The Saturday NHL slate is loaded with 13 games, which is plenty to choose from for a parlay.
The pregame narrative: Macklin Celebrini is lighting up the NHL in his second season and I expect him to keep rolling for the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. Before that, expect a lot of goals when the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Nashville Predators.
Check out the full +304 NHL parlay predictions Dec. 20, featuring a pick on the Boston Bruins.
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NHL parlay predictions Dec. 20
Parlay: Celebrini to record a point | Leafs/Predators over 6 goals | Bruins ML (+304)
Celebrini to record a point (-360): This pick has a steep price, but it brings the parlay from +216 to +304, so I’ll gladly add it in.
The sophomore is having a historic campaign, ranking third in the NHL with 53 points, behind only Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon.
He’s been extremely consistent, and he’s red hot right now.
- Celebrini has at least a point in 27 of 35 games this season.
- That includes a current four-game point streak in which he has tallied 10 points total.
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The other good news is the Sharks will play at home, where they are 10-6-3 this season.
Celebrini has 27 points in those 19 games at SAP Center.
His opponent, the Seattle Kraken, have a below-average defence with the worst penalty kill in the NHL (68.5%).
Not that the matchup matters much, but this is a good spot for Celebrini to do damage.
Other picks
Leafs/Predators over 6 goals (-106): The Predators are one of the few teams in the NHL that is as bad defensively as the Leafs.
- Nashville allows the second-most goals per game (3.48).
- Toronto ranks in the bottom 10 for goals allowed, while giving up the second most shots per game (31.2).
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This has all the makings of a shootout. The Leafs score a lot to pair with their atrocious defence. They are eighth in the league in goals per game (3.18).
The Preds don’t have the same firepower, but any team can seemingly score a few against the Leafs right now.
Last time out, Toronto got embarrassed by the Washington Capitals, 4-0. A couple of games before that, the Edmonton Oilers scored six in a 6-3 win.
We also saw the offensive potential in this matchup earlier this season. On Oct. 14th, the Leafs beat the Predators 7-4.
Bruins moneyline (-165): The Vancouver Canucks looked like they were giving up on the season when they traded away Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild.
However, Vancouver has won three straight road games ahead of this contest. I see that streak coming to an end tonight.
- That’s mainly because the Bruins are a great home team, owning a 12-6 record when playing in Boston.
- Another factor is that the Canucks played last in New York on Friday against the Islanders. A road back-to-back is difficult to overcome for any team.
- Finally, the Bruins are simply the better team. They sit fourth in the Atlantic with serious playoff aspirations.
- Meanwhile, Vancouver still has a record below .500 despite winning three straight games.
It’s easy to back the streaking team, but everything else in this matchup points to the Bruins playing spoiler.
NHL parlay predictions made at 9:55 a.m. on Dec. 10, 2025.
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Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.