NHL Picks

The Edmonton Oilers are slowly but surely getting healthier. After missing for 11 days due to injury, Leon Draisaitl returned 2 games ago — and the Oilers are a totally different team when he is on the ice. The Oilers have back-to-back wins by a 3-2 score, topping the Calgary Flames in overtime at home Saturday, as Draisaitl had 2 goals and an assist — including the game-winner — while Edmonton topped Vegas 3-2 on the road, with Draisaitl again making his presence felt with a powerplay goal. Calvin Pickard is getting a chance as the top goaltender, as Stuart Skinner is out with a head injury.

The Sharks have allowed 23 goal in the past 4 games, or 5.6 goals per outing. It should be no surprise that the Over has cashed in each of the past 4 outings. The offense has 11 goals in the 4 games, too, or 2.8 on average. That’s at least respectable, and the main reason why we’re rolling with the Over. While the Under is 3-1 in the past four meetings between these teams, that Over is 5-3-1 in the past 9 games in this series. Let’s go high on the total, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see Edmonton do most of the heavy lifting.

Oilers vs Sharks prediction: Over 6.5 (-105) available at time of publishing. Playable to -120.

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets for the second time this season. Columbus needs to start racking up wins if it wants to have a chance of making the playoffs. The Jackets have won 3 of their last 4 games, but it’s been thanks to their recent surge in goals. Goaltending hasn’t been very good, so that needs to improve.

Colorado comes into this matchup playing the tail end of a back-to-back and their third game in 4 nights. It took overtime to get past the Blackhawks, and now they are facing a team that is 22-9-5 at home. The Avalanche are good, but they don’t have the same firepower on the road and it’s evident. Columbus is the rested team — and that will be to its advantage. The Blue Jackets’ consistency in goal is an issue, but if they keep scoring 6 goals per outing then that should be enough for them to win hockey games. I’ll take them to secure the win.

Avalanche vs Blue Jackets prediction: Columbus ML (+120) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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The Nashville Predators travel to Dallas to take on the Stars for the third time this season. Nashville is a below-average team and terrible at scoring goals. The Preds have just 9 wins on the road this season and are currently on a 4-game losing streak. They got smoked in Columbus 8-4 and early indications are they may get blown out of the water in this one. Their struggle all season has been an ability — or lack thereof — to score goals, but if they can’t keep the goals to a minimum, then it doesn’t matter.

Dallas comes home from a very successful road trip that saw it win all 4 games. The Stars have won 6 in a row thanks to elite goaltending. They have allowed over 2 goals just once during this winning streak, which is a good recipe for success. The Stars still need to come out and play a complete hockey game, but even if they don’t score early, as the game progresses they will almost certainly become the better team. In all likelihood Predators aren’t going to be able to keep this game close for very long and once they fall behind, there is no coming back. Look for Dallas to secure the win by multiple goals.

Predators vs Stars prediction: Dallas -1.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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The Winnipeg Jets are trying to hold off the surging Dallas Stars in the Central Division. The Jets are currently 4 points clear of the Stars, while Dallas has a game in hand — so things have tightened significantly. These 2 teams are also battling the Washington Capitals for the Presidents’ Trophy, awarded for the most points in the NHL. It doesn’t help Winnipeg that it must travel to Las Vegas, as the Golden Knights have won 9 consecutive meetings, including the first 2 battles this season. That includes a 3-2 win in overtime at Winnipeg in the most recent meeting on Dec. 12.

The Golden Knights were tripped up 3-2 by the shorthanded — yet still dangerous — Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. That ended a 6-game winning streak by Vegas, as it surged up the standings and into conversation for the #1 overall seed in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Knights’ defense and goaltending have allowed 3 or fewer goals in 8 straight games since March 16, an average of just 2.1 goals per game. Based on the dominance of the Golden Knights in this series, let’s roll with the home side to get the job done — thus tightening up the race in the Western Conference even more.

Jets vs Golden Knights prediction: Vegas ML (-125) available at time of publishing. Playable to -135.

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