NHL – Tonight’s Best Hockey Picks – Fri, 3rd Jan

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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS @ FLORIDA PANTHERS

TEAM STATS

  • The Penguins have won their last 4 games as underdogs after a road loss.
  • The Penguins’ last 9 Friday games as underdogs have gone under.
  • The Penguins have won the 1st period in 5 of their last 6 games after a road loss.
  • The Panthers have failed to cover in 8 of their last 9 games as home favs vs. Metropolitan teams.

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
PIT 17 17 11-7-2 6-10-3
FLA 23 14 11-8-1 12-6-1

SEASON POINTS AVERAGE

TEAM GF GA DIFF TOT.AV.
PIT 3.1 3.7 -0.6 6.8
FLA 3.4 3.1 +0.3 6.5

PICKS ATS

SPREAD GOALS RESULT
FLA OVER FLA
-1.5 6.5 3-2 (OT)

PLAYER TRENDS

  • Matt Nieto has scored in his last 5 road games vs. the Panthers.
  • Eetu Luostarinen has scored in the Panthers’ last 2 home games vs. the Penguins.
  • Evgeni Malkin has an assist in his last 6 road games vs. the Panthers.
  • Matthew Tkachuk has an assist in 5 of the Panthers’ last 6 games vs. the Penguins.

PICK – FLORIDA ML

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MONTREAL CANADIENS @ CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

TEAM STATS

  • The Blackhawks have lost 12 of their last 13 night games vs. Atlantic teams.
  • The Blackhawks’ last 7 games vs. the Canadiens after a loss have gone under.
  • The Canadiens have covered in their last 7 games.
  • The Blackhawks have won the 1st period in 4 of their last 5 games at United Center after a home loss.

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
MTL 17 17 10-7-2 7-10-1
CHI 12 24 7-10-0 5-14-2

SEASON POINTS AVERAGE

TEAM GF GA DIFF TOT.AV.
MTL 3.1 3.4 -0.3 6.5
CHI 2.5 3.4 -0.9 5.9

PICKS ATS

SPREAD GOALS RESULT
CHI OVER CHI
+1.5 5.5 4-2

PLAYER TRENDS

  • Jake Evans has scored in 5 of the Canadiens’ last 6 games.
  • Ilya Mikheyev has scored in 3 of the Blackhawks’ last 4 games at United Center.
  • Teuvo Teravainen has an assist in the Blackhawks’ last 5 games at United Center.
  • Mike Matheson has an assist in 4 of his last 5 road games vs. the Blackhawks.

PICK – OVER 5.5 TOTAL GOALS

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OTTAWA SENATORS @ ST. LOUIS BLUES

TEAM STATS

  • The Senators have lost the 1st period in 5 of their last 6 games at Enterprise Center after a road loss.

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
OTT 19 16 10-6-1 9-10-1
STL 18 17 7-9-1 11-8-3

SEASON POINTS AVERAGE

TEAM GF GA DIFF TOT.AV.
OTT 3.0 2.9 +0.1 5.9
STL 2.7 3.0 -0.3 5.7

PICKS ATS

SPREAD GOALS RESULT
OTT UNDER STL
+1.5 5.5 4-0

PLAYER TRENDS

  • Jordan Kyrou has scored in 4 of the Blues’ last 5 home games.
  • Ridly Greig has scored in the Senators’ last 3 games.
  • Brady Tkachuk has an assist in the Senators’ last 3 games.
  • Jake Neighbours has an assist in the Blues’ last 2 games.

PICK – OTTAWA +1.5

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ANAHEIM DUCKS @ EDMONTON OILERS

TEAM STATS

  • The Ducks’ last 8 games as underdogs after a road win have gone under.
  • The Oilers have won their last 8 games vs. the Ducks after a win.
  • The Oilers have covered in their last 7 games vs. the Ducks after a win.
  • The Ducks have lost the 1st period in their last 6 road games.

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
ANA 16 17 8-11-1 8-6-3
EDM 22 12 13-7-1 9-5-2

SEASON POINTS AVERAGE

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

PICKS ATS

SPREAD GOALS RESULT
EDM UNDER EDM
-1.5 6.5 3-2

PLAYER TRENDS

  • Connor McDavid has scored in the Oilers’ last 4 home games vs. the Ducks.
  • Troy Terry has scored in 3 of the Ducks’ last 4 games.
  • Evan Bouchard has an assist in the Oilers’ last 6 home games vs. the Ducks.
  • Jackson LaCombe has an assist in 3 of the Ducks’ last 4 games.

PICK – EDMONTON ML

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NASHVILLE PREDATORS @ VANCOUVER CANUCKS

TEAM STATS

  • The Predators have lost 9 of their last 10 games as favs vs. Pacific teams.
  • The Canucks’ last 9 games vs. teams on a losing streak have gone over.
  • Over 1.5 goals in the 1st period has hit in 8 of the Canucks’ last 9 night games at Rogers Arena.
  • Underdogs have covered in the Canucks’ last 7 games at Rogers Arena.
  • The Canucks have lost the 1st period in 6 of their last 7 games as underdogs after a shootout.

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
NSH 11 20 8-7-3 3-13-4
VAN 18 11 7-7-6 11-4-2

SEASON POINTS AVERAGE

TEAM GF GA DIFF TOT.AV.
NSH 2.4 3.2 -0.8 5.6
VAN 3.1 3.2 -0.1 6.3

PICKS ATS

SPREAD GOALS RESULT
VAN OVER NSH
+1.5 5.5 3-0

PLAYER TRENDS

  • Jonathan Marchessault has scored in 6 of the Predators’ last 7 games.
  • Brock Boeser has scored in 4 of the Canucks’ last 5 games.
  • J.T. Miller has an assist in the Canucks’ last 5 games.
  • Filip Forsberg has an assist in the Predators’ last 5 road games vs. the Canucks.

PICK – VANCOUVER ML

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