Let's March to the bank with a low-risk, high-reward NHL parlay

Don't get us wrong, we love basketball. We know the NCAA Tournament resumes with Sweet 16 action on Thursday and that the NBA Playoffs are only a few weeks away, but when a money-making opportunity presents itself, you have to be ready to pounce. Luckily for you, we have a low-risk, high-reward parlay on the NHL. 

And it starts with the Avalanche (+1 goal) against the Penguins. 

We're super confident Colorado beats Pittsburgh on Wednesday, but remember, we said low risk. So, we're going to play it safe and take them to lose by no more than a goal. 

And that shouldn't be much of a problem for the Avalanche considering the defending champs have won six straight and seven of eight. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh has lost four straight and has been outscored, 18-7, during its skid.  

As for the final leg of our parlay, we're taking the over of 5.5 goals between the Arizona Coyotes and Edmonton Oilers. 

This is definitely the riskiest leg of our parlay, but still worth including. 

Not only are the Oilers the top-scoring team in the NHL and the best team in the league against the over, but they've also covered the over of 5.5 goals in back-to-back games and four of their last five. And despite playing on Tuesday, Phoenix is also above .500 against the over and has covered the over of 5.5 goals in seven of its last 11 games. 

But the main reason we see this game resulting in at least six goals? Because of what happened the last time these two teams played. They combined for 10. 

We don't see this game reaching double digits again, but we wouldn't be surprised if it gets up to eight or nine. So, trust us, and include these legs in your parlay on Wednesday night.  

The Parlay: Arizona Coyotes/Edmonton Oilers (over 5.5 goals) and Pittsburgh Penguins/Colorado Avalanche (+1 goal) (-125 odds via Barstool)

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Knicks legend Willis Reed dies at 80 — New York Knicks legend Willis Reed passed away on Tuesday at the age of 80. The Hall of Famer was a seven-time All-Star, the 1965 NBA Rookie of the Year, League MVP in 1970, two-time champion and two-time Finals MVP. Reed was also the first Knick to have his jersey retired and is best known for his 1970 NBA Finals Game 7 performance despite suffering a significant thigh injury in Game 5. 

FDU's Anderson leaves for Iona — Fairleigh Dickinson pulled arguably one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history after upsetting No. 1 Purdue in the first round on Friday and is now in need of a new head coach. Just days after losing to Florida Atlantic in the second round of the tourney on Sunday, Tobin Anderson has agreed to be the new head coach at Iona University. Rick Pitino left Iona to take the HC job at St. John's.

Today's Bark Bets is written by Jared Shlensky