Saturday NHL Odds, Predictions and Best Picks for All 12 Games on December 11th

• There are 12 NHL games upon which to wager on Saturday, December 11th, 2021
• The struggling Edmonton Oilers have lost four successive games
• Let’s take a look at the Saturday NHL odds, along with our best NHL picks

It’s Saturday night and the NHL odds are presenting some matchups with intriguing histories.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators both entered the NHL as expansion franchises in 1992. They’ve taken divergent paths since then. While Ottawa currently resides at the bottom of the league, Tampa Bay has won the last two Stanley Cups.

Likewise, the Edmonton Oilers and Carolina Hurricanes (as the Hartford Whalers) wound up entering the NHL in 1979 as the league absorbed four teams from the defunct WHA.

Those are two of a dozen games on tap during the first day of this weekend’s hockey action. Let’s take a look at the Saturday NHL odds and our two best bets.

 Saturday NHL Odds – December 11th

Odds as of December 11th at DraftKings .

Lightning vs Senators Odds and Betting Trends

The Senators have won three of four. However, Ottawa fell 5-3 at home to the New York Islanders in their last game.

"He is one of the hardest working players on our team."

D.J. Smith has nothing but praise for Anton Forsberg: pic.twitter.com/4uc7bTAVfH

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 10, 2021

Anton Forsberg, 3-0 with a .913 save percentage in his last three starts, is expecting to get the nod in goal for the Sens. Friday saw Ottawa placing veteran defenseman Michael Del Zotto on waivers.

Lightning vs Senators Recent Results

The Lightning have won three in a row over the Senators and five out of six games. Tampa Bay is also 5-1 straight up in the last six games played at Ottawa.

400th career win for Cooooop!! 👏

He becomes the fastest coach in @NHL history to reach this milestone. pic.twitter.com/QAA0H8DAim

— x – Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) December 10, 2021

The Bolts have won five in a row overall and the total has gone over in five of Tampa Bay’s last seven games.

Pick: Tampa Bay Lightning PL -1.5 (+115)

Hurricanes vs Oilers Pick and Prediction on Saturday

It’s homecoming for former Oilers defenseman Ethan Bear. He was shunted from Edmonton to Carolina in the summer after his turnover in Game 4 of the playoffs against Winnipeg paved the way for the Oilers’ postseason departure.

Ethan Bear on Edmonton after the 2021 playoffs: “It just felt like I was alone” https://t.co/2EF6DeZ87w

— Oilersnation.com, Oily Since ‘07 (@OilersNation) December 10, 2021

Carolina has won three of four games from the Oilers. The Hurricanes have also taken three successive decisions at Edmonton.

Hurricanes vs Oilers Recent Results

The Canes might be catching the Oilers at exactly the right time. Edmonton has lost four in a row. The Oilers have scored only four goals over their last three games.

WE FOUND IT. https://t.co/2kaJXyoBNd pic.twitter.com/UZ7lwkHVu7

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 10, 2021

Meanwhile, they’ve allowed 16 goals during their four-game skid. The total has gone over in five of the last six games between these two teams.

Pick: Carolina Hurricanes ML (+100)