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Just two weeks until the NHL’s trade deadline, the league seems oddly quiet overall. Perhaps it’s the calm before the storm, but the uncertainty in the last two wild card spots in the Western Conference may have thrown everyone for a loop.

The Vancouver Canucks are red hot again, which could take arguably the highest value player in the trade market out of the market, in J.T. Miller.

There are now six teams within five points of each other fighting for those last few spots in the West, so it’s going to be a wild finish.

Over 6.5 goals in Seattle Kraken vs Toronto Maple Leafs -105

While the result of a Maple Leafs game is relatively unpredictable of late, what is predictable is that their goaltenders give up a lot of goals, and they can score a lot of goals at the other end.

Auston Matthews scored his 40th goal of the season on Monday, and is on pace for 60 over 79 games after missing the start of the season.

No team has a worse save percentage at 5-vs-5 since the calendar turned to 2022 than the Leafs at just 88 per cent. Since December in all situations, they have the third-highest shooting percentage and fourth-lowest save percentage. That leads to some wild games.

New York Rangers to defeat Minnesota Wild +120

The Wild are a good team, make no mistake about it, but they’re on the struggle bus lately. Cam Talbot is spiralling, allowing four or more goals in five straight starts, and the team just isn’t battling to win games like they had been the rest of the season.

The Rangers meanwhile, are a team that, by the numbers, aren’t nearly as good as their record. At 5-vs-5, they’re a bottom-five team in the league at controlling play, whether you’re talking about shot attempts, scoring chances, or expected goals, but they have strong special teams, Chris Kreider scoring every time he touches the puck, and a Hart Trophy contending goaltender in Igor Shesterkin.

That combination makes them so tough to beat, and while the Wild might be built better overall, the goaltending and finishing mismatch is very difficult to overcome.

Dallas Stars to defeat Nashville Predators +110

They’re red hot lately, winning seven of their last 10 games, but you could be forgiven if you didn’t know that the Dallas Stars are actually really good. After a very inconsistent start to the season, nearly three quarters of the way through 2021-22, the Stars are sixth in the NHL in expected goals for differential in all situations at 53 per cent.

The closest comparables in terms of controlling play this season include the Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche. Obviously, the Stars aren’t really on the level of the Avalanche, but the strength of the Roope Hintz, Joe Pavelski, and Jason Robertson line knows no bounds.

Meanwhile, the Predators have been buoyed by a dominant, gritty fourth line that backs their high-end skill players, and Juuse Saros has been a Vezina Trophy candidate for the second straight year. The thing is, under the hood they just don’t look that strong.

While the Stars rank sixth in expected goal differential, the Predators rank 21st. Saros makes them much better than a 21st place team, but the Stars are simply playing way better hockey right now.

Elias Lindholm to score anytime vs Washington Capitals +160 

When the Calgary Flames traded Dougie Hamilton, most people saw it as a huge mistake, including me. The return was strong enough, with young players who had lots of potential in Noah Hanifin and Elias Lindholm coming back, but Hamilton is a star player, and the Flames’ defence wasn’t getting any younger.

With more ice time and responsibility, sometimes players who don’t show a lot of offensive flair can truly prosper, but who could have predicted the level of ascension for Lindholm?

Scoring over a point per game and anchoring the Flames’ top line, Lindholm is one of the league’s hottest goal scorers and on pace to hit 40 for the first time in his career. Simply put, he has been a magnificent fit on a team that looks poised to finally challenge for a Stanley Cup.