MSG television will televise a classic South vs North NHL betting battle tonight between the 3rd place Carolina Hurricanes (Southeast ) and the 4th place New Jersey Devils (Atlantic) from the Prudential Center with a scheduled start time of 7:00pm EST. Online sportsbook have opened with New Jersey as -1.5 (+245) favorites in NHL picks on the goal line with Carolina at +1.5 (-290) for the game that can also be seen on FXSO. The money line at sportsbooks also favors the Devils -120 in NHL odds vs the Hurricanes as EV money underdogs. Bookmakers have listed the over/under at 5 OVER (-130) while the UNDER would return +110.

Along with the 2011 Pro Bowl, Sunday will feature another big league affair with the 2011 NHL All Star Game taking place from RBC Center in Raleigh, NC with a telecast on Versus scheduled to start at 4:10pm EST. This year the format is not East vs West but rather Team Lidstrom and Team Staal as captains Nicolas Lidstrom and Eric Staal literally drafted their teams, school yard/pond hockey style on Friday. Online sportsbooks have opened NHL All Star game odds with both teams at even money (-110) and an over/under hockey betting total of 16.5 (-110). The puck line at sportsbooks favors Team Staal -1.5 (+200) in Vegas NHL picks vs Team Lidstrom +1.5 (-240).

NHLNET will televise tonight’s Eastern Conference hockey match-up between the New York Rangers (Atlantic 26-18-3) and Toronto Maple Leafs (Northeast 18-21-5) from Madison Square Garden in New York with a scheduled start time of 7:10pm EST. Online sportsbook have opened with New York as a -1.5 (+175) NHL betting favorite on the goal line with Toronto at +1.5 (-210). The money line at sportsbooks also favors the Rangers -170 in NHL picks vs the Leafs as a +150 underdogs. Bookmakers have listed the over/under at 5.5 OVER (+110) and the UNDER (-130).