Top NHL picks October 12: Back Draisaitl and the Oilers on the power play
The NHL's opening week continues tonight. 12 teams are in action tonight, leaving us no shortage of bets to target.
The pregame narrative is that Leon Draisaitl has value to score points on the power play and the Carolina Hurricanes are a force to be reckoned with at home. Colorado Avalanche should pile up shots against an inferior opponent.
Draisaitl and Connor McDavid are good bets on the power play. The Oilers' last season's power-play was third-best in the NHL. Draisaiht scored 41 points on it last year. He is second in NHL with 73 power plays points over the past two seasons. Vancouver's penalty-killing team has the second-lowest penalty kill percentage in hockey.
Carolina Hurricanes won 33 games at PNC Arena last season. They are a minus-110 favorite against Columbus Blue Jackets.
Avalanche is going to play against Chicago. Colorado averaged 37.37 shots per game at home last season. Chicago gave up the fifth-most chances per NaturalStatTrick.
