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The betting landscape of the NHL changes from day-to-day. One week a team can look like a contender and the next they need to shed some dead weight. One week people are calling for the firing of the coach or GM and the next they’re hailing them as heroes. That’s why it’s important to pay attention to even the littlest detail to gain an edge.

Goals will be down for Preds and Sharks

While Nashville and San Jose have potent attacks, both are missing key players in their respective offenses. Jonathan Cheechoo, the league’s leading scorer last season, is out and that means the Sharks lose out on a whole lot of production. Add in the fact that center Joe Thornton relied on Cheechoo to finish off his creative plays, and you can see a trickle down effect happening. Stay away from the over totals in San Jose games for now.

Meanwhile, the Nashville Predators lost their top line center Jason Arnott to knee surgery and he could miss up to six weeks. While the Preds are good enough to overcome this loss and continue to win games, they probably won’t be scoring as many goals. Arnott was not only a dominant power play forward, but he was key for face-offs. His loss also means a trickle down effect for the Predators. Stay away from this team’s over totals as well.

Havlat coming back soon

It’s been reported that Martin Havlat is on his way back sooner rather than later to the Chicago Blackhawks. The young winger was sensational early on this season and his loss caused a Chicago tank job of epic proportions. Now that he is slated to be back by late November, keep the Blackhawks in mind as a team to surprise with the spread and for over team total goal lines when he returns. Teammates such as Radim Vrbata were dependent on him for success and we see the Hawks playing a little better immediately upon his return.

Keep on betting Buffalo

Just because the Sabres lost some players to injury, doesn’t mean they are going to slow down any time soon. This team is so close knit and so deep that an injury here or there doesn’t really make a difference. Buffalo is playing with an intensity that’s been rarely matched so far in the NHL this season and we don’t see them letting up. They cost a lot on the money line but have been worth it on most nights. The Sabres even have a better record on the road than at home- always the mark of a consistent and mentally tough team.

Detroit unders