NorthStar Bets NHL Schedule Preview: Week of Dec. 11-17 6q2j6y

It’s time for another week in the NHL projected standings, you’ll be able to take on this week’s action with ease. Below is every NHL game on the weekly docket, its broadcast time, and a look at what rest-based advantages that teams have. Let’s dive in!

NHL Games on Monday, Dec. 11 3a6o36

Rest Away Team Time Home Team Rest
1 Arizona Coyotes 7:00 PM (ET) Buffalo Sabres 1
1 Toronto Maple Leafs 7:00 PM New York Islanders 1
1 Detroit Red Wings 8:00 PM Dallas Stars 1
1 Calgary Flames 9:30 PM Colorado Avalanche 1
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Rest Notes: Everyone is playing even here, at least from a rest perspective. Each team’s last game was on Saturday, with a day off in between. If one team has a disadvantage based on workload it would be the Dallas Stars, who are playing their fourth game in six nights.

NHL Games on Tuesday, Dec. 12 5a2u3

Rest Away Team Time Home Team Rest
0 Toronto Maple Leafs 7:00 PM New York Rangers 1
2 Carolina Hurricanes 7:00 PM Ottawa Senators 2
0 Arizona Coyotes 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 3
2 Philadelphia Flyers 8:00 PM Nashville Predators 1
0 Detroit Red Wings 8:00 PM St. Louis Blues 2
1 Florida Panthers 10:00 PM Seattle Kraken 1
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 10:00 PM Vancouver Canucks 2
0 Calgary Flames 10:00 PM Vegas Golden Knights 1
1 Chicago Blackhawks 10:00 PM Edmonton Oilers 1
1 Winnipeg Jets 10:30 PM San Jose Sharks 1
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Rest Notes: Quite a few mismatches here. Toronto, Arizona, Detroit, and Calgary are all playing their second game in as many nights, with the Coyotes having the biggest disadvantage of the field. Pittsburgh has three rest days on them – maybe that’s enough to lead to a power-play goal, finally? The Blackhawks are playing their third game in four nights, as are Vegas, Seattle, Nashville, and the Rangers.

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NHL Games on Wednesday, Dec. 13 o265a

Rest Away Team Time Home Team Rest
0 Pittsburgh Penguins 7:00 PM Montreal Canadiens 2
3 Boston Bruins 7:30 PM New Jersey Devils 2
2 Anaheim Ducks 7:30 PM New York Islanders 1
1 Buffalo Sabres 10:00 PM Colorado Avalanche 1
0 Winnipeg Jets 10:30 PM Los Angeles Kings 2
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Rest Notes: The hunters become the hunted as Pittsburgh now has one of the bigger disadvantages, being on a second half of a back-to-back. Winnipeg is also without a day off as it faces the rested Kings, who have been great even without the help this year. Boston has a slight advantage over New Jersey, as does Anaheim over the Islanders.

NHL Games on Thursday, Dec. 14 6f6o2q

Rest Away Team Time Home Team Rest
1 Carolina Hurricanes 7:00 PM Detroit Red Wings 1
3 Washington Capitals 7:00 PM Philadelphia Flyers 1
3 Columbus Blue Jackets 7:00 PM Toronto Maple Leafs 1
1 Calgary Flames 8:00 PM Minnesota Wild 3
1 Ottawa Senators 8:00 PM St. Louis Blues 1
1 Tampa Bay Lightning 9:00 PM Edmonton Oilers 1
1 Chicago Blackhawks 10:00 PM Seattle Kraken 1
1 Florida Panthers 10:00 PM Vancouver Canucks 1
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Rest Notes: A couple of mismatches here, and both Toronto and Calgary’s are made worse by playing their third game in four nights. Detroit is also on a three-in-four but has the same one-day gap as Carolina. Chicago and Seattle face each other having both played four in their last six.

NHL Games on Friday, Dec. 15 1j3u62

Rest Away Team Time Home Team Rest
2 Nashville Predators 7:00 PM Carolina Hurricanes 0
1 Anaheim Ducks 7:00 PM New York Rangers 2
1 Boston Bruins 7:30 PM New York Islanders 1
0 Ottawa Senators 8:00 PM Dallas Stars 3
2 San Jose Sharks 9:00 PM Arizona Coyotes 2
0 Buffalo Sabres 10:00 PM Vegas Golden Knights 2
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Rest Notes: The Stars have the biggest advantage here, with three days of rest and the Sens on the second half of the back-to-back. The Predators and Golden Knights have similar advantages over the Hurricanes and Sabres, respectively, but the gap is only two games. The Rangers have a slight edge over Anaheim as well.

NHL Games on Saturday, Dec. 16 421ma

Rest Away Team Time Home Team Rest
1 Vancouver Canucks 2:00 PM Minnesota Wild 1
2 Colorado Avalanche 7:00 PM Winnipeg Jets 2
0 New York Rangers 7:00 PM Boston Bruins 0
2 New Jersey Devils 7:00 PM Columbus Blue Jackets 1
0 New York Islanders 7:00 PM Montreal Canadiens 2
1 Detroit Red Wings 7:00 PM Philadelphia Flyers 1
2 Pittsburgh Penguins 7:00 PM Toronto Maple Leafs 1
1 Washington Capitals 8:00 PM Nashville Predators 0
0 Dallas Stars 8:00 PM St. Louis Blues 1
0 Buffalo Sabres 9:00 PM Arizona Coyotes 0
2 Los Angeles Kings 10:00 PM Seattle Kraken 1
1 Tampa Bay Lightning 10:00 PM Calgary Flames 1
1 Florida Panthers 10:00 PM Edmonton Oilers 1
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Rest Notes: With a lot of games come a lot of quirks, and we have four rest mismatches and a whopping seven teams on the second half of back-to-backs. Detroit, Toronto, and Calgary are all playing their fourth game in six nights.

NHL Games on Sunday, Dec. 17 5s1k2f

Rest Away Team Time Home Team Rest
0 Vancouver Canucks 3:00 PM Chicago Blackhawks 2
0 Washington Capitals 6:00 PM Carolina Hurricanes 1
1 Anaheim Ducks 7:00 PM New Jersey Devils 0
1 Ottawa Senators 8:00 PM Vegas Golden Knights 1
1 San Jose Sharks 8:00 PM Colorado Avalanche 0
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Rest Notes: Every game here has a quirk of some sort. Four of the 10 teams are playing the second half of a back-to-back, Chicago has a two-day advantage over Vancouver, and even in the lone game where the rest days are equal, the Senators are playing their third game in four nights.

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