NHL Vegas Picks: Regular Season Previews, Vegas Odds & Picks (Oct 12)

Six games take place in the NHL on Wednesday, October 13th. Stanley Cup champions, Colorado Avalanche, open their regular season campaign against the Chicago Blackhawks. The season for many teams gets underway on October 12th, but the Nashville Predators won back-to-back games against San Jose Sharks last week.

Six NHL games take place on Wednesday, October 13th. Stanley Cup champions Colorado Avalanche open their regular season campaign against Chicago Blackhawks.

Boston Bruins open their season on the road against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday. The Capitals won four of their six pre-season games. Boston has won once in their previous three pre season games, against New York Rangers.

Montreal Canadiens broke many unwanted records last season. Sheldon Keefe will be under pressure with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs won five of the seven games in the pre-season.

Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets finished last season on opposite ends of the Metropolitan Division standings. The Blue Jacket lost to the Hurricanes 8-1 at PNC Arena in the pre-season.

Colorado Avalanche are the favourites to defend their Stanley Cup. The Blackhawks had a miserable season last term, going 28-42-12.

Seattle Kraken kick off their second season in the NHL on the road against the Anaheim Ducks. Both sides finished in bottom two places of the Pacific Division last season. The Ducks have won two of their previous three games against Seattle Kraken.

Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks are playing each other on opening night. The last three games between the sides have averaged 7.6 goals per game.

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