NHL – Tonight’s Best NHL Tips – Sat, 28th Dec

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MONTREAL CANADIENS @ FLORIDA PANTHERS

TEAM STATS

  • The Canadiens’ last 6 road games vs. Eastern teams have gone over.
  • The Canadiens have lost their last 9 games at Amerant Bank Arena.
  • Over 1.5 goals in the 1st period has hit in the Canadiens’ last 8 games.
  • The Canadiens have lost the 1st period in 4 of their last 5 road games.
  • The Panthers have covered the handicap in their last 5 home games vs. the Canadiens after a loss.

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
MTL 14 17 10-7-2 4-10-1
FLA 22 12 10-6-1 12-6-1

SEASON POINTS AVERAGE

TEAM GF GA DIFF TOT.AV.
MTL 3.0 3.6 -0.6 6.6
FLA 3.5 3.1 +0.4 6.6

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SPREAD GOALS RESULT
FLA OVER MTL
-1.5 6.5 4-0

PICK – FLORIDA ML

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SEATTLE KRAKEN @ VANCOUVER CANUCKS

TEAM STATS

  • The Canucks have lost their last 13 games following a home win.
  • The Canucks’ last 8 games vs. teams on a losing streak have gone over.
  • Over 1.5 goals in the 1st period has hit in the Canucks’ last 5 games at Rogers Arena vs. teams on a losing streak.
  • Underdogs have won the 1st period in 11 of the Canucks’ last 14 games.

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
SEA 15 19 8-8-2 7-11-0
VAN 17 10 7-7-5 10-3-2

SEASON POINTS AVERAGE

TEAM GF GA DIFF TOT.AV.
SEA 2.8 3.1 -0.3 5.9
VAN 3.1 3.1 +0.0 6.2

PICKS ATS

SPREAD GOALS RESULT
VAN OVER SEA
-1.5 5.5 5-4 (OT)

PLAYER TRENDS

  • Matthew Beniers has scored in the Kraken’s last 2 road games vs. the Canucks.
  • Jake DeBrusk has recorded a point in 5 of the Canucks’ last 6 games as home favourites.
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand has at least 1 point in 8 of the Kraken’s last 10 road games.
  • Conor Garland has an assist in the Canucks’ last 2 games.
  • Elias Pettersson has scored in the Canucks’ last 4 games as favourites vs. Western teams.

PICK – OVER 5.5 TOTAL GOALS

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS @ ANAHEIM DUCKS

TEAM STATS

  • The Flyers have covered the handicap in 7 of their last 8 day games vs. Pacific teams.
  • The Ducks have lost 9 of their last 10 games at Honda Center after a road loss.
  • The Ducks have lost the 1st period in their last 4 games after a road loss.
  • The Flyers’ last 4 games have gone over.
  • Over 1.5 goals in the 1st period has hit in 17 of the Ducks’ last 18 home games vs. Metropolitan teams.

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
PHI 15 16 8-9-1 7-7-3
ANA 13 16 6-10-1 7-6-3

SEASON POINTS AVERAGE

TEAM GF GA DIFF TOT.AV.
PHI 3.1 3.7 -0.6 6.8
ANA 2.5 3.1 -0.6 5.6

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SPREAD GOALS RESULT
PHI UNDER PHI
-1.5 6.5 3-1

PLAYER TRENDS

  • Sean Couturier has scored in 8 of his last 9 games vs. the Ducks.
  • Noah Cates has scored in the Flyers’ last 4 games.
  • The Ducks have lost the 1st period in their last 4 games after a road loss.
  • Ryan Strome has at least 1 point in the Ducks’ last 4 games vs. the Flyers.
  • Alex Killorn has at least 1 point in his last 3 games vs. the Flyers.

PICK – UNDER 6.5 TOTAL GOALS

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EDMONTON OILERS @ LOS ANGELES KINGS

TEAM STATS

  • The Kings have won their last 7 games at Crypto.com Arena after a road loss.
  • The Kings have won the 1st period in their last 6 games at Crypto.com Arena after a road loss.
  • The Kings’ last 5 games vs. Western teams have gone under.
  • The Oilers have failed to cover the handicap in their last 7 games at Crypto.com Arena vs. teams on a losing streak.

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
EDM 21 11 12-7-1 9-4-1
LAK 19 10 10-2-1 9-8-4

SEASON POINTS AVERAGE

TEAM GF GA DIFF TOT.AV.
EDM 3.3 2.8 +0.5 6.1
LAK 3.1 2.6 +0.5 5.7

PICKS ATS

SPREAD GOALS RESULT
LAK OVER LAK
+1.5 5.5 4-3 (OT)

PLAYER TRENDS

  • Zach Hyman has scored in the Oilers’ last 6 games.
  • Adrian Kempe has scored in 4 of the Kings’ last 5 home games.
  • Evan Bouchard has at least 1 point in 8 of the Oilers’ last 9 road games vs. the Kings.
  • Anze Kopitar has at least 1 point in 7 of the Kings’ last 8 home games.
  • Leon Draisaitl has an assist in 7 of the Oilers’ last 8 games.
  • Quinton Byfield has an assist in 8 of the Kings’ last 10 games vs. the Oilers.

PICK – LA KINGS ML

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COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS @ BOSTON BRUINS

TEAM STATS

  • The Blue Jackets have failed to cover in their last 10 games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
  • The Blue Jackets have won the 1st period in 3 of their last 4 games.
  • The Blue Jackets have lost their last 10 games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
  • The Bruins’ last 7 home games vs. teams on a winning streak have gone under.

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
CBJ 15 15 11-4-3 4-11-3
BOS 19 14 11-6-2 8-8-2

SEASON POINTS AVERAGE

TEAM GF GA DIFF TOT.AV.
CBJ 3.4 3.6 -0.2 7.0
BOS 2.6 3.1 -0.5 5.7

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SPREAD GOALS RESULT
CBJ UNDER BOS
+1.5 6.5 4-0

PLAYER TRENDS

  • Kirill Marchenko has scored in the Blue Jackets’ last 3 games.
  • Charlie Coyle has scored in the Bruins’ last 3 games.
  • Dmitri Voronkov has an assist in the Blue Jackets’ last 4 games as underdogs.
  • Charlie McAvoy has an assist in 5 of the Bruins’ last 6 games.

PICK – COLUMBUS +1.5

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WASHINGTON CAPITALS @ TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

TEAM STATS

  • The Maple Leafs’ last 6 games have gone over.
  • The Maple Leafs have lost their last 5 games as favs vs. Metropolitan teams.
  • Over 1.5 goals in the 1st period has hit in the Maple Leafs’ last 5 night games.
  • The road team has won the 1st period in the Maple Leafs’ last 4 games.

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
WSH 23 9 11-4-2 12-5-0
TOR 22 12 14-6-0 8-6-2

SEASON POINTS AVERAGE

TEAM GF GA DIFF TOT.AV.
WSH 3.7 2.6 +1.1 6.3
TOR 3.1 2.8 +0.3 5.9

PICKS ATS

SPREAD GOALS RESULT
WSH OVER WAS
+1.5 6.5 5-2

PLAYER TRENDS

  • Nic Dowd has scored in his last 4 road games vs. the Maple Leafs.
  • Jakub Vrana has scored in the Capitals’ last 3 games.
  • Bobby McMann has scored in each of his 3 games vs. the Capitals.
  • Nicholas Robertson has scored in 4 of the Maple Leafs’ last 6 games.
  • John Tavares has at least 1 point in the Maple Leafs’ last 6 games.
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois has at least 1 point in the Capitals’ last 4 games.
  • Mitch Marner has an assist in 6 of the Maple Leafs’ last 7 games.

PICK – WASHINGTON ML

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NEW YORK RANGERS @ TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

TEAM STATS

  • The Rangers’ last 7 night games have gone under.
  • The Rangers have won their last 5 road games vs. Atlantic teams.
  • The Rangers have won the 1st period in their last 5 road games vs. Atlantic teams.

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
NYR 16 17 7-9-1 9-8-0
TBL 19 11 10-5-1 9-6-1

SEASON POINTS AVERAGE

TEAM GF GA DIFF TOT.AV.
NYR 2.8 3.0 -0.2 5.8
TBL 3.9 2.8 +1.1 6.7

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SPREAD GOALS RESULT
NYR UNDER TBL
+1.5 6.5 6-2

PLAYER TRENDS

  • Jake Guentzel has scored in 8 of the Lightning’s last 10 games.
  • Artemi Panarin has scored the first goal in the Rangers’ last 2 road games vs. the Lightning.
  • Nick Paul has at least 1 point in 5 of his last 6 home games.
  • Vincent Trocheck has an assist in the Rangers’ last 3 games vs. the Lightning.

PICK – TAMPA BAY ML

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NEW JERSEY DEVILS @ CAROLINA HURRICANES

TEAM STATS

  • 10 of the Devils’ last 11 games have gone under.
  • The Hurricanes have won their last 7 home games vs. Metropolitan teams.
  • The Hurricanes have failed to cover in their last 6 games on the second leg of a back-to-back vs. the Devils.
  • The home team has won the 1st period in the Hurricanes’ last 6 games.

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
NJD 24 11 12-6-3 12-5-0
CAR 21 13 13-4-0 8-9-1

SEASON POINTS AVERAGE

TEAM GF GA DIFF TOT.AV.
NJD 3.4 2.4 +1.0 5.8
CAR 3.4 2.9 +0.5 6.3

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SPREAD GOALS RESULT
CAR UNDER CAR
-1.5 6.5 5-2

PLAYER TRENDS

  • Sebastian Aho has scored in 4 of the Hurricanes’ last 5 games as favs.
  • Jack Hughes has scored in 4 of his last 5 games for the Devils as underdogs.
  • Jesper Bratt has an assist in 9 of the Devils’ last 10 games vs. Eastern teams.
  • Martin Necas has an assist in 13 of the Hurricanes’ last 16 home games.

PICK – UNDER 6.5 TOTAL GOALS

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OTTAWA SENATORS @ WINNIPEG JETS

TEAM STATS

  • The last 4 games between the Senators and Jets have gone under.
  • The Jets have won their last 5 games vs. Atlantic teams.
  • The Jets have won the 1st period in their last 4 games at Canada Life Centre.
  • The Senators have covered in their last 7 games vs. Central teams.

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
OTT 18 14 10-6-1 8-8-1
WPG 25 10 12-3-1 13-7-0

SEASON POINTS AVERAGE

TEAM GF GA DIFF TOT.AV.
OTT 3.1 2.9 +0.2 6.0
WPG 3.7 2.5 +1.2 6.2

PICKS ATS

SPREAD GOALS RESULT
WPG OVER WPG
-1.5 5.5 4-2

PLAYER TRENDS

  • Nikolaj Ehlers has scored in his last 4 games vs. the Senators.
  • Josh Morrissey has an assist in 6 of the Jets’ last 7 home games.
  • Joshua Norris has an assist in 3 of his last 4 games vs. the Jets.

PICK – WINNIPEG -1.5

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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS @ NEW YORK ISLANDERS

TEAM STATS

  • The Penguins have lost their last 13 Saturday road games.
  • 7 of the Islanders’ last 8 home games vs. Eastern teams have gone over.
  • The Islanders have lost the 1st period in their last 6 games at UBS Arena after a home loss.
  • Over 1.5 goals in the 1st period has hit in the Islanders’ last 4 games.
  • The underdogs have covered in the last 9 games between the Penguins and Islanders.

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
PIT 16 15 10-7-2 6-8-3
NYI 13 15 6-8-2 7-7-5

SEASON POINTS AVERAGE

TEAM GF GA DIFF TOT.AV.
PIT 3.1 3.7 -0.6 6.8
NYI 2.7 3.2 -0.5 5.9

PICKS ATS

SPREAD GOALS RESULT
PIT OVER NYI
+1.5 6.5 6-3

PLAYER TRENDS

  • Simon Holmstrom has scored in the Islanders’ last 3 games vs. the Penguins.
  • Rickard Rakell has scored in 3 of the Penguins’ last 4 games.
  • Evgeni Malkin has an assist in the Penguins’ last 3 games vs. the Islanders.
  • Anthony Duclair has an assist in 3 of his last 4 games at UBS Arena.

PICK – PITTSBURGH +1.5

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CALGARY FLAMES @ SAN JOSE SHARKS

TEAM STATS

  • The Flames’ last 7 games as favs after a home win have gone over.
  • The Sharks have lost their last 6 games.
  • The Flames have won the 1st period in their last 4 games at SAP Center after a win.
  • Over 1.5 goals in the 1st period has hit in the Flames’ last 6 games as favs vs. Western teams.
  • The Flames have failed to cover in 7 of their last 8 games as favs vs. teams on a losing streak.

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
CGY 16 11 12-4-3 4-7-4
SJS 11 21 6-10-1 5-11-5

SEASON POINTS AVERAGE

TEAM GF GA DIFF TOT.AV.
CGY 2.8 3.1 -0.3 5.9
SJS 2.7 3.7 -1.0 6.4

PICKS ATS

SPREAD GOALS RESULT
SJS OVER CGY
+1.5 6.5 3-1

PLAYER TRENDS

  • Nazem Kadri has scored in 5 of the Flames’ last 6 games.
  • Luke Kunin has scored in 3 of the Sharks’ last 4 games vs. Pacific teams.
  • Macklin Celebrini has an assist in 7 of the Sharks’ last 8 games.
  • Connor Zary has an assist in the Flames’ last 4 games as favs vs. Western teams.

PICK – SAN JOSE +1.5

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