Opening night
The 2026-27 season opens Tuesday 29 September. Picks land the day before each game, once the odds market has settled.
NHL 2026-27 season
AI picks for every game from a model with a public, graded record, plus live Stanley Cup odds. The season opens Tuesday 29 September.
Ranked by the shortest available title odds. These are bookmaker market rankings, not league standings or an AI power rating. Prices can change as bookmakers update their markets.
§ The Contenders
What the books are pricing right now. Best prices flagged; sorted by favorite first.
Florida Panthers
Best: FanDuel · 3 books Range 7.50 to 9.00
Carolina Hurricanes
Best: Pinnacle · 2 books Range 8.28 to 8.50
Colorado Avalanche
Best: FanDuel · 2 books Range 8.50 to 8.85
Fixtures
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Good to know
Opening night is Tuesday 29 September 2026.
Yes. Every pick is free to read.
Around 24 hours before each game, once the odds market has settled.
Edmonton Oilers
Best: Pinnacle · 2 books Range 9.11 to 11.00
Vegas Golden Knights
Best: Pinnacle · 2 books Range 11.20 to 12.00
Washington Capitals
Best: FanDuel · 3 books Range 12.00 to 17.88
Tampa Bay Lightning
Best: Pinnacle · 3 books Range 13.13 to 14.00
Minnesota Wild
Best: FanDuel · 3 books Range 14.00 to 17.00
Dallas Stars
Best: Pinnacle · 3 books Range 14.87 to 18.00
Montréal Canadiens
Best: Pinnacle · 5 books Range 15.32 to 23.00
New Jersey Devils
Best: Pinnacle · 3 books Range 25.83 to 34.00
Toronto Maple Leafs
Best: BetOnline.ag · 4 books Range 26.00 to 36.00
Utah Mammoth
Best: FanDuel · 4 books Range 28.00 to 36.00
Buffalo Sabres
Best: Pinnacle · 4 books Range 30.39 to 34.00
Los Angeles Kings
Best: FanDuel · 3 books Range 31.00 to 51.00
Ottawa Senators
Best: FanDuel · 3 books Range 31.00 to 41.00
Anaheim Ducks
Best: BetOnline.ag · 4 books Range 34.00 to 36.00
San Jose Sharks
Best: BetOnline.ag · 5 books Range 34.00 to 41.00
Philadelphia Flyers
Best: BetRivers · 4 books Range 46.00 to 56.73
Columbus Blue Jackets
Best: FanDuel · 2 books Range 56.00 to 62.25
Pittsburgh Penguins
Best: FanDuel · 2 books Range 61.00 to 79.58
New York Rangers
Best: FanDuel · 2 books Range 66.00 to 74.93
Boston Bruins
Best: BetRivers · 3 books Range 91.00 to 101.00
Nashville Predators
Best: FanDuel · 3 books Range 101.00 to 167.11
St Louis Blues
Best: FanDuel · 4 books Range 101.00 to 251.00
Detroit Red Wings
Best: Pinnacle · 1 book
Winnipeg Jets
Best: Pinnacle · 3 books Range 112.01 to 151.00
Chicago Blackhawks
Best: BetRivers · 5 books Range 126.00 to 251.00
New York Islanders
Best: BetOnline.ag · 2 books Range 126.00 to 139.60
Seattle Kraken
Best: FanDuel · 3 books Range 201.00 to 315.51
Calgary Flames
Best: BetOnline.ag · 2 books Range 401.00 to 550.87
Vancouver Canucks
Best: Pinnacle · 1 book
§ The Contenders
What the books are pricing right now. Best prices flagged; sorted by favorite first.
Florida Panthers
Best: FanDuel · 3 books Range 7.50 to 9.00
Carolina Hurricanes
Best: Pinnacle · 2 books Range 8.28 to 8.50
Colorado Avalanche
Best: FanDuel · 2 books Range 8.50 to 8.85
Edmonton Oilers
Best: Pinnacle · 2 books Range 9.11 to 11.00
Vegas Golden Knights
Best: Pinnacle · 2 books Range 11.20 to 12.00
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The storylines
Opening night
The 2026-27 season opens Tuesday 29 September. Picks land the day before each game, once the odds market has settled.
Stanley Cup odds
The title board tracks every team’s Stanley Cup price and refreshes as the market moves.
The model
Public track record
Models covering this sport, ordered by overall graded win rate. Records include other competitions; sample sizes are shown alongside each model.
Every pick is graded against the final score and rolled into the model’s public record.
The Ice Sage is the hockey model behind these picks. Its full graded history is on the model page.