Tuesday’s NHL Hockey Free Picks & Predictions [9/29/26]

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Trends are through 9/28/26 and courtesy of Don Best Sports.


Florida at Carolina – 5:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Hurricanes are 5-1 in their last 6 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Hot: Hurricanes are 17-4 in their last 21 vs. Atlantic.
Hot: Hurricanes are 4-1 in their last 5 Tuesday games.
Cold: Panthers are 1-5 in their last 6 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Cold: Panthers are 3-14 in their last 17 road games.
Cold: Panthers are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. Metropolitan.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 5-0 in Panthers last 5 Tuesday games.
Hot: Over is 4-0 in Panthers last 4 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in Hurricanes last 4 vs. Atlantic.
Hot: Under is 9-1-1 in Hurricanes last 11 vs. Eastern Conference.
Hot: Under is 8-1-1 in Hurricanes last 10 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Hot: Under is 13-2-1 in Hurricanes last 16 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Hot: Over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Carolina.
Hot: Panthers are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Carolina.
Panthers are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.

Pick: Hurricanes -120


Montreal at Toronto – 7:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Canadiens are 4-0 in their last 4 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Hot: Canadiens are 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest.
Canadiens are 13-5 in their last 18 road games.
Cold: Maple Leafs are 0-5 in their last 5 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Cold: Canadiens are 0-4 in their last 4 vs. Eastern Conference.
Cold: Canadiens are 0-4 in their last 4 overall.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 3-0-3 in Maple Leafs last 6 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Hot: Under is 3-0-1 in Maple Leafs last 4 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Hot: Under is 7-1-3 in Canadiens last 11 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Hot: Over is 4-1-4 in Maple Leafs last 9 games following a win.
Hot: Under is 4-1-2 in Canadiens last 7 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Maple Leafs last 5 home games.

Head-to-Head
Home team is 16-5 in the last 21 meetings.
Under is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Toronto.
Cold: Canadiens are 1-8 in the last 9 meetings in Toronto.

Pick: Canadiens -104


NY Rangers at Boston – 8:07 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Rangers are 4-0 in their last 4 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Hot: Bruins are 4-1 in their last 5 Tuesday games.
Cold: Rangers are 1-6 in their last 7 games playing on 3 or more days rest.
Cold: Bruins are 1-4 in their last 5 home games.
Cold: Rangers are 1-4 in their last 5 road games.
Bruins are 2-6 in their last 8 games playing on 3 or more days rest.

Over/Under
Hot: Under is 4-0 in Bruins last 4 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Hot: Under is 5-1 in Bruins 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.
Hot: Under is 14-3 in Rangers last 17 Tuesday games.
Hot: Under is 4-1 in Bruins last 5 home games.
Under is 7-2 in Rangers last 9 overall.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Boston.
Hot: Home team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Rangers are 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.

Pick: Bruins -112


Vancouver at Edmonton – 10:07 ET

Win/Loss
Oilers are 49-18 in their last 67 Tuesday games.
Cold: Oilers are 1-4 in their last 5 games following a win.
Cold: Oilers are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. Pacific.
Cold: Oilers are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. Western Conference.
Cold: Oilers are 1-4 in their last 5 overall.
Canucks are 6-21 in their last 27 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 8-0-1 in Canucks last 9 games following a win.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Canucks last 4 vs. Western Conference.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Canucks last 4 overall.
Hot: Over is 3-0-1 in Canucks last 4 vs. Pacific.
Hot: Over is 4-1-2 in Oilers last 7 vs. Western Conference.
Hot: Over is 4-1-2 in Oilers last 7 overall.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Home team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Over is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Cold: Canucks are 0-5 in the last 5 meetings in Edmonton.
Cold: Canucks are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.

Pick: Canucks +1.5 -110


Chicago at Vegas – 10:37 ET

Win/Loss
Hot: Golden Knights are 7-0 in their last 7 vs. Central.
Hot: Golden Knights are 4-1 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Golden Knights are 20-7 in their last 27 vs. Western Conference.
Cold: Golden Knights are 1-4 in their last 5 overall.
Blackhawks are 18-61 in their last 79 games following a win.
Blackhawks are 28-87 in their last 115 road games.

Over/Under
Hot: Over is 4-0-1 in Golden Knights last 5 vs. Central.
Hot: Over is 4-0-1 in Blackhawks last 5 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Hot: Over is 6-1 in Golden Knights last 7 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Hot: Over is 5-1-2 in Golden Knights last 8 overall.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in Blackhawks last 5 games playing on 2 days rest.
Under is 6-2 in Golden Knights last 8 Tuesday games.

Head-to-Head
Hot: Home team is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.
Hot: Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Cold: Blackhawks are 3-13 in the last 16 meetings in Vegas.
Blackhawks are 8-21 in the last 29 meetings.

Pick: Golden Knights -1.5 +105