Thursday’s NHL Hockey Free Picks & Predictions [10/22/26]

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Anaheim at New Jersey – 7:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Devils are 4-1 in their last 5 Thursday games.
Devils are 11-3 in their last 14 vs. a team with a losing record.
Devils are 7-2 in their last 9 vs. Pacific.
Cold: Ducks are 0-4 in their last 4 overall.
Cold: Devils are 1-4 in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
Cold: Devils are 1-4 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Devils last 4 overall.
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in Ducks last 4 games playing on 1 days rest.
Hot: Over is 1-0-3 in Ducks last 4 Thursday games.
Hot: Under is 5-1-2 in Ducks last 8 overall.
Hot: Over is 5-1-2 in Ducks last 8 vs. Metropolitan.
Hot: Over is 5-1-1 in Devils last 7 vs. Western Conference.

Head-to-Head
Under is 15-4-2 in the last 21 meetings in New Jersey.
Under is 10-3 in the last 13 meetings.
Home team is 27-10-1 in the last 38 meetings.
Cold: Ducks are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in New Jersey.

Pick: Devils -1.5 +130


San Jose at Ottawa – 7:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Senators are 4-1 in their last 5 Thursday games.
Senators are 6-2 in their last 8 vs. Western Conference.
Senators are 19-7 in their last 26 vs. Pacific.
Sharks are 19-56 in their last 75 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Sharks are 38-100 in their last 138 road games.
Sharks are 29-76 in their last 105 in the third game of a 3-in-4 situation.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Senators last 5 Thursday games.
Hot: Over is 4-0-1 in Sharks last 5 in the third game of a 3-in-4 days situation.
Hot: Under is 6-1-1 in Senators last 8 home games.
Hot: Over is 12-3-1 in Senators last 16 games playing on 0 days rest.
Hot: Under is 8-2-2 in Sharks last 12 Thursday games.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Sharks last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 10-1 in the last 11 meetings in Ottawa.
Home team is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.
Cold: Sharks are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in Ottawa.
Cold: Sharks are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings.

Pick: Sharks +116


NY Rangers at Toronto – 7:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Rangers are 5-1 in their last 6 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Rangers are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. Atlantic.
Rangers are 5-2 in their last 7 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Cold: Maple Leafs are 0-7 in their last 7 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Cold: Maple Leafs are 0-4 in their last 4 Thursday games.
Cold: Rangers are 0-4 in their last 4 games playing on 2 days rest.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Rangers last 4 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Hot: Under is 7-1 in Rangers last 8 road games.
Hot: Over is 6-1-1 in Maple Leafs last 8 Thursday games.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Rangers last 6 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Rangers last 6 vs. Atlantic.
Over is 21-6-1 in Maple Leafs last 28 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 days situation.

Head-to-Head
Cold: Rangers are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.
Rangers are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in Toronto.

Pick: Maple Leafs -104


Nashville at Boston – 7:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Bruins are 4-0 in their last 4 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Hot: Bruins are 5-1 in their last 6 overall.
Hot: Bruins are 8-2 in their last 10 vs. Western Conference.
Cold: Predators are 0-5 in their last 5 games following a win.
Cold: Predators are 1-11 in their last 12 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Cold: Predators are 1-5 in their last 6 vs. Atlantic.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 7-1 in Predators last 8 games playing on 3 or more days rest.
Hot: Under is 6-1 in Bruins last 7 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Bruins last 6 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
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 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.
Home team is 21-9 in the last 30 meetings.
Predators are 4-11 in the last 15 meetings in Boston.

Pick: Predators +133


Florida at Pittsburgh – 7:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Penguins are 6-1 in their last 7 vs. Atlantic.
Hot: Penguins are 5-1 in their last 6 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
Hot: Panthers are 5-1 in their last 6 vs. Eastern Conference.
Cold: Penguins are 0-4 in their last 4 overall.
Cold: Penguins are 1-5 in their last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.
Panthers are 6-17 in their last 23 road games.

Over/Under
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 Penguins last 4 games playing on 2 days rest.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Penguins last 6 home games.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Panthers last 6 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Over is 19-4-3 in Penguins last 26 Thursday games.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Pittsburgh.
Cold: Panthers are 5-21 in the last 26 meetings in Pittsburgh.

Pick: Panthers -101


Los Angeles at NY Islanders – 7:37 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Islanders are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. Western Conference.
Hot: Islanders are 5-1 in their last 6 vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
Hot: Islanders are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. Pacific.
Cold: Kings are 1-12 in their last 13 overall.
Cold: Kings are 1-8 in their last 9 vs. a team with a winning record.
Cold: Kings are 1-7 in their last 8 road games.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Islanders last 4 overall.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Islanders last 4 vs. Western Conference.
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: Over is 5-1 in Kings last 6 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Kings are 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Hot: Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in New York.
Hot: Kings are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in New York.
Home team is 20-8 in the last 28 meetings.

Pick: Islanders -113


Vegas at St Louis – 8:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Golden Knights are 9-1 in their last 10 vs. Central.
Hot: Golden Knights are 6-1 in their last 7 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Hot: Golden Knights are 5-1 in their last 6 vs. a team with a losing record.
Cold: Golden Knights are 1-8 in their last 9 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Cold: Blues are 1-5 in their last 6 vs. Western Conference.
Golden Knights are 3-10 in their last 13 games following a loss of 3 or more goals.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 4-0-3 in Golden Knights last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Hot: Over is 6-0 in Blues last 6 games following a win.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Blues last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
Hot: Over is 3-0-2 in Golden Knights last 5 following a home loss of 3 or more goals.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Golden Knights last 4 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Golden Knights last 4 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Golden Knights are 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in St. Louis.
Over is 9-3-2 in the last 14 meetings in St. Louis.
Golden Knights are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
Over is 3-1-2 in the last 6 meetings.
Road team is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.

Pick: Golden Knights -121


Winnipeg at Dallas – 8:07 ET

Win/Loss
Stars are 19-7 in their last 26 games playing on 1 days rest.
Stars are 5-2 in their last 7 Thursday games.
Stars are 5-2 in their last 7 overall.
Cold: Jets are 1-6 in their last 7 Thursday games.
Cold: Jets are 1-4 in their last 5 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Cold: Jets are 1-4 in their last 5 overall.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 9-0 in Stars last 9 overall.
Hot: Under is 7-0 in Stars last 7 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Hot: Under is 6-0 in Stars last 6 games following a win.
Hot: Under is 6-0 in Stars last 6 vs. Western Conference.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Stars last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Stars last 5 vs. Central.

Head-to-Head
Under is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings in Dallas.
Home team is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.
Under is 15-5-1 in the last 21 meetings.
Cold: Jets are 0-5 in the last 5 meetings.
Cold: Jets are 3-14 in the last 17 meetings in Dallas.

Pick: Jets +173


Minnesota at Calgary – 9:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Wild are 8-1 in their last 9 vs. Pacific.
Hot: Wild are 4-1 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Flames are 16-5 in their last 21 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
Cold: Flames are 0-5 in their last 5 games following a win.
Cold: Flames are 1-6 in their last 7 Thursday games.
Cold: Flames are 1-6 in their last 7 vs. Western Conference.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 4-0-1 in Flames last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
Hot: Over is 4-0-1 in Wild last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.
Hot: Over is 4-1-1 in Flames last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 24-8-1 in Wild last 33 road games.
Over is 9-3-1 in Wild last 13 vs. Pacific.
Under is 6-2-2 in Flames last 10 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Home team is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Calgary.
Wild are 2-6 in the last 8 meetings in Calgary.
Wild are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings.

Pick: Wild -1.5 +133


Carolina at Edmonton – 9:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Hurricanes are 5-0 in their last 5 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation.
Hot: Oilers are 7-1 in their last 8 overall.
Hot: Hurricanes are 7-1 in their last 8 vs. Western Conference.
Cold: Oilers are 1-5 in their last 6 vs. Metropolitan.
Cold: Oilers are 2-9 in their last 11 vs. Eastern Conference.
Cold: Oilers are 1-4 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 5-0-2 in Hurricanes last 7 games playing on 1 days rest.
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in Hurricanes last 4 games following a win.
Hot: Over is 6-1-2 in Hurricanes last 9 vs. a team with a winning record.
Hot: Under is 4-1-1 in Oilers last 6 games following a win.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Oilers last 5 vs. Eastern Conference.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Oilers last 5 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.

Head-to-Head
Hurricanes are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Edmonton.
Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Edmonton.
Cold: Road team is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.

Pick: Hurricanes -121


Utah at Seattle – 10:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Mammoth are 4-1 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Hot: Mammoth are 4-1 in their last 5 overall.
Mammoth are 7-2 in their last 9 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Cold: Kraken are 1-4 in their last 5 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Cold: Mammoth are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. Pacific.
Kraken are 2-6 in their last 8 games playing on 1 days rest.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Kraken last 4 home games.
Hot: Over is 7-1 in Kraken last 8 overall.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in Kraken last 6 Thursday games.
Hot: Over is 4-1-1 in Mammoth last 6 vs. Pacific.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Kraken last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Mammoth last 5 games following a win.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 5-0-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Hot: Mammoth are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Hot: Home team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.

Pick: Kraken +150


Detroit at Vancouver – 10:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Red Wings are 4-0 in their last 4 Thursday games.
Hot: Red Wings are 8-2 in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.
Red Wings are 19-8 in their last 27 vs. Pacific.
Cold: Red Wings are 0-5 in their last 5 road games.
Cold: Red Wings are 0-4 in their last 4 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Cold: Canucks are 1-7 in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Canucks last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
Hot: Under is 5-0 in Red Wings last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.
Hot: Under is 4-1-1 in Red Wings last 6 Thursday games.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Canucks last 5 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Red Wings last 5 vs. Western Conference.
Over is 7-2 in Red Wings last 9 games playing on 1 days rest.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Under is 9-1-3 in the last 13 meetings in Vancouver.
Hot: Red Wings are 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.
Hot: Red Wings are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Vancouver.
Under is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings.

Pick: Canucks +141