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NHL Best Bets Tonight: Expert Hockey Parlay Picks for
Tuesday October 29

The National Hockey League has seven games scheduled for Tuesday evening. However, we are going to focus on the nationally televised doubleheader on ESPN. The New York Rangers and Washington Capitals drop the puck at 7:30 PM ET, while the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks battle at 10:00 PM ET. Let’s get started.

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Top NHL picks tonight

New York Rangers with Washington Capitals

The Rangers (6-1-1) and the Capitals (5-2-0) will battle at Capital One Arena in the nation’s capital. And on a side note, if you ever have the chance to see a game in DC, it’s a pretty good arena to watch a game.

These teams split the regular season series, but the Rangers ultimately swept the Capitals in four first-round games in April. In the last ten meetings, between the regular season and the playoffs, New York has won eight of the meetings, outscoring Washington 34-21. The Under also posted a 3-1 clip in the regular season series.

So far this season, the Rangers are a perfect 4-0-0 on the road, and New York has won five of its past six games. On Thursday they lost 3-1 to the Florida Panthers, but New York recovered with a 2-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks behind Jonathan Quick.

Igor Shesterkin will receive the honor on Tuesday. He was 2-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .926 SV% in three regular season starts against the Capitals in 2023-2024.

Washington was humming along with five straight wins, but lost 3-0 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday behind Charlie Lindgren. He is expected to start on Tuesday. The Under has cashed in each of his last three starts.

Based on Lindgren’s numbers, Shesterkin’s numbers against the Caps last season, and series trends, let’s keep the total low.

• Under 6.5 (-130 at FanDuel Sportsbook)

Kings of Los Angeles with San Jose Sharks

The Kings (5-2-2) travel to face the Sharks (1-7-2) at the SAP Center on Tuesday night.

You’ll also notice something funny about San Jose’s record: There’s no longer a zero in the win column. The Sharks were the last winless team at Utah Hockey Club until Monday night, scoring a 5-4 OT victory in Salt Lake City.

The Sharks trailed 4-1 after two periods, but Fabian Zetterlund scored his second goal of the night at 15:28 of the third period to start the comeback. Just 25 seconds later, Mikael Granlund cut the lead to 4–3, and Tyler Toffoli scored a goal at 17:18 to force overtime, stunning the sold-out crowd at Delta Center.

A hooking call on Michael Kesselring in overtime gave the Sharks a power play and Alex Wennberg cashed in the winner. It was essentially the opposite of San Jose’s opener, when it held a 4-1 lead against the St. Louis Blues after two periods before blowing the lead, going into overtime and losing at home.

These teams just met in Los Angeles at the newly renovated Crypto.com Arena, with the Kings taking a 3-2 victory as heavy favorites (-296) while the Under (6) cashed in. Jordan Spence and Warren Foegele (x2) were the scorers and gave David Rittich all the offense he needed. Granlund had two power play goals to make things interesting, but Rittich gave up nothing.

The Sharks play without rest and were 4-6-2 without rest last season with a goal differential of minus 14. San Jose was also shut out three times in those losses.

Each of the past three meetings between these Golden State rivals has resulted in one-goal games, and five of the past seven have been decided by one goal. Let’s take the Sharks at home on the puck line and catch the goal and a half, and let’s go low as well.

• Sharks PL (+1.5, -115 at BetMGM Sportsbook)
• Under 6 (-115 at BetMGM Sportsbook)

NHL parlays tonight

3-Leg NHL Parlay (+464 at FanDuel Sportsbook)

• Under 6.5 (-134) – Capitals vs. Rangers
• Sharks +1.5 (-118) vs Kings
• Under 5.5 (+114) – Sharks vs. Kings

Same Game Parlay (+223 at FanDuel Sportsbook)

• Sharks +1.5 (-118) vs Kings
• Under 5.5 (+114) – Sharks vs. Kings