NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
Here are tonight’s NHL predictions and best bets.
New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
New Jersey (-120) at Washington (+100) – Total 6 (Over, -125)
7 p.m. ET
The Capitals’ Ryan Leonard looks to run his streak to 28 consecutive games with 2+ shots after putting up four shots on goal against the Devils on Thursday. Leonard has had 3+ shots on goal in six of his last eight games and four of his five head-to-head meetings with the Devils. Jack Hughes scored an empty-net goal for Jersey on Thursday. It was his 10th goal of the season and seven of his 10 goals this season have been the last goal of the game. DraftKings offers a last goal of the game prop.
NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
Ryan Leonard 2+ SOG (-210) – 4 units
Ryan Leonard 3+ shots on goal (+135) – 1.5 units
Leonard and Bratt 2+ SOG (+114) – 1 unit
Jack Hughes anytime goal (+150) – ¼ unit
Jack Hughes last goal of the game (+800) – .10 units
Edmonton Oilers at Toronto Maple Leafs
Edmonton (-155) at Toronto (+125) – Total 6.5 (Over, -135)
7 p.m. ET
Three Saturdays ago in Edmonton, the Maple Leafs stomped the Oilers 7-2. No question the Oilers will be looking for payback. It’s head coach Mike Babcock’s first game back in Toronto since he coached the Leafs. Connor McDavid purchased a suite at Scotiabank Arena for family friends, and with the amount of “money on the board” a few Oilers will be putting up, there will be added incentive to avenge the October loss. For his part, McDavid has had four consecutive multi-point games in Toronto (3,2,3,3). The Oilers are getting Toronto at a good time. The Leafs have lost five consecutive games, giving up 4+ goals in each of the last four games and scoring two or fewer in four of the five games.
A couple of other player props to look at. The Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews has goals in six of his last eight games versus Edmonton. The Oilers’ Mattias Ekholm has points in seven consecutive games. Leon Draisaitl leads the league with 18 goals. He has scored the Oilers’ last goal of the game in four of the last five games. He has also had 4+ SOG in five straight, three of four versus Toronto and at least three shots on goal in each of the last eight meetings against the Maple Leafs.
NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
Edmonton Oilers Team Total Over 3.5 (-125) – 1 unit
Mattias Ekholm 1+ point (+150) – ¼ unit
Leon Draisaitl 4+ SOG (+108) – ½ unit
Leon Draisaitl 3+ SOG/ Oilers in regulation (+176) – 1 unit
Auston Matthews anytime goal (+135) – ½ unit
Connor McDavid 2+ points (-136) – 1 unit
Leon Draisaitl anytime goal (+115) – ½ unit
Leon Draisaitl last goal of the game (+750) – .10 units
Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning
Detroit (+180) at Tampa Bay (-220) – Total 6 (Over, -118)
7 p.m. ET
The Red Wings come into Tampa losers of five straight and coming off 5-4 loss to the Florida Panthers on Thursday as Florida scored four unanswered goals, capped off a pair of goals 51 seconds apart with than four minutes to play in regulation. The Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov has not let his trade demand affect his play in the slightest. The reigning Hart Trophy winner has multi-point games in five of his last seven, including each of the last two games. He’s also put up 2+ point games in each of the last four against the Wings and six of the last eight. The Bolts are (8-0) at home, winning seven of the eight in regulation. Tampa is on a 9-1 run to the first period Over 1.5 and 16 of 19 for the season.
NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
Tampa Bay Lightning in regulation (-140) – 1 unit
Nikita Kucherov 2+ points (+105) – 1 unit
1st period Over 1.5 (-134) – 1 unit
Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins
Ottawa (-130) at Pittsburgh (+105) – Total 6.5 (Under, -115)
7 p.m. ET
Ottawa comes into Pittsburgh fresh off a 4-3 overtime win over the Avalanche on Thursday thanks to Shane Pinto’s overtime winner. The Sens forward now has goals in six of his last eight games, and his nine goals on the season are just one behind both Tim Stutzle and Drake Batherson, who have the team lead with 10. I am also going to sprinkle on Phil Tomasino for an anytime goal. The former Penguin is playing on the second line with Pinto. Ottawa has won four of their last five visits to PPG Arena and has won each of the last eight Saturday meetings between the two teams. Batherson has points in four of his last five versus the Penguins and in eight straight games when Ottawa has played the role of favorite. Tim Stutzle has an assist in eight of the Sens’ last 10 road games.
NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
Shane Pinto anytime goal (+250) – ½ unit
Ottawa Senators Money Line (-128) – 1 unit
Drake Batherson 1+ point/Stutzle 1+ assist (+128) – 1 unit
Phil Tomasino anytime goal (+500) – .10 units
Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Philadelphia (+115) at Columbus (-140) – Total 5.5 (Over, -118)
7 p.m. ET
This is the final stop on the Flyers’ five-game road trip that started in New York and then took them out west. The Jackets have owned the Flyers of late, winning six straight over Philly, and the Flyers have lost 11 straight games within the Division. Zach Werenski has put up multi-point games in three of the last four head-to-head meetings and found the back of the net against the Flyers in three of the last four at home. Kent Johnson has points in eight of the last nine games.
NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
Columbus Blue Jackets Money Line (-140) -1 unit
Werenski/Johnson point parlay (-105) – 1 unit
Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins
Minnesota (-120) at Boston (+100) – Total 5.5 (Over, -135)
7 p.m. ET
The Wild have won eight of their last ten but have dropped each of their last two visits to TD Garden Arena, and the B’s have won 11 straight at home versus the Central Division. Five of the last six Bruins home games against the Central have gone Over the full-game total. The first period Over 1.5 has cashed in eight of the last nine overall. For the second consecutive game, Jeremy Swayman is facing a player who absolutely owns him. On Thursday, it was the Habs Cole Caufield, who scored his 11th goal in eight games versus Swayman. Tonight it’s Kirill Kaprizov, who has six goals in four games against Swayman and 11 goals in eight career games versus Boston. Quinn Hughes extended his streak to five consecutive games (18 of 21) with an assist with a “helper” on Thursday in the win over Toronto. For the Bruins, Elias Lindholm has points in five straight and 12 of the last 15 games. Casey Mittlestadt has points in seven of his last eight games at home.
NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
1st period Over 1.5 (-125) – ½ unit
Over 5.5 (-135) – ½ unit
Lindholm point/Mittlestadt point/Hughes assist/Kaprizov goal (+700) – .20 units
Kirill Kaprizov anytime goal (+130) – 1 unit
Elias Lindholm point (-110) – ½ unit
Casey Mittlestadt point (+130) – ½ unit
San Jose Sharks at Utah Mammoth
San Jose (+165) at Utah (-200) – Total 6.5 (Under, -120)
9 p.m. ET
The Mammoth have dropped four straight and six of their last eight and are dealing with a slew of key injuries. The Mammoth are without Nate Schmidt and John Marino on the back end and Dylan Guenther up front. Logan Cooley and Nick Schmaltz both missed Thursday’s game against St. Louis and are questionable for tonight. The Sharks have been off since Wednesday and have the rest advantage. Utah has lost six straight home games when they have a rest disadvantage. Seven of the last nine San Jose games have gone Under the full game total, as well as each of the last seven games when the Sharks are facing a team on a losing streak.
A couple of player props on my card in this game. Utah defenseman MacKenzie Weegar has points in eight of his last nine games versus the Sharks. San Jose’s Macklin Celebrini has nine points (4G, 5A) in five games versus Utah. He has points in four of the five games and three consecutive multi-point games. Tyler Toffoli has had 2+ shots on goal in four straight games overall, but his shot numbers versus Utah have been outstanding. He has had 2+ shots in 10 straight games and 3+ shots in eight of those games and 4+ shots in six of the last nine head-to-head meetings.
NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
Under 6.5 (-120) – 1 unit
Macklin Celebrini 1+ point/Toffoli 2+ SOG (+130) – 3 units
Tyler Toffoli 3+ SOG (+225) – ½ unit
Tyler Toffoli 4+ SOG (+600) – ¼ unit
MacKenzie Weegar Over ½ point (+160) – ¼ unit
New York Islanders at Anaheim Ducks
New York Islanders (-104) at Anaheim (-115) – Total 6.5 (Over, -128)
10 p.m. ET
The Islanders are closing out their three-game California road trip with a stop at the Honda Center in Anaheim. The Isles are coming off a 5-2 win over the LA Kings on Thursday, snapping a four-game losing streak. They already beat the Ducks earlier this season, hanging on for a 3-2 win in New York in October. It was the fifth time in the last six meetings that the Isles came out on the winning end. The Ducks were doubled up, 4-2, by the red-hot Nashville Predators on Wednesday, snapping a five-game winning streak. It was also the first time in eight games Anaheim did not score at least five goals. The Ducks have now given up 4+ goals in eight of their nine losses.
Former Ducks forward Kyle Palmieri has had 2+ shots on goal in each of his last eight games. A couple of Islanders’ point streaks caught my eye. Bo Horvat has points in three straight, Matthew Schaefer has points in four straight, and both have points in 14 of 17 games this season.
The Ducks’ Cutter Gauthier could probably score goals in his sleep. He has found the back of the net a staggering 14 times on his current seven-game goal streak and has opened the scoring for Anaheim three times in the past six games. Same for Mikael Granlund, who has also opened the scoring for Anaheim in three of the past six games to go along with his seven-game points streak.
NHL Predictions and Best Bets:
Horvat and Schaefer 1+ point/Palmieri 2+ shots on goal (+164) – 1 unit
Jackson LaCombe assist (-120) – 1 unit
Lacombe assist/Gauthier and Granlund 1+ point each (+170) – ½ unit
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