NHL Friday Night Games: Key Match-ups and Best Bets

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00:00We have ourselves a bunch of games tonight on the schedule, five on a Friday night in the NHL.

00:06Chicago is going to be in Detroit against the Red Wings tonight.

00:10Now, the Red Wings have been playing some good hockey.

00:12They've won five straight.

00:13They've won four out of five against Chicago.

00:15Of course, they only play them a couple times a year now.

00:17Chicago's lost five in a row on the road.

00:20Detroit did beat them 4-1 back in November.

00:24We got a bunch of guys on Detroit I'm going to get to later

00:26who have got some good streaks going, whether that's Larkin, Kane, etc.,

00:30in terms of putting some points on the board.

00:32So a good one tonight.

00:33Of course, Wings minus $1.84 at home with the 5.5 there.

00:37Montreal is in D.C. tonight against the Caps, who still lead the Metro, doing a great job.

00:43Caps, by the way, the best money line team in the NHL, plus 11.4 units for Washington,

00:50if you've been going to the window for them.

00:52But who's the second best money line team in the NHL this year?

00:57The Montreal Canadiens, plus 7.6 units so far this year.

01:02So the two best money line teams at the window are playing each other tonight in D.C.

01:07Caps have won both games that they played against the Habs earlier this year.

01:11Both games also went over that 5.5, which is where they're sitting at tonight.

01:14Caps are laying heavy lumber, too, minus $2.20 in that game against Montreal.

01:19Vancouver's going to be in Carolina.

01:21Vancouver's on an East Coast trip.

01:22They got all kinds of problems.

01:23They've lost eight of their last 10.

01:25Carolina beat them in overtime in Vancouver back in October.

01:30So you have that going as well tonight.

01:33Carolina, back to back, beat the Leafs last night at home, and now they get the Canucks

01:38in their building this evening.

01:39Kings are in Winnipeg in the Great White North against the Jets.

01:43Kings have won four in a row, playing good hockey.

01:45They beat Winnipeg 4-1 back in November.

01:48Plus 105 for the Kings tonight on the road.

01:51Low total, 5.5, minus $1.26 for the Jets in that one.

01:56And San Jose will be in Utah tonight, Salt Lake, to see the Hockey Club.

02:04Utah has lost, how about this, the Hockey, Salt Lake's not been kind to the Hockey Club.

02:08They've lost nine of their last 10 at home, and yet they're minus 280 tonight against

02:12the Sharks.

02:13They've lost nine out of 10 at home.

02:15Gotta be kidding me.

02:16San Jose beat them in Utah 5-4 back in October.

02:21Big number for the Sharks tonight.

02:24Are we going to dive in the tank?

02:25We shall see.

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