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The 2023-24 NHL regular season is in the last two days and the four games on the schedule tonight will have a major impact how the final standing will look. We have our game breakdowns and NHL betting trends for four of them.
The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning are having a difficult week, but they have no worries since they already made it to the playoffs. The New York Islanders are finally back in the playoffs and will close the regular season against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Dallas Stars will put a stamp on the top seed in the West tonight against the St. Louis Blues. The Edmonton Oilers can make a step forward in the standings in tonight’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Let’s take a deeper look at the NHL betting trends for these four games.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning
The Toronto Maple Leafs are fifth in the Eastern Conference with a 46-25-10 record. The Maple Leafs have lost the last three games and are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers. They are the second-best offensive team in the league, averaging 3.65 goals per game, and are ranked 18th, allowing 3.13. Auston Matthews is the best player on the team, leading the league with 69 goals and being ranked sixth with 107 total points.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are sixth in the Eastern Conference with a 44-29-8 record. They have lost the last three games and are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. The Lightning are fifth in the league, scoring 3.48 goals per game, and are ranked 22nd, allowing 3.25. Nikita Kucherov has another impressive season, leading the league with 142 points, being ranked second with 99 assists and tenth with 43 goals.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning: NHL betting trends
12 of the last 18 games between these two teams have gone over the total goal line. The Maple Leafs have gone over in 4 of the last 5 games overall and 4 of the last 6 games against teams from the Eastern Conference.
Prediction and Conclusion
Both the Maple Leafs and the Lightning are having a solid season, and regardless of the fact that they will not have the home court advantage in the first playoff round, no team will have an easy task against them in a seven-game series. Before we get to the playoffs, the two teams will go against each other, which will be their last game of the regular season. No teams will go full speed in this one, and some of the top stars may even sit this one out. However, that will not change the pace or the offensive approach both coaches have, so this will be another high-scoring game that will go over 6.5 goals in total.
Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders
The Pittsburgh Penguins are tenth in the Eastern Conference with a 38-31-12 record. They have won six of the last eight games and are coming off a 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators. The Penguins are 18th in the league, scoring 3.07 goals per game, and are ranked 13th, allowing 3 goals per game. Sidney Crosby is still the main man in Pittsburgh, leading the team with 92 points.
The New York Islanders are seventh in the Eastern Conference with a 38-27-16 record. They have won eight of the last ten games and are coming off a 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils. The Islanders are 19th in the league, allowing 3.14 goals per game, and are four spots lower, scoring 2.96. Mathew Barzal leads the team with 80 points.
Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders: NHL betting trends
Seven of the last nine games between these two teams and five of the last six played in New York have gone over the total goal line. The Penguins have gone over in 6 of their last 9 games and in 6 of the last 8 games against teams from the Eastern Conference.
Prediction and Conclusion
Both teams were pushing hard in the last month of the regular season to reach the playoffs, but only the Islanders reached their goal. Both teams were playing very well going into the final game of the regular season and will have no pressure tonight. That will allow them to go all-in on the offensive end, and we will have a scoring spree on both sides that will go over the total goal line, which is set at six for tonight’s game.
St. Louis Blues vs Dallas Stars
The St. Louis Blues are ninth in the Western Conference with a 43-33-5 record. They have won three of the last four games and are coming off a 4-1 win over the Seattle Kraken. The Blues are 24th in the league, scoring 2.88 goals per game, and are ranked 15th, allowing 3.05. Robert Thomas leads the team with 85 points.
The Dallas Stars are on top of the Western Conference with a 51-21-9 record. They have won three of the last four games and are coming off a 3-1 win over the Seattle Kraken. The Stars are third in the league, scoring 3.62 goals per game, and are ranked tenth, allowing 2.85. Jason Robertson is the best player on the team, with 80 points in the season.
St. Louis Blues vs Dallas Stars: NHL betting trends
Dallas has won 4 of the last 6 games against St. Louis. The Stars are 11-2 SU in their last 13 games overall, 14-2 SU in the last 16 games against teams from the Western Conference and 8-4 SU in the last 12 games against teams from the Central Division. The Blues are 10-5 SU in the last 15 games against teams from the Western Conference and 4-2 SU in the last 6 games against teams from the Central Division.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Dallas Stars are having an impressive season and have a two-point advantage at the top of the conference in front of the Vancouver Canucks. The Stars are closing out the regular season by hosting the Blues. St. Louis had a chance to get to the playoffs in the last couple of weeks, but they failed against some of the worst teams in the league and will finish the season just under the line that separates the playoff teams from the rest of the conference. Dallas has been quite dominant this season against St. Louis, and the Stars will win another game to clinch the top seed in the Western Conference going into the playoffs.
Edmonton Oilers vs Arizona Coyotes
The Edmonton Oilers are fifth in the Western Conference with a 49-25-6 record. The Oilers have won four of the last six games and are coming off a 9-2 win over the San Jose Sharks. The Oilers are fourth in the league, scoring 3.61 goals per game, and are ranked ninth, allowing 2.83. Connor McDavid is on top of the game, leading the league with 100 assists and being third with 132 points.
The Arizona Coyotes are 13th in the Western Conference with a 35-41-5 record. The Coyotes have won four of the last six games and are coming off a 6-5 loss to the Calgary Flames. The Coyotes are 19th in the league, scoring 3.07 goals per game, and are ranked 25th, allowing 3.36. Clayton Keller is the best player on the team, with 75 points.
Edmonton Oilers vs Arizona Coyotes: NHL betting trends
Edmonton has won 7 of the last 8 games overall against the Coyotes and 7 of the last 8 games played in Arizona. The Oilers are 4-2 SU in the last 6 games overall and 10-5 SU in the last 15 games against teams from the Western Conference. The Coyotes are 4-2 SU in the last 6 games overall and 6-14 SU in the last 20 games against teams from the Western Conference.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Edmonotn Oilers are having an excellent season and are coming off a 9-goal performance in the last game of the season. The Oilers are in fifth place in the conference, only one point behind the Colorado Avalanche, and they have a chance to take over their spot and the home-court advantage in the opening playoff run. The Oilers are hosting the Arizona Coyotes in the final game of the regular season. The Coyotes have picked up their form lately and will have nothing to lose in this one, but the Oilers will once again show their strength and win this one easily.
