NHL Previews

Game Preview Calgary Flames @ Buffalo Sabres The Calgary Flames head east to face the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Monday, December 8, 2025, in a cross-conference clash. Both teams enter the contest looking to build midseason momentum as they navigate inconsistent starts to their respective campaigns. Calgary has bounced back from a slow October and now finds itself

Game Preview Seattle Kraken @ Minnesota Wild The Seattle Kraken travel to Xcel Energy Center to face the Minnesota Wild on Monday night in a Western Conference showdown between two teams trending in opposite directions. Seattle enters the game with renewed momentum after a strong week, while Minnesota looks to find defensive answers after several high-scoring losses at home. This

Game Preview Vancouver Canucks @ Detroit Red Wings The Vancouver Canucks travel to Little Caesars Arena to face the Detroit Red Wings on Monday, December 8, 2025, in a high-stakes cross-conference battle. Vancouver enters the game on strong footing in the Pacific Division, while Detroit looks to get back on track after a shaky defensive stretch in recent outings. This

Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams Pittsburgh Penguins at Dallas Stars Date Sunday (regular-season matchup) Venue American Airlines Center, Dallas Schedule spot Penguins aiming to sweep a three-game road stretch; Stars on a nine-game point streak with three straight home wins Recent form Penguins have won 4 of 5; Stars 16-2-4 since Oct. 25 with a 7-0-2 current run Line and

Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers Date Sunday (regular-season matchup) Venue Philadelphia Schedule spot Avalanche on third road game in four days; Flyers at home after four days’ rest Recent form Colorado 1-1-0 on this trip after OT win at Rangers; Flyers have won 4 of their last 5, 9-4-2 at home Line and Odds (Adjust

Oilers vs Jets Betting Preview Edmonton enters Saturday looking to stack wins for the first time in weeks. Their 9-4 blowout of Seattle delivered their best offensive output of the season. Connor McDavid recorded a hat trick and an assist. Leon Draisaitl added a goal and three assists. Eleven Oilers recorded points. Their power play struck four times. Their pace

Wild vs Canucks Betting Preview Minnesota’s 12-game points streak ended Thursday in a 4-1 loss to Calgary. Their pace and execution fell behind early. Their structure slipped. Their compete level could not match previous weeks. Yakov Trenin scored their lone goal. Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves, but Minnesota never found rhythm. John Hynes called the loss their least competitive outing

Islanders vs Lightning Betting Preview Tampa Bay returns home carrying frustration. Their past two losses came by one goal. Their Tuesday defeat to the Islanders featured Ilya Sorokin’s steady goaltending. Their Thursday loss to Pittsburgh ended in controversy. Nikita Kucherov appeared to tie the game late, but a league-initiated review overturned the goal due to a hand-pass infraction on Brandon

Maple Leafs vs Canadiens Betting Preview Toronto ended its six-game road trip with a 5-1 win in Carolina and returned home with confidence. The Maple Leafs went 4-2-0 on the swing despite losing Joseph Woll to a lower-body injury Thursday. Dennis Hildeby closed the game with nine third-period saves. Toronto’s puck movement, support play and four-line pace improved as the