Top NHL Parlay Picks for Thursday: Wild, Leafs To Combine for Goals
We finally have a big slate on Thursday with eight NHL games on the docket. Thus, there are plenty of chances to cash in with our top NHL parlay picks.
The NHL is starting to get back to its normal schedule with eight games on Thursday. I’m coming off a +548 parlay win on Wednesday and I am going for a similarly priced parlay tonight.
For tonight’s top parlay picks, I’m looking at a Panthers forward, a high-scoring game between top offenses, and the hottest team in the league continuing to roll.
Here are my top parlay picks for Thursday’s NHL matchups (odds via DraftKings Sportsbook; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5 star scale).
Top NHL Parlay Picks
Sam Reinhart Over 2.5 shots on goal (-160) ???Minnesota Wild vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Over 6.5 (-115) ????Calgary Flames (-155) vs. Vancouver Canucks ?????
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NHL Parlay Predictions
Reinhart Over 2.5 shots on goal (+110)
The Panthers lead the league with 36.5 shots on goal (SOG) per game and the Blue Jackets allow the most SOG in the league. This is a perfect match for a SOG prop to kick off the parlay.
Reinhart plays on Florida’s third line and top power-play unit. He had four SOG in both games against the Blue Jackets so far this season. Reinhart has been shooting a lot recently as well with 26 shots in his last seven games, with over 3 in five of them.
The winger also gets a lot more shots off at home than on the road. He has 68 shots in 26 home games (2.62 per game) and just 41 in 22 road games (1.86).
The Blue Jackets are without top defenseman Zach Werenski tonight, opening things up even more for the Panthers. Florida may get upwards of 40 or 50 shots and Reinhart should get his fair share.
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Wild-Leafs Over 6.5 (-115)
For our second NHL parlay pick, we travel to Toronto. Both these teams have two of the best offenses in the league. The Minnesota Wild quietly have 3.79 goals per game, which is the third-best in the NHL. The Toronto Maple Leafs are just behind them with the fourth-best scoring rate at 3.54 goals per contest. The two teams also give up a decent amount of goals with Minnesota allowing 3 per game and Toronto at 2.8.
Those numbers have only gone up recently with the Wild outscoring opponents 37-32 in their last 10 games. The Leafs slightly one-up them, however, with a 39-34 goal differential in their last 10 games.
It also helps that neither team is starting their No. 1 goalie tonight. The Wild are turning to Kaapo Kahkonen (12-3-2, .921 SV%, 2.56 GAA), who has been good this season but allowed three or more goals in three of his last four starts. It’ll be Maple Leafs backup Petr Mrazek (6-4-0, .890 SV%, 3.16 GAA) on the other side. He's allowed three or more goals in three straight starts and four of his last five, including five goals in a shocking loss to Montreal.
These offenses should run wild, especially with these goalies in between the pipes.
Flames (-155)
The Flames are only -155 favorites despite riding a 10-game winning streak. Calgary is another team that has quietly put together a great season, particularly recently, and it's undervalued tonight in Vancouver.
Calgary’s winning streak started with a 1-0 win against the Canucks and its offense has picked it up since then. The Flames have outscored teams 42-15 during their winning streak, including seven games with at least four goals scored. They're also outshooting the opposition by an average of 10 shots per game over this winning streak 362-262.
The Canucks have been a bit better recently, but they’re still not near the Flames. They beat Seattle on Feb. 21 5-2, but this is a much stiffer test.
It should be Jacob Markstrom (23-10-5, .928 SV%, 2.06 GAA) for the Flames against his former team, while Thatcher Demko (21-16-2, .916 SV%, 2.66) has been confirmed for the Canucks. Calgary should stay red-hot in Vancouver tonight.
Combined Odds: Reinhart Over 2.5 SOG (+110) + Wild vs. Leafs Over 6.5 (-115) + Flames (-155) = +545
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NHL parlay picks made on 2/24/2022 at 2:05 p.m. ET.
