Hello and welcome everyone to the Saturday edition of the NHL Best Bets on December 28th, 2024! A welcome back to me onto the NHL picks after we closed out the pre-holiday portion of the season on an absolute heater! Hopefully there was no cooling off as we hit the ground running today with an 11-game slate around the league. Good luck out there everyone and enjoy the weekend!

 

 


NHL Picks, Predictions & Best Bets Today, 12/28

In this NHL Best Bets Today article you will find a wide array of choices from some Money Lines and Team totals to plenty of player props for the action today in NHL Picks! 11 games on this weekday slate let’s dive right into it!

Now, let's dive into my expert NHL Best Bets today!

  • Regular Season Record: 106-79-1
  • Bankroll: +14.5 Units

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Montreal Canadiens vs. Florida Panthers Predictions

Some games on the board just speak to you when it comes to writing up a betting article and this is the top one for me today. The Panthers are nice and rested coming out of the holiday break and are poised to make another run at the Stanley Cup as they are tied for the lead in the Atlantic Division! They’ve done so by defending the home front with a record of 10-6-1 and are scoring 3.24 goals per game! 

That should give them a massive leg up this afternoon against a Canadiens team that has fallen into disarray on the road with a mark of 4-10-1 and are allowing the most goals per game in the NHL as the away side at 4.2 goals! The Habs are also having a rookie goalie make his pro hockey debut today by the name of Jakub Dobes, seems like a lamb to the slaughter to me, Panthers win this one and cover the Puck Line. 

Pick: Panthers Puck Line -1.5 (-120 on DraftKings)

 

 

 

Best NHL Prop Bets & Other Picks Today, 12/28

Pick: Senators & Jets Under 6 Goals (-115 on DraftKings)

Pick: Hurricanes & Capitals Under 6 Goals (-115 on DraftKings)

Pick: Canucks Money Line (-130 on DraftKings)

Pick: Nikita Kucherov (TB) Over 3.5 Shots On Goal (+105 on DraftKings)