NHL · THURSDAY NOV 5

NHL Picks Tonight

Eleven NHL games on Thursday, and the best number on the board is in Pittsburgh, where the market is calling Bruins-Penguins a coin flip. It isn't. I've got a side in every game, including Montreal as a home underdog and Edmonton at home against a Ducks team that can't keep the puck out of its own net.

Already played

11 games
UTAH@MTLFINAL · UTAH 4 · MTL 5

Go Habs Go.

We said: Canadiens MLWON

VGK@DETFINAL · VGK 2 · DET 1

A stay-at-home night on the Detroit blue line.

We said: Knights MLWON

CHI@TBFINAL · CHI 1 · TB 4

He makes the pass more than he takes the shot.

We said: Lightning MLWON

STL@NJFINAL · STL 4 · NJ 5

A depth forward at about 16 minutes a night.

We said: Devils MLWON

CAR@NYIFINAL · CAR 5 · NYI 3

Isles.

We said: Islanders MLLOST

PHI@NYRFINAL · PHI 2 · NYR 3

His minutes have dropped, to about 13 to 17 a night.

We said: Rangers MLWON

BOS@PITFINAL · BOS 6 · PIT 2

We said: Bruins MLWON

DAL@CBJFINAL · DAL 1 · CBJ 2

He has more assists than goals and averages under two shots a game.

We said: Stars MLLOST

VAN@WPGFINAL · VAN 2 · WPG 6

Vancouver has won 3 of 17 and spends a lot of nights without the puck.

We said: Jets MLWON

ANA@EDMFINAL · ANA 5 · EDM 4

He's Anaheim's playmaker: 17 assists, 5 goals.

We said: Oilers MLLOST

NSH@COLFINAL · NSH 3 · COL 2

We said: Avalanche MLLOST

Goalies are the story tonight. Carolina is expected to sit Pyotr Kochetkov, who's won 10 of 11, and Chicago is expected to go to its backup in Tampa. Montreal and the Islanders have already changed goalies from the projections, and those picks are updated below. Check the rest before puck drop. Every game pick here lands on the receipts page win or lose.

Lines as of Thursday morning. Not every goalie is confirmed yet, so check them before puck drop. The props are Game Pick props, separate bets from our picks, so keep them small. Player props not available in all states.

Picks are opinion and analysis, not financial advice. Odds move; confirm at the book.