Like I predicted just under a month ago, Sidney Crosby has slowed down his scoring speed — significantly. At the time of our last update, the Penguins captain was scoring on a ridiculous 23.2 percent of his shots but since then he has scored just 3 goals on 28 shots, dropping his shooting percentage to an even 20 percent. Other men like Alex Ovechkin, Max Pacioretty and Brad Marchand have turned up the heat and have scored their way back in the goal-scoring race.
BetOnline has recognized Crosby’s cold streak and transferred from his -285 odds to the +140 number where he sits. If you listened to me and place your money on Mr. Ovechkin’s +550 value, you’d better thank mepersonally. The Great 8 has scored nine times since the turn of the calendar and has set himself back in good position to earn his fifth successive Maurice”Rocket” Richard Trophy along with his line was adjusted to +205.
Along the same lines as Ovi, we’ve got Brad Marchand, the Little Ball of Hate. Marchy is one of the most polarizing players since the likes of Sean Avery and Todd Bertuzzi roamed the ice but one thing his haters can’t deny — the guy can frigging score. He has popped 13 goals since the start of January and is beginning to provide hope to those who followed my advice at the beginning of the year and place money on the +2500 line for Marchand to lead the league in goals. He now has 23 also it seems like he is just beginning to crank up the intensity knob. A problem with betting on the Bruins winger at the moment is that he’s one obvious slew foot away from a lengthy suspension. He’s gotten away with two iffy ones in the last two weeks but a third could have him viewing the action from the press box.
And we have Max Pacioretty of the Montreal Canadiens. Patches had an incredibly bad start to his year, scoring just five goals in his first 24 games, but has since bulged the twine 19 times using two hat-trick performances. Max has had to step up offensively with many of those Habs’ first-choice wingers going down with injury and he has benefited immensely from the re-emergence of Alexander Radulov. Both have combined to give a huge chunk of Montreal’s crime and the vast majority of Patches’ goals this year have come from Rad-Dad helpers.
Also throwing their proverbial hats in the race are rookies Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine, who are neck and neck at the Calder Trophy conversation. They have 23 goals apiece and have surprised many with their NHL readiness. Laine is offering more worth at +1600, despite enjoying fewer games than the guy who travelled one spot ahead of him in the 2016 draft which makes zero sense. The Finn has already proved he is the more natural goal scorer of both and is beyond a shadow of a doubt going for a 50-a-year man for the rest of his career.

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