NHL Picks Tonight: NHL Best Bets for Wednesday January 4

This article is part of our NHL Picks series. Yesterday's article went 8-3. There are only three games on the NHL slate tonight. I have my best bets for every single one of them.

The Devils are 2-2-1 in their last 5 games. They take on the Red Wings tonight. The Red Wing's have picked up points in 4 of their 5 recent games and won over the Penguins and Lightning. The winner of tonight's game takes the season series between the two teams.

Lightning and Wild are both 8-2 in their last 10 games. Lightning have won 4 in a row and just beat the Blackhawks 4-1. Wild have also won 8 of their past 10 home games, but they are on the road tonight.

The Wild lost 3-2 to the Kings in LA last night. The last 2 teams to play in Los Angeles and Anaheim on back-to-back nights are 0-0. The Golden Knights lost 4- 2 to Kings and then lost in a shootout to Ducks. Dallas beat the Ducks 5-1 in Dallas on 12/1 odds.