NHL Live In-Game Betting Report

NHL Live Betting: Flyers Lethal With Lead

Let's do that hockey, shall we? Sometimes live betting is the right way to go for wagering on NHL games. And when you’re live-betting on the National Hockey League, you NEED to be consulting these two reports to go along with what you’re seeing.

The first table shows the record for all 32 teams when scoring first. The second table shows all 32 teams’ records when allowing the first goal. With these reports and the good ole’ eye test, you’ll know what team is most likely to cough up the lead and what team might come back from a deficit. 

NHL Teams When Leading

TeamAfter Scoring FirstAfter 1st PeriodAfter 2nd Period
Anaheim5-2 (+0.57)4-1 (+1.8)3-0 (+3.0)
Arizona4-5 (-0.22)4-2 (+1.67)5-2 (+1.86)
Boston10-2 (+0.92)8-2 (+1.5)10-3 (+1.62)
Buffalo6-2 (+0.12)4-1 (+1.4)6-1 (+1.57)
Calgary4-5 (-0.11)2-2 (0.0)3-1 (+0.75)
Carolina6-2 (+0.12)5-0 (+2.4)5-0 (+2.6)
Chicago2-5 (-0.86)2-1 (+1.0)3-0 (+2.67)
Colorado5-1 (+0.83)6-0 (+3.67)8-1 (+3.0)
Columbus4-6 (-0.2)4-5 (0.0)3-2 (+1.2)
Dallas6-2 (+0.75)1-1 (+1.0)9-1 (+1.4)
Detroit5-3 (+0.38)3-0 (+4.0)7-1 (+2.5)
Edmonton4-7 (-0.27)3-2 (+1.6)3-2 (+1.2)
Florida7-1 (+0.62)6-1 (+1.14)8-1 (+1.56)
Los Angeles9-1 (+2.3)8-1 (+2.56)10-0 (+3.1)
Minnesota3-4 (0.0)2-0 (+2.5)2-1 (+1.33)
Montreal5-3 (+0.38)3-2 (+0.2)3-0 (+1.0)
NY Islanders6-6 (0.0)5-2 (+0.86)6-3 (+0.67)
NY Rangers10-3 (+0.46)6-2 (+1.0)6-2 (+1.38)
Nashville5-5 (-0.2)4-3 (+0.57)6-2 (+1.75)
New Jersey2-1 (-0.33)2-0 (+2.0)5-2 (+0.86)
Ottawa6-3 (+0.11)6-1 (+2.29)6-0 (+3.33)
Philadelphia10-1 (+1.18)9-2 (+1.91)9-1 (+2.4)
Pittsburgh8-6 (+0.86)5-3 (+1.75)6-1 (+3.29)
San Jose3-4 (-0.57)3-2 (+0.6)3-3 (0.0)
St. Louis9-0 (+1.33)5-0 (+3.8)8-0 (+3.12)
Tampa Bay6-1 (+0.29)5-2 (+1.71)7-3 (+1.3)
Toronto5-3 (+0.75)5-0 (+2.2)7-0 (+2.14)
Vancouver10-4 (+0.64)6-2 (+3.12)11-0 (+3.73)
Vegas9-2 (+0.18)7-1 (+2.62)8-1 (+2.78)
Washington5-1 (+1.17)5-0 (+1.8)6-1 (+1.43)
Winnipeg8-2 (+0.6)4-0 (+2.5)8-1 (+2.11)

*The numbers in parenthesis are the scoring differential after each phase.

Takeaways From ‘When Leading’ Table

Philadelphia Flyers

Are we sure the Flyers are still in a rebuild? Philly is just outside of the playoff pictures due to a lower points percentage than Detroit. They got there thanks to an excellent Tortorella system that takes a lot away from their opponents. 

No better evidence of that than their 10-1 record when scoring the first goal. Scoring first is a massive advantage in the NHL and the Flyers are using that advantage to great effect. 

Edmonton Oilers 

What is going on with Edmonton? The Oilers have two of the better forwards in the NHL and still can't win when they score first. That 4-7 record is one of the worst in the league.

With 18 games played on the year, they've managed to score first 11 times. That's 61% of their games opening up with the lead but they managed to only collect about 36% of the points. That's wildly embarrassing for a team that's supposed to be challenging for the Stanley Cup.

NHL Teams When Trailing 

TeamAfter Not Scoring FirstAfter 1st PeriodAfter 2nd Period
Anaheim4-8 (-0.58)2-8 (-1.6)4-9 (-1.15)
Arizona4-6 (-0.1)1-4 (-1.6)1-6 (-1.57)
Boston4-2 (+0.17)1-1 (0.0)1-1 (0.0)
Buffalo2-9 (-0.18)0-6 (-2.83)0-6 (-2.83)
Calgary3-7 (-1.2)2-6 (-1.38)2-10 (-1.58)
Carolina5-5 (-0.6)5-5 (-0.7)3-6 (-1.22)
Chicago3-7 (-0.7)1-6 (-2.57)1-9 (-2.5)
Colorado7-5 (-0.33)4-5 (-1.22)2-5 (-2.57)
Columbus1-9 (-0.8)0-5 (-2.0)1-8 (-1.67)
Dallas6-4 (+0.6)5-3 (+0.88)1-3 (-0.75)
Detroit4-6 (-0.2)1-5 (-1.5)2-6 (-1.25)
Edmonton1-6 (-2.0)0-6 (-3.17)1-9 (-2.6)
Florida5-6 (-0.64)1-4 (-1.4)1-6 (-1.57)
Los Angeles2-5 (+0.14)1-4 (-1.4)1-4 (-1.4)
Minnesota2-8 (-0.9)1-9 (-2.3)2-9 (-1.64)
Montreal3-8 (-0.73)2-5 (-1.43)3-10 (-1.38)
NY Islanders1-5 (-0.67)0-2 (-2.0)0-4 (-2.75)
NY Rangers3-1 (+1.25)1-2 (-1.0)1-2 (-1.33)
Nashville3-5 (-0.62)0-3 (-3.0)1-6 (-2.14)
New Jersey6-8 (-0.07)0-5 (-2.0)0-5 (-2.6)
Ottawa2-4 (+0.33)0-4 (-1.75)1-6 (-1.71)
Philadelphia0-8 (-0.88)0-5 (-2.6)0-6 (-2.33)
Pittsburgh1-3 (-0.5)1-2 (-0.67)1-5 (-1.5)
San Jose0-12 (-2.42)0-9 (-5.11)0-13 (-4.23)
St. Louis1-8 (-2.11)0-6 (-3.83)0-7 (-3.57)
Tampa Bay3-10 (-0.77)2-8 (-1.5)1-7 (-2.0)
Toronto5-4 (-0.11)4-3 (0.0)3-5 (-1.25)
Vancouver3-3 (-0.33)2-4 (-0.5)1-4 (-1.6)
Vegas5-4 (-0.11)3-3 (-0.67)1-3 (-2.0)
Washington5-5 (-0.6)3-5 (-1.12)3-5 (-1.38)
Winnipeg3-5 (-0.25)2-2 (-0.5)0-5 (-2.4)

*The numbers in parenthesis are the scoring differential after each phase.

Takeaways From ‘When trailing’ Table

New Jersey Devils

The Devils want to take a step forward after a good year last season. But they're struggling right now and to me, it's because of their inability to start with a lead. They've played 17 games on the year and in 14 games their opponents start with the lead. That's 82% of the schedule.

When reading the report, you'll notice that very few teams have a winning record when allowing the first goal.

San Jose Sharks

Bad teams gonna be bad. And San Jose is the worst of the worst. When they give up the first goal, San Jose is 0-12 on the year With an embarrassing -2.42 score differential.

You're probably doing it anyway but fade the Sharks when they give it up first. OR bet against them by wagering on the other team to score first.

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