The NHL is back after a great (and only ever) 4 Nations Face-Off.
So, I've breaking down some key NHL betting trends to look for on the Saturday return slate. I've compiled a bunch of player and team trends with help from Outlier, as well as an NHL pick below for February 22nd:
February 22nd NHL Player Trends
- Vancouver’s Brock Boeser has gone OVER 1.5 shots in five of the last six road games (O1.5 SOG, -175 at FanDuel)
- Washington’s Dylan Strome has a point in six-straight games (O0.5 points, -106 at Sportsbook)
- Buffalo’s Owen Power has OVER 1.5 shots in six-straight games against bottom-10 defenses (O1.5 SOG, -135 at Sportsbook)
- New Jersey’s Timo Meier has gone UNDER 2.5 shots in nine-straight home games (U2.5 shots, -120 at Sportsbook)
- Washington's John Carlson has OVER 0.5 points in six-straight games (O0.5 points, -105 at Sportsbook)
- Dallas' Roope Hintz hasn't scored in eight-straight road games (UNDER 0.5 goals, -381 at Sportsbook)
February 21st NHL Team Trends
- The UNDER has hit in 17 of the Canucks’ last 23 games as an underdog (Vegas vs Vancouver UNDER, -104 at Sportsbook)
- The OVER has hit in nine of the Sabres’ last 10 home games (Rangers vs Sabres OVER, +106 at Sportsbook)
Find more NHL betting trends and tips at Outlier Trends:
February 22nd NHL Pick
Taking the above trends alongside some more in-depth handicapping, here is a pick I'm focused on for Saturday's NHL games:
Owen Power OVER 1.5 shots on goal (-150 at Sportsbook)
Owen Power is on a heater, going OVER 1.5 shots in each of his last three games and six-straight games against bottom-10 defenses.
Power faces a Rangers defense that has been shockingly bad at suppressing shots this season. They've allowed the fourth-most shots per game this season (30.35), behind just the Ducks, Sharks, and Blackhawks — that's bad company. The Rangers' top defender, Adam Fox, is also returning from a lengthy 4 Nations run with USA. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't play much, or at all. So, that D could be even worse than usual
