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00:00Let's move it over here and talk some NHL action to Stanley.

00:06Hey, Stanley Cup odds.

00:07What are you guys kidding me?

00:07It's only been a week, week and a half into the season.

00:09No, they're already out here and changes are being made.

00:12Y'all, I'll ask you quickly on these. Of the teams, the Oilers,

00:15the Stars, the Panthers, the Rangers, the Leafs, the Devils,

00:17changes from opening day till now.

00:19What have you seen and who do you like?

00:21You know what?

00:22You've really got to look at the New York Rangers.

00:24The New York Rangers coming out so phenomenally strong on all

00:27sides of the puck.

00:29This team has been phenomenal net.

00:31You've got one of the best goaltending duels in the league between

00:35Igor and Jonathan Quick and I love what they're able to produce

00:40offensively. This offense has so much depth on all of their lines

00:44and I do think they can compete against the best of them because

00:48you've got that goaltending as well as a solid defense.

00:52The penalty kill is phenomenal and you look at their power play.

00:57Second best in the league on that power play.

01:00So I do think this team has every ability at plus 1100.

01:04I will be putting some money on that.

01:06Now, I did like the Devils originally, but the Devils have had a

01:09couple of struggles.

01:10I still do think they're a solid place to look in the New Jersey

01:13Devils. We're getting more value.

01:15Their line has moved the opposite way at plus 1300.

01:17I'm expecting this team to come together a little bit more solid

01:21over the next couple of weeks.

01:22They've had some rough losses out there, Donnie.

01:25Yeah, can the Rangers put it together and come up with a victory?

01:27We know they have the goalie for it.

01:28Just a matter of getting that timely scoring once they get to the

01:31playoffs.

01:32We do have some hockey tonight.

01:33Absolutely.

01:33Six games on the card.

01:35The one we're going to focus on the Calgary Flames taking on the

01:38Hockey Club tonight.

01:40As you see me have ran multiple times on this network 930 p.m.

01:43Eastern start.

01:44This game opened up at a minus 140 price as a home favorite towards

01:47Utah Joe, but now we're down to a minus 125 money coming on Calgary

01:51and a total listed between six to six and a half, depending on where

01:54you're shopping at.

01:55What are we looking at tonight between Calgary and Utah Joe?

01:58Yeah, I'm not shocked money has been coming in on Calgary because

02:01they've won the last three meetings here versus Utah nine of the last

02:0510.

02:05So this is a team that dominated and if you're looking at trends in

02:08any sports, they really do hold so true in hockey.

02:13Now, what I like about Calgary tonight is Dustin Wolf in net, not

02:17Dan Bladar.

02:18Dustin Wolf has looked phenomenal this season so far.

02:21He's been the stronger goaltending out there goaltending tandem and

02:24he's ultimately the backup goaltender, even though they really haven't

02:27said this is our lead goaltender in Dan Bladar.

02:30Now you're looking at him three and one on the season with a 2.74

02:34goals against average and a 924 save percentage.

02:37I do think he can stop Utah here in this one.

02:40Both of these teams on losing streets.

02:42So Donnie Calgary losing the last three Utah losing the last four.

02:46I do think the goals will come at some point in this game.

02:51We know there's power on both sides.

02:53Clayton Keller coming out here for Utah, but I do think you look here

02:57at Calgary straight up on the money line.

03:00You also look at Kuzmenko for that anytime goal.

03:02He's already got four goals and three assists on the season and Nazem

03:06Kadri another strong player to look at.

03:08We've also seen Huberto really step up for this team.

03:11The chemistry is just working out there for Calgary sitting fourth in

03:15the Pacific.

03:16Let's get down to the real basics on this Utah Hockey Club.

03:19Now.

03:20I've been voted multiple times best-dressed male on the network here

03:23at the Sportsbook Network.

03:24So I consider myself a fashionista.

03:26Look at Utah Hockey Club, the jersey, the shield.

03:29I mean, Joe, help me out on this.

03:31Please, please agree with me.

03:33We need to get a change quickly here.

03:35Yeah, we absolutely do.

03:36And I do believe they will be changing this name still going to be a

03:40voted upon a name at some point.

03:42Hopefully next season.

03:44They're the Utah Yetis because I think that name would fit perfectly

03:47for them.

03:47Perfect.

03:48Absolutely.

03:49Perfect.

03:49I can't put the Utah Hockey Club and if it catches like, oh, we're

03:52just going to stick with it.

03:53I'm going to have a big grievance against that.

03:55No doubt about it here, but we bring Joe on.

03:57We love to talk hockey.

03:58She's going to be here all season long with us.

04:00Also, make sure you follow here her on the Sports Grid Network doing

04:03big things.

04:04Joe.

04:04Thanks for waking up and shining with us this morning.

04:07Of course.

04:07Thanks for having me here.

04:08Always fun to talk with you.

04:09Donnie, by the way, don't go anywhere.

04:12Joe's up next solo mission.

04:13She's going to point him in the right direction on the ice right here

04:16on the early line.

04:18Welcome back to the early lines.

04:20Okay, you guys, let's talk some hockey.

04:22We talked Calgary versus Utah already.

04:25We're rolling with the Calgary Flames in that situation, but there

04:28are five other games out there on the ice.

04:30I've got a couple of same game parlays.

04:31So let's get straight into it.

04:33The New York Islanders taking on the Columbus Blue Jackets.

04:36This is the first road game here of three for the Islanders and they

04:40are on the second night of a back-to-back after losing at home versus

04:44the Columbus Blue Jackets last night.

04:45I do expect tired legs.

04:47And this is a battle of the Metro here.

04:49We've seen the Columbus Blue Jackets be able to put those goals on the

04:53board averaging 4.13 goals per game.

04:55And I do think they'll be able to hit Vavimov in a net for the New York

04:59Islanders.

05:00So in this one, I'm going to ride here with the over six and a half.

05:04Now you're getting plus money to the over six and a half up plus 100, but

05:07I do think this game has every possibility of OT.

05:10I think this is a 4-3 style game, one in overtime.

05:14So give me the overtime bet in this one up plus 360.

05:18We got to talk about the Winnipeg Jets.

05:19Now the Winnipeg Jets did take the L.

05:22They took the loss after winning eight games consecutively to the Toronto

05:27Maple Leafs.

05:27It was a hard loss you guys.

05:29And if you like that that one, grabbing the Jets plus a two and a half did

05:32end up cashing as they lost that six to four as the Toronto Maple Leafs went

05:36up huge in the first period.

05:38They're facing the Red Wings now and you've got to think this team is going

05:41to come out and want revenge on anyone that they're facing.

05:45So the Red Wings, a prime target here to take the loss.

05:49But I'm going to play this one a little bit more cautiously.

05:52We look at the Winnipeg Jets and they're phenomenally strong on that power

05:56play.

05:56It is converting at 44.4% of the time, the best in the whole league.

06:02And we look here at the kill of the Detroit Red Wings, not solid at all.

06:06Only killing 66.7%.

06:08I'm going to look here at the Winnipeg Jets to be able to convert on that

06:13power play.

06:13And I do think you can look at their top three guys on the top line and the

06:18top power play for their points tonight and combine those points.

06:21And then outside of that, look at those power play points.

06:24So looking here, I would parlay Josh Morrissey, Mark Shifley, and Kyle

06:30Connor for the anytime point tonight.

06:32And when you do so, it's coming in at plus 142.

06:36Now, you can look at them for the power play point as well because I expect

06:39those power points to come in.

06:42They're great plus money.

06:43Kyle Connor is plus 180 on the night for that power play point.

06:48He has four power play goals already this season.

06:51The anytime goal coming in at plus 130.

06:53So that parlay, I think, is where it's at.

06:55That's just a regular point for those three at plus 142.

06:58Again, Morrissey, Connor, and Shifley.

07:02Going down the list, we got the Tampa Bay Lightning taking on the Colorado

07:05Avalanche.

07:06Veseloski expected here for Tampa.

07:09And I do think you look at this Tampa Bay Lightning team.

07:12This is one of the best offenses in the whole league.

07:15Tampa's kill has been one of the worst.

07:17So and they're going to have to be careful because Colorado's power play

07:21is clicking elitely.

07:23So looking here, if Tampa can stay out of that box, Tampa has every ability

07:28to roll into Colorado tonight and get the win.

07:31Looking at the Tampa Bay Lightning, they're coming in at minus 102.

07:35But I do think in this first period with these high octane offenses that we

07:39have on both sides of the puck, you've got to look.

07:42Both teams to score in the first period coming in at plus 155.

07:48Let's jump into the Vegas Golden Knights taking on the LA Kings.

07:51Now, we know the Kings lost last night to the San Jose Sharks.

07:54And in hockey, guys, looking at that look ahead situation is so needed.

08:00The Kings were looking ahead to Vegas today because this is the number one

08:03and number two team in the Pacific.

08:05They didn't care about the number 18 in the San Jose Sharks last night.

08:09So always look for that in hockey.

08:11Look at those advantages.

08:13But tonight in this matchup, they're just so outmatched here by the Vegas

08:16Golden Knights.

08:17The Vegas Golden Knights should be able to get the win here with Aiden Hill in

08:21goal.

08:22Darcy Kemper expected here for the LA Kings.

08:24And while they might come out strong at first, I do think the Vegas Golden

08:28Knights pull away in this matchup here.

08:30So give me the Vegas Golden Knights laying the puck line, laying one and a

08:34half goals for the full game at plus 210.

08:37It's a 5-2 style win here, I do think, for Vegas.

08:42And last but not least, you guys, we have to talk about the New Jersey

08:45Devils versus the Vancouver Canucks.

08:47This is a battle of the Hughes brothers.

08:51We've got Luke, Jack, and Quinn Hughes all out there on the ice.

08:55Of course, Quinn Hughes here for the Vancouver Canucks, Jack and Luke here

08:59for the Devils.

09:00I'm taking all three of these guys parlayed for a point tonight.

09:04It's amazing to see them all out there on the ice together.

09:07And every time we do, we have an explosion of points for them.

09:12So Luke, Jack, and Quinn Hughes all for one plus points tonight coming in at

09:18plus 309.

09:19We're getting so much value out there on the ice.

09:21I do think the Devils can get the win in this one.

09:24And I do expect this one to go to overtime as well, plus 350.

09:29If it does go to overtime, you guys, you look at the Vancouver Canucks,

09:32you've lost three already in overtime this season.

09:34Don't go anywhere.

09:35Newswire coming up in just the next couple of minutes.

09:38Thanks for joining me here on The Early Line.

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