NHL Picks: Expert NHL Bets for Thursday, December 8th

The NFL has been terrible this year. Thursday Night Football is not appealing. The Raiders take on the Rams tonight.

Tonight's NHL schedule features some of the league's best teams and some exciting players. A few teams look to stay hot, and a few are looking to find a spark.

Leafs beat the Stars 4-0 in Dallas on Tuesday. They return home to take on the Kings, who they lost to 4 years ago. The Kings are in the top 5 of goals scored on this season. They are one goal behind the Dallas Stars at 97.

The Lightning beat the Predators 3-2 in overtime in Nashville back on 11/19. The Lightning are 3 of 5 since then and are on a 7-3-1 record. Nashville is on 3 win streaks and has won 4 of their last 5 games. Ryan McDonagh went to the injured reserve.

Red Wings are 6-2-1 in their last 10 games. They just beat the Lightning 4- 2 on Tuesday. Panthers are 12-10-4 and 3 points behind Red Wings in the Atlantic. The Panthers lost to Winnipeg 5-3 on Monday despite winning the shot margin 41-31.

Jets have won 5 of their last 6 games and 7-3 in their past 10. The Jets are the number one team in the Western Conference. Since Thanksgiving, they are leading the NHL in goals. St. Louis is the second-ranked team, but they have only scored 80 goals this season, while the Jets have given up 100.