The dust has finally settled on what’s been a crazy offseason for the NHL, along with the 2019-20 year around the horizon, sportsbooks are getting prepared for what is shaping up to be an exciting season on the ice by releasing OVER/UNDER point totals for several 31 clubs at the approaching campaign.
BetOnline has tabbed the Tampa Bay Lightning (108.5), Toronto Maple Leafs (101.5), Boston Bruins (100.5), Vegas Golden Knights (100.5) and Colorado Avalanche (98.5) since the teams with the best chances to post the highest point totals. It is worth noting that the Bolts, Leafs and Bruins all live in the demanding Atlantic Division — a chilling sight for fans whose squads play at the Atlantic.
On the reverse side, the Ottawa Senators (68.5), Los Angeles Kings (73.5), Detroit Red Wings (75.5), Anaheim Ducks (79.5) and Buffalo Sabres (83.5) would be the likeliest teams to complete at the bottom of the standings. The Sens’ 64-point season in 2018-19 was the worst in the league, but Ottawa did not possess its own first-round pick due to a trade with Colorado for Matt Duchene in 2017.
A few teams that I prefer to go OVER their projected point totals will be the Chicago Blackhawks (90.5) and also Florida Panthers (96.5) The greatest reason why I like the OVER in both situations is goaltending. Chicago’s 84-point period in 2018-19 was underwhelming, but overall director Stan Bowman created a splash in free agency by signing netminder Robin Lehner.
With Lehner from the fold to help shoulder the load with 34-year-old Corey Crawford, the Blackhawks are in a prime spot to improve on their 36-34-12 document from a year ago. In the end, Lehner had been a Vezina Trophy finalist due to a 25-13-5 record,??2.13 goals-against typical and .930 save percentage in his lone season with the New York Islanders.
Florida boasted among the worst goaltending tandems in the league last year, but due to the retirement of Roberto Luongo and the trade of James Reimer to the Carolina Hurricanes, the Panthers will have a brand new look in net after signing celebrity goalie Sergei Bobrovsky into some seven-year, $70-million thing.
With a franchise netminder between the pipes, a crime that overlooks the ninth-most aims in 2018-19 (264) and also one of the greatest coaches in the NHL in Joel Quenneville within his very first year on the bench, I expect the Panthers to be a playoff team and soar over their 96.5-point projection.
All chances courtesy of??BetOnline at August 13
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