NHL Parlay Picks: Our Best Goalscorer Parlay for Hockey Night in Canada - Saturday, December 21

We're officially in the thick of the NHL season with two full months of action in the ice now in the books. 

The division races are taking shape as the nightly intensity ramps up and the top awards are contenders are emerging through their competitive play and consistent goalscoring.

At Dimers, we look to cash in on that goalscoring prowess with our world-class predictive betting tools, and now we are targeting Hockey Night in Canada with a pair of goalscorer picks and a +560 NHL parlay over at Sports Interaction, Ontario's #1 sportsbook and our exclusive odds partner for Hockey Night in Canada.

Hockey Night in Canada Streaming Schedule - December 21

These are the games we'll be focusing on tonight, featuring one goalscorer pick from each:

New York Islanders vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

• Teams: Islanders vs. Maple Leafs
• Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024
• time: 7:00 PM ET
• Venue: Scotiabank Arena
• Spread: Maple Leafs favored at -1.5
• Total (Over/Under): 5.5
• Moneyline Odds: Islanders +158, Maple Leafs -169
• Dimers' Win Probabilities - Islanders: 39%, Maple Leafs: 61%

Ottawa Senators vs. Vancouver Canucks

• Teams: Senators vs. Canucks
• Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• Venue: Rogers Arena
• Spread: Canucks favored at -1.5
• Total (Over/Under): 6
• Moneyline Odds: Senators +122, Canucks -140
• Dimers' Win Probabilities - Senators: 43%, Canucks: 57%

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+560 NHL Parlay Picks

After simulating all of tonight's NHL games over 10,000 times, our model has identified probabilities for every goalscorer in each game, including these picks that make up our +560 Goalscorer parlay for the Hockey Night in Canada slate.

MORE: Our Top 5 Goalscorer Predictions for Every Team

Leg 1: William Nylander Anytime Goal (+140)

Our first leg is in the early HNIC game tonight featuring the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders.

We're riding with William Nylander of the Leafs to light the lamp in this one, something he's done 21 times this season, tied for third-most in the NHL. When teammate Auston Matthews went down with injury for most of November, Nylander went off, netting 7 goals in the month. He's up to 6 so far in December, scoring three in his past two games with plenty of shot volume.

The Leafs played last night, but Nylander's scored in 4 of the past 5 on the second game of a back-to-back. Ilya Sorokin is expected to be in net for the Islanders and he brings a solid .904 SV% and a 2.81 GAA into this one, but has allowed 4 goals in three straight. If not him, it's likely Semyon Varlamov who's allowed 8 total goals in his last two starts.

We give Nylander a 37.1% probability to score tonight.

Leg 2: Brady Tkachuk Anytime Goal (+175)

Our second leg is on Brady Tkachuk in the late-night Senators vs. Canucks clash of Canadian teams.

Tkachuk is the Senators' leading goalscorer with 16 on the year, tied for 11th-most in the league. He's scored in 3 of his past 5 games, putting up 4+ shots in six games this month, including his past three, plus he's got a goal in his lone game vs. the Canucks this year.

Vancouver is right in the middle of the NHL in terms of goals allowed and are expected to send Thatcher Demko in between the pipes tonight. In four starts this season, Demko's allowed 4, 5, 1 and 3 goals. If it's Lankinen, the matchup is still solid as he's3+ goals in 3/6 starts this month.

Tkachuk gets a 31.9% probability from our model to score tonight.

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