Check out the NHL betting trends for games on Monday, December 29, 2025 along with player prop trends listed below.

Monday’s Schedule – times eastern standard

• New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes (-185, 5.5) – 19:10
• Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers (-130, 5.5) – 19:10
• Columbus Blue Jackets at Ottawa Senators (-205, 6.5) – 19:10
• Edmonton Oilers (-125, 6.5) at Winnipeg Jets – 19:40
• Buffalo Sabres (-115, 5.5) at St. Louis Blues – 20:10
• Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche (-240, 5.5) – 21:10
• Boston Bruins at Calgary Flames (-135, 6.5) – 21:10
• Nashville Predators at Utah Mammoth (-155, 5.5) – 21:10
• San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks (-205, 6.5) – 22:10
• Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights (-125, 5.5) – 22:10
• Vancouver Canucks at Seattle Kraken (-115, 5.5) – 22:10

Rangers at Hurricanes Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Lenovo Center – 6.6 goals per game; 11-7-1 O/U

• Carolina has won 23 of 25 divisional home games and is the favorite, given a 64.9% chance to beat New York.

• New York has seen the underdog cover the puck line in 14 straight games. New York is the underdog against Carolina with a 63.6% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Carolina Over 4 straight games.

Capitals at Panthers Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Amerant Bank Arena – 6.4 goals per game; 12-10 O/U

• Washington has seen the underdog win 3 of 4 games. Washington is the underdog given a 47.6% chance to beat Florida.

• Washington has covered the puck line in 8 of 9 games when playing at night and coming off overtime. Washington faces Florida with a 68.3% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Florida Over 4 straight games.

Blue Jackets at Senators Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Canadian Tire Centre – 5.9 goals per game; 9-8 O/U

• Ottawa has won 5 straight home games when facing Columbus and is the favorite, given a 67.2% chance to win.

• Columbus has covered the puck line in 8 straight road games when facing a team on a losing streak and faces Ottawa, given a 56.5% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Columbus Over 6 straight games coming off a win.

Oilers at Jets Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Canada Life Centre – 6.3 goals per game; 10-7 O/U

• Edmonton has lost 10 straight road games on a Monday but is the favorite despite this, given a 55.6% chance to beat Winnipeg.

• Winnipeg has seen the underdog cover the puck line in 8 straight games. Winnipeg is the underdog against Edmonton with a 70.1% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Edmonton Over 6 straight games when facing a team on a losing streak at night.

Sabres at Blues Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Enterprise Center – 5.8 goals per game; 9-12 O/U

• Buffalo has won 8 straight games and is the favorite, given a 53.5% chance to beat St. Louis.

• St. Louis has seen the underdog cover the puck line in 8 of 9 home games. St. Louis is the underdog against Buffalo with a 71.4% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Buffalo Over 7 straight games vs St. Louis coming off a win.

Kings at Avalanche Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Ball Arena – 6.5 goals per game; 7-10 O/U

• Colorado has won 13 straight home games and is the favorite, given a 70.1% chance to beat Los Angeles.

• Los Angeles has covered the puck line in 4 straight games when playing as the underdog and coming off a win. Los Angeles is the underdog against Colorado with a 56.5% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Colorado Under 7 straight home games vs the Pacific Division.

Bruins at Flames Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Scotiabank Saddledome – 5.5 goals per game; 7-8-2 O/U

• Calgary has won 7 straight games when facing a team on a losing streak at night and is the favorite, given a 57.4% chance to beat Boston.

• Calgary has covered the puck line in 10 straight home games and faces Boston, given a 35.7% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• Calgary Over 8 straight games vs team on losing streak.

Predators at Mammoth Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Delta Center – 6.1 goals per game; 8-7-1 O/U

• Utah has won 5 of 6 divisional games and is the favorite, given a 60.8% chance to beat Nashville.

• Utah has seen the road team cover the puck line in 4 straight games. Nashville is the road team with a 67.2% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Utah Over 5 of 6 home games.

Sharks at Ducks Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Honda Center – 6.9 goals per game; 12-6 O/U

• Anaheim has won 6 straight games against San Jose and is the favorite, given a 67.2% chance to win.

• San Jose has covered the puck line in 11 straight games when playing on a Monday night and faces Anaheim, given a 56.5% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Anaheim Under 9 straight games on a Monday.

Wild at Golden Knights Betting Trends

Venue Stats: T-Mobile Arena – 6.8 goals per game; 11-7 O/U

• Vegas has won 7 straight home games when coming off a shootout and is the favorite, given a 55.6% chance to beat Minnesota.

• Vegas has failed to cover the puck line in 9 straight home games when coming off overtime. Vegas faces Minnesota given a 32.8% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• Vegas Over 7 straight home games when facing the Western Conference at night.

Canucks at Kraken Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Climate Pledge Arena – 5.2 goals per game; 5-13 O/U

• Seattle has lost 17 of 18 games on a b2b but is the favorite despite this, given a 53.5% chance to beat Vancouver.

• Seattle has failed to cover the puck line in 5 straight home games on a b2b and faces Vancouver, given a 30.3% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• Vancouver Over 8 of 9 road games coming off home loss.

NHL Goal Trends

• Artemi Panarin 4 of 5 road games as underdog
• Andrei Svechnikov 3 straight games
• Carter Verhaeghe 5 of 6 games as favorite
• Aliaksei Protas 4 of 5 games
• Tim Stutzle 4 straight games
• Boone Jenner 6 of 8 games vs OTT
• Connor McDavid 7 of 8 road games
• Leon Draisaitl 3 straight games in Winnipeg
• Brayden Schenn 4 straight home games vs BUF
• Tage Thompson 3 straight games in St. Louis
• Martin Necas 3 of 4 games
• Nazem Kadri 3 straight games vs BOS
• Steven Stamkos 3 of 4 games
• Collin Graf 4 straight games
• Mikael Granlund 3 straight home games
• Kirill Kaprizov 3 straight road games
• Matthew Boldy 3 straight games in Vegas
• Chandler Stephenson 3 straight home games

NHL Point Trends

• Artemi Panarin 8 of 9 road games vs Eastern Conference
• Sebastian Aho 4 straight home games vs NYR
• Dylan Strome 4 straight games
• Sam Bennett 3 straight home games
• Drake Batherson 10 straight games vs Eastern Conference
• Thomas Chabot 5 straight games vs CBJ
• Mark Scheifele 6 straight games vs EDM
• Gabriel Vilardi 6 straight home games
• Rasmus Dahlin 4 of 5 games in St. Louis
• Bowen Byram 3 straight games
• Nathan MacKinnon 6 straight games vs LAK
• Mikael Backlund 3 straight games
• Ryan O’Reilly 8 of 9 games
• Macklin Celebrini 7 straight games
• Radko Gudas 4 of 5 home games
• Noah Hanifin 4 straight games
• Kirill Kaprizov 4 of 5 games
• Eeli Tolvanen 6 straight games