NHL Puck Drop: Playoffs Thursday

NHL Playoff Record (15-9)

• 6:00pm cst: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (-170)

Well, the Lightning came into Toronto and just obliterated the Leafs. Will we see that again tonight? The Lightning are their kryptonite. Tampa Bay has dominated over them. There is no reason to lay this price with Toronto. It is better to take the plus money and roll the dice with the better team.

Pick: Lightning +145

Over 6.5 (+100)

• 6:30pm cst: New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils (-135)

The Rangers took advantage of its power play opportunities, which the Devils did not. The statistics were fairly even other than the power play success. Gonna take the Devils here looking for a bounce back to even the series at home.

Pick: Devils (-135)

Over 5.5 (-115)

• 8:30pm cst: Seattle Kraken vs. Colorado Avalanche (-225)

We were on the Kraken when they stole game 1 but I’m not sure if they will have the same success tonight. This crowd will definitely be into this game even more than it was in game 1.

Pick: Avalanche ML (-140) 60 Minutes 3 Way or -0.5 60 Minutes

Under 6 (-120)

• 9:00pm cst: Winnipeg Jets vs. Vegas Golden Knights (-165)

The Jets took care of business on the road fairly easily against VGK. I like the Jets to win this series, which means this in an important game for Vegas to try and hold on before traveling to Winnipeg. I expect a hot crowd and a more focused and prepared Goaltender in Laurent Brossoit.

Pick: Golden Knights ML (+100) 60 Minutes 3 Way or -0.5 60 Minutes

Over 5.5 (-115)

***The other games will be posted once more lineup information is available.