Expert NHL Betting Picks Today: Tuesday, April 14

Get expert NHL best bets and picks for Canadiens vs. Flyers and Kings vs. Canucks, with game previews, value plays and parlay angles.

April 14, 2026

Expert NHL Betting Picks Today: Tuesday, April 14

By:

Daniel Dobish

April 14, 2026

NHL Picks

NHL Best Bets & Picks: Canadiens vs Flyers & Kings vs Canucks – Expert Game Previews

The National Hockey League (NHL) has a total of nine games on the schedule for Tuesday evening, with a handful of teams wrapping up their regular season. The Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets meet at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, while the Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis battle at 9:30 p.m. ET, also on ESPN, in the second end of a doubleheader.

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Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers

The Canadiens (48-23-10) and the Flyers (42-27-12) meet at Xfinity Mobile Center in Philadelphia at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

Montreal has 106 points, and it cannot win the Atlantic Division title. That honor goes to the Buffalo Sabres, who fought back to clinch the division. The Canadiens still head to the City of Brotherly Love with plenty at stake, tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning in points. Those teams will square off in the first round of the playoffs, but home-ice advantage is still to be determined. The Lightning host the lowly New York Rangers on Wednesday night in their finale.

Tampa Bay has 40 regulation wins, and Montreal has 34, so that's the tiebreaker in the event both teams have identical point totals.

Philadelphia has slipped into third place in the Metropolitan Division, and it appears to be locked into that spot. It will face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the playoffs, as that rivalry resumes.

The Habs were an impressive 24-8-8 on the road this season, and this is actually their first trip to Philadelphia on the campaign. The Habs lost each of their regular-season meetings with the Flyers at Bell Centre, falling 4-1 in the most recent meeting Dec. 16 and 5-4 in a shootout back on Nov. 4.

The Canadiens have won 11 of the past 13 games since March 21, while the Under is 8-3 in the previous 11 outings.

The Flyers are 5-1-0 in the past six outings, while the Under has a 3-2-1 edge in the past six games. Let's take Montreal to get the job done on the road, and we'll stick with the Under.

Canadiens ML (-155 at Bet365, Caesars and DraftKings Sportsbooks)
Under 6.5 (-125 at Fanatics Sportsbooks)

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Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks

The Kings (35-26-19) and Canucks (24-48-8) meet at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia at 10 p.m. ET.

Los Angeles has clinched a playoff spot, and it currently occupies the second wild-card spot with 89 points through 80 games. However, Vegas (93 points - 81 games), Edmonton (91 points - 81 games) and Anaheim (90 points - 80 games) sit in the top three spots in the division. The Kings cannot win the division, but it could still, potentially, clinch home ice in the first round if it finishes in second place.

The Kings won 5-3 in Seattle on Monday, and they're 6-0-1 in the past seven games, as the Under is 3-1 in the past four outings.

These teams met as recently as April 9, with the Kings winning 4-1 behind Anton Forsberg. On March 26 in Vancouver, the Kings picked up a 4-0 win behind Darcy Kuemper as the Under (6) cashed.

Vancouver surprised the then-playoff hopeful San Jose Sharks 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday, while dumping the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center 4-3 in overtime behind Nikita Tolopilo. It could be argued that the Canucks are playing their best hockey of the season, as they also scored an 8-6 win in Colorado on April 1 as gigantic (+360) underdogs. The Over is 4-2-1 in the past seven outings.

Let's back the Kings on the puck line, as they should be desperate with plenty at stake still. The Canucks are playing well, but L.A. just seems to dominate when these teams take the ice together. And, we'll go high on the total, with the Kings doing most of the heavy lifting.