NHL Betting Trends: Debunking Myth of Cross-Country Games

Anaheim Ducks lost to Philadelphia Flyers 3-1. It was the first time Anaheim went to the Eastern time zone this season. Since 2012-13, NHL teams from the Mountain or Pacific time zones played a road game in the East timezone after playing their previous game on the West Coast.

Road teams are profitable in NHL betting. Ducks made a profit of $195 on April 9. 275 games in the last 10 seasons saw teams from the Eastern time zone playing a game in either the Mountain or Pacific time zones.

Road teams are very profitable in these spots. If you bet on $100 on the road puck line and moneyline in each of the 275 games, you'd be up $3,993 on 550 bets.