Friday’s NHL Hockey Free Picks & Predictions [2/27/26]

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Vegas at Washington – 7:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Capitals are 5-0 in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
Hot: Capitals are 4-0 in their last 4 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Hot: Capitals are 4-0 in their last 4 home games.
Cold: Golden Knights are 0-5 in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
Cold: Golden Knights are 1-6 in their last 7 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Cold: Capitals are 2-8 in their last 10 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 9-1-2 in Capitals last 12 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Golden Knights last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Hot: Under is 5-1-1 in Capitals last 7 games following a win.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Capitals last 6 home games.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Golden Knights last 6 road games.
Hot: Under is 4-1-2 in Capitals last 7 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.

Pick: Golden Knights -104


Buffalo at Florida – 7:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Sabres are 6-1 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
Hot: Sabres are 14-3 in their last 17 road games.
Sabres are 22-7 in their last 29 overall.
Cold: Panthers are 1-5 in their last 6 overall.
Cold: Panthers are 1-4 in their last 5 home games.
Cold: Panthers are 1-4 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 6-0 in Panthers last 6 overall.
Hot: Over is 5-0 in Panthers last 5 Friday games.
Hot: Over is 5-0 in Panthers last 5 vs. Eastern Conference.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Panthers last 6 games playing on 0 days rest.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Sabres last 6 vs. Atlantic.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Panthers last 5 vs. Atlantic.

Pick: Panthers -125


Minnesota at Utah – 9:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Mammoth are 5-0 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
Hot: Wild are 5-0 in their last 5 overall.
Hot: Wild are 4-0 in their last 4 Friday games.
Hot: Wild are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. Western Conference.
Hot: Wild are 5-1 in their last 6 road games.
Cold: Wild are 1-4 in their last 5 games playing on 0 days rest.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Mammoth last 4 vs. Western Conference.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Mammoth last 4 overall.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Mammoth last 4 home games.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Wild last 4 games playing on 0 days rest.
Hot: Over is 10-1 in Wild last 11 road games.
Hot: Over is 9-1-1 in Wild last 11 vs. a team with a winning record.

Pick: Wild +115


Winnipeg at Anaheim – 10:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Ducks are 6-0 in their last 6 home games.
Hot: Ducks are 5-0 in their last 5 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Hot: Ducks are 5-0 in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
Cold: Jets are 0-8 in their last 8 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Cold: Jets are 0-4 in their last 4 games following a win.
Cold: Jets are 0-4 in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Ducks last 5 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Jets last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Jets last 6 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Over is 7-2 in Jets last 9 vs. Pacific.
Over is 13-4-1 in Ducks last 18 home games.
Under is 15-5 in Jets last 20 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game.

Pick: Jets +115