The 2023-24 NHL season begins Tuesday with an Opening Night tripleheader that features the reigning Stanley Cup champions and the first overall pick of the 2023 NHL Draft. The Tampa Bay Lightning get the campaign underway when they host the Nashville Predators at 5:30 p.m. ET while teenager Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks visit Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins at 8 p.m. ET. The Vegas Golden Knights wrap up the night as they raise their championship banner before hosting the Seattle Kraken at 10:30 p.m. ET. 

Tampa Bay is listed at -157 on the money line in the latest NHL odds via SportsLine consensus, Pittsburgh is -246 and Vegas is -167 (See up-to-date lines for every game on our NHL odds page).

Before entering any NHL picks or parlays, you NEED to see the latest predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

This model simulates every NHL game 10,000 times, taking into account factors like current form, individual matchups, injuries and short- and long-term trends. The model seeks the best values on the money line, puck line and total. 

Now, the model has set its sights on the NHL schedule for Tuesday. Using its picks for the day, the model has generated a three-leg parlay that would pay more than 6-1!

We can tell you that one of the picks is Over 6.5 goals in the Predators vs. Lightning game. But the model has two other picks for Tuesday's slate! You ABSOLUTELY need to see them before locking in any NHL picks of your own.

So which sides and totals are must-backs for Tuesday's NHL tripleheader? And what other teams do you need to include in your parlay for a payout of more than 6-1? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out which picks you should be all over on Tuesday, all from the model that crushes its NHL picks!