Check out the NHL betting trends for games on Friday, January 2, 2026 along with player prop trends listed below.

Friday’s Schedule – times eastern standard

• Vegas Golden Knights (-155, 5.5) at St. Louis Blues – 15:10
• New York Rangers at Florida Panthers (-140, 5.5) – 20:10
• Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks (-170, 5.5) – 22:40
• Minnesota Wild (-130, 6.5) at Anaheim Ducks – 22:40

Golden Knights at Blues Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Enterprise Center – 5.8 goals per game; 9-12-1 O/U

• St. Louis has won 9 straight games during the daytime but is the underdog despite this, given a 43.5% chance to beat Vegas.

• Vegas has dropped the puck line in 10 straight games during the daytime and faces St. Louis, given a 37% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• Vegas Over 7 of 8 games vs the Western Conference.

Rangers at Panthers Betting Trends

Venue Stats: LoanDepot Park – N/A

• New York has won 4 straight games when facing the Atlantic Division as the underdog. New York is the underdog given a 45.5% chance to beat Florida.

• New York has covered the puck line in 9 straight road games against the Atlantic Division and faces Florida, given a 68.3% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• New York Over 8 straight games in Sunrise when coming off a road loss.

Kraken at Canucks Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Rogers Arena – 6.5 goals per game; 11-5-1 O/U

• Seattle has lost 18 of 19 games on a b2b and is the underdog, given a 40.8% chance to beat Vancouver.

• Vancouver has failed to cover the puck line in 10 straight games as a favorite. Vancouver is the favorite against Seattle with a 40% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• Vancouver Over 7 straight home games vs team on b2b as the favorite.

Wild at Ducks Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Honda Center – 7.1 goals per game; 14-6 O/U

• Anaheim has lost 9 straight home games against Minnesota and is the underdog, given a 47.6% chance to win.

• Minnesota has covered the puck line in 9 of 10 road games when coming off a shootout and faces Anaheim, given a 33.9% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• Anaheim Over 6 straight games coming off overtime.

NHL Goal Trends

• Mark Stone 4 straight games as favorite
• Tomas Hertl 4 straight games in St. Louis
• Brad Marchand 4 straight home games vs Eastern Conference
• Drew O’Connot 3 of 4 games
• Jared McCann 3 of 4 games
• Kirill Kaprizov 4 of 5 games in Anaheim

NHL Point Trends

• Jack Eichel 5 straight games
• Pavel Buchnevich 3 of 4 games
• Adam Fox 7 straight games
• Vince Dunn 7 straight games vs VAN
• Eeli Tolvanen 4 straight road games
• Matthew Boldy 6 straight games vs ANA