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Free Expert NHL picks throughout the 2025/26 NHL season. We crunch the numbers, analyze the data, and provide free NHL picks every day of the regular season and throughout the NHL Playoffs and Stanley Cup Finals.

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Ducks

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Money Line Pick

NY Rangers Win(-130)

Reasoning

The Anaheim Ducks will visit the New York Rangers on Monday night. The Rangers come into this game with a record of 6-2-2 in their last 10 games. They have, however, been brutal on home ice this season. Their record at Madison Square Garden is just 4-8-3. If they are going to be a contending team this year, they need to be tougher to play against at MSG. They boast one of the best netminders in the league in Igor Shesterkin. He has a 2.53 GAA and .909 SVP, with 1 shutout on the season. New York is among the better defensive teams in the league, averaging 2.67 goals against per game. Every bit of the Rangers’ defensive play will be required against the Ducks, who average 3.44 goals per contest — second best in the NHL.

Although very good at the offensive end of the ice, the Ducks have their struggles defensively. This is common for a team with a young core. They are averaging 3.34 goals against per game. I think the Rangers will be able to expose the defensive weaknesses of this young team and lock things down at their end of the ice. Give me New York in this one.

Ducks vs Rangers prediction: New York ML (-130) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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Senators

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Game Totals Pick

Over 5.5(-120)

Reasoning

The Winnipeg Jets missed Connor Hellebuyck desperately and were thrilled to see him return to the ice on Friday against the Capitals. Playing in his first game in nearly a month, Hellebuyck stopped 24 of 25 shots en route to leading the Jets to a 5-1 win. However, he could have his hands full with an Ottawa team that has been scoring plenty of goals on the road this season. The Senators rank seventh in the NHL scoring at 3.29 goals per game on the road, and have potted 13 total goals over their last 3 road games. Playing in the last installment of its 3-game road trip, look for Ottawa to come out firing against Hellebuyck.

While the Jets struggled to find the win column without Hellebuyck over the last month, they didn’t struggle to score goals. Winnipeg among the most well-rounded offensive teams in the NHL and has scored at least 3 goals in 4 of its last 5 games. Ottawa goaltenders Linus Ullmark and Leevi Merilainen own a combined save percentage of .877, which puts the Senators near the bottom of the NHL rankings in that key metric. The Jets should be able to find success offensively. Look to the over in this one.

Senators vs Jets prediction: Over 5.5 (-120) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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Game Totals Pick

Over 5.5(-120)

Reasoning

The Nashville Predators will face the St. Louis Blues on Monday. Both teams are 3-2 in the last 5 games, which is a major upgrade from how they started the season. Nashville and St. Louis squared off last week, with the Predators prevailing 7-2. The goaltending proved to be an issue for the Blues in that game, but both teams are giving up 3.52 goals per game — which ranks them at the bottom of the NHL. The defensive struggles have been more persistent for the Blues, as they have given up 64 goals through their 17 home games. That is very problematic when realizing that they have only scored 13 goals over the past 5 games, too.

For the Predators, they currently have the worst away form in the Western Conference. They have only scored 10 points through 13 away games. Making matters worse, they have scored just 34 goals while giving up 49 in those away games. Looking outside of recent form, the Preds rank 27th in save percentage; the Blues rank 29th. These defensive struggles may continue to be problematic for both teams, so this is the chance for both offenses. We saw a total of 9 goals in the previous head-to-head matchup; I believe the over will hit in this one, as well.

Predators vs Blues prediction: Over 5.5 (-120) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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How Do I Get NHL Picks For Today’s Games?

NHL Picks are most similar to MLB Picks, in that the most popular NHL wagering is done via the Money line (ML) where a bettor simply picks a winner or loser of the game finding value in the price. Just like an MLB pitcher, NHL game lines are determined largely by the goaltender matchup. You’re going to pay a premium price (-180 or more) for putting in an NHL free pick on a solid goaltender – but it’s one position that can win or lose the bet for you. Fatigue is also a factor in finding the best NHL picks as Team A may be playing their first game in a week while Team B is in their 3rd contest in 5 nights.

We try to post our NHL picks for today at least 24 hours in advance. However, due to the huge volume of games, this can sometimes be impossible if teams are playing back-to-back games. We want to get our picks up as close as possible to the opening lines so we can get on the early line value, but team news and research is always key to making the best possible NHL Picks.

NHL Picks Against the Spread

NHL betting has a 1.5-goal spread known as the puck line (PL). Again just like baseball betting has the run line (-1.5). NHL wagers are exciting until the very last second of the game as teams often pull their goaltender near the end to get an extra skater on the ice. All of a sudden an empty-net goal pushes your NHL free pick to victory – or defeat. Betting on the puck line provides better payout odds and NHL picks against the spread can also be pushed to higher numbers such as -2.5 or 3.5 goals for an even better return on investment.

Free NHL Over / Under Picks

Most games are listed right around 5.5 goals in the NHL. The total number of goals is the total of combined goals by both teams and you can either select over or under the total. If the line is 5.5 and you wish to wager on the over then the total combined goals for the game must be 6 or more for you to cash your ticket.

NHL over/under betting is an interesting wager. A huge factor to take into consideration is the goaltenders as they have a huge part to play in influencing the number of goals in the game. A goaltender’s Goals Against Average (GAA) is a key stat to measure the effectiveness of a goaltender.

NHL Consensus Picks

NHL Consensus Picks is a way of saying the popular pick or often referred to as a public pick. What this actually means is where the majority of the bets are being placed. If we’re looking at Money Line markets, for example, if 70% of the tickets are on the Pittsburgh Penguins to beat the New York Islanders, then the Penguins are the consensus pick for that game. Bettors can use this in their research or check possible line moves in the lead-up to a game.

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