Hello and welcome everyone to the Saturday edition of the NHL Best Bets on October 26, 2024! It’s a huge day of hockey to start this weekend as 14 teams are in action around the league! That means plenty of angles to wager on for us and I have my eye on a good bit of wagers! Good luck out there everyone, let’s take home some green!

 

 

 

NHL Picks, Predictions & Best Bets Today, 10/26

A note though for this first month of the season, all bets until November will be half unit plays while we figure out the identity of these teams so don’t go wild on the bankroll just yet, let’s learn some things! 

In this NHL Best Bets Today article you will find a wide array of choices from some Money Lines and Team totals to plenty of player props for the action today in NHL Picks! 16 games on this weekday slate let’s dive right into it!

Now, let's dive into my expert NHL Best Bets today!

***ALL BETS ARE HALF UNIT PLAYS***

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NHL Picks, Predictions & Best Bets Today, 10/26

Ducks vs. Rangers Predictions

As we round into the end of October we are already starting to see the divide between the good teams and the bad ones and that matchup is front and center tonight with the Ducks flying east to take on the Rangers. New York was one of the league’s best last season and it appears they will be again with a 5-1-1 start to the season and a +17 goal differential just 7 games in. The Ducks have been okay thus far and are 1-1-1 on the road but this is a whole new challenge. 

New York is a very deep team up front and on defense right now as they are scoring 4.57 goals per game, the most in the NHL and are allowing just 2.14 goals per game the 4th best in hockey. Meanwhile the Ducks are allowing 34.2 shots per game but somehow just 2.67 goals per game. I don’t think playing that way is at all sustainable for them though as their Corsi rating is also in the trash ranking 4th to last. This game should be dominated by the Rangers so I will be betting on them to cover the Puck Line tonight. 

In addition to the game side I am going to add a prop to this game as I mentioned the Ducks are allowing a boat load of shots on net. The man to target for the Rangers is Artemi Panarin as he’s posted 23 shots through 7 games and has topped 3.5 shots on goal in 4 games this season. I like Chris Kreider too tonight but without putting too many eggs in the Rangers basket I will settle on Panarin to go over his shots on goal.  

Pick: Rangers Puck Line -1.5 (-120 on DraftKings)

Pick: Artemi Panarin (NYR) Over 3.5 Shots On Goal (-140 on DraftKings)

 

 

Best NHL Prop Bets & Other Picks Today, 10/26

Pick: Flames Money Line (+115 on DraftKings)

Pick: Panthers Money Line (-130 on DraftKings)

Pick: Nashville Predators Over 3.5 Team Total Goals (-145 on DraftKings)

Pick: Penguins & Canucks Over 6.5 Goals (-115 on DraftKings)

Pick: Tage Thompson (BUF) Over 3.5 Shots On Goal (-110 on DraftKings)