NHL best bets today (Flames will beat Oilers in battle of Alberta)

The NHL season is halfway. The holiday break is the halfway point. I had a roller coaster first half of the season with my bets. Before the break, I was profitable, but I dipped into the red. There are a lot of games on the slate today.

Flames will beat Oilers in battle of Alberta. NHL best bets record-to-date is 98-92-2 (-0.67 units).

Penguins are going to beat the Islanders. New York has been a bit of a disaster this season. Ilya Sorokin's stellar play in goal has helped the team. Tristan Jarry has a save percentage of .920.

The Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets are fourth and fifth in goals against per game. The Wild are allowing only 2.45 goals per match, while the Jets allow 2:51.

Stars are small favorites against Predators at -128. Dallas has been on an offensive surge recently and is now averaging 3.62 goals over their past 25 games. Predators have averaged only 2.51 goals in that time.

The Maple Leafs are -165 favorites against the Blues. The Blues haven't shot well this season and they're 27th in CORSI% over their last 25 games.

Flames are playing against the Oilers tonight. Calgary hasn't been playing well this season, but I still have faith in them. I will target elite teams when they play against them, because Connor McDavid can only do so much.