In this column, I go through the night’s NHL games and give my reads solely based on lines, odds, betting trends, and how I perceive others perceive the game. It’s the reading of all lines, and I try to keep a free-flowing, train-of-thought approach. The purpose of these reads is to find an edge either in DFS, actual picks, or both. Sometimes, no edge exists — or simply can’t be found. I make it a point to note that, as well. As always, please do your own research and due diligence and play responsibly.

PHI/NYI – OU odds moved to the over, and I suspect it’s the difference between a clean 3-2 game and an empty netter. That means we should scale down our expectations slightly, but not to the 3-4 goal range. The real story is in the ML movement, which has turned the favorite (NYI) into less of a favorite over the course of the day. Normally, I’d call that a trap. Here, if we couple it with the OU move, there’s something to the theory that PHI will win because of offense (combining the two moves — ML and OU). I’m going with PHI 3-2/4-2 (EN).

CGY/TOR – This game played out perfectly last night, and we now need to ask “Can we get the same result on back-to-back nights?” The odds say “no,” but part of that is people simply expecting a rebound by TOR. The oddsmakers are prepared for it, and there’s no reason to think it doesn’t happen. The weird part is that

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