Sunday’s NHL Hockey Free Picks & Predictions [10/4/26]

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Trends are through 10/3/26 and courtesy of Don Best Sports.


Winnipeg at Detroit – 1:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Red Wings are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
Red Wings are 26-8 in their last 34 Sunday games.
Jets are 6-2 in their last 8 vs. a team with a losing record.
Cold: Jets are 0-5 in their last 5 overall.
Cold: Red Wings are 0-4 in their last 4 overall.
Cold: Red Wings are 1-9 in their last 10 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 5-0 in Red Wings last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
Hot: Over is 5-0 in Jets last 5 overall.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Jets last 4 games playing on 1 days rest.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Red Wings last 7 overall.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Red Wings last 6 home games.
Under is 6-2-2 in Red Wings last 10 Sunday games.

Head-to-Head
Over is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings.

Pick: Red Wings -108


Utah at NY Rangers – 6:07 ET

Win/Loss
Rangers are 6-2 in their last 8 games playing on 1 days rest.
Rangers are 6-2 in their last 8 home games.
Mammoth are 6-2 in their last 8 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Cold: Rangers are 2-8 in their last 10 Sunday games.
Cold: Mammoth are 2-8 in their last 10 games playing on 0 days rest.
Cold: Mammoth are 1-4 in their last 5 Sunday games.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Rangers last 5 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in Mammoth last 4 Sunday games.
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in Mammoth last 4 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Hot: Under is 9-1 in Rangers last 10 vs. Central.
Hot: Under is 6-1 in Rangers last 7 games playing on 1 days rest.
Hot: Under is 5-1-1 in Mammoth last 7 games playing on 0 days rest.

Pick: Mammoth +115


Calgary at Seattle – 8:07 ET

Win/Loss
Cold: Kraken are 3-13 in their last 16 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Kraken are 5-16 in their last 21 Sunday games.
Flames are 2-6 in their last 8 vs. Western Conference.
Flames are 2-6 in their last 8 overall.
Kraken are 7-19 in their last 26 vs. Western Conference.
Kraken are 3-8 in their last 11 home games.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 6-1 in Flames last 7 overall.
Hot: Under is 6-1 in Flames last 7 vs. Western Conference.
Hot: Over is 10-2-4 in Kraken last 16 vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
Hot: Under is 5-1-1 in Kraken last 7 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
Hot: Over is 4-1-1 in Kraken last 6 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Hot: Over is 4-1-1 in Kraken last 6 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Flames are 7-2 in the last 9 meetings in Seattle.
Road team is 11-4 in the last 15 meetings.
Flames are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings.

Pick: Flames +135


Florida at Anaheim – 8:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Ducks are 8-2 in their last 10 Sunday games.
Hot: Panthers are 4-1 in their last 5 overall.
Cold: Ducks are 0-4 in their last 4 games following a win.
Cold: Panthers are 0-4 in their last 4 Sunday games.
Cold: Panthers are 2-8 in their last 10 road games.
Cold: Panthers are 2-8 in their last 10 vs. Western Conference.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Ducks last 4 vs. Atlantic.
Hot: Over is 5-1-2 in Ducks last 8 Sunday games.
Over is 21-7-3 in Ducks last 31 vs. Eastern Conference.
Over is 6-2 in Panthers last 8 vs. Western Conference.
Under is 3-1-1 in Ducks last 5 games following a win.
Over is 3-1-1 in Ducks last 5 overall.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Panthers are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Anaheim.
Panthers are 9-3 in the last 12 meetings.

Pick: Ducks +116


Vegas at Vancouver – 9:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Golden Knights are 5-1 in their last 6 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Golden Knights are 20-6 in their last 26 vs. Western Conference.
Golden Knights are 6-2 in their last 8 games playing on 1 days rest.
Cold: Canucks are 2-12 in their last 14 in the third game of a 3-in-4 situation.
Cold: Canucks are 1-6 in their last 7 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Cold: Golden Knights are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 4-0-2 in Canucks last 6 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 days situation.
Hot: Over is 3-0-2 in Golden Knights last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Golden Knights last 4 vs. Western Conference.
Hot: Over is 7-1-3 in Golden Knights last 11 road games.
Hot: Over is 7-1-2 in Golden Knights last 10 overall.
Hot: Over is 5-1-2 in Golden Knights last 8 vs. a team with a winning record.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings.
Hot: Golden Knights are 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in Vancouver.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Vancouver.
Golden Knights are 25-10 in the last 35 meetings.

Pick: Golden Knights -1.5 +105