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NHL best bets today

The picks our model is most sure about in the next 36 hours, NHL games first, then the KHL and Europe’s top leagues, ranked by win probability. Each one links to its full prediction.

These are the best NHL bets today by our model, followed by the strongest picks from the KHL and Europe's top leagues: every game in the next 36 hours where one side has the highest chance to win, overtime and shootout included. The list is ranked by that probability, not by odds, so a short-priced favourite can sit above a bigger price. Each pick links to its game page with the projected score, puck line and total.

NHL

  1. 7Edmonton Oilers to winvs Toronto Maple Leafs · Projected 4–3 · Puck line Toronto Maple Leafs +1.5 · Total goals Over 6.560%
  2. 8Carolina Hurricanes to winvs St. Louis Blues · Projected 2–3 · Puck line St. Louis Blues +1.5 · Total goals Under 6.558%
  3. 9Boston Bruins to winvs San Jose Sharks · Projected 3–2 · Puck line San Jose Sharks +1.5 · Total goals Over 5.557%
  4. 10Washington Capitals to winvs Buffalo Sabres · Projected 3–2 · Puck line Buffalo Sabres +1.5 · Total goals Under 6.557%
  5. 11New Jersey Devils to winvs Los Angeles Kings · Projected 3–2 · Puck line Los Angeles Kings +1.5 · Total goals Over 5.556%
  6. 12Detroit Red Wings to winvs Calgary Flames · Projected 2–3 · Puck line Calgary Flames +1.5 · Total goals Over 5.555%

KHL

  1. 2Magnitogorsk to winvs Novosibirsk · Projected 3–2 · Puck line Novosibirsk +1.5 · Total goals Over 4.572%

SHL

  1. 3Färjestad to winvs Växjö · Projected 3–2 · Puck line Växjö +1.5 · Total goals Under 5.571%
  2. 6Luleå to winvs Djurgården · Projected 3–2 · Puck line Djurgården +1.5 · Total goals Under 5.566%

Czech Extraliga

  1. 1Sparta Praha to winvs Olomouc · Projected 3–2 · Puck line Olomouc +2.5 · Total goals Under 5.577%
  2. 5Třinec to winvs Karlovy Vary · Projected 3–2 · Puck line Karlovy Vary +1.5 · Total goals Over 4.566%

Latvian Hockey League

  1. 4HC Panter to winvs Energija Elektrėnai · Projected 3–2 · Puck line Energija Elektrėnai +1.5 · Total goals Under 6.570%

Probabilities are estimates, not guarantees: a 65% pick still loses about one time in three.

Best bets: questions

How are the best bets chosen?
They are the games where our model gives one team the highest chance to win, overtime and shootout included. NHL games lead the list, then the other leagues fill the remaining places, each ranked by probability.
Can a best bet still lose?
Yes. A 70% pick still loses about three times in ten, which is why every pick is settled in public and the record is on the accuracy page.
When is this list updated?
Every time the predictions run, several times an hour: new games enter as they come within 36 hours, and the probabilities move with the betting market until face-off.