Saturday’s NHL Hockey Free Picks & Predictions [10/31/26]

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Trends are through 10/28/26 and courtesy of Don Best Sports.


Chicago at Boston – 1:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Bruins are 5-1 in their last 6 overall.
Hot: Bruins are 8-2 in their last 10 vs. Western Conference.
Bruins are 49-15 in their last 64 vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
Cold: Blackhawks are 14-57 in their last 71 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Blackhawks are 28-91 in their last 119 road games.
Blackhawks are 25-81 in their last 106 vs. a team with a winning record.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 12-3-1 in Blackhawks last 16 vs. Eastern Conference.
Hot: Over is 12-3 in Bruins last 15 vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
Hot: Under is 4-1-1 in Bruins last 6 games playing on 1 days rest.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Bruins last 5 Saturday games.
Over is 12-4 in Bruins last 16 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
Over is 3-1-1 in Blackhawks last 5 Saturday games.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Hot: Over is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings in Boston.
Cold: Blackhawks are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings.
Cold: Blackhawks are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Boston.
Cold: Road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

Pick: Blackhawks +1.5 -133


St Louis at Detroit – 1:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Blues are 6-0 in their last 6 vs. Eastern Conference.
Hot: Blues are 5-0 in their last 5 vs. Atlantic.
Cold: Red Wings are 1-8 in their last 9 Saturday games.
Cold: Blues are 2-11 in their last 13 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
Cold: Red Wings are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. Central.
Cold: Red Wings are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. Western Conference.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 5-0 in Blues last 5 road games.
Hot: Over is 4-0-1 in Blues last 5 Saturday games.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Blues last 4 vs. Eastern Conference.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Blues last 7 games playing on 1 days rest.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Red Wings last 6 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Red Wings last 5 vs. Western Conference.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 6-1-1 in the last 8 meetings in Detroit.
Over is 9-3-1 in the last 13 meetings.

Pick: Red Wings +104


Tampa Bay at Nashville – 2:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Lightning are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Lightning are 7-1 in their last 8 overall.
Hot: Predators are 4-1 in their last 5 Saturday games.
Cold: Predators are 1-5 in their last 6 vs. Atlantic.
Predators are 2-5 in their last 7 home games.
Predators are 3-7 in their last 10 overall.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 12-3 in Lightning last 15 games playing on 1 days rest.
Hot: Under is 4-1-1 in Lightning last 6 Saturday games.
Under is 7-2-1 in Predators last 10 vs. Eastern Conference.
Under is 7-2 in Predators last 9 games playing on 1 days rest.
Under is 17-6-4 in Lightning last 27 vs. Central.
Under is 11-4-1 in Predators last 16 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Lightning are 8-2 in the last 10 meetings in Nashville.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Nashville.
Lightning are 16-5 in the last 21 meetings.
Home team is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

Pick: Predators +147


Edmonton at NY Islanders – 3:37 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Oilers are 5-0 in their last 5 road games.
Hot: Islanders are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. Western Conference.
Hot: Oilers are 7-1 in their last 8 overall.
Cold: Oilers are 1-5 in their last 6 vs. Metropolitan.
Cold: Oilers are 2-9 in their last 11 vs. Eastern Conference.
Cold: Islanders are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Islanders last 4 vs. Western Conference.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Islanders last 4 overall.
Hot: Under is 6-1-1 in Islanders last 8 home games.
Hot: Under is 5-1-1 in Islanders last 7 vs. Pacific.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Islanders last 6 games playing on 1 days rest.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Oilers last 6 Saturday games.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 4-0-1 in the last 5 meetings in New York.
Hot: Home team is 24-6 in the last 30 meetings.
Under is 21-7-2 in the last 30 meetings.
Cold: Oilers are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in New York.

Pick: Oilers -124


Buffalo at Los Angeles – 4:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Sabres are 6-1 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.
Sabres are 16-5 in their last 21 vs. Pacific.
Sabres are 22-7 in their last 29 vs. Western Conference.
Cold: Kings are 0-5 in their last 5 home games.
Cold: Kings are 1-12 in their last 13 overall.
Cold: Kings are 1-6 in their last 7 vs. Atlantic.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 5-0 in Sabres last 5 road games.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Sabres last 5 vs. Pacific.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Sabres last 4 overall.
Hot: Under is 10-2 in Kings last 12 vs. Atlantic.
Hot: Under is 9-2 in Sabres last 11 vs. Western Conference.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Kings last 5 overall.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Hot: Sabres are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Sabres are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Los Angeles.
Home team is 27-11 in the last 38 meetings.

Pick: Kings +102


Ottawa at San Jose – 4:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Senators are 5-1 in their last 6 games playing on 1 days rest.
Senators are 6-2 in their last 8 vs. Western Conference.
Senators are 19-7 in their last 26 vs. Pacific.
Cold: Sharks are 14-58 in their last 72 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
Sharks are 19-63 in their last 82 Saturday games.
Sharks are 29-75 in their last 104 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 6-0-2 in Senators last 8 Saturday games.
Hot: Under is 6-1 in Senators last 7 road games.
Hot: Over is 4-1-1 in Sharks last 6 home games.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Sharks last 5 Saturday games.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Sharks last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Sharks last 5 vs. Eastern Conference.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Senators are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Home team is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.
Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in San Jose.

Pick: Sharks +119


Pittsburgh at Montreal – 7:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Penguins are 6-1 in their last 7 vs. Atlantic.
Canadiens are 7-2 in their last 9 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
Canadiens are 20-8 in their last 28 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
Cold: Canadiens are 0-7 in their last 7 vs. Metropolitan.
Cold: Penguins are 0-6 in their last 6 road games.
Cold: Penguins are 0-4 in their last 4 overall.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Canadiens last 4 overall.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Penguins last 4 overall.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Penguins last 4 vs. Atlantic.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Canadiens last 4 vs. Metropolitan.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Canadiens last 7 home games.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Canadiens last 6 Saturday games.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Penguins are 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Montreal.
Over is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings.

Pick: Canadiens -1.5 +170


Toronto at Vancouver – 7:07 ET

Win/Loss
Cold: Maple Leafs are 1-9 in their last 10 Saturday games.
Cold: Maple Leafs are 1-5 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.
Cold: Canucks are 5-21 in their last 26 vs. Atlantic.
Cold: Canucks are 11-44 in their last 55 overall.
Cold: Maple Leafs are 1-4 in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest.
Maple Leafs are 3-11 in their last 14 vs. a team with a losing record.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Canucks last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
Hot: Over is 9-1-1 in Maple Leafs last 11 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.
Hot: Under is 8-2-1 in Maple Leafs last 11 games playing on 2 days rest.
Hot: Over is 8-2-1 in Maple Leafs last 11 vs. Pacific.
Over is 13-4-5 in Maple Leafs last 22 road games.
Over is 6-2 in Maple Leafs last 8 overall.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 10-2 in the last 12 meetings in Vancouver.
Under is 19-6-1 in the last 26 meetings.
Home team is 37-14-2 in the last 53 meetings.
Maple Leafs are 7-20-1 in the last 28 meetings in Vancouver.

Pick: Maple Leafs -1.5 +140


Columbus at Dallas – 8:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Stars are 5-1 in their last 6 vs. Eastern Conference.
Stars are 19-7 in their last 26 games playing on 1 days rest.
Stars are 53-20 in their last 73 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
Cold: Blue Jackets are 0-5 in their last 5 vs. Central.
Cold: Blue Jackets are 0-5 in their last 5 vs. Western Conference.
Cold: Blue Jackets are 1-9 in their last 10 games playing on 1 days rest.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 9-0 in Stars last 9 overall.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Stars last 4 home games.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Blue Jackets last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Under is 7-1 in Blue Jackets last 8 vs. Western Conference.
Hot: Under is 7-1 in Blue Jackets last 8 vs. Central.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Stars last 5 vs. Metropolitan.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Blue Jackets are 2-6 in the last 8 meetings in Dallas.

Pick: Stars -1.5 +142


Calgary at Colorado – 10:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Avalanche are 42-10 in their last 52 games playing on 2 days rest.
Avalanche are 52-19 in their last 71 vs. Pacific.
Avalanche are 49-20 in their last 69 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
Cold: Flames are 1-6 in their last 7 vs. Western Conference.
Flames are 2-6 in their last 8 overall.
Flames are 8-20 in their last 28 games playing on 0 days rest.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 5-0 in Avalanche last 5 vs. Pacific.
Hot: Over is 7-1 in Avalanche last 8 home games.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Flames last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Over is 3-1-1 in Flames last 5 vs. Western Conference.
Over is 13-5 in Avalanche last 18 overall.
Under is 18-7-1 in Flames last 26 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 days situation.

Head-to-Head
Under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Colorado.
Cold: Flames are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings in Colorado.
Road team is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
Flames are 7-19 in the last 26 meetings.

Pick: Flames +1.5 +140