Hunter Skoczylas shares his favorite NHL bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for tonight’s ‘Frozen Frenzy’ 16-game slate.

The NHL’s ‘Frozen Frenzy’ is back again this season, which means it is a 16-game slate and all 32 NHL teams are playing. Games will take part from 6 p.m. ET to 11 p.m. ET and will have staggered start times ranging from 15 minutes to 45 minutes. The Lightning and Maple Leafs played each other last night and both had to hit the road overnight. That said, we have a lot of options to choose from –– here are my favorite bets for tonight’s betting card on DraftKings Sportsbook.
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The Jets have been a wagon through their first five games of the season. They have not lost a single game, lead the league in goal differential (+16) and rank second in both goals scored (4.80) and goals allowed per game (1.60). The Blues have one more day of rest and the Jets are beginning a three-game road trip but this matchup looks rather elite on paper.
It’s unconfirmed but I’m leaning towards Jordan Binnington getting the start after Joel Hofer started the last two games for St. Louis. Binnington has played poorly, though, allowing 3.02 goals per game and posting just a .895 save percentage. St. Louis could stick with Hofer, who has been much better (2.32 goals allowed and .932 save percentage), because of how potent Winnipeg’s offense has looked. Nonetheless, Winnipeg has still found a ton of success in recent meetings versus St. Louis, winning nine of the last 10 games by an average of 2.5 goals. The Blues don’t match up well with the Jets, averaging just 2.83 goals per game and fielding the seventh-worst penalty-kill unit (73.3%). The Jets will take advantage of this with their top-ranked powerplay unit (43.8%) and add another dominant ‘W’ to the win column.
It’s becoming a theme to bet Colorado’s opponents to score lots of goals and accrue easy points. That will be the case again tonight with 34-year-old Jordan Eberle, who has notched seven points in Seattle’s first six games while sharing the top line with Shane Wright and Jared McCann. Colorado will likely roll out Justus Annunen, who is coming off a strong outing against San Jose in which he allowed just one goal on 26 shots. But, he has just 21 career appearances and still posts a .884 save percentage through three games played this season.
The Kraken have been solid offensively to start the season and it’s primarily because of McCann and Eberle. They rank 14th in expected goal percentage (50.11%) and 13th in goals scored per game (3.50). Seattle also ranks fourth in goals above expected (3.6), which is an elite matchup considering Colorado ranks first in goals allowed above expected (8.56). Three of Eberle’s last four points are goals and his anytime goalscorer prop set at +255 on DraftKings Sportsbook is quite enticing, too. At the end of the day, the Avs have allowed 29 goals through six games and last year’s meetings between these teams usually featured tons of scoring.
Both of these teams last played on Saturday, so we have no rest advantages to worry about. The Oilers will likely start Stuart Skinner between the pipes and the Hurricanes will likely roll with Frederik Andersen. Andersen has been elite, allowing just 1.53 goals per game to go along with a .936 save percentage. Skinner, however, has struggled, allowing 4.03 goals per game across four starts, giving Carolina the edge in the goaltending department.
Aside from that, the Oilers are in their usual beginning-of-season slump and have been embarrassed in three of four home games already this season. The over on six total goals (-120) looks enticing, too, because these two teams rank first and second in expected goal percentage (CAR – 64.46% and EDM – 60.34%) and have gone over this total in seven of the last 10 meetings. Andersen has looked very good and the Oilers have been outscored 18-to-7 on home ice. Plus, if the Hurricanes’ ninth-ranked powerplay unit (25%) can get onto the ice often against Edmonton’s last-ranked penalty-kill unit (55%), we will reap the rewards.
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Buffalo native now based out of Rochester, Hunter is an editor and writer for DraftKings, where he primarily covers the NFL, NHL and NBA. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and served as a sports editor with the school newspaper for two years before joining the DraftKings team in 2022. Go Bills!

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