There are just two NHL games on the docket on Friday night, but there are still a few player props worth betting. My best NHL prop bets for tonight are targetin

Jordan Eberle has had a knack for setting up his teammates of late. Our NHL player prop picks for December 12 expect this trend to continue vs. the Mammoth tonight, and much more.

Two alums of the final version of that grouping—the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers—are doing their lineage proud with positions among the top 10 teams in this week's edition of B/R's NHL Power Rankings. The Capitals climbed five positions to No. 3 after staff voting, and the Flyers skipped up two rungs from No. 11 to No. 9.

➖ The case against: There’s a good argument to be made that the Lightning are the only decent team in this whole bunch. The other seven teams all have negative goal differentials, and only two teams are even at .600, which is the fewest in the league.

This Colorado Avalanche team is dismantling opponents when it has the same number of players on the ice. It almost doesn’t seem fair for the Avs to be best in the league with fewer players

Wallstedt, a rookie, leads the NHL in save percentage (.944) and goals saved above average (15.1), per Natural Stat Trick. You probably can start etching Matthew Schaefer's name on the Calder Trophy now, but Wallstedt is at least giving me some pause in that department.

The Colorado Avalanche maintains its top NHL ranking, but the Dallas Stars are mounting a serious challenge. With a strong 20-5-5 record, the Stars a

Ivar Stenberg, Gavin McKenna and other NHL draft prospects will play at the world juniors. Those who won't have something to prove, too.

When teams sign free agents to long-term contracts, they do so expecting success over several years. They don't expect all their dreams to come true in year one. Let alone in December of year one.

See Forbes' 2025 list of the most valuable NHL teams, led by two hockey clubs worth at least $4 billion, and with the ranking's average value surging to $2.2 billion.