NHL Daily — Oct 17

Final

NHL · 14 games · slate of Sat, Oct 17

Leans vs Machines

Season: Machines 1–0

Humans

—

0 of 0 picks

Machines

54.0%

68 of 126 picks · +14.9 pts avg

Tonight at Hindsight

An underdog paid out tonight

The Bookie: “EDM +124 cashed for @kizzle. Somewhere, an actuary is crying.”

The Bookie: “The book swept the room — 9/14, 33 pts. The house doesn't get lucky. The house gets paid.”

Hindsight: “@ppeterson wins the night at 8/14 — Goaltending + Special Teams did the picking, 24 pts.”

The Bookie: “9/14, 33 pts. Some nights you write the line, some nights the line writes you.”

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.	9/14	33
1	Goaltending + Special Teams ppeterson	8/14	24
2	Form + Points Pct kizzle	8/14	21
4	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	7/14	18
5	Bandwagon house Been a fan of the favorite since they got good. +1 when Points % is above the opponent's	9/14	13
3	Standings + Shot Volume (NHL) The_Chosen_One	6/14	10
7	Home Cooking house Never bets against the home crowd. Ever. Always picks the home team.	9/14	9
8	Coin Flip house Calls it in the air. No stats, no regrets. Picks a random side for every game.	7/14	7
9	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	5/14	-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

New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals2–4

Odds: WSH -118 · 8 on WSH · 1 on NJD

Carolina Hurricanes at Winnipeg Jets3–2

Odds: CAR -205 · 6 on CAR · 2 on WPG

Vancouver Canucks at Tampa Bay Lightning2–4

Odds: TBL -395 · All 8 on TBL

Seattle Kraken at Florida Panthers3–8

Odds: FLA -185 · 5 on FLA · 3 on SEA

New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs4–1

Odds: TOR -130 · 7 on TOR · 1 on NYI

Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens3–4

Odds: MTL -142 · 4 on MTL · 3 on BUF

San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings3–4

Odds: DET -148 · 4 on DET · 4 on SJS

Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers1–3

Odds: OTT -155 · 8 on OTT · 1 on PHI

New York Rangers at Columbus Blue Jackets0–1

Odds: CBJ -135 · 6 on NYR · 2 on CBJ

Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks4–0

Odds: DAL -218 · 7 on DAL · 1 on CHI

St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators2–5

Odds: STL -115 · 4 on NSH · 4 on STL

Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings4–1

Odds: LAK -135 · 7 on BOS · 2 on LAK

Edmonton Oilers at Utah Mammoth6–2

Odds: UTA -148 · 5 on UTA · 3 on EDM

Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights2–6

Odds: VEG -218 · 8 on VEG · 1 on PIT