NHL Parlays

Two teams heading in different directions are set to meet when the Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. Tampa Bay enters this contest riding a 4-game win streak, while Anaheim has dropped 3 games in a row and 5 of its last 6. The Ducks have slipped out of the top spot in the Pacific Division, a position they have held for most of the season up to this point. Defense and goaltending continue to plague Anaheim, as the Ducks are allowing a league-high 3.51 goals per game. Their penalty kill also ranks near the bottom of the NHL with a killing percentage of just 75.8%. That is not a sustainable trend, and the Ducks could be in more trouble with the Lightning coming to town on Wednesday.

Tampa Bay has picked things up after a relatively slow start to the season, and is now sitting in 3rd in the Atlantic Division with 47 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy started slow, but has really kicked things into gear with a .928 save percentage in November and a .905 save percentage through a pair of December starts. The Bolts have been great on the road so far in 2025, owning a strong 11-4-3 record away from Tampa. The Lightning are rolling right now, while the Ducks are in a funk. Back the Bolts.

Lightning vs Ducks prediction: Lightning ML (-140) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

The Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks are set for a New Year’s Eve showdown at SAP Center on Wednesday afternoon. These teams last met back on November 11, with the Sharks prevailing by a score of 2-1 in overtime. This matchup could feature more goal-scoring this time around. Minnesota has been lighting the lamp early and often on a nightly basis with superstar defenseman Quinn Hughes in the mix. Hughes has 7 points in 8 games with his new team, and the Wild have potted 4+ goals in 6 of 8 games with Hughes patrolling the blue line. The Sharks are a poor defensive team who give up plenty of great scoring chances to their opponents on a nightly basis. Look for the Minnesota offense to keep rolling in this one.

The Sharks have also been on a role offensively, having scored 11 total goals over their last 2 games. Only Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon have more points on the season than Macklin Celebrini, who leads a well-rounded San Jose scoring attack. Minnesota goaltender Jesper Wallstedt has cooled off by allowing 7 goals over his last 2 outings, so the Sharks could be catching him at the right time. Look to the over in this Western conference matchup.

Wild vs Sharks prediction: Over 6.5 (-105) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

The Winnipeg Jets and Detroit Red Wings face off on New Year’s Eve in the NHL. This is the first of two matchups this season, as both look to end the new year with a win to build towards a hopeful eventual playoff appearance. Here is our expert Jets vs. Red Wings prediction.

I think this will be an extremely close battle with two teams who are highly capable of winning, so the game choice comes from the totals markets. These teams have performed similarly this year, in ways of not filling the nets of opponents. Detroit comes into this one with the 15th-highest goals per game average (3.08), and Winnipeg has been even worse with the 22nd-highest average (2.86). Winnipeg has given up just 19 goals in their last seven games (2.71 per game), as they desperately try and save their season. However, in that same span they’ve scored 16 goals (2.28 per game), proving their low-event games. Detroit has seen some average results on both ends of the ice, which should further keep this game total at bay. In what will be a maximum effort from both, I think goals will be few and far between. Take the under 6.0 for this matchup.

Jets vs. Red Wings prediction: Under 6.0 (-105) available at time of publishing. Playable at that total to (-120).

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