NHL action on Thursday night features two Eastern Conference foes trying to upright their ships as the playoffs near. The Pittsburgh Penguins have dropped from the top spot in the East while the Detroit Red Wings are trying to move into a playoff spot. Detroit currently sits in 10th place in the East, but is just one-point out of the eighth and final playoff spot. They need wins badly while the Penguins want to regain the top spot in the East. We will go with Pittsburgh tonight on the road.
Penguins working to regain top spot in East
Pittsburgh has played to a 5-4-1 record in their last 10 games, dropping them from the top spot in the Eastern Conference. They find themselves five points behind the Boston Bruins, but still well ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning. If nothing changes, the Penguins will be the second-seed in the playoffs this season. A win over Detroit would further damage the Red Wings playoff chances and move them closer to Boston.
Red Wings running out of time to make playoffs
Detroit does not have much time left to make a run at a playoff spot. They are just one point out of the final spot, but have to jump two other teams in order to get there. The Red Wings enter this game coming off a win, but they have just a 5-4-1 mark in their last 10 games played. This is the second of three meetings between the two clubs, with Detroit dropping the first one already.
We head over to TopBet.eu to find the betting odds for tonight’s Pittsburgh-Detroit Eastern Conference battle. We think that Pittsburgh is going to explode offensively tonight in Detroit, which is why we will drop 15 percent of our bankroll on the Penguins with the OVER 5.5 total goals scored as they move closer to the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
Chris Wassel
AA, AAS
CURRENTLY
Sports Writer and Journalist
RESIDES IN
Rahway, NJ
EDUCATION
Union County College, Montclair State University
EXPERTISE
Business, Writing, Sports, Food, Grilling, Olympics, Injuries, Politics, and more
Summary
Member of FSWA, FSGA, and a variety of Sports Betting Groups.
Lead arranger of news and injury reports for Rotoballer Hockey. Also did the news lead for NASCAR on the same site coming out of COVID.
Strategy and mapping out of various sports betting and sports articles for MyNHLTradeRumors and gambling.com.
Runs a hockey and fantasy hockey podcast that teaches fantasy hockey players how to improve their skills.
Experience
Chris Wassel has 20+ years of sports journalistic experience in various disciplines..
His ability to play sports is well documented. Most people in the business just write. However, Chris will race cars and even a super Moto bike from time to time. There is that fitness and hiking/cycling aspect too.
Chris has climbed mountains from Mount Washington to Mount San Jacinto in Palm Springs, California. For those that do not know. Chris also dabbles in food eating contests and challenges. Having a unique background with friends including Joey Chestnut and Casey Webb, Chris has the ability to eat a whole 16-pound turkey or a 32 inch meat lover's pizza.
Since 2013, Chris has primarily focused on sports writing and fitness. On social media, he will answer any question in many different aspects. Even Chris's ability to wager on Entertainment and US Elections is well documented. He was able to predict Joe Biden's inevitable dip in approval rating below 40%.
Throughout his career, Chris has worked at a lot of places from DraftKings to USA Today and much more.
Finally, Chris has been nominated for quite a few awards from the Fantasy Sports Writers Association for Hockey Writer Of The Year. Also, there have been a number of amazing fantasy hockey championships from expert to high-stake leagues.
Education
Chris received an Associates from Union Country College for business and accounting. Chris did sports journalism work at Montclair State University covering the hockey, baseball, and football teams.
Quote from Chris Wassel
"Do Not Think, Just Do.”
Education
1999 Graduate of Union County College
1993 Graduate of Rahway High School
Professional Achievements
Media credentialed member of the New Jersey Devils since 2010
Covered several NHL Drafts including the one day event in Newark in 2013
Been on countless podcasts, TV shows, and more including Sportsnet and even NHL Network