The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the NHL schedule, with numerous postponements for virtually every team.
It became such a problem that a scheduled three-week break for the All-Star Game and Olympics was trimmed to just four days to accommodate rescheduling. Some teams got back to work Monday. Obviously, diehard hockey bettors don’t mind the action. However, it did throw a wrench into plans for a more detailed study of what we have seen so far this season. Of course, there have been several surprises, such as the mediocre play of Chicago and Philadelphia and the unexpected rise of Florida and Toronto. Seattle has also been a disappointment in its first season after playing well early.
There is plenty of season left, though, and as bettors we’re always most interested in looking ahead, not behind. It’s a great time to dig into some of the scheduling spots that have produced the best and worst returns for bettors so far, while also pointing out future dates on which these definitive angles can be played.
With that in mind, let’s run through a list of 20 of the most definitive team scheduling situations in the 2021-22 season in terms of betting ROI, including all games through the All-Star break:
CAROLINA is 16-4 (80%) for %plussign% 10.9 units in nonconference games. R.O.I. 55%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 12: at Minnesota
Feb. 18: NASHVILLE
Feb. 27: EDMONTON
March 6: SEATTLE
March 10: COLORADO
March 24: DALLAS
March 26: at St. Louis
April 2: MINNESOTA
April 10: ANAHEIM
April 16: at Colorado
April 18: at Arizona
April 21: WINNIPEG
CHICAGO is 2-12 (14%) for -10.2 units in divisional games. R.O.I. -73%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 12: at St. Louis
Feb. 14: at Winnipeg
Feb. 18: DALLAS
Feb. 27: St. Louis
March 19: at Minnesota
March 20: WINNIPEG
April 3: ARIZONA
April 10: DALLAS
April 16: at Nashville
April 20: at Arizona
COLUMBUS is 7-1 (88%) OVER the total for %plussign% 6.1 units in two-days rest scenarios. R.O.I. 76%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 15: at Calgary
Feb. 20: BUFFALO
March 4: LOS ANGELES
March 10: at NY Islanders
March 16: at Ottawa
March 22: at Pittsburgh
March 25: at Winnipeg
March 29: NY ISLANDERS
April 16: at Los Angeles
April 22: OTTAWA
EDMONTON is 6-13 (32%) for -12.8 units in nonconference games. R.O.I. -67%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 11: NY ISLANDERS
Feb. 23: at Tampa Bay
Feb. 26: at Florida
Feb. 27: at Carolina
March 1: at Philadelphia
March 5: MONTREAL
March 9: WASHINGTON
March 12: TAMPA BAY
March 15: DETROIT
March 17: BUFFALO
March 19: NEW JERSEY
April 24: at Columbus
April 26: at Pittsburgh
FLORIDA is 23-3 (88%) for %plussign% 16.8 units at home. R.O.I. 65%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 22: NASHVILLE
Feb. 24: COLUMBUS
Feb. 26: EDMONTON
March 3: OTTAWA
March 5: DETROIT
March 10: PHILADELPHIA
March 29: MONTREAL
March 31: CHICAGO
April 5: TORONTO
April 8: BUFFALO
April 12: ANAHEIM
April 15: WINNIPEG
April 21: DETROIT
April 23: TORONTO
April 24: TAMPA BAY
FLORIDA is 8-1 (89%) OVER the total for %plussign% 6.8 units playing in its third straight (or more) home game. R.O.I. 75%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 26: EDMONTON
March 3: OTTAWA
March 5: DETROIT
April 24: TAMPA BAY
MONTREAL is 0-7 (0%) for -8.1 units in two-days rest scenarios. R.O.I. -116%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 20: at NY Islanders
Feb. 26: at Ottawa
March 1: at Winnipeg
March 12: SEATTLE
March 24: FLORIDA
April 5: OTTAWA
April 19: MINNESOTA
April 27: at NY Rangers
MONTREAL is 3-22 (12%) for -16.8 units on the road. R.O.I. -67%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 20: at NY Islanders
Feb. 26: at Ottawa
March 1: at Winnipeg
March 3: at Calgary
March 5: at Edmonton
March 9: at Vancouver
March 13: at Philadelphia
March 27: at New Jersey
March 29: at Florida
March 31: at Carolina
April 2: at Tampa Bay
April 7: at New Jersey
April 9: at Toronto
April 13: at Columbus
April 23: at Ottawa
April 27: at NY Rangers
NASHVILLE is 8-1 (89%) for %plussign% 7.8 units in two-days rest scenarios. R.O.I. 86%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 12: WINNIPEG
Feb. 15: WASHINGTON
Feb. 18: at Carolina
March 5: at San Jose
March 8: DALLAS
March 27: PHILADELPHIA
April 1: at Buffalo
NEW JERSEY is 4-13 (24%) for -10.6 units in nonconference games. R.O.I. -62%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 10: at St. Louis
Feb. 25: at Chicago
Feb. 28: VANCOUVER
March 6: St. Louis
March 8: COLORADO
March 10: WINNIPEG
March 12: ANAHEIM
March 15: at Vancouver
March 16: at Calgary
March 19: at Edmonton
April 9: at Dallas
April 12: at Arizona
April 14: at Colorado
April 16: at Seattle
April 18: at Vegas
N.Y. ISLANDERS are 9-1 (90%) UNDER the total for %plussign% 8.1 units playing in their fourth straight (or more) home game. R.O.I. 81%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
March 10: COLUMBUS
March 11: WINNIPEG
March 13: ANAHEIM
N.Y. RANGERS are 17-6 (74%) UNDER the total for %plussign% 10.6 units in standard one-day rest scenarios. R.O.I. 46%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 17: DETROIT
Feb. 26: at Pittsburgh
March 4: NEW JERSEY
March 6: at Winnipeg
March 8: at Minnesota
March 10: at St. Louis
March 12: at Dallas
March 17: NY ISLANDERS
March 19: at Tampa Bay
March 22: at New Jersey
March 27: BUFFALO
March 29: at Pittsburgh
April 1: NY ISLANDERS
April 3: PHILADELPHIA
April 5: at New Jersey
April 7: PITTSBURGH
April 9: OTTAWA
April 21: at NY Islanders
April 23: at Boston
April 29: WASHINGTON
N.Y. RANGERS are 18-5 (78%) for %plussign% 13.9 units versus conference foes. R.O.I. 60%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 15: BOSTON
Feb. 17: DETROIT
Feb. 20: at Ottawa
Feb. 24: WASHINGTON
Feb. 26: at Pittsburgh
March 4: NEW JERSEY
March 17: NY ISLANDERS
March 19: at Tampa Bay
March 20: at Carolina
March 22: at New Jersey
March 25: PITTSBURGH
March 27: BUFFALO
March 29: at Pittsburgh
March 30: at Detroit
April 1: NY ISLANDERS
April 3: PHILADELPHIA
April 5: at New Jersey
April 7: PITTSBURGH
April 9: OTTAWA
April 12: CAROLINA
April 13: at Philadelphia
April 16: DETROIT
April 21: at NY Islanders
April 23: at Boston
April 26: CAROLINA
April 27: MONTREAL
April 29: WASHINGTON
N.Y. RANGERS are 10-1 (91%) for %plussign% 9.1 units playing their third game in four days. R.O.I. 83%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 27: VANCOUVER
March 20: at Carolina
March 22: at New Jersey
March 30: at Detroit
April 1: NY ISLANDERS
April 29: WASHINGTON
PHILADELPHIA is 5-21 (19%) for -16.4 units versus conference foes. R.O.I. -63%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 9: DETROIT
Feb. 12: at Detroit
Feb. 15: at Pittsburgh
Feb. 17: WASHINGTON
Feb. 21: CAROLINA
Feb. 26: WASHINGTON
March 10: at Florida
March 12: at Carolina
March 13: MONTREAL
March 18: at Ottawa
March 20: NY ISLANDERS
March 22: at Detroit
April 2: TORONTO
April 3: at NY Rangers
April 5: COLUMBUS
April 7: at Columbus
April 12: at Washington
April 13: NY RANGERS
April 16: at Buffalo
April 17: BUFFALO
April 19: at Toronto
April 21: at Montreal
April 24: PITTSBURGH
April 29: OTTAWA
PITTSBURGH is 1-7 (13%) for -12.2 units playing its third game in four days. R.O.I. -152%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 27: at Columbus
March 25: at NY Rangers
April 10: NASHVILLE
April 12: at NY Islanders
April 24: at Philadelphia
April 26: EDMONTON
PITTSBURGH is 1-7 (13%) for -10.6 units in its fourth straight (or more) home game. R.O.I. -132%.
Qualifying games down the stretch: None scheduled
SEATTLE is 0-6 (0%) for -6.4 units playing in just its fourth game in 12%plussign% days. R.O.I. -107%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 9: ARIZONA
Feb. 11: at Anaheim
Feb. 14: TORONTO
SEATTLE is 6-20 (23%) for -16.3 units versus conference opponents. R.O.I. -63%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 9: ARIZONA
Feb. 11: at Anaheim
Feb. 17: at Winnipeg
Feb. 19: at Calgary
Feb. 21: at Vancouver
Feb. 27: at San Jose
March 2: NASHVILLE
March 22: at Arizona
March 26: at Los Angeles
March 28: at Los Angeles
March 30: VEGAS
April 1: VEGAS
April 3: DALLAS
April 6: at St. Louis
April 7: at Chicago
April 9: CALGARY
April 12: at Calgary
April 13: at Winnipeg
April 20: COLORADO
April 22: at Minnesota
April 23: at Dallas
April 26: at Vancouver
April 27: LOS ANGELES
April 29: SAN JOSE
TORONTO is 10-2 (83%) for %plussign% 7.9 units in two-days rest scenarios. R.O.I.
66%.
Qualifying games down the stretch:
Feb. 10: at Calgary
Feb. 17: PITTSBURGH
March 5: VANCOUVER
March 13: at Buffalo
March 26: at Montreal
April 12: BUFFALO
April 29: BOSTON
