It’s another week in National Hockey League action, and with that comes another look at the schedule! Every Monday, Canada Sports Betting, with a little help from our friends at NorthStar Bets, dives into the NHL schedule, breaks it down by the day, and looks at all the rest day scenarios involved. Favourites and home-ice advantage are two things that already get lots of attention, but an extra day or two off can make all the difference.
Let’s dive into this week’s action.
NHL Games on Monday, November 27th
| Rest | Away Team | Time | Home Team | Rest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Bruins | 7:00 PM | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo Sabres | 7:00 PM | New York Rangers | 1 |
| 2 | Florida Panthers | 7:00 PM | Ottawa Senators | 2 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 9:00 PM | Colorado Avalanche | 1 |
| 1 | Vegas Golden Knights | 9:30 PM | Calgary Flames | 1 |
| 2 | Washington Capitals | 10:30 PM | San Jose Sharks | 1 |
Rest Notes: There’s a lot going on here. The Blue Jackets are the only team going in on the second half of a back-to-back, but Boston, Buffalo, the Rangers, Colorado, Calgary, and San Jose are all playing their third game in four nights. Tampa has a rest mismatch of one game over Colorado, as does Washington over San Jose and Boston over Columbus.
NHL Games on Tuesday, November 28th
| Rest | Away Team | Time | Home Team | Rest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New York Islanders | 7:00 PM | New Jersey Devils | 2 |
| 2 | Carolina Hurricanes | 7:00 PM | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 |
| 0 | Florida Panthers | 7:00 PM | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 |
| 1 | St. Louis Blues | 8:00 PM | Minnesota Wild | 1 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 8:00 PM | Nashville Predators | 1 |
| 3 | Dallas Stars | 8:00 PM | Winnipeg Jets | 1 |
| 3 | Seattle Kraken | 8:30 PM | Chicago Blackhawks | 1 |
| 0 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 9:00 PM | Arizona Coyotes | 2 |
| 0 | Vegas Golden Knights | 9:00 PM | Edmonton Oilers | 1 |
| 1 | Anaheim Ducks | 10:00 PM | Vancouver Canucks | 2 |
Rest Notes: Three teams are coming off of back-to-backs here. Florida comes in from Ottawa to face a rested Toronto, Tampa shifts from Denver to Arizona to face the rested Coyotes, and Vegas goes from Calgary to Edmonton to face the somewhat rested Oilers. There are a few other rest mismatches throughout this game day, including two-day gaps between Dallas and Winnipeg, and Seattle and Chicago.
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NHL Games on Wednesday, November 29th
| Rest | Away Team | Time | Home Team | Rest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 7:00 PM | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 7:30 PM | New York Rangers | 1 |
| 1 | Washington Capitals | 10:30 PM | Los Angeles Kings | 3 |
Rest Notes: Despite being the road team, Montreal has a pretty nice advantage over Columbus here, with two extra days in tow and the Jackets playing their third in four. Detroit has a game advantage on the Rangers, who are in their fourth of six. Los Angeles has two days over Washington.
NHL Games on Thursday, November 30th
| Rest | Away Team | Time | Home Team | Rest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | San Jose Sharks | 7:00 PM | Boston Bruins | 2 |
| 1 | New York Islanders | 7:00 PM | Carolina Hurricanes | 1 |
| 1 | Chicago Blackhawks | 7:00 PM | Detroit Red Wings | 0 |
| 1 | Florida Panthers | 7:00 PM | Montreal Canadiens | 0 |
| 1 | New Jersey Devils | 7:00 PM | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:00 PM | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 |
| 1 | Seattle Kraken | 7:00 PM | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 |
| 1 | Minnesota Wild | 8:00 PM | Nashville Predators | 1 |
| 2 | Buffalo Sabres | 8:00 PM | St. Louis Blues | 1 |
| 1 | Edmonton Oilers | 8:00 PM | Winnipeg Jets | 1 |
| 2 | Colorado Avalanche | 9:00 PM | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 |
| 1 | Dallas Stars | 9:00 PM | Calgary Flames | 2 |
| 0 | Washington Capitals | 10:00 PM | Anaheim Ducks | 1 |
| 1 | Vegas Golden Knights | 10:00 PM | Vancouver Canucks | 1 |
Rest Notes: A very hefty calendar on Thursday without many big mismatches. A couple of one-gamers, but nothing out of the ordinary.
NHL Games on Friday, December 1st
| Rest | Away Team | Time | Home Team | Rest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ottawa Senators | 7:00 PM | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 |
| 0 | San Jose Sharks | 7:00 PM | New Jersey Devils | 0 |
Rest Notes: Ottawa has a big advantage here. Needless to say, this is a tough week for Columbus. once again, they’re two days less rested, and coming in on four in six.
NHL Games on Saturday, December 2nd
| Rest | Away Team | Time | Home Team | Rest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2:00 PM | Dallas Stars | 1 |
| 1 | Chicago Blackhawks | 3:00 PM | Winnipeg Jets | 1 |
| 2 | New York Rangers | 4:30 PM | Nashville Predators | 1 |
| 1 | New York Islanders | 6:00 PM | Florida Panthers | 1 |
| 1 | Buffalo Sabres | 7:00 PM | Carolina Hurricanes | 1 |
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 7:00 PM | Montreal Canadiens | 1 |
| 1 | Seattle Kraken | 7:00 PM | Ottawa Senators | 0 |
| 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 7:00 PM | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 |
| 1 | Boston Bruins | 7:00 PM | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 |
| 1 | St. Louis Blues | 9:00 PM | Arizona Coyotes | 1 |
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche | 10:00 PM | Anaheim Ducks | 1 |
| 1 | Washington Capitals | 10:00 PM | Vegas Golden Knights | 1 |
| 1 | Vancouver Canucks | 10:00 PM | Calgary Flames | 1 |
Rest Notes: Another hefty calendar. Most of these are even matches, with a couple of 1-game differences. Note that Vegas and Florida are playing their fourth game in six days, while Washington, Montreal, and Detroit are playing their third game in four days.
NHL Games on Sunday, December 3rd
| Rest | Away Team | Time | Home Team | Rest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2:00 PM | Minnesota Wild | 2 |
| 1 | San Jose Sharks | 6:00 PM | New York Rangers | 0 |
| 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 7:00 PM | Boston Bruins | 0 |
| 0 | Nashville Predators | 7:00 PM | Buffalo Sabres | 0 |
| 0 | Colorado Avalanche | 8:00 PM | Los Angeles Kings | 3 |
Rest Notes: A relatively lazy Sunday, and every game but one is a mismatch of some sort – and that outlier is a double back-to-back. Los Angeles having three rest days more than the back-to-back Avalanche while also having home ice is a particularly favourable look.
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