what you mean you mean Islanders in Pittsburgh no no i'm not doing it i refuse montreal is the play on okay no no no no i said the games let's not talk about the games that the first games of the series the fresh matchups here Toronto and montreal is one yes and uh Toronto had problems with Ottawa they get it done they still this team is just a little bit too cocky the the way they're playing i they they are shooting more pucks than that we talk about this but montreal also um you know Ottawa and montreal get up for playing Toronto i know montreal Came back the last time in a two-to-one victory is Toronto really gonna be that angry i don't think they are they're they're comfortable right now look at their record like 12 and three these guys are on fire i think montreal needs the game more even though they're very close to Toronto i would lean montreal in this spot this is coming from a guy who cheers for the Leafs i think montreal could be the play the rest of these basically are rematches with the exception i would just say this to you watch la Arizona watch the one specific i think you're getting goals see if i'm right i think you're getting goals in the first match up on thursday night san jose st louis if that is a high scoring game i would come back with the under in the second game of this game of this year but i think you can apply that to many of these matchups if the first game between these teams that are playing is high scoring you got to look under in the total in the second game we've told you that all year long for the most part it's absolutely working here's another one buddy tampa bay and dallas i don't know see that's why you're smart Brian i was going to go to that game you looked through everything with your with your laser eye and you saw that game this is the game we talk about because everybody everything else is a another rematch what do we do with this spot dallas no power ready to go i thought they were going to kick the crap out of nashville before that game got postponed you say a burr in their saddle i'd look for dallas to be live you know what pal maybe i'm crazy you know what buddy you know we taped this on uh thursday all right we do let's not waste a lot of time on this because the sad truth is with what's going on in texas this game may not go again yeah no you're right you're right but i'm saying if it does you're right though the dallas like what are they doing there's no power right but they were in a really good spot i thought before all this stuff happened and then to get right spot against nashville they lost heartbreaking games to carolina in those series Brian all games in overtime and every like what's happening to dallas and tampa bay rolls in there you know stanley cup rematch i think at dallas if they're going to play one damn game where they like throw everything at them the kitchen sink it's this game and they will be a home dog well buddy do you realize they got points in uh three of their last five but they lost all five of those games i know that's what i'm talking about i think it's a great spot for dallas other than the power situation in dallas and the cancellations against nashville they have the stanley cup champions coming in rematch anger there's a lot of things to like and everyone's going oh dallas what about the power and whatever you know the way these narratives work the opposite happens i'm with dallas i'm not falling for anything and if i lose this game that's my fault i'm on the stars all right and we've made it to sunday and we're looking at at the outdoor game philly and Boston now this is the one you know hearts really good at home rask is really good anywhere as long as he doesn't look at the scoreboard um that was a joke leaves the net up to one like what this is what you mean you mean you mean the thing that is the size of the house that is right in front of you that you're standing at all games like okay well like so is he the guy like the coach in cassidy calls a timeout uh tuko what do you think we should do what do we do what do we do this is the this is the over i like it i like it over here you know what i'm going over to everyone thinks philadelphia Boston but remember we have to pay attention to this stuff we got to see if the sun is shining watch this watch watch the vegas game see how the ice is but but the one thing is with the weather forecast and it is held true this entire week leading up it's a big yellow glob it's supposed to be bright sunshine uh for this game and it's going to be played at noon it'll go till whatever three o'clock so you know by the second and third period of that game the sun will be at its highest point now how they've got it set up the one the one difference may be is how exactly it may do our homework here how did they set the rank up it's one thing you could set the rink up on a golf course anywhere you want it the problem they've had in the in the past when you put a rink in a stadium you have to put it in that spot here they could they could massage and they can turn it however but they want the picture postcard or the lake behind them but you would think they've got it so that the sun is not facing either end you would hope but even if it's not i'm sorry there's still glare glare off the ice it is blinding it is that's that's that's the thing it's not like a controlled environment under weird lights that you go to watching a game in an arena this is outdoor you can't stop the sun there's no way to you know what i mean when he's shining down and if you hit a spot Brian it's gonna happen say there's a fast moving play basically you know what i tell these players just get in front of the goalie and screen them he's gonna have a nightmare the whole damn game like you know what i mean it's one of those things and and you know philadelphia Boston it screams a low total it'll probably be five and a half the guy it'll be like playing a bass bass playoff baseball game at chavez ravine at four in the afternoon where the first three innings there's the shadows and the hitters and you've got a guy setting a screen in front of the neck creating shade and then the comes out of the sunlight and goes like what the hell just happened that's the thing like it's not just going to be bad like i'm going to be we should track this how are the goalies confidence after this game too because it's going to be different in arena going for i don't know like are we scientists but at one thing no what i'm not if the sun is shining and there's glare we're going over in this damn well the funny thing is the funny thing is usually you look to fade the teams after the big experience of the outdoor game and the games are slower and then yeah but the vegas and colorado are playing each other so that one you can't even consider that all right so there's your little outdoor thing on sunday let me ask you montreal pending the result will probably be like a dollar what 60 something at Ottawa and otto was sitting there fresh as a daisy let me double check Ottawa is not playing montreal place Toronto the night before is Ottawa a barking dog yes Brian you you check check check Brian Blessings boxes triple b you checked them Ottawa waiting montreal emotional game versus Toronto Ottawa who do you hate montreal and Toronto they think you're the little brother that they beat up you're waiting for these guys Ottawa will throw the kitchen sink at montreal if they get any type of goaltending if montreal beats Toronto Ottawa will be a play and jersey washington get a new series started here that's a nationally televised game actually i think you got to watch the washington goalies here during the week i think these guys are a little bit worn down but you know the problem is throughout the course of a season like jerseys wants to believe that they're part of this and washington knows they are it's like how do these guys get up for these games exactly and another thing is let's keep an eye on the devils they're not the same old devils they scored four goals against the rangers team that all games went under maybe we look at the over Brian you talked about the capitals goaltending situation the devils are kind of a little bit of a different team and lindy ruff's a good coach they could kind of play that defensive style but they've been scored they can score too right you've seen them those games versus the sabers all went like almost everyone went over the number i i don't i don't think they're gonna hang a big one there i think probably the over i would look at in that spot all right and then check the friday result winnipeg in vancouver if you get the high scoring game think under and i would say i would consider strongly in this game and you know understand what we're doing here taping this heading into the weekend i would consider the team unless it's a boat race i would consider the team that loses the friday night game to come back in a revenge spot here on sunday exactly Brian that's one thing and you know by the time when we were taping our other stuff when we're doing all the various shows well who was i on edmonton revenge spot against the jets they won that game vancouver lost to calgary and a heartbreaker Came back and won that game that's a good angle that i like too you talk about the first game over under my team if they lose the first i don't get off them i come back to them and it's worked more than it hasn't there you have it all right the hockey bettingpodcast.ca click on the links there's great introductory offers at the the books we want you to play along with us get in there have some fun um the listenership's growing we appreciate the loyal wing baskets that have been with us from day one Camp welcoming new people hoping you'll jump in and play along with us at the hockey betting podcast.ca i hope you have a wonderful weekend my good friend yep jinglenut says i hope you have a great night too Brian you know a day just uh well i'll leave you with this i mean believe me it's it's 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