NHL Picks

With 18 goals in 24 games, no one has scored more than Caufield in 2026. He's scored in all three games against Boston this season, including a hat-trick on January 24.

Nick Suzuki has goals in back-to-back games, and he's scored four times in March. The Habs captain has a goal this season against Boston, and the Bruins are in the bottom half of the NHL in goals allowed and SOG. His last two goals have been at home as well. 

Matthew Knies has tallied four assists in his last three games, and he's compiled 39 helpers overall. His importance to the Leafs increases with Auston Matthews out, and he's grabbed six helpers in eight appearances in March. 

The Toronto Maple Leafs have played in much lower scoring games with Auston Matthews sidelined. Those contests have averaged 5.37 goals, well below the 6.78 when Matthews is in the lineup.

That trend should continue against the New York Islanders, who slot 4th in goals allowed and will be starting Vezina candidate Ilya Sorokin.

He sits atop the league in Goals Saved Above Expected (+26.2) and allows just 2.5 goals per game.

Joseph Woll is also in good form. He has posted a .900+ save percentage in six of eight, setting him up nicely heading into a matchup with the 22nd ranked offense.

The Minnesota Wild are quietly one of the worst shot suppression teams in the NHL, ranking 30th in shots allowed. They have also allowed the 6th most shots to centers.

Connor Bedard has feasted against Bottom-12 shot suppression teams, even more so on home soil.

Bedard is averaging 4.4 shots per game through 14 such matchups. He recorded 4+ shots in 10 of them, and landed on three in a couple of the Unders. 

He has faced the Wild twice this season, combining for 11 shots on goal and 19 shot attempts.

Winnipeg is riding a two-game winning streak, and they've won four of the last five meetings with the Predators, who are losers of two in a row. 

I'll side with the home team here. The Jetsa re 6-2-2 in their last 10 games, and need to start piling up some wins if they want to catch the final wild card spot. The Predators sit just above them in that race, but are slumping right now to a 3-5-2 record in their last 10. Give me the better defensive team, which is the Jets. 

The Edmonton Oilers superstar is averaging 1.53 points per game this season, and he's recorded seven multi-point games in 10 outings since returning from the Olympic break.

Macklin Celebrini is sixth in the NHL in assists with 60, and he's cashed the Over in three straight. The Oilers are 27th in goals allowed, and he's already grabbed a helper against Edmonton this season. 

Marco Rossi has collected six points this month, and he’s cashed the Over in back-to-back outings. Rossi had three points last week against the Nashville Predators, and he also grabbed a point in a loss to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. Overall this season, he’s grabbed 16 points in 18 home contests, and Rossi played well against Florida last season, posting two points in two meetings. 

Seattle is a dream opponent for volume shooting blueliners. They’ve allowed the 5th most shots to defensemen over the past 10 games and have played at a Top-10 pace at 5-on-5 during that span, creating high-event environments. 

They also sit dead last in shots allowed to the right point this year, which is Darren Raddysh’s primary shooting zone.

Raddysh has seen massive upticks in shot volume against teams that bleed shots to defensemen. He has averaged 3.7 shots on 7.5 attempts, clearing 2.5 shots in 12 of his 16 games.