Snipe #1 – Carter Verhaeghe – Sam Reinhart – Brandon Montour
The Panthers are at home against the Oilers who are struggling mightily on defense, and are even worse in net. Stuart Skinner appears to have the “yips”. He was an all-star last year, and has been terrible this year. Goalie is one of the weirdest positions in sports, and Edmonton is proving that this year. This game has an over/under of 7 which is about as high as an NHL game goes, and the Panthers are the much better team currently. The lineup is shaken up if Barkov isn’t in the lineup, but the facts still remain the same about Edmonton’s porous defense. Montour just got back and runs their powerplay, and was one of the leading defenseman in scoring last season. Florida is in a great spot here in my opinion.
Nov 15, 2023; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser (6) celebrates his goal against the New York Islanders in the second period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
Snipe #2 – JT Miller – Brock Boeser
The Canucks top 2 lines have been a machine to start this season. Quinn Hughes is viable in any Vancouver stack, because, well, he has been literally the best. The Sharks have literally been the worst. See the logic we are going for here? In the NHL there are no resting the stars during blowouts. Regardless of the score, the lines have to change, and the powerplay personnel usually doesn’t change. Either line that correlates with the top powerplay unit is viable, but this time I am picking Miller/Boeser.
Grinder #1 – Anton Lundell – If Barkov is out, Lundell is the primary benefactor. Lundell is very cheap and is on the top line of team in a high total game.
Grinder #2 – Jonathan Huberdeau – I never expected to see Huberdeau in the 3k’s but here we are. He is even starting to turn it around offensively, and is shooting that puck.
Bankroll Grinder – I have a 3 leg parlay of FLA/EDM over 7, VAN -1.5 vs the Sharks, and the Avalanche moneyline vs the Predators. This is around +470, bang bang.