NHL Best Bets December 17 Boston Bruins New Jersey Devils

Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils are looking for motivation. Carolina Hurricanes are battling through injuries. NHL Best Bets December 17 Boston Bruins New Devils. NHL.com offers betting advice. The team with the most points is the winner.

Columbus Blue Jackets are one of the lowest scoring teams in the NHL. They have the worst power play and the most injuries. Their opponent is the league-leading Boston Bruins. Jim Montgomery's team is known for its aggressive play. The Bruins have one the best goals against and a top five GSAx. Columbus has the least points percentage in Eastern Conference. The game is expected to be a rout. Gustav Nyquist is a good bet to score. He's taking the under for the Blue Jacket forwards. For the Bruins, he's picking the puck line. His picks are: Bruins puck -140, Gustav Niggus U 0.

Dallas Stars play Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, December 17 at 7:00 PM ET. Jaccob Slavin has seven points in 29 games. He is not an offensive player, but he has a good poke-check and he always protects the house. Slavins will focus on shutting down the Jason Robertson line. The game is expected to be low-scoring. Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils are the other teams playing on December 16. They are both good bets. The Boston Bruins are playing against the New York Rangers.

Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils is on Saturday, December 17 at 7:30 PM ET.

The New Jersey Devils have lost their last four games. The Panthers are struggling. They are down nearly an entire goal per game from last season. Florida is a faster team. New York wants to push the puck down the ice quickly. If the Panthers get hemmed in their own end, they get loosey-goosey and leave the back door open. The team that made the Devils special last year is the Florida Panthers. On Saturday, the team will play the New Devils. It will be a battle of the faster teams. There are similarities between the two teams' styles. In the past, Florida has lost games against the slower teams, while New jersey has won games with the quicker team, and the latter has the better team in terms of chances.