NHL betting news, trends, odds and predictions for Saturday, December 23, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
Saturday’s NHL
Islanders won four of last five games with Winnipeg; road team won eight of last nine series games. Jets won three of last four visits to Brooklyn. Winnipeg lost six of last nine games; they lost seven of last eight road games. Three of Jets’ last four games stayed under total. Islanders lost seven of their last nine games overall, four of last six at home. Last five New York games went over total.
Bruins won eight of last ten games with Detroit; Red Wings were outscored 18-7 in losing their last four visits to Beantown. Five of their last seven meetings went over total. Detroit lost 11 of its last 14 games overall, four of last five on road. Six of their last nine games went over total. Bruins won eight of last 11 games overall, five of last seven at home. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Chicago won six of last nine games with New Jersey; they’re 3-2 in last five visits to the Garden State. Over is 3-0-2 in last five series games. Chicago won five of its last six games, but lost four of last five on road. Under is 5-0-1 in their last six games. New Jersey won four of its last five games, four in row at home. Six of their last seven games went over.
Home side won last nine Minnesota-Tampa Bay games; Wild lost their last four visits to the Bay Area. Under is 8-1-1 in last ten series games. Minnesota lost three of its last four games; they’re 4-6 in last 10 road games. Four of their last six games stayed under the total. Teams are 2-7 the night after playing Florida. Lightning won eight of last nine games overall, six in row at home. Seven of their last nine games went over the total.
Edmonton won six of last eight games with Montreal; over is 4-1-1 in last six series games. Canadiens are 3-2 in their last five visits to Edmonton. Montreal won three of its last four games overall; they split last eight road games. Over is 5-3 in their last eight road games. Edmonton won four of its last five games; three of their last four games stayed under. Oilers split their last six home games.
Florida is 5-3 in its last eight games with Ottawa; under is 5-2-1 in last eight series games. Senators lost three of last four games in this building. Ottawa lost 14 of its last 17 games overall, they lost their last six road games. Under is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Florida is 1-5 when it played night before; they’re 4-4 in last eight games overall, 2-4 in last six home games. Four of Panthers’ last six games stayed under total.
Carolina won its last five games with Buffalo; under is 3-2 in those games. Sabres lost three of their last four visits to Raleigh. Sabres lost 16 of their last 20 games overall, eight of last nine on road. Five of their last seven games stayed under total. Carolina won four of its last five games overall, won three in row at home. Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Blue Jackets won eight of last ten games with Philly; under is 4-0 in last four series games played here. Flyers lost their last five visits to Ohio. Flyers lost seven of last nine games overall, three of last four on road; they’re 2-3 if they played night before. Under is 4-2-1 in their last seven games. Columbus lost three of its last four games overall; they’re 3-1 in their last four home games. Four of Blue Jackets’ last six games went over total.
Rangers won six of last eight games with Toronto; over is 7-3 in last ten series games. Maple Leafs split their last four visits to Manhattan. Toronto lost four of its last five games overall; they’re 0-4 in last five four road games. Under is 5-3-1 in their last nine games. Rangers won three of last four games overall; they’re 4-1 in last five home games. Four of their last six games stayed under the total.
Penguins won seven of last eight games with Anaheim; over is 4-1-1 in last six series games. Ducks lost their last four visits to Steel City. Anaheim lost three of its last four games overall; they’re 2-6 in last eight road games. Six of their last eight games stayed under total. Penguins lost four of last six games; they’re 5-5 in last ten home games. Under is 3-1-1 in their last five games.
Washington won eight of its last ten games overall; they’re 3-1 in last four road games. Over is 8-4 in their last dozen games. Las Vegas won seven of its last eight games; they’re 5-1 in their last six home games. Seven of their last ten games went over.
Arizona won four of last six games with Colorado; four of last five series games stayed under the total. Avalanche is 3-2 in their last five visits to Arizona. Colorado split its last eight games; they’re 3-7 in last ten road games. Over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games. Arizona lost seven of its last eight games overall, four of last six at home. Coyotes are 0-5 if they played night before. Under is 9-2 in their last 11 games.
Nashville won its last four games with Dallas; they won 7-3/5-2 in their last two visits to Texas. Over is 5-1 in last six series games. Nashville lost its last two games after a 6-1 run; Predators won their last four road games. Three of their last four games stayed under total. Dallas Stars lost six of their last nine games overall, three of last four at home. Over is 6-4 in their last ten games.
Blues won six of last seven games with Vancouver; they’re 3-1 in last four games in this arena. Four of last six series games stayed under the total. Blues lost five of their last six games overall, they lost four of last six road games. Last seven St Louis games stayed under the total. Vancouver lost seven of its last eight games overall, four of last five at home. Canucks’ last seven games went over total.
Road team won six of last eight LA-San Jose games; Kings are 3-2 in their last five games in the Shark Tank. Under is 3-0-4 in last seven series games. Kings won 10 of their last 13 games overall, but lost three of last four on road. Over is 5-3 in their last eight games. San Jose split its last ten games; they’re 4-1 in last five home games. Four of Sharks’ last five games went over total.
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