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NHL results for Tuesday 27 October: Flames and Red Wings win, model goes 0 for 2

October 27, 2026
NHL results for Tuesday 27 October: Flames and Red Wings win, model goes 0 for 2

Two games made up Tuesday 27 October in the NHL, and the model came away with nothing: 0 of 2 winners. Calgary Flames produced the day's widest margin, a 5–2 home win over Toronto Maple Leafs, while Detroit Red Wings won 4–3 on the road against Edmonton Oilers in the tightest game of the night, decided by a single point.

Home ice paid off only once in two tries. The Flames–Maple Leafs game also supplied the day's highest-scoring combination at 7 points, and both games cleared the projected total of 6.5. The model had leaned the other way in each case: Toronto Maple Leafs at 59% and Edmonton Oilers at 61%.

NHL scores

GameScoreOur pickResult
Calgary Flames vs Toronto Maple Leafs5–2Toronto Maple Leafs to win (59%)Wrong
Edmonton Oilers vs Detroit Red Wings3–4Edmonton Oilers to win (61%)Wrong

Calgary Flames 5–2 Toronto Maple Leafs

Calgary Flames defended home ice with a 5–2 win over Toronto Maple Leafs, the largest margin of the two games on the schedule. The Flames' offense carried the night, and the seven combined points were the most produced in any game on Tuesday 27 October.

Matvei Gridin finished with 3 points to lead Calgary Flames. For Toronto Maple Leafs, Easton Cowan was the top contributor with 1 point.

The model went with Toronto Maple Leafs at 59% and projected a 3–2 Toronto win, so the pick came back wrong. Calgary Flames covered the +1.5 spread, and the 7 points in the game went over the model's total of 6.5.

Calgary Flames sit 13th in the Western Conference at 4–6. Toronto Maple Leafs are 4th in the Eastern Conference at 7–4. Calgary Flames are next away at Edmonton Oilers on Thu 29 Oct, while Toronto Maple Leafs travel away at Seattle Kraken on Thu 29 Oct.

Calgary Flames vs Toronto Maple Leafs: full box score and prediction

Detroit Red Wings 4–3 Edmonton Oilers

Detroit Red Wings took a 4–3 decision on the road against Edmonton Oilers, the closest result of the day at a 1-point margin. The seven goals matched the other game's output and pushed the total past the model's line.

Lucas Raymond put up 2 points to lead Detroit Red Wings, and Colton Dach matched that with 2 points as the best of Edmonton Oilers.

Edmonton Oilers were the model's choice at 61%, with a projected 3–2 Edmonton win. The pick was wrong, and Edmonton Oilers failed to cover the -1.5 spread. With 7 points on the board, the game went over the total of 6.5.

Detroit Red Wings are 13th in the Eastern Conference at 4–4. Edmonton Oilers stand 2nd in the Western Conference at 8–2. Edmonton Oilers host Calgary Flames next on Thu 29 Oct, and Detroit Red Wings welcome Chicago Blackhawks on Thu 29 Oct.

Edmonton Oilers vs Detroit Red Wings: full box score and prediction

How the model did

Tuesday 27 October brought no winning picks for the model, which finished 0 of 2 on winners. The home side covered the spread in 1 of 2 games, and both games went over the total. The season record now reads 14 of 22 NHL winners (64%). Every graded pick is public.

NHL standings after Tuesday 27 October

#TeamGroupWL
2Boston BruinsEastern Conference92
2Edmonton OilersWestern Conference82
1Carolina HurricanesEastern Conference92
3Ottawa SenatorsEastern Conference84
4Utah MammothWestern Conference84
5Dallas StarsWestern Conference73
5Tampa Bay LightningEastern Conference73
7New Jersey DevilsEastern Conference74

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