Weekly NHL Betting action sees the San Jose Sharks taking on the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at the Staples Center in L.A. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long so stick with us for your NHL bets.<\/p>\n
This match-up pits two of the favorites in the Western Conference this year – in a conference that is laden with them.<\/p>\n
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San Jose Sharks<\/a> vs. Los Angeles Kings<\/a><\/strong>
\nDate\/Time: Thursday, October 16 2014<\/strong>,\u00a010:30 pm EST<\/strong>
\nVenue: Staples Center, Los Angeles CA<\/strong>
\nSt. Louis, Los Angeles (no odds yet listed)<\/strong>
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Along with the Ducks and the Blackhawks, the West is wide open, but also vastly superior to the league’s Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n
Blues vs. Kings NHL Preview<\/h3>\n
It’s been a long time since St. Louis goalie Brian Elliott was the unquestioned top dog of a team. In fact, it may be unprecedented.<\/p>\n
After being jettisoned from Ottawa after some up-and-down play, the Newmarket, Ontario native always had Jaroslav Halak or Ryan Miller nipping at his heels (or benching him) for the Blues.<\/p>\n
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Halak and Miller are finally out of the picture and the Blues’ chances between the pipes rest squarely on Elliott. He’s a talented netminder and should be up to the challenge.<\/p>\n
Rest assured, the Blues are no one-trick pony. The offseason addition of forward Paul Stastny just further bolsters their impressive depth throughout the roster. You’ll find no Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin-level stars on St. Louis, but the team is incredibly solid from top to bottom.<\/p>\n
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Thursday night’s tilt in Southern California will also feature two stud defencemen hitting their primes in St. Louis’s Alex Pietrangelo and L.A’s Drew Doughty. Bell-cow blueliners like that are hard to come by and when your team gets one, a GM ought to hang onto them for dear life.<\/p>\n
In order to get a road win, the Blues must solve masterful Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick. The award-winning veteran is coming off a superb performance against Edmonton on Tuesday in a 6-1 win.<\/p>\n
Youngsters like Tanner Pearson and Tyler Toffoli join the veteran goal-scoring prowess of Jeff Carter and Anze Kopitar to make Los Angeles a tough customer and a surefire Stanley Cup favorite once again.<\/p>\n
This game is bigger than the standings, especially for St. Lou. The Blues need to prove they should be discussed in the same breath with L.A. and Chicago; they’ve been a darling pick in the playoffs for a couple of seasons now, yet haven’t gotten it done.<\/p>\n
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Thursday night’s tilt at the Staples Center would really be a statement game if the Blues could come into the Kings’ barn and leave with two points. I expect St. Louis to be up for this game and for the Kings to perhaps be on cruise control after that thrashing of the Oilers.<\/p>\n
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Look for the Blues to come to SoCal and grab that win they desperately covet.<\/p>\n
St. Louis 3, Los Angeles 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
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