{"id":389564,"date":"2025-12-30T15:01:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T20:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=389564"},"modified":"2025-12-30T15:01:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T20:01:45","slug":"nhl-picks-and-predictions-december-30-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nhl-picks-and-predictions-december-30-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL picks and predictions Dec. 30: Bet on Marchand, Barzal and Ehlers to shine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A trio of NHL stars headline my NHL predictions for Dec. 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s NHL picks narrative:<\/strong> Mathew Barzal and Brad Marchand are having solid seasons, and they are great picks to top their shot props. Elsewhere, Nikolaj Ehlers is heating up and has a palatable line to score a point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my NHL predictions for Dec. 30.<\/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 predictions Dec. 30<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Barzal over 2.5 shots (+120)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barzal is putting more pucks on goal recently, and I want in on this prop at plus-money odds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Islanders forward has topped this line in two of his last four games, and it would&#8217;ve been three had he not exacted vigilante justice for rookie teammate Matthew Schaefer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Marchment tripped Schaefer and Barzal was NOT having it slashing him in response. <br><br>CHAOS in Columbus right now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8AiarchwXN\">pic.twitter.com\/8AiarchwXN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; B\/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BR_OpenIce\/status\/2005418851421585799?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Barzal had two shots on goal in just 8:04 of ice time before this incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjcxODg1JnA9MzEwMjY%3D\">Don&#8217;t miss out \u2014 Bet on Barzal to score now<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New York visits the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. Chicago is one of the worst defensive teams in the league:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fourth-most shots allowed per game (30.3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fifth-most expected goals against per 60 (3.39)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Third-most high-danger chances against per 60 (13.88)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Barzal should find room to operate and put three-plus pucks on goal in this matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Barzal is averaging 4.7 shot attempts per game across his last seven contests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"product_only\"><a href=\"cacheembed:122488\">Embed: #122488<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marchand over 2.5 shots (+100):<\/strong> At even money, I&#8217;ll happily back Marchand on this prop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The veteran winger continues to play at an elite level:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>7th in goals (22)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>T-14th in points (44)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>T-42nd in shots (101)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Marchand is averaging 2.7 shots per game and has topped this mark in three of his last seven outings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His consistent involvement in the Florida Panthers&#8217; offence puts this prop in play on a nightly basis. Marchand has 13 points in his last eight outings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Back Marchand and the Panthers at NorthStar Bets<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The matchup with the Montreal Canadiens isn&#8217;t great as the Habs are ceding the 10th-fewest shots on goal per game (27.2), but still, I&#8217;ll back Marchand at this price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ehlers to score 1+ points (-132):<\/strong> Ehlers notched a pair of points on Monday, and I&#8217;ll happily back him again on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winger had two assists in his team&#8217;s overtime win over the New York Rangers. He&#8217;s up to 26 points in 38 games, and I expect that point total to continue growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Bet on Ehlers to score a point tonight<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His Carolina Hurricanes battle the Pittsburgh Penguins, and that has been a plus matchup lately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pens have ceded three-plus goals in 12 consecutive games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NHL predictions made at 2:35 p.m. on Dec. 30, 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>A trio of NHL stars headline my NHL predictions for Dec. 30. Today&#8217;s NHL picks narrative: Mathew Barzal and Brad Marchand are having solid seasons, and they are great picks to top their shot props. Elsewhere, Nikolaj Ehlers is heating up and has a palatable line to score a point. Check out my NHL predictions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":389568,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[49],"class_list":["post-389564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhl","tag-nhl"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NHL picks and predictions Dec. 30: Picks and odds | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NHL picks and predictions Dec. 30. 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