NHL Picks and Best Bets

The surging Ottawa Senators march into Nashville to play the struggling Predators, and we like the visitor underdogs to keep on rolling.

We expect a playoff-like, defensive dogfight for the Saturday afternoon contest between the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins.

We expect goals when the Nashville Predators visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Friday night.

The New Jersey Devils look to avoid the humiliating prospect of losing three times in less than two weeks to the Philadelphia Flyers.

We're knocking on the Under door when the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights meet for the second time in less than a week, this time in Sin City.

Our Maple Leafs vs. Senators prediction, picks, and player props include a moneyline bet and a shots-on-goal prop for Jan. 25 action between Toronto and Ottawa.

Two Western Conference juggernauts will collide in Dallas on Friday, and we expect a tight-checking defensive struggle between the Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars.

The Ottawa Senators have one of the best defenses on the road but are anemic in attack, and we think that will continue in a playoff-like atmosphere in Boston.

We have a trio of player props including a first goal scorer for the Blue Jackets vs. Maple Leafs tilt on Wednesday.

One of the best road teams collides with the best home team when the Florida Panthers take on the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena, and we expect a defensive battle.

The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Dallas to play the Stars in the second half of a back-to-back, and we like the home favorites to win.

Two of the league's best meet in Edmonton on Tuesday, and we expect a defensive battle when the Washington Capitals face the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have struggled on the road lately, and we expect their blues to continue when they face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.

The New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens are playing some of their best hockey, and our prediction and picks expect the home team to keep rolling on Sunday.

The Montreal Canadiens are the league's best team over the last seven weeks, and we expect them to light the lamp three-plus times against the Toronto Maple Leafs at home on Saturday.

Our Golden Knights vs. Hurricanes odds, prediction, and player props analyze Vegas' chances of netting at least three goals in Carolina.

The Edmonton Oilers have experienced success on short rest, and they'll need to tap into that again tonight against the Colorado Avalanche.

The 2024-25 Stanley Cup odds have been released as we take a look at the favorites to hoist the Holy Grail in the forthcoming season.

As the offseason officially commences, there's no better time to predict the winners of the major 2024-25 awards, including Vezina, Norris, and Hart.

Leon Draisaitl has bull-rushed his way to the top of the Hart Trophy odds leaderboard, with four players, including two Connors, in the closest chasing pack.

Macklin Celebrini is maintaining his narrow advantage over Lane Hutson in the Calder Trophy odds race, with the Calgary Flames' Dustin Wolf surging.

Leon Draisaitl has given himself a buffer as the Rocket Richard Trophy odds favorite, trading well ahead of the chasing pack.

Cale Makar remains the 2024-25 Norris Trophy odds favorite, and his lead over Quinn Hughes has increased slightly.

Connor Hellebuyck is the prohibitive Vezina Trophy odds favorite at the halfway mark, trading well in front of Filip Gustavsson and the rest of the chasing pack.

Spencer Carbery's lead atop the Jack Adams Award odds leaderboard has increased, and he's the only minus-money favorite entering the second half of the regular season.

Oilers superstar Connor McDavid closed as a prohibitive betting favorite at the top of the 2024 Conn Smythe Trophy oddsboard and ultimately won the award despite his Edmonton Oilers failing to win the Stanley Cup.

Canada and the USA will enter the tournament as 4 Nations Face-Off odds favorites, with the former getting better odds in the forthcoming head-to-head.

Jordan Binnington is the 4 Nations Face-Off Canada starting goaltender odds favorite with the tournament nearing.

The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) will be expanding for the 2025-26 season - its third of operation - and we look at the favored cities to land a team.