Stephen Nover's Puck Line Wise Guy Winner
(NHL) Montreal vs. Philadelphia,
Point Spread: -1.50 | 179.00 Philadelphia (Home)
Result: Loss
Kudos to the Canadiens for taking out the Penguins during the qualifying rounds. But now reality strikes for the Canadiens. They draw the Flyers.
The Flyers are deserving of being the top seed in the Eastern Conference. 
But are they deserving of laying 1 1/2 goals against Montreal in this first game matchup? 
Put it this way: Each of the Flyers' last 10 victories have been by more than one goal. 
If you discount a 2-0 loss to the Bruins, the Flyers are averaging 4.2 goals during their last 17 games. They are giving up 1.2 goals in their past seven games. 
The Canadiens have surrendered three or more goals in eight of their last 11 games. They are averaging just 1.8 goals during their past seven games.
Clear class difference. So I'm going to turn a high lay price into a huge plus price by banking on the Flyers to win by more than one goal.