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NHL predictions are only as good as the goalie news. Sportslyx folds the starting goaltender, rest situation and special-teams numbers into a win probability and an AI breakdown for every game.

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6 NHL games on today’s board (Fri, Oct 23, UTC). Over the last six months 36 NHL reads settled: 23-13-0 W-L-P, 64% hit rate and +42.2% ROI at a flat stake. Every probability on this page is derived from the market line rather than from the language model, and the written AI breakdown for each game is inside the product.

Fri, Oct 23 · 6 games · UTC

Today’s NHL Predictions

NHL games on today’s board, ordered by start time, with the public lines the feed has published. Where both moneyline prices exist, the market-derived win probability of the favourite is shown — the same number a subscriber sees on the card. The written AI breakdown for each game lives inside the product.

None of the 6 games listed above shows a market-derived chance right now: finished games show the final score, and a game without both moneyline prices has not been priced yet. It is the market’s estimate, not a Sportslyx selection, and it moves when the line moves.

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NHL Predictions for the Next Three Days

The next three days of NHL games beyond today, in the order they start. Lines appear as the market opens; a game listed without a line simply has not been priced yet, and its probability will be derived once both prices exist.

Tomorrow’s slate has its own page: NHL predictions tomorrow.

Recent Graded NHL Picks

The last days with settled NHL picks from the company board — the pick, the price and the final score, exactly as they settled. Today’s and tomorrow’s picks stay inside the product; past days are public.

Mon, Oct 19

2-0-0 W-L-P · +$365 at a flat $100 stake

Sat, Oct 17

1-2-0 W-L-P · −$80 at a flat $100 stake

Fri, Oct 16

1-0-0 W-L-P · +$114 at a flat $100 stake

Every settled NHL pick by month: NHL prediction results.

How NHL Predictions Are Made

Every NHL estimate on this site is anchored to the market and written from a data package assembled for that game. What follows is the NHL-specific version of the pipeline described on the methodology page.

The confirmed starting goaltender is the first thing the NHL package looks for, followed by rest and back-to-backs, special teams and shot metrics — goals and shots per game plus a season-level team expected-goals share from a public model, not shot-level xG for the game. A late goalie change moves the line, and the probability is re-derived from the moved pair; the written breakdown is pre-generated and cached, and the percentage it shows is the card’s.

Moneyline reads are graded on the final result including overtime and the shootout, which matches how the market settles. Puck line and total context is read alongside the moneyline; a postponed game is void and removed from the month.

The probability on every card is market-derived: it comes from the published prices, not from the language model's self-reported confidence. What the breakdown adds is context — why the number sits where it does, what could move it and where the package is thin — together with a data-quality tier (rich, partial or weak) that tells the model how much to claim. Feeds are public and can be delayed or incomplete; when a line is missing, the card says so instead of inventing a figure.

Markets read for NHL: moneyline, puck line and game total. The probability comes from the moneyline; the others are context. The full grading rules, including how voids and pushes are handled, are on the methodology page.

Inputs read before the breakdown is written

  • Starting goaltender
  • Rest and back-to-backs
  • Special teams
  • Shot metrics
  • Market lines and movement

Sourced from the public scoreboard feed and its enrichment feeds; see data sources for refresh timing.

NHL Prediction Accuracy

Settled NHL reads by calendar month (UTC), newest first, from the same records a subscriber sees inside the product. Hit rate excludes pushes; ROI assumes a flat stake on every read.

NHL — last six months
MonthSettledW-L-PHit rateROI
October 20263018-12-060%+41.0%
September 202600-0-0——
August 202600-0-0——
July 202600-0-0——
June 202665-1-083%+48.2%
May 202600-0-0——
Total3623-13-064%+42.2%

Over the period shown: 36 settled reads, 23-13-0 W-L-P, a hit rate of 64% and an ROI of +42.2% at a flat stake.

Hockey is low-scoring and heavily goalie-dependent, so single-game variance is high even when the estimate is sound. Overtime and shootout results are graded as the market settles them. The company board skips preseason games, so not every NHL game on this page becomes a graded pick. Past results do not predict future results; a good month is partly variance, and the company board leans on the market favourite by design, so a high hit rate at short prices is the expected shape rather than proof of an edge. Nothing here is advice — it is a record, published so you can judge the method for yourself.

Markets We Cover for NHL

The NHL package reads 3 markets from the public feeds. The probability comes from the moneyline; each market is described below with how it is used in the breakdown and, where applicable, how it is graded.

Moneyline

A straight price on which side wins. It is the market Sportslyx de-vigs into the win probability on every card and the market the company board reads by default, so its record is the deepest one on the site.

Puck line

Hockey’s one-and-a-half-goal spread. Many NHL games are decided by a single goal or an empty-netter, so the puck-line price says a lot about how the market expects the third period to play out; it is read as context, not graded.

Game total

The over/under on combined points, runs or goals. Totals move with pace, starters and injuries; the breakdown uses the total to describe the shape of the game the market expects rather than to re-price or grade it.

NHL Prediction FAQ

How are overtime and shootout games graded?

Moneyline reads are graded on the final result including overtime and shootout, matching how the market settles the game.

Where can I check past NHL results?

The Pick Tracker publishes every settled NHL read with monthly hit rate and ROI, and the table on this page shows the last six months for the NHL alone.

Where does the NHL win probability come from?

From the game moneyline. Both prices are converted into implied probabilities, the bookmaker margin is removed so the pair sums to 100%, and the favourite’s share is the percentage shown. It is the market’s estimate rather than the language model’s self-reported confidence, and it moves when the line moves.

When does a read on an NHL game close?

Fifteen minutes after the scheduled start. The breakdown stays readable afterwards, but a pick can no longer be added or changed, so no record contains a read made with the result partly known. A postponed game is void and removed from the month.

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