After a day off for American Thanksgiving, the NHL returns with a loaded 15-game slate on Friday.
The pregame narrative: In the evening, I like the Chicago Blackhawks to snap their skid against the downtrodden Nashville Predators. Elsewhere, take the Columbus Blue Jackets at home over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Check out the full +426 NHL parlay for Nov. 28, featuring a pick on the Vancouver Canucks vs. San Jose Sharks game.
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NHL parlay predictions
Parlay: Blue Jackets ML | Blackhawks ML | Canucks/Sharks over 5.5 goals (+426)
Blue Jackets moneyline (-137): The Penguins have benefited from a lot of home games on their schedule.
They've only played three of their 10 November games on the road and are 0-3 in those contests.
Those losses came against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators, all teams currently outside the playoff picture.
Columbus is also on the outside looking in, but is just five points back of first in a very competitive Metropolitan Division.
Unlike the Pens, the Blue Jackets have played nine of their 14 games in November on the road. Things haven't been great, but at home, they are 5-3-2 this season.
When these two played in Pittsburgh on Oct. 26, Columbus came away with a 5-4 victory.
Considering the Jackets have been much better at home, I predict they will take advantage of the Penguins' road struggles to win again.
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Other picks
Blackhawks moneyline (-115): This feels like an easy fade against the Predators.
- Nashville has the fewest points in the NHL with 18 in 23 games.
- The Preds struggle on the road, holding a 2-5-2 record, which includes losing eight of their last nine.
- Chicago is fifth in the Central with a 10-8-5 record. The team ranks in the top 12 for scoring on both ends of the ice.
Meanwhile, the Predators score the second-fewest goals per game (2.48) while conceding the third most (3.65).
Those underlying stats show this poor start isn't a fluke but rather the result of a bad team playing bad hockey.
The Blackhawks have lost four straight, but three of those defeats came by one goal. I expect them to get back in the win column against a team destined to be in the basement of the NHL standings.
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NHL over/under pick
Canucks/Sharks over 5.5 goals (-175): Let's close things out with a fun pick.
Everyone loves scoring and this game has the potential to be a shootout.
The Canucks have no reliable options in net right now with Thatcher Demko and Kevin Lankinen sidelined.
That leaves Jiri Patera and Nikita Tolopilo as options to start on Friday.
- Patera: 1 GP, 7.37 GAA, .825 SV%
- Tolopilo: 1 GP, 4.00 GAA, .902 SV%.
Neither guy looks ready to save Vancouver's woeful defence. The team allows the most goals per game (3.75) on over 30 shots.
Any goalie will have trouble keeping goals out, let alone two guys who have each played a handful of games at the NHL level.
The Sharks have a tough time defending, too. They give up the most shots per game (31.9) and can be susceptible to playing in high-scoring contests.
There should be a lot of chances for both teams, which makes the over on this teased-down total very appealing.
NHL parlay predictions made at 11:24 a.m. on Nov. 27, 2025.
