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Free Expert NHL picks throughout the 2024/25 NHL season. We crunch the numbers, analyze the data, and provide free NHL picks every day of the regular season and throughout the NHL Playoffs and Stanley Cup Finals.

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TB Lightning Win(+115)

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The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers meet for an extremely-pivotal Game Three of their Round One matchup

In the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The series now shifts to Florida after the Panthers were able to steal two wins on the road. Tampa Bay is already in must-win mode, but can they make this a series after being dominated in Game One and Two? Here are our Lightning vs. Panthers predictions to help us find out.

We knew heading into this series it could go either way as both teams are legit, but so far Tampa Bay has never really looked into it. I see this changing in Game Three in an eventual win. The Lightning are now hitting the road and can forget how things have gone and focus on the current task at hand. They are an elite group that is filled with elite NHL talent and veteran leadership throughout, as well as one of the NHL’s best head coaches who has seen it all. Their backs are against the wall, but this is a threatening Lightning group that will clearly not back down from a fight. Game Three should be the best game we’ve seen in the series so far, and I see Tampa Bay finally making their mark. Take the Lightning on the money line for our Lightning vs. Panthers prediction.

Lightning vs. Panthers prediction: Tampa Bay Lightning money line (+115) available at time of publishing. Playable to (-105).

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MIN Wild Win(+125)

Reasoning

This series has totally shifted over the past few days. After dropping Game 1, the Wild have stormed back to take a 2-1 series lead over the Golden Knights thanks to a pair of wins in Games 2 and 3. Minnesota has been firing on all cylinders over the past 2 games, winning each contest by a score of 5-2. Vegas’ defensive structure has not been strong, and Minnesota has capitalized. The Wild have put consistent pressure on goaltender Adin Hill, who has struggled between the pipes so far in this series. Minnesota’s power play also came up clutch in Game 3, converting on 2-of-4 chances, while Vegas went 0-for-4 on the man advantage.

One might think this is a solid bounce back spot for Vegas, but given the odds, the juice might not be worth the squeeze. Minnesota has turned this series on its head, and John Hynes’ squad is playing with a ton of confidence right now. With how impressive Minnesota has looked, it’s hard to go against the Wild on home ice. Consider a small wager backing Minnesota at home with plus-money odds.

Golden Knights vs Wild prediction: Wild (+125) available at time of publishing. Playable to +120.

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TOR Maple Leafs Win(-105)

Reasoning

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been the source of plenty of memes. You’ve seen them, about Leafs Elimination Day, the golf bag instead of the Stanley Cup being presented, and other first-round failure memes, etc. Toronto is not only on the brink of advancing to the second round, but it could be the first team to punch its ticket to the NHL’s version of the Elite Eight. It isn’t much in the grand scheme of things, but perhaps it will slowly give bettors confidence that past failures in the postseason are a thing of the past. Toronto won 6-2 in Game 1, before gritting out a pair of overtime victories in the past two outings.

The Senators headed into this provincial battle looking to get their first-ever playoff series win against the Maple Leafs in five tries. However, the Atlantic Division champs have done what is necessary to get the job done, and Toronto is showing off tremendous depth in doing so. Max Domi and Simon Benoit have the overtime game-winning goals in the past two outings, showing off this team’s tremendous depth. And, Anthony Stolarz is 3-for-3 in his first three career NHL playoff starts. He has done a great job limiting the damage. Let’s do something that was previously very dangerous. Let’s trust the Leafs in the first round.

Maple Leafs ML (-105) at time of publishing. Playable to -115.

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How Do I Get NHL Picks For Today’s Games?

NHL Picks are most similar to MLB Picks, in that the most popular NHL wagering is done via the Money line (ML) where a bettor simply picks a winner or loser of the game finding value in the price. Just like an MLB pitcher, NHL game lines are determined largely by the goaltender matchup. You’re going to pay a premium price (-180 or more) for putting in an NHL free pick on a solid goaltender – but it’s one position that can win or lose the bet for you. Fatigue is also a factor in finding the best NHL picks as Team A may be playing their first game in a week while Team B is in their 3rd contest in 5 nights.

We try to post our NHL picks for today at least 24 hours in advance. However, due to the huge volume of games, this can sometimes be impossible if teams are playing back-to-back games. We want to get our picks up as close as possible to the opening lines so we can get on the early line value, but team news and research is always key to making the best possible NHL Picks.

NHL Picks Against the Spread

NHL betting has a 1.5-goal spread known as the puck line (PL). Again just like baseball betting has the run line (-1.5). NHL wagers are exciting until the very last second of the game as teams often pull their goaltender near the end to get an extra skater on the ice. All of a sudden an empty-net goal pushes your NHL free pick to victory – or defeat. Betting on the puck line provides better payout odds and NHL picks against the spread can also be pushed to higher numbers such as -2.5 or 3.5 goals for an even better return on investment.

Free NHL Over / Under Picks

Most games are listed right around 5.5 goals in the NHL. The total number of goals is the total of combined goals by both teams and you can either select over or under the total. If the line is 5.5 and you wish to wager on the over then the total combined goals for the game must be 6 or more for you to cash your ticket.

NHL over/under betting is an interesting wager. A huge factor to take into consideration is the goaltenders as they have a huge part to play in influencing the number of goals in the game. A goaltender’s Goals Against Average (GAA) is a key stat to measure the effectiveness of a goaltender.

NHL Consensus Picks

NHL Consensus Picks is a way of saying the popular pick or often referred to as a public pick. What this actually means is where the majority of the bets are being placed. If we’re looking at Money Line markets, for example, if 70% of the tickets are on the Pittsburgh Penguins to beat the New York Islanders, then the Penguins are the consensus pick for that game. Bettors can use this in their research or check possible line moves in the lead-up to a game.

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