There are 8 games in the NHL tonight and we’ll be involved in 3 of them (we are passing on the afternoon games).
Picks, Opinions and breakdowns for the night games are below.
Good luck on whatever you play!
Odds below are at the time we made the pick.
Reasons to bet Buffalo: The Sabres have won 3 straight and 5 of 7. Nashville has lost 11 of 15 at home.
Reasons to bet Nashville: The Predators are 9-3-1 in the last 13 meetings. Buffalo has lost 6 of its last 8 road games.
Other things to know:
- Buffalo beat Nashville 4-3 Dec. 12 in Buffalo
- Buffalo has scored 3+ goals in 7 of its last 8 games
- Buffalo has allowed 4 goals in its last 3 games
- The road team has won 7 of the last 9 meetings
- The Over is 11-4-2 in Nashville’s last 17 games
- Nashville has allowed 15 goals in its last 3 home games and 3+ in 7 of its last 9 at home
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Reasons to bet Vegas: The Golden Knights snapped a 4-game losing streak Thursday in Peter DeBoer’s head coaching debut, beating Ottawa 4-2. Montreal has lost 13 of its last 16 home games and is playing its 3rd game in 4 days and 4th in 6.
Reasons to bet Montreal: The Canadiens beat Vegas 5-4 in OT Oct. 31 in Vegas and has won 4 of the 5 all-time meetings. Vegas has allowed a power play goal in 7 straight games.
Other things to know:
- Vegas is 11-9-3 on the road
- Montreal is 9-12-4 at home
- Vegas allowed 2 goals Thursday after allowing 3+ goals in 6 straight games
- Montreal has scored 2 regulation time goals or less in 9 straight home games
- Montreal has allowed 1 goal or less in 3 of its last 4 games
- The Under is 9-1 in Montreal’s last 10 games
- The Under is 9-0 in Montreal’s last 9 home games
- The Under is 6-1 in Montreal’s last 7 games when playing its 4th game in 6 days
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Reasons to bet LA: The Kings beat Philadelphia 5-3 Dec. 31 in LA, their 5th win in the last 6 meetings. Philadelphia has 1 regulation time win in its last 11 games and is playing its 3rd game in 4 days and 4th in 6.
Reasons to bet Philadelphia: The Flyers are 15-4-4 at home. LA has lost 6 of 7 and is playing its 5th straight road game.
Other things to know:
- LA has scored 3+ goals in 3 of its last 4 games
- LA has held 8 of its last 10 opponents to 3 regulation time goals or less
- LA has won its last 4 visits to Philadelphia
- Philadelphia has lost 7 of its last 10 games when playing its 4th game in 6 days
- The Under is 9-1-3 in the last 13 meetings in Philadelphia
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Reasons to bet Chicago: The Blackhawks have won 3 straight overall and 6 of 7 on the road. Toronto has lost 4 of 5 overall and 4 of 6 at home.
Reasons to bet Toronto: The Leafs have scored 4+ goals in 12 of their last 15 games. Chicago is playing its 3rd game in 4 days.
Other things to know:
- Chicago beat Toronto 5-4 Nov. 10 in Chicago
- Chicago has won 7 of the last 10 meetings
- Chicago is 11-9-3 on the road
- Toronto is 12-5-7 at home
- Chicago has allowed 2 goals or less in 5 of its last 6 games
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Reasons to bet Florida: The Panthers have scored 17 goals in their last 3 games. Detroit is playing for the second straight night and has lost 10 of its last 12 home games versus Florida.
Reasons to bet Detroit: The Red Wings have earned points in 4 of their last 5 home games (3-1-1). Florida has allowed 3+ goals in 8 of its last 10 games.
Other things to know:
- Florida beat Detroit 5-4 Dec. 28 in Florida and 4-0 Nov. 2 in Florida
- The Over is 28-17 in Florida’s games this year
- Florida has won 5 of its last 7 games and 7 of 10
- Florida has scored 3 goals or less in 7 of its last 8 road games, excluding empty netters
- Detroit has scored 2 regulation time goals or less in 8 of its last 9 games
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Reasons to bet New Jersey: The Devils have scored 3+ goals in 5 of their last 6 games. Columbus was outshot 34-18 in Thursday’s 3-2 win over Carolina, the 6th time in 7 games the Jackets had 27 shots or less.
Reasons to bet Columbus: The Blue Jackets have earned points in 17 of 19 (13-2-4). New Jersey has lost 5 of 7.
Other things to know:
- Columbus beat New Jersey 5-1 Dec. 21 in New Jersey
- New Jersey has scored 1 goal or less in 7 straight meetings
- New Jersey has allowed 12 goals in its last 2 games
- Columbus has won 8 straight meetings
- Columbus has allowed 2 goals in its last 3 games
- The Under is 10-2 in Columbus’ last 12 games
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Reasons to bet Dallas: The Stars have won 7 of 9 overall and are 5-0-1 in their last 6 against Minnesota. The Wild has 2 regulation time wins in its last 8 home games.
Reasons to bet Minnesota: The Wild has allowed 29 shots or less in 6 of its last 8 games. Dallas has scored 8 regulation time goals in its last 5 games, excluding empty netters.
Other things to know:
- Minnesota beat Dallas 3-2 in a shootout Dec. 1 in Minnesota
- Dallas beat Minnesota 6-3 Oct. 29 in Dallas
- Dallas has allowed 2 goals or less in 8 of its last 9 games
- Dallas has won 36 of its last 52 games following a home loss by 3+ goals
- Dallas has allowed 7 goals in its last 5 road games
- Minnesota has scored 8 goals in its last 4 games
- The Over is 8-3-3 in the last 14 meetings in Minnesota
- The Under is 5-1-2 in the last 8 meetings
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Reasons to bet San Jose: The Sharks have won 16 of their last 21 visits to Vancouver. The Canucks have scored 2 non-empty net goals in their last 2 games and 2 or less in 5 of 7.
Reasons to bet Vancouver: The Canucks are 15-5-3 at home, where they’ve won 7 straight. San Jose has dropped 8 of 10 on the road and 15 of 21 overall.
Other things to know:
- San Jose beat Vancouver 4-2 Dec. 14 in San Jose
- Vancouver beat San Jose 5-2 Nov. 2 in San Jose
- San Jose has scored 10 goals in its last 5 games
- The Under is 7-2 in San Jose’s last 9 road games
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