Top NHL picks December 10: Bet on Wild to topple Canucks

There are eight NHL games on Saturday's schedule.

The Dallas Stars are firing on all cylinders and their opponent, the Detroit Red Wings, are a mess defensively. Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning are generating quality looks. Minnesota Wild will win on the road against the Vancouver Canucks.

Dallas has scored 18 goals in last five games. The Red Wings have allowed 18 more in the last 14 days. Their goalkeeping duo has a .898 team save percentage. Dallas has won six of its last eight games on the road.  The game is a matinee.

Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers are going to meet in a game that's expected to be entertaining. The Lightning generate the fifth-most high-danger chances per 60 over the last two weeks, while the Panthers sit seventh in the category. Tampa Bay has scored four or more goals in three of its last four games, whereas Florida has netted five goals or fewer in 3 of the past 4.

Minnesota played last night and Vancouver has been resting since Wednesday. The Wild are 11-4-2 on zero days rest dating back to last season. They rank sixth in high-danger chances percentage over the last two weeks, while their opponent places 24th (45.86%).