NHL Look Ahead: Thursday, Jan. 13 and Friday Jan. 14

The NHL season is in full swing and we are learning exactly what each team in the sport truly is. Today, we have five games over the course of the end of this week that we are going to dive into and discuss so we can understand exactly where we should be leaning for them.  

We will be first looking at Seattle Kraken and St Louis Blues, and then Anaheim Ducks and Minnesota Wild.

Seattle Kraken Travel to St Louis to Face the Blues on Thursday

The Kraken are on the second half of a back-to-back as they travel to Enterprise Center to take on the Blues. Center Jordan Kyrou has 36 points this season for the Blues, which is tied for 12th in the NHL and the Kraken do not have someone to match him. 

Seattle has struggled as they are currently 14-20 against the spread this season while St Louis is 20-16 against the spread. All in all, go with the St Louis Blues to cover here.

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Anaheim Ducks Travels to Minnesota to Face the Wild on Friday

Anaheim will travel to the Xcel Energy Center on Friday night to take on Minnesota in a Western Conference matchup. Both of these teams have been killing it on the offensive side of the ice as the Ducks are scoring 2.97 goals per game while the Wild are averaging 3.58 goals per game. 

In two of their previous three, the Ducks have scored at least three goals while Minnesota averages more than four goals per game at home. Go with the OVER as it seems to be the best bet there.

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Upcoming NHL Matchups:

Date	Visitor	Home	Start Time CST
1/16/2022	Vancouver Canucks	Washington Capitals	1:00 PM
1/16/2022	Edmonton Oilers	Winnipeg Jets	6:00 PM
1/17/2022	Detroit Red Wings	Buffalo Sabers	12:00 PM
1/17/2022	Minnesota Wild	Colorado Avalanche	2:00 PM
1/17/2022	Montreal Canadiens	Arizona Coyotes	3:00 PM
1/17/2022	Los Angeles Kings	San Jose Sharks	3:00 PM
1/17/2022	Chicago Blackhawks	Seattle Kraken	4:00 PM
1/17/2022	Philadelphia Flyers	New York Islanders	6:30 PM
1/17/2022	Nashville Predators	St. Louis Blues	7:00 PM
1/17/2022	Pittsburgh Penguins	Vegas Golden Knights	9:00 PM
1/17/2022	New Jersey Devils	Toronto Maple Leafs	6:00 PM
1/18/2022	New York Islanders	Philadelphia Flyers	6:00 PM
1/18/2022	Carolina Hurricanes	Boston Bruins	6:00 PM
1/18/2022	Buffalo Sabres	Ottawa Senators	6:00 PM
1/18/2022	Winnipeg Jets	Washington Capitals	6:00 PM
1/18/2022	Vancouver Canucks	Nashville Predators	7:00 PM
1/18/2022	Montreal Canadiens	Dallas Stars	7:30 PM
1/18/2022	Florida Panthers	Calgary Flames	8:00 PM
1/18/2022	Tampa Bay Lightning	Los Angeles Kings	9:30 PM
1/18/2022	Columbus Blue Jackets	New York Islanders	6:00 PM
1/18/2022	Detroit Red Wings	Philadelphia Flyers	6:00 PM
1/18/2022	Chicago Blackhawks	Edmonton Oilers	8:00 PM

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* All odds provided by Action247 Sportsbook and all odds subject to change.
**All views expressed are my own. My picks are my own and are not a guarantee, bet at your own risk.