Sunday’s NHL Hockey Free Picks & Predictions [1/4/26]

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Montreal at Dallas – 2:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Canadiens are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
Stars are 20-6 in their last 26 Sunday games.
Canadiens are 11-4 in their last 15 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation.
Cold: Stars are 0-4 in their last 4 overall.
Cold: Canadiens are 1-4 in their last 5 Sunday games.
Canadiens are 11-26 in their last 37 games playing on 0 days rest.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 5-1-1 in Stars last 7 games playing on 2 days rest.
Hot: Under is 5-1-1 in Stars last 7 vs. Eastern Conference.
Hot: Over is 5-1-1 in Stars last 7 overall.
Hot: Under is 5-1-1 in Stars last 7 home games.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Stars last 6 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
Hot: Over is 12-3-1 in Canadiens last 16 road games.

Pick: Canadiens +170


Pittsburgh at Columbus – 3:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Penguins are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. Metropolitan.
Hot: Penguins are 4-1 in their last 5 overall.
Blue Jackets are 8-3 in their last 11 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Cold: Penguins are 1-11 in their last 12 games playing on 0 days rest.
Cold: Penguins are 1-6 in their last 7 vs. a team with a losing record.
Cold: Penguins are 1-4 in their last 5 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 5-0-1 in Penguins last 6 in the third game of a 3-in-4 days situation.
Hot: Under is 4-0-1 in Blue Jackets last 5 Sunday games.
Hot: Over is 4-0-1 in Penguins last 5 overall.
Hot: Under is 3-0-2 in Blue Jackets last 5 overall.
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in Blue Jackets last 4 vs. Metropolitan.
Hot: Under is 10-1-2 in Penguins last 13 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.

Pick: Blue Jackets -120


Colorado at Florida – 5:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Panthers are 6-0 in their last 6 games playing on 1 days rest.
Hot: Avalanche are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. Atlantic.
Hot: Avalanche are 8-1 in their last 9 vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Panthers are 5-1 in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
Hot: Avalanche are 5-1 in their last 6 road games.
Cold: Panthers are 1-4 in their last 5 home games.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in Avalanche last 4 Sunday games.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Avalanche last 4 road games.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Panthers last 7 overall.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Panthers last 6 home games.
Over is 9-3 in Panthers last 12 games playing on 1 days rest.
Over is 6-2-2 in Avalanche last 10 overall.

Pick: Panthers +116


Vegas at Chicago – 7:07 ET

Win/Loss
Cold: Blackhawks are 0-4 in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Cold: Golden Knights are 0-4 in their last 4 vs. Central.
Cold: Golden Knights are 0-4 in their last 4 vs. Western Conference.
Cold: Golden Knights are 0-4 in their last 4 overall.
Cold: Blackhawks are 1-4 in their last 5 home games.
Cold: Golden Knights are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 6-0-1 in Golden Knights last 7 overall.
Hot: Over is 4-0-2 in Golden Knights last 6 vs. Central.
Hot: Over is 4-0-1 in Golden Knights last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Golden Knights last 4 games playing on 1 days rest.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Blackhawks last 6 games playing on 0 days rest.
Hot: Over is 8-2 in Blackhawks last 10 vs. Western Conference.

Pick: Blackhawks +1.5 -125


Carolina at New Jersey – 7:07 ET

Win/Loss
Devils are 6-2 in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
Hurricanes are 19-7 in their last 26 Sunday games.
Hurricanes are 37-14 in their last 51 vs. Metropolitan.
Cold: Devils are 0-6 in their last 6 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation.
Cold: Devils are 1-8 in their last 9 home games.
Cold: Devils are 1-5 in their last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 5-0 in Hurricanes last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Hurricanes last 4 Sunday games.
Hot: Under is 8-1 in Devils last 9 overall.
Hot: Under is 6-1-2 in Hurricanes last 9 vs. Metropolitan.
Hot: Over is 5-1-1 in Hurricanes last 7 overall.
Hot: Over is 5-1-1 in Hurricanes last 7 vs. Eastern Conference.

Pick: Hurricanes -118