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NHL Goal in First Ten (GIFT) Odds, Picks & Predictions: Saturday (2/11)

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Here are our top NHL Goal in First Ten (GIFT) bets and picks for Saturday’s hockey action.

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Today’s Best NHL GIFT Picks

All odds via DraftKings Sportsbook

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Los Angeles Kings

The Kings endured a long All-Star break and will return to the ice for the time since January 31st.

The offense continues to play well, and the defense has improved as they’ve fixed their goaltending issues.

Long-time goalie Jonathan Quick has become the backup in favor of Pheonix Copley. His overall stats won’t amaze you, but he’s 15-3-1 this season.

The Penguins also have an excellent offense that can compete with anyone. We’ll have to see if they saved any goals after putting six on the Ducks on Friday.

Goaltender Tristan Jarry is on injured reserve, and with Casey DeSmith playing last night, they re-called Dustin Tokarski, who will make his second start of the season.

We saw scoring very early in the last matchup, and I’m confident, especially with the goaltending matchup, that we will see it again tonight.

Pick: Over 0.5 (-150)

New York Rangers vs. Carolina Hurricanes

The Hurricanes have one of the better rosters in the league. They’re the top in Expected Goals For and Against, resulting in the best Goal Differential in the league.

They’ve won seven consecutive games and are fresh, with tonight being their first game since the All-Star break.

The Rangers have also played well recently. Coming with four straight wins, the offense has been hot and has scored 19 goals in that span.

Jaroslav Halak will be behind the net, and he’s been great by winning six straight and allowing just above two per game. He’ll play behind a defense allowing 2.62 goals per game and 29.5 shots.

The Rangers have one of the worse GIFT records this season, and the Canes are 2-3 in GIFTs in their last five. With two excellent defenses, we should see minimal scoring tonight.

Pick: Under 0.5 (+120)

New Jersey Devils vs. Minnesota Wild

The Wild have struggled recently, and with the surging Avalanche, they’re tied for third in the Central. The offense doesn’t have many big-time playmakers, so they rely on their goaltending.

Unfortunately, neither Marc Andre Fleury nor Filip Gustavsson has played well recently. With that and the struggling offense, the team has a -13 score differential in the last eight games.

The Devils have won ten of their last 12 and are just four points behind Carolina for the lead in the Metro.

The offense will have to play without points/goals leader Jack Hughes, who is sidelined with an injury.

Thankfully, they still have Jesper Bratt and Nico Hischier, each with 20+ goals and a defense allowing just 2.65 goals.

The Wild are near the bottom in GIFT, but that’s because they’re at just 38% on the road, but at home, it’s 68%. Even without Hughes, I love New Jersey to get on the board quickly against a struggling Minnesota goaltending.

Pick: Over 0.5 (-155)

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