{"id":385056,"date":"2025-12-02T12:25:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=385056"},"modified":"2025-12-02T12:25:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:25:43","slug":"nhl-goal-picks-and-predictions-december-2-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nhl-goal-picks-and-predictions-december-2-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL anytime goal picks Dec. 2: Back Cole Caufield and Kirill Kaprizov on Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kirill Kaprizov headlines Tuesday&#8217;s NHL anytime goal picks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Kaprizov is living up to the hype as the NHL&#8217;s highest-paid player. The Russian winger is on a five-game goal streak and has a great chance to add to that total when he plays the Edmonton Oilers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my NHL goal picks for Dec. 2, featuring a play on Cole Caufield. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets to start betting on the NHL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NHL goal picks Dec. 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Kaprizov to score (+123)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaprizov scores in bunches, and right now he&#8217;s got a red-hot stick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winger has a goal in five straight and in six of his last seven. In that span, he&#8217;s unsurprisingly leading the Minnesota Wild in the following categories, per Natural Stat Trick:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Goals (7)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shots (34)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chances (44)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s also second to Matt Boldy in scoring chances, high-danger chances, and xG. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think both Kaprizov and Boldy will have a field day tonight. Edmonton is a mediocre 11-10-5 with some serious goaltending issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjcxODg1JnA9MzEwMjY%3D\"><strong>Bet on Kaprizov and the Wild tonight<\/strong><\/a><strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stuart Skinner, who is expected to start tonight, ranks outside of the top 30 in GAA (3.00) and SV% (.885). He did log a shutout against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday, but he&#8217;d allowed 19 goals on 113 shots in the previous four games (0.831 SV%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The larger body of work is concerning, and I expect Kaprizov and Co. to run wild. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Kaprizov ranks fourth in goals scored (17). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:121792\">Embed: #121792<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NHL predictions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Caufield to score (+130):<\/strong> Caufield has been touted as having 40-goal upside for a while, but he&#8217;s never reached that milestone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That seems destined to change, barring injury. The Montreal Canadiens winger has tucked 14 goals in 24 games, putting him on pace for a 47-goal campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That would be 10 better than his previous high, which he set last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjcxODg1JnA9MzEwMjY%3D\"><strong>Wager on Caufield at NorthStar Bets<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight, the Canadiens host an Ottawa Senators team in the same boat as Edmonton: It can&#8217;t buy a save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Linus Ullmark and Leevi Merilainen have identical .874 save percentages. That&#8217;s tied for 50th in a 32-team league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ullmark is expected to start tonight, and he ranks dead last in goals saved above expected (-9.5), per Money Puck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NHL goal picks made at 12:52 p.m. ET on Dec. 2, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kirill Kaprizov headlines Tuesday&#8217;s NHL anytime goal picks. The pregame narrative: Kaprizov is living up to the hype as the NHL&#8217;s highest-paid player. The Russian winger is on a five-game goal streak and has a great chance to add to that total when he plays the Edmonton Oilers. 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