NHL Best Bets Today: Odds, predictions and picks for Thursday, December 15th

NHL Best Bets Today offers odds, predictions and picks for Thursday, December 15th.

Pittsburgh Penguins are playing Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. The Pittsburgh Penguins won 41 games, lost 46 and won 7.01 units. The winnings were -7.1 units, the losses were 41 units and the loss was 46 units; the ROI was -14.8 percent.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers are playing on Thursday. The Panthers have won their last seven road games in a row. Pittsburgh is a -113 favorite. Carter Verhaeghe could be a late scratch for the game. Buffalo Sabres are a +160 favorite against the Penguins. They are the current second-place team in the Eastern Conference. Their last game was against Columbus. Jeff Petry and Jason Zucker are injured. Sergei Bobrovsky could start in goal for Pittsburgh.

Buffalo Sabres are the best offensive team in the NHL right now. They are going to play the Avalanche in Colorado on Thursday. The Ducks are a bad team with a poor goalie. Montreal is a good team, but they are playing their second game in two days. Their backup goalie is 5-0 since starting goaltender Darcy Kuemper went down with an injury. The Canadiens are priced as a -150 favorite. Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick to reach 800 career goals. He is going for 1.6 units. Colorado is getting healthier, while Buffalo is struggling. Lukas Dostal and Olle Eriksson Ek are starting for the Ducks.