Tonight's nine-game NHL slate may be one of the best we've seen all season. The premier game sees Edmonton head to Toronto in a matchup between two of the league's biggest stars in Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews.

We’re one-third of the way through the NHL season and December marks an opportune checkpoint for futures bets.

Friday offers matinee NHL hockey courtesy of the Global Series as the Pittsburgh Penguins face the Nashville Predators with a 2 p.m. ET puck drop from Stockholm, Sweden. NHL Network has the telecast. There are a couple of Swedish players on both sides, and ...

There are only four NHL games on the docket for Wednesday night, but there are always a handful of player props worth looking at. My best NHL prop bets for toni

Which teams will emerge from the East’s mushy middle? Who will make a case for the Selke Trophy, which looks the most open it has in years?

The Calgary Flames are trying to push their way up the Pacific Division ladder, and they’ll face one of the teams they’re looking up to tonight when they visit the Los Angeles Kings. On their best offensive spell of the season, my Flames vs. Kings prediction expects the visitors to pull off an upset.

The Panthers are predictable. They are going to dump it in, seal the walls, and try to force the Stars to pass through the middle of the ice and make the extra pass. When the Panthers’ defensemen pinch, expect the Stars’ wings to try to stretch the zone as is their wont.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders meet Saturday at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, with puck drop set for 3:30 p.m. ET.