Check out the NHL betting trends for games on Saturday, December 27, 2025 along with player prop trends listed below.

Saturday’s Schedule – times eastern standard

• New York Rangers at New York Islanders (-115, 5.5) – 18:10
• Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils (-125, 5.5) – 19:10
• Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers (-115, 5.5) – 19:10
• Detroit Red Wings at Carolina Hurricanes (-200, 6.5) – 19:10
• Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres (-155, 6.5) – 19:10
• Ottawa Senators (-110, 6.5) at Toronto Maple Leafs – 19:10
• Minnesota Wild (-115, 5.5) at Winnipeg Jets – 19:10
• Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars (-360, 5.5) – 20:10
• Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues (-115, 5.5) – 20:10
• Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings (-140, 6.5) – 21:10
• Edmonton Oilers (-130, 6.5) at Calgary Flames – 22:10
• Colorado Avalanche (-150, 6.5) at Vegas Golden Knights – 22:10
• San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks (-150, 5.5) – 22:10

Rangers at Islanders Betting Trends

Venue Stats: UBS Arena – 5.8 goals per game; 10-9-1 O/U

• Rangers have won 8 straight road games when facing the Eastern Conference but are underdogs despite this, given a 49.5% chance to beat Islanders.

• Rangers have seen underdogs cover the puck line in 13 straight games. Rangers are underdogs, given a 73.5% chance to cover +1.5-goals against Islanders.

• Islanders Under 10 straight games vs Eastern Conference at night.

Capitals at Devils Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Prudential Center – 5.6 goals per game; 7-11 O/U

• New Jersey has seen the underdog win 5 straight games. Washington is the underdog with a 48.8% chance to win.

• New Jersey has dropped the puck line in 10 straight home games at night and faces Washington, given a 32.3% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• New Jersey Under 6 straight games.

Lightning at Panthers Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Amerant Bank Arena – 6.4 goals per game; 11-10 O/U

• Florida has seen the underdog win 5 of games. Tampa Bay is the underdog given a 49.8% chance to win.

• Florida has seen the underdog cover the puck line in 6 straight games. Tampa Bay is the underdog given a 72.6% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Tampa Bay Over 9 of 10 games when playing in Sunrise at night and coming off a home win.

Red Wings at Hurricanes Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Lenovo Center – 6.6 goals per game; 10-7-1 O/U

• Carolina has won 7 straight games when coming off a home loss and is the favorite, given a 66.7% chance to beat Detroit.

• The home team has covered the puck line in 9 straight games between Detroit and Carolina. Carolina is home with a 42.6% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• Carolina Under 7 straight games vs Detroit when coming off a home loss.

Bruins at Sabres Betting Trends

Venue Stats: KeyBank Center – 6.2 goals per game; 7-10-1 O/U

• Buffalo has won 9 straight games when coming off a road win and is the favorite, given a 60.8% chance to beat Boston.

• Buffalo has seen the favorite cover the puck line in 8 straight home games when facing Boston. Buffalo is the favorite given a 35.7% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• Buffalo Under 6 straight games coming off overtime.

Senators at Maple Leafs Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Scotiabank Arena – 6.5 goals per game; 13-8 O/U

• Toronto has seen the home team win 5 straight games. Toronto is home but split with Ottawa, as there is no favorite or underdog.

• Toronto has covered the puck line in 3 of 4 games against Ottawa and is given a 73.5% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Toronto Under 5 straight games coming off a win.

Wild at Jets Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Canada Life Centre – 6.3 goals per game; 9-7 O/U

• Winnipeg has seen the underdog win 3 straight home games. Winnipeg is the underdog given a 49.5% chance to beat Minnesota.

• Winnipeg has seen the underdog cover the puck line in 7 straight games. Winnipeg is the underdog against Minnesota, given a 73.5% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Minnesota Under 4 straight games coming off overtime.

Blackhawks at Stars Betting Trends

Venue Stats: American Airlines Center – 7-10-1 O/U

• Dallas has won 8 straight divisional home games and is the favorite against Chicago, given a 78.3% chance to win.

• Dallas has failed to cover the puck line in 6 straight divisional games and faces Chicago, given a 55.6% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• Chicago Under 6 straight games at night.

Predators at Blues Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Enterprise Center – 5.9 goals per match; 9-11 O/U

• Nashville has lost 8 straight road games when playing on a Saturday and is the underdog against St. Louis, given a 49.5% chance to win.

• St. Louis has covered the puck line in 8 straight games when coming off a road loss and faces Nashville, given a 30.3% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• St. Louis Over 6 straight home games when facing a team on a winning streak.

Ducks at Kings Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Crypto.com Arena – 4.6 goals per game; 4-11-1 O/U

• Los Angeles has won 6 straight games when facing Anaheim and coming off a loss. Los Angeles is the favorite given a 58.3% chance to win.

• Los Angeles has dropped the puck line in 7 straight divisional games and faces Anaheim, given a 35.7% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• Anaheim Over 8 straight road games when facing a team on a losing streak.

Oilers at Flames Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Scotiabank Saddledome – 5.5 goals per game; 7-7-2 O/U

• Calgary has lost 7 straight home games against Edmonton and is the underdog, given a 47.6% chance to win.

• Calgary has covered the puck line in 9 straight home games and faces Edmonton, given a 70.4% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Calgary Under 5 straight home games against Edmonton.

Avalanche at Golden Knights Betting Trends

Venue Stats: T-Mobile Arena – 6.6 goals per game; 10-7 O/U

• Colorado has won 8 straight games when facing the Pacific Division at night and is the favorite, given a 60% chance to beat Vegas.

• Vegas has dropped the puck line in 12 of 13 home games and faces Colorado, given a 68.3% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Vegas Over 6 straight home games vs a Western Conference team at night.

Sharks at Canucks Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Rogers Arena – 6.2 goals per game; 9-5-1 O/U

• Vancouver has won 9 straight home games when facing San Jose and is the favorite, given a 59.7% chance to win.

• Vancouver has dropped the puck line in 13 of 14 home games when facing a team on a losing streak and faces San Jose, given a 37% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• Vancouver Over 6 straight games vs team on losing streak.

NHL Goal Trends

• Will Cuylle 4 straight divisional road games as underdog
• Artemi Panarin 4 straight games vs Eastern Conference
• Connor McMichael 4 straight games vs NJD
• Nico Hischier 4 straight home games vs WSH
• Darren Raddysh 3 straight road games
• Anton Lundell 3 of 4 games vs TBL
• Nikolaj Ehlers 5 of 6 games vs DET
• Dylan Larkin 4 straight games vs Eastern Conference as underdog
• Alex Tuch 5 straight divisional games as favorite
• Tage Thompson 5 straight games as favorite
• Brady Tkachuk 4 of 5 games vs TOR
• Tim Stutzle 3 straight games
• Ryan Hartman 3 of 4 games
• Logan Stanley 3 of 4 home games
• Jamie Benn 3 straight games as favorite
• Filip Forsberg 4 of 5 games in St. Louis
• Steven Stamkos 3 straight games
• Mikael Granlund 4 straight games
• Kevin Fiala 5 of 6 home games vs ANA
• Connor McDavid 6 of 7 road games
• Leon Draisaitl 4 straight games vs CGY
• Brock Nelson 4 straight road games
• Nathan MacKinnon 4 straight road games vs Pacific Division
• Jake DeBrusk 3 of 4 home games vs SJS
• Collin Graf 3 straight games

NHL Point Trends

• Artemi Panarin 2+ 6 straight road games vs Eastern Conference as underdog
• Mathew Barzal 6 of 7 games
• Alex Ovechkin 7 of 8 games vs NJD
• Jesper Bratt 5 straight games vs WSH
• Brad Marchand 4 straight games
• Jake Guentzel 3 straight road games
• Moritz Seider 4 straight road games vs Eastern Conference as underdog
• Nikolaj Ehlers 6 of 7 home games vs DET
• Owen Power 4 straight home games vs BOS
• David Pastrnak 4 straight games in Buffalo
• Claude Giroux 4 straight games
• William Nylander 2+ 3 of 4 home games
• Kyle Connor 5 straight home games
• Marcus Johansson 4 of 5 games
• Miro Heiskanen 4 straight games
• Ryan O’Reilly 6 straight games
• Jake Neighbours 5 straight games vs NSH
• Jackson LaCombe 4 straight divisional games
• Adrian Kempe 5 of 6 home games
• Joel Farabee 5 straight home games
• Connor McDavid 2+ 9 of 11 games
• Mark Stone 6 straight home games vs Western Conference
• Martin Necas 5 of 6 road games
• Tyler Toffoli 4 of 5 games vs VAN
• Drew O’Connor 3 straight home games vs SJS