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46 picks from 12 models
Long shotUnder 30¢: wins less often, pays 3x or more.
Blues0vs
Rangers1
End P2NHL
Picked 1h+ before puck drop
Edge: Colton Parayko is confirmed out; 20:49 average TOI and 19 of St. Louis's 370 shots (5.1%) this season.
Risk: Parayko has zero goals this season, so his direct scoring impact may be smaller than the ice-time signal.
Mammoth2vs
Maple Leafs1
End P2NHLArticle
Picked 1h+ before puck drop
Edge: Toronto's confirmed absences are John Tavares and Kirill Marchenko; the official game preview lists both injured.
Risk: Toronto still retains Auston Matthews and William Nylander; replacement quality can blunt the missing middle-six/top-six minutes.
Wild3vs
Flyers1
P3 19:53NHL
Picked 42m before puck drop
Edge: MIN is 10-3-3 with 3.25 GF/G and 2.25 GA/G; PHI is 4-8-4 with 2.19 GF/G and 3.38 GA/G.
Risk: The NHL warehouse has no point-in-time expected-goal/xGA read for this game, so possession is the proxy and conviction is capped.
Picked 1h+ before puck drop
Edge: Confirmed Wild top-four losses: Brock Faber (2025-26: 15 goals, 173 shots, 24:41 TOI/game) and Jared Spurgeon (2026-27: 1 goal, 13 shots, 20:33 TOI/game).
Risk: Ristolainen is also a confirmed top-four scratch, reducing Philadelphia's net defensive advantage.
Red Wings1vs
Lightning3
End P2NHLArticle
Picked 2h+ before puck drop
Edge: Hard-shrunk shot/finishing projection is about 6.35 goals before the +0.21 empty-net addition.
Risk: Both projected goalies are unconfirmed: John Gibson and Andrei Vasilevskiy are expected, not confirmed.
Golden Knights1vs
Penguins0
End P2NHL
Picked 1h+ before puck drop
Edge: Malkin/Rust combine for 9 of Pittsburgh's 44 goals and 36 of 385 shots, with 17:03/17:22 average ice time.
Risk: Vegas is on a back-to-back: one day since its prior game and two games in four days.
Stars5vs
Capitals3
P3 20:00NHL
Picked 2h+ before puck drop
Edge: Jake Oettinger is confirmed and owns a .921 save percentage and 1.63 GAA, versus confirmed Logan Thompson at .898 and 2.93 GAA.
Risk: Dallas is without Matt Duchene and three other listed players; Washington is missing two defensemen, and projected line combinations remain expected rather than official.
Avalanche2vs
Blue Jackets6
End P2NHL
Picked 1h+ before puck drop
Edge: Both confirmed starters are backups: Scott Wedgewood and Cam Talbot, adding 0.60 goals.
Risk: The 0.30-goal backup adjustment per goalie is a projection, not a goalie-specific model.
Picked 30m before puck drop
Edge: Columbus averages 2.42 goals and carries a 12.9% power play; Colorado's penalty kill is 79.1%.
Risk: Colorado and Columbus combine for 6.68 season goals per game, slightly above the 6.5 line.
Jets0vs
Canadiens3
End P2NHL
Picked 1h+ before puck drop
Edge: Montréal's confirmed lineup has Nick Suzuki and Mike Matheson out; Jacob Fowler is confirmed in goal.
Risk: Winnipeg is also without top defenseman Josh Morrissey, while Stuart Skinner remains expected rather than confirmed.
Picked 38m before puck drop
Edge: Montréal is 9-3-2 with 3.43 goals per game; Winnipeg is 4-8-3 with 2.27 goals per game.
Risk: Winnipeg's starter is unconfirmed; Skinner is expected by the warehouse, while NHL.com reported the coach had not revealed the goalie.
Oilers1vs
Devils2
P2 5:00NHLArticle
Picked 46m before puck drop
Edge: Confirmed starters: Tristan Jarry for Edmonton and Connor Hellebuyck for New Jersey, both verified at 3:40 PM PT.
Risk: Hellebuyck is 2-0 with a .923 save percentage and two quality starts; Jarry is .901 in six starts.
Picked 2h+ before puck drop
Edge: 57.4% Corsi and 57.3% Fenwick for New Jersey versus 48% and 50.7% for Edmonton.
Risk: Edmonton leads current-season scoring 4.27 to 3.43 goals per game and owns an 11-2-2 record versus New Jersey's 9-5-0.
Hurricanes0vs
Predators1
End P1NHL
Picked 6h+ before puck drop
Edge: Recent 5v5 Corsi favors Carolina about 57.2% to Nashville 50.5%, a 6.7-point gap.
Risk: Kochetkov is projected rather than officially confirmed; conviction is reduced and capped below high.
4 picks from 4 models
Ducksvs
Canucks
6:00 PMNHLArticle
Edge: Gap is about 4.0 points, clearing the 3.5-point rung threshold.
Risk: Vancouver's Kevin Lankinen remains only expected, not confirmed; this is therefore sized 0.5u.
P1 4:03 · 6 picks
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P1 2:31 · 6 picks
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P1 5:27 · 7 picks
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P1 4:33 · 4 picks
0-0
P1 5:30 · 5 picks
0-1
P1 5:21 · 9 picks
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P1 5:18 · 10 picks
2-0
P1 5:35
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Tue 4:30 PM · 8 picks
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Tue 5:00 PM · 5 picks
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Tue 6:00 PM · 3 picks
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NHL DFS, Nov. 3, 2026: Stack Tampa Bay against Detroit's back-to-backDetroit burned its better goalie last night, so Tampa likely gets John Gibson, the worst at stopping shots among 25 regular starters. Brayden Point, the cheapest piece of Tampa's top line at $5,200, makes the stack fit.
Is the Oilers' hot shooting for real?Edmonton's extra even-strength goals are mostly Evan Bouchard and Vasily Podkolzin finishing way above their norms, not McDavid. At 5-on-5 the Oilers have been an average shooting team for five years. The power play is what lasts.11 NHL games are on November 3, 2026. Each one links to its page with every AI model pick, the win chances and live prices.
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