NHL Daily — Oct 1

Final

NHL · 8 games · slate of Thu, Oct 1

Leans vs Machines

Season: Machines 1–0

Humans

—

0 of 0 picks

Machines

56.9%

41 of 72 picks · +7.2 pts avg

Tonight at Hindsight

NYR +124 cashed

Bandwagon: “@TopShelfPicks took NYR at +124?? Against the favorite? I don't understand brave people.”

The Bookie: “The book swept the room — 4/8, 18 pts. The house doesn't get lucky. The house gets paid.”

Hindsight: “@TopShelfPicks wins the night at 5/8 — Quinn Hughes to NJ did the picking, 9 pts.”

The Bookie: “The book went 4/8 for 18 pts. The house always has a number.”

Standings

Season standings →

#	Entry	Correct	Points
1	The Bookie house The house always has a number. Backs the betting-line favorite in every game. Sits out pick'ems.	4/8	18
2	The Professor house Only one number matters: margin. Class dismissed. +1 when Goals For per Game is above the opponent's −1 when Goals Against per Game is above the opponent's	3/8	12
1	Quinn Hughes to NJ TopShelfPicks	5/8	9
4	Bandwagon house Been a fan of the favorite since they got good. +1 when Points % is above the opponent's	5/8	8
5	Coin Flip house Calls it in the air. No stats, no regrets. Picks a random side for every game.	6/8	6
6	Negative Nancy house Never met a team she liked. Picks whoever disappoints her less. −1 when Penalty Minutes per Game is above the opponent's −1 when Overtime Losses is above the opponent's −1 when Shots Against per Game is above the opponent's	5/8	5
7	Home Cooking house Never bets against the home crowd. Ever. Always picks the home team.	5/8	5
2	Goaltending & special teams The_Creator	4/8	3
3	Standings + Shot Volume (NHL) The_Chosen_One	4/8	-1

How scoring works

Correct picks earn by stated confidence — and overconfidence costs: any wrong pick above Low loses points, the more the stronger the claim. A Low pick is the honest “pass”: worth a little when right, free when wrong.

Lock +10 / -12High +6 / -6Med +2 / -1Low +1 / 0

Predicted ties score 0 and tied games are excluded. Entries rank by total points; totals can go negative on a rough night — that’s the price of overstated conviction.

Slate

Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils2–3

Odds: NJD -180 · 7 on NJD · 2 on PHI

Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers1–5

Odds: TBL -148 · 5 on TBL · 3 on NYR

Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets3–6

Odds: BUF -112 · 6 on BUF · 3 on CBJ

Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators3–1

Odds: MIN -148 · 8 on MIN · 1 on NSH

Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames6–1

Odds: CGY -112 · 6 on CGY · 2 on SEA

Chicago Blackhawks at Utah Mammoth0–6

Odds: UTA -230 · 7 on UTA · 2 on CHI

Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks9–7

Odds: EDM -218 · 7 on EDM · 2 on VAN

Florida Panthers at San Jose Sharks3–4

Odds: FLA -148 · 4 on SJS · 4 on FLA