It’s already been a fairly active trade market in the NHL and the deadline is still months away. Over the weekend, the Edmonton Oilers traded forward Ryan Strome to the New York Rangers for forward Ryan Spooner. Spooner was acquired from the Bruins in the trade-deadline deal last season that sent Rick Nash to Boston. He showed promise and was signed to a two-year, $8 million deal in July. But he wasn’t a good fit under new coach David Quinn’s system. Here’s a look at two intriguing NHL matchups this week. Check back for NHL odds.
If out until Christmas, Chara would miss 19 games. Chara’s last season so shortened: a 63-gamer in 2014-15. Since becoming a regular (2000-01 with the New York Islanders), he has never missed more than 19. Chara (1,441 games in his Hall of Fame career) is No. 29 on the career list. Among active players, only Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton, and Matt Cullen are ahead.Should be Tuukka Rask in net. He has a 4-4-1 record with a 2.78 goals-against-average and a .912 save percentage this season.Detroit is 8-2-0 after starting the season 1-7-2. “After our start, everyone was counting us out,” Dylan Larkin said. “Here we are, the last 10 games, we’ve shown not only the league and our fans but ourselves, that we can play with every team on a nightly basis. We’re winning games and we’re having fun and we’re rolling. We need to keep this going.”However, winger Darren Helm (upper body) is expected to miss some time after he was hurt Saturday afternoon against New Jersey. Coach Jeff Blashill said after the contest that Helm will “be out for a little bit.” He exited early in the first period with an upper-body injury.Likely to be Jimmy Howard in net. He’s 6-6-2 with a respectable 2.64 goals-against-average and a .922 save percentage.
Top NHL Betting Picks of the Week – November 19th Edition
“A couple of breakdowns that shouldn’t happen any more at this point in the season” were the #Oilers undoing against Vegas as they drop a 6-3 decision. pic.twitter.com/NtCGemIvgn
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) 19 de noviembre de 2018
Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks
- When: Tuesday, 10:30 PM ET (NBC Sports Network)
Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings
- When: Wednesday, 7:30 pm ET (NHL Center Ice)
