We have a jam-packed 12 game slate in the NHL schedule on Thursday, and there are a handful of mismatches jumping off the page. Here are our NHL best bets for the action.
The Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning and Colorado Avalanche are all carrying considerable chalk Thursday, while the Nashville Predators and Toronto Maple Leafs are both playing their second game in consecutive nights.
I'm especially looking forward to see who takes down the tape-measuring matchup between the Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders , and the nightcap featuring the Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights.
We're now just over two weeks removed from the holiday break, and when diving into the numbers, I found a few noticeable trends that caught my attention. Hitting the restart button impacts every team differently, and I also identified a few tough and favorable schedule spots.