Plenty of interesting match-ups during the 2016-17 NHL season this Wednesday, November 30th and we have our NHL betting tips for a few key games, along with the Australian televised Bruins at Flyers.
Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers (11.30am AEST - Fox sports 4)
The Bruins take on the Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday morning in what is an Australian televised NHL game. Boston have improved dramatically and have a better away record than their home record. In saying that, however, they will be aiming to end a three-game slide on the road. Brad Marchand has been impressive for the Bruins with six goals and 13 assists. He leads the point scorers for the Bruins. Marchand has also had significant help from LW David Pastrnak who is currently on a three-game scoring streak. Boston have won 12 games this season with Tuuka Rask being in the net for all victories, and are 0-6-0 with him sitting out.
Philly sit one game shy of Boston with a 10-10 record. The Flyers are coming off a victory over Calgary with Jakub Voracek grabbing two points with a goal-assist. Canadian Wayne Simmonds has been the most active player this season for the Flyers and sits in the top ten for points tallied this season. Phillies offense are doing everything right at the moment and are third in the league with goals, but they lack defense and are at the other end scale with goals allowed.
The Bruins should be able to score easily enough to win here.
Tip: Boston Bruins to win - $1.99 at Sportsbet
Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators (11.30am AEST)
Let's start with the hottest team in the league at the moment. The Sens are flying, having won the last four straight and are now 2nd in the Atlantic Division. Success has been at the last line of defense. Goalie Craig Anderson received a 'star of the week' for the second time this season, with a 4-0-0 win streak and a shutout over the best scoring team the New York Rangers.
Buffalo have lost two straight but will get a boost for Jack Eichel who is expected to return from an ankle injury. The Sabres are having major troubles scoring at the moment. They are averaging just 1.81 goals per game and are ranked 30th in the league.
This will be the third meeting for the year between these two teams and are both sharing the points. Can the Sabres overcome poor form and beat Sens at home? Doubtful.
Tip: Ottawa Senators at the (-1.5) - $3.30 at CrownBet
Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue jackets (11.00am AEST)
The Lightning visit the Jackets in one of the top games of the day. Both teams played against eachother only four day ago with Columbus claiming the 5-3 victory in Tampa.
The Lightning have lost the last two, but still sit comfortably in third position in the Atlantic Division. The Lightning are still holding up despite having injury concerns most of the year and now losing Stamkos for a long period. Tampa Bay have won the last 7 of 8 over the Jackets, but may have their work cut out from a team solid at home.
Columbus are currently celebrating the best start to a season in franchise history and are a team on the rise. The Jackets' offense is one of the best in the league, especially the power play. They have the best power play percentage in the league, along with being ranked fourth with goals. Columbus are 7-3-1 at home this season and will start number one goalie Sergei Bobrovsky in this Blockbuster.
Tip: Columbus Blue Jackets to win - $1.84 at CrownBet
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