Pittsburgh Penguins at Dallas Stars (+115, 5.5) 
Even though Steve Ott is easily one of the most hated players in the NHL, teams were lining up to put in offers for him at the trade deadline.
Dallas eventually decided to keep the pesky center and that was probably for the best. Ott provides some great depth to a Stars club that is leaning heavily on a top line of Mike Ribeiro, Michael Ryder, and Loui Eriksson. That trio has produced 40 combined points since the All-Star break.
Eriksson scored in overtime to lift the Stars to a 3-2 win over the surging Canucks on Sunday after Ott made a strong rush into the Vancouver zone. The victory was Dallas’ fourth in a row, but the club will have to get more consistent goaltending from Kari Lehtonen down the stretch.
While Lehtonen was named the league’s third star of last week, he gave up a couple of softies against Vancouver and Dallas doesn't score enough to erase bad goals like those two very often.
Nothing but a top-notch effort between the pipes will keep the Penguins from giving the red light a workout with Evgeni Malkin tearing it up.
He has nine points in his last five games and leads the league with 78 points on the year.
Pick: Over +++
St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers (+125, 5.5)
It’s no surprise the St. Louis Blues stood pat at the trade deadline. They’re just starting to get healthy and went into Tuesday’s action alone in second place in the Western Conference.
"We were trying to see what type of depth we could add to our group and there wasn't a proper fit there," Blues GM Doug Armstrong told reporters. "I went in not expecting a lot of transactions, and at the end of the day, it didn't seem like we were involved in much."
The Blues have been just average on the road for most of this season, but have won the first three games of their current road trip, getting the better of Nashville, Winnipeg, and Calgary so far.
St. Louis has won five of its last six against the Oilers and should be able to get it done again on Wednesday.
Pick: Blues +++
Even though Steve Ott is easily one of the most hated players in the NHL, teams were lining up to put in offers for him at the trade deadline.
Dallas eventually decided to keep the pesky center and that was probably for the best. Ott provides some great depth to a Stars club that is leaning heavily on a top line of Mike Ribeiro, Michael Ryder, and Loui Eriksson. That trio has produced 40 combined points since the All-Star break.
Eriksson scored in overtime to lift the Stars to a 3-2 win over the surging Canucks on Sunday after Ott made a strong rush into the Vancouver zone. The victory was Dallas’ fourth in a row, but the club will have to get more consistent goaltending from Kari Lehtonen down the stretch.
While Lehtonen was named the league’s third star of last week, he gave up a couple of softies against Vancouver and Dallas doesn't score enough to erase bad goals like those two very often.
Nothing but a top-notch effort between the pipes will keep the Penguins from giving the red light a workout with Evgeni Malkin tearing it up.
He has nine points in his last five games and leads the league with 78 points on the year.
Pick: Over +++
St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers (+125, 5.5)
It’s no surprise the St. Louis Blues stood pat at the trade deadline. They’re just starting to get healthy and went into Tuesday’s action alone in second place in the Western Conference.
"We were trying to see what type of depth we could add to our group and there wasn't a proper fit there," Blues GM Doug Armstrong told reporters. "I went in not expecting a lot of transactions, and at the end of the day, it didn't seem like we were involved in much."
The Blues have been just average on the road for most of this season, but have won the first three games of their current road trip, getting the better of Nashville, Winnipeg, and Calgary so far.
St. Louis has won five of its last six against the Oilers and should be able to get it done again on Wednesday.
Pick: Blues +++
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