Premium NHL Pick : December 4 #1

This is the first premium pick of the day:

Nashville Predators @ Chicago Blackhawks:

After playing 6 games on road, Blackhawks returned to the United Center in style with a win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. It was not an easy victory but 4-3 victory in shootout was more than what Hawks fans wanted to see.

Everyone is still talking about the huge win in San Jose but the Hawks couldn't keep it up against the Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings before they completed their road trip. last week.

Predators lost two games in a row and the latest one came at the hands of Minnesota Wild. Predators outshot their opponents by 35-27 but it was not enough to secure a victory.

Predators are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games and this is mostly due to a healthy squad. They don't have any injuries while most of the NHL teams are struggling with injuries.

Hawks are still without forwards Bolland and Burish but they have got Sharp, Toews and Versteeg. All three scored in the Jackets game to win it for the Hawks. Versteeg have 16 points and after a scoreless run on road in four games, he had a goal against the Jackets.

Jonathan Toews has two points in the last two games and he has four points in the last five. Defenseman Duncan Keith has also been impressive. He has 18 assists this season and he also scored five goals. That is very impressive for a defenseman. He also has two assists in the last two games against the Jackets and the Kings. Of course we can not forget how great he did against the San Jose Sharks. (he had three assists that night.)

These teams have met three times this season and Chicago Blackhawks won the only game at the United Center on October 24th. The score was 2-0. The other two games were in Nashville and these teams split those games with one win each.

Predators' latest road game was in Colorado and they won it 4-3. They had 27 shots on goal. That was when Colorado Avalanche was not really playing good.

Predators played on Wednesday while the Hawks have been resting since Tuesday's victory over the Blue Jackets.

Cristobal Huet will start for the Hawks tonight while the Predators are expected to start with Dan Ellis. Ellis played only 11 games this season and he played only three games in November.

Predators had a good run in November but the Hawks have been playing better as they have had a healthy squad lately.

PREMIUM NHL PICK: CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS TO WIN [60 minute /3 way bet/Regulation Only)

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