2023-24 NHL Betting Reports

NHL First Period Betting Report

Our first-period totals betting report shows how frequently teams go OVER or UNDER the total set for the opening period of a game.

Team	Overall	Home	Away	Last 10
Avalanche	47-27-1 (63.5%)	25-12 (67.6%)	22-15-1 (59.5%)	7-3 (70.0%)
Lightning	44-28-2 (61.1%)	25-11-1 (69.4%)	19-17-1 (52.8%)	8-2 (80.0%)
Canucks	45-29 (60.8%)	20-18 (52.6%)	25-11 (69.4%)	5-5 (50.0%)
Flames	44-29 (60.3%)	20-17 (54.1%)	24-12 (66.7%)	5-5 (50.0%)
Senators	41-27-5 (60.3%)	22-13-3 (62.9%)	19-14-2 (57.6%)	6-4 (60.0%)
Red Wings	45-30 (60.0%)	22-15 (59.5%)	23-15 (60.5%)	3-7 (30.0%)
Blackhawks	44-30 (59.5%)	20-17 (54.1%)	24-13 (64.9%)	8-2 (80.0%)
Blues	44-31 (58.7%)	19-19 (50.0%)	25-12 (67.6%)	3-7 (30.0%)
Oilers	42-30-1 (58.3%)	20-15-1 (57.1%)	22-15 (59.5%)	5-5 (50.0%)
Predators	43-31 (58.1%)	23-14 (62.2%)	20-17 (54.1%)	6-4 (60.0%)
Stars	41-33-1 (55.4%)	23-13 (63.9%)	18-20-1 (47.4%)	5-5 (50.0%)
Devils	40-33-1 (54.8%)	20-17 (54.1%)	20-16-1 (55.6%)	4-6 (40.0%)
Sabres	39-33-3 (54.2%)	20-16-2 (55.6%)	19-17-1 (52.8%)	5-5 (50.0%)
Bruins	40-35 (53.3%)	23-15 (60.5%)	17-20 (45.9%)	6-4 (60.0%)
Hurricanes	39-36 (52.0%)	20-18 (52.6%)	19-18 (51.4%)	4-6 (40.0%)
Ducks	39-36 (52.0%)	21-16 (56.8%)	18-20 (47.4%)	2-8 (20.0%)
Blue Jackets	38-36-1 (51.4%)	17-21 (44.7%)	21-15-1 (58.3%)	2-8 (20.0%)
Sharks	38-36 (51.4%)	20-16 (55.6%)	18-20 (47.4%)	7-3 (70.0%)
Islanders	38-36 (51.4%)	16-20 (44.4%)	22-16 (57.9%)	5-5 (50.0%)
Maple Leafs	37-35-2 (51.4%)	18-18-1 (50.0%)	19-17-1 (52.8%)	5-5 (50.0%)
Capitals	37-36 (50.7%)	22-15 (59.5%)	15-21 (41.7%)	2-8 (20.0%)
Coyotes	37-37 (50.0%)	20-18 (52.6%)	17-19 (47.2%)	4-6 (40.0%)
Canadiens	35-36-2 (49.3%)	16-18-2 (47.1%)	19-18 (51.4%)	6-4 (60.0%)
Flyers	37-39 (48.7%)	20-19 (51.3%)	17-20 (45.9%)	5-5 (50.0%)
Kraken	36-38 (48.6%)	20-19 (51.3%)	16-19 (45.7%)	4-6 (40.0%)
Penguins	35-38-1 (47.9%)	16-21 (43.2%)	19-17-1 (52.8%)	6-4 (60.0%)
Wild	35-38 (47.9%)	17-20 (45.9%)	18-18 (50.0%)	2-8 (20.0%)
Golden Knights	35-39 (47.3%)	17-19 (47.2%)	18-20 (47.4%)	2-8 (20.0%)
Kings	34-38-2 (47.2%)	15-19-1 (44.1%)	19-19-1 (50.0%)	8-2 (80.0%)
Rangers	34-40-1 (45.9%)	15-21 (41.7%)	19-19-1 (50.0%)	3-7 (30.0%)
Panthers	34-40-1 (45.9%)	16-20-1 (44.4%)	18-20 (47.4%)	4-6 (40.0%)
Jets	31-44 (41.3%)	16-22 (42.1%)	15-22 (40.5%)	2-8 (20.0%)

Vancouver Canucks First Period Betting Report

The Canucks are back near the top baby. I say "back" because Vancouver was at the very top of our first-period betting report for nearly the entirety of the 2022-23 NHL season.

Vancouver is third on our list with a 45-29 overall record against the first period OVER.

Rick Tocchet's men are so good against the OVER because they have the number one offense in the opening 20. And by a healthy margin. They've scored 88 goals, seven more than the next team.

NHL Live Betting Report

You forgot to place a bet before the game and the puck has already found the back of the net once. What do you do?

Use our live betting reports to figure out if you should be backing the team in the lead or on a comeback.

When Leading

Team	After Scoring First	After 1st Period	After 2nd Period
Anaheim	14-14 (-0.11)	11-6 (+0.82)	13-3 (+1.69)
Arizona	20-10 (+0.27)	15-7 (+1.55)	20-5 (+2.12)
Boston	32-14 (+0.57)	24-9 (+1.52)	30-9 (+1.87)
Buffalo	22-9 (+0.39)	14-3 (+2.29)	22-2 (+2.75)
Calgary	20-12 (+0.69)	13-8 (+0.76)	19-4 (+1.74)
Carolina	33-11 (+0.7)	23-5 (+1.79)	31-4 (+2.29)
Chicago	13-17 (-0.27)	8-6 (+0.5)	14-5 (+1.26)
Colorado	27-13 (+0.25)	22-6 (+2.25)	28-5 (+2.73)
Columbus	18-24 (-0.29)	15-12 (+0.44)	16-8 (+1.33)
Dallas	27-11 (+0.89)	19-5 (+2.42)	34-5 (+2.15)
Detroit	24-11 (+0.23)	16-3 (+2.26)	24-5 (+2.14)
Edmonton	27-12 (+0.44)	24-6 (+2.53)	25-4 (+2.55)
Florida	30-8 (+1.24)	22-6 (+1.82)	31-3 (+2.44)
Los Angeles	27-14 (+1.0)	21-8 (+1.93)	29-3 (+2.75)
Minnesota	26-12 (+0.45)	21-3 (+1.92)	21-5 (+1.96)
Montreal	18-17 (-0.17)	14-10 (+0.54)	19-2 (+1.67)
NY Islanders	22-15 (+0.24)	19-7 (+1.38)	25-8 (+1.45)
NY Rangers	31-11 (+0.38)	21-7 (+1.29)	33-5 (+2.08)
Nashville	33-12 (+0.56)	23-8 (+1.16)	29-5 (+2.09)
New Jersey	15-8 (+0.09)	16-3 (+1.74)	24-3 (+2.15)
Ottawa	20-15 (+0.23)	18-8 (+1.38)	23-6 (+1.83)
Philadelphia	27-13 (+0.5)	18-10 (+1.07)	22-5 (+1.74)
Pittsburgh	23-18 (+0.46)	17-9 (+1.27)	21-7 (+2.04)
San Jose	13-18 (-0.19)	6-9 (-0.8)	10-9 (+0.37)
Seattle	21-14 (+0.2)	20-6 (+1.42)	24-4 (+2.18)
St. Louis	31-4 (+0.94)	20-2 (+2.23)	27-1 (+2.43)
Tampa Bay	26-9 (+0.4)	23-4 (+2.04)	28-4 (+2.34)
Toronto	29-14 (+0.77)	23-5 (+2.43)	33-6 (+2.15)
Vancouver	35-14 (+0.37)	27-9 (+1.81)	38-5 (+2.19)
Vegas	28-13 (+0.49)	20-6 (+1.85)	28-5 (+2.09)
Washington	24-7 (+0.61)	17-2 (+1.63)	25-4 (+1.69)
Winnipeg	31-6 (+0.73)	22-2 (+2.33)	32-2 (+2.35)

St. Louis Blues Live Betting Report

The Blues aren't a very good team this year. But they'd be a lot worse if not for their ability to win games when they score the opening goal.

St. Louis holds an impressive 31-4 record when scoring that first goal. That's over an 89% win rate, the best win rate in the NHL. If they take the lead take them on the moneyline.

Unfortunately, they're awful when giving up the first with a 9-31 record.

When Losing

Team	After Not Scoring First	After 1st Period	After 2nd Period
Anaheim	10-37 (-1.09)	6-28 (-2.29)	7-38 (-2.29)
Arizona	11-33 (-0.66)	6-25 (-1.94)	3-30 (-2.27)
Boston	11-18 (-0.55)	3-12 (-1.6)	2-19 (-1.95)
Buffalo	13-31 (-0.41)	7-27 (-1.85)	4-32 (-2.14)
Calgary	14-27 (-0.73)	9-19 (-1.11)	9-28 (-1.43)
Carolina	14-17 (-0.26)	9-14 (-0.61)	5-16 (-1.38)
Chicago	9-35 (-1.55)	5-29 (-2.41)	4-42 (-2.54)
Colorado	20-15 (-0.54)	12-13 (-0.8)	10-17 (-1.48)
Columbus	7-26 (-0.82)	3-19 (-2.18)	5-28 (-2.18)
Dallas	20-17 (-0.08)	11-14 (-0.32)	7-16 (-1.3)
Detroit	13-27 (-0.72)	4-18 (-1.68)	9-25 (-1.56)
Edmonton	18-16 (-0.41)	9-12 (-0.9)	7-18 (-1.48)
Florida	17-20 (-0.16)	6-12 (-1.28)	4-18 (-1.82)
Los Angeles	11-22 (-0.85)	7-12 (-1.16)	5-22 (-1.85)
Minnesota	9-26 (-0.77)	4-24 (-2.14)	4-24 (-2.25)
Montreal	10-28 (-0.55)	4-19 (-1.87)	4-33 (-2.14)
NY Islanders	10-26 (-0.78)	2-13 (-1.73)	2-25 (-2.56)
NY Rangers	19-14 (+0.18)	10-14 (-0.79)	8-17 (-1.56)
Nashville	10-19 (-0.48)	4-14 (-2.06)	4-19 (-2.39)
New Jersey	21-30 (+0.02)	6-19 (-1.12)	7-27 (-1.79)
Ottawa	13-25 (-0.58)	7-20 (-1.52)	4-30 (-2.15)
Philadelphia	8-27 (-0.71)	5-23 (-2.04)	2-28 (-2.3)
Pittsburgh	10-23 (-0.91)	7-20 (-1.41)	3-27 (-2.07)
San Jose	4-39 (-1.49)	2-28 (-3.07)	2-39 (-3.17)
Seattle	10-29 (-0.41)	3-20 (-1.87)	2-31 (-2.09)
St. Louis	9-31 (-1.35)	9-20 (-1.76)	4-26 (-2.63)
Tampa Bay	15-24 (-0.67)	7-19 (-1.65)	3-25 (-2.36)
Toronto	14-17 (-0.26)	12-15 (-0.59)	4-21 (-1.72)
Vancouver	11-14 (-0.08)	3-12 (-1.27)	3-13 (-1.69)
Vegas	13-20 (-0.73)	6-17 (-1.35)	4-19 (-1.96)
Washington	12-30 (-1.1)	6-27 (-2.06)	6-26 (-2.47)
Winnipeg	14-24 (-0.5)	6-14 (-1.2)	4-19 (-1.61)

Overall Live Betting Report Takeaway

Teams rarely win when trailing first. Look at this report and you'll notice that only four teams hold a winning record. Though they're marginal winning records:

Colorado Avalanche 20-15 (57%)
Dallas Stars 20-17 (54%)
Edmonton Oilers 18-16 (53%)
New York Rangers 19-14 (58%)

That says a lot. Mainly, don't bet on a team to win after conceding the first goal. Unless they're one of these four aforementioned sides. You're going to lose way more often than you win.

NHL Outdoor Game Betting Report

Every year the NHL makes its fans freeze their butts off as they bring the game back to its roots; playing outside. We're here to help you out with some burning hot betting tips for those frigid nights under the NHL lights.

This year we had four outdoor games on the schedule:

Date	Away	Home	Venue
October 29, 2023	Calgary Flames	Edmonton Oilers	Commonwealth Stadium
Jan 1, 2024	Vegas Golden Knights	Seattle Kraken	T-Mobile Park
February 17, 2024	Philadelphia Flyers	New Jersey Devils	MetLife Stadium
February 18, 2024	New York Rangers	New York Islanders	MetLife Stadium

NHL Outdoor Games Betting Guide

	Record
Favorites	14-5
Dogs	5-14
Home	13-6
Away	6-13
Over/Under	10-8-1

Since 2018 we've seen 19 outdoor games. And boy have the favorites taken control going 14-5SU (74%). That's wildly impressive by NHL standards. Remember this league is built on parity. It's Gary Bettman's legacy!

Home Team Performs For Large Crowds

The average attendance for an NHL game over the past two seasons is 17,242. But for outdoor games, those numbers swell to nearly five times the size.

In 2020, the NHL welcomed 85,630 fans to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas to see the Dallas Stars play the Nashville Predators. Dallas won 4-2 on the day.

What did the game-winning goal for the @DallasStars sound like in the Cotton Bowl?

Something like this. #WinterClassic // @NHL pic.twitter.com/OrIdzAsgJ7
— NBC Sports Hockey (@NBCSportsHockey) January 2, 2020

Home sides are 13-6SU (68%) in outdoor games since 2018. Focus on just this calendar year and the home side is 5-1SU. While these games aren't actually at the team's home arena, being at "home" has its advantages.

Per the NHL rulebook, the home team gets the last change. That means they can match up strategically against whatever the away team puts out there.

NHL Goal In The First 10 Minutes Betting Report

Some nights, our patience is thin. An NHL Goal In The First 10 Minutes is a bet that won't have you waiting all night to hit -- I'm talking instant gratification.

On top of releasing expert picks for whether or not to expect an early goal, here is data letting you know which players and teams have a trend of getting on the board quickly:

nHL Teams with most goals in first ten minutes

Team	Total Goals in First 10	Goals Scored in First 10	Goals Conceded in First 10
Vancouver	76	48	28
Edmonton	79	46	33
Tampa Bay	84	45	39
Toronto	75	42	33
Vegas	67	40	27
Los Angeles	68	39	29
Montreal	71	39	32
Colorado	74	38	36
Florida	66	38	28
Detroit	78	37	41
Ottawa	79	37	42
Nashville	70	37	33
Columbus	74	37	37
Dallas	73	36	37
Arizona	83	36	47
NY Rangers	65	36	29
Carolina	61	36	25
Calgary	76	35	41
NY Islanders	57	33	24
Pittsburgh	64	32	32
St. Louis	68	32	36
Boston	55	31	24
Minnesota	70	31	39
Buffalo	80	31	49
Anaheim	66	29	37
Seattle	63	29	34
Chicago	74	28	46
Washington	61	27	34
New Jersey	65	27	38
Philadelphia	59	25	34
San Jose	60	23	37
Winnipeg	45	23	22

As of the beginning of April, the Vancouver Canucks aren't trying to create any suspense when collecting their wins. The Canucks are nearing 50 goals in the opening 10 minutes as they grip the top of the Western Conference tightly.

But, don't ignore Tampa Bay's 84 total goals in the opening half of the first period. Clearly, a goal can be expected on the scoreboard whether it's from the Lightning or their opponents.

nHL Players with most goals in first ten minutes

Player	Goals in First 10 Mins
Auston Matthews	11
David Pastrnak	10
J.T. Miller	10
Jack Eichel	8
Nikita Kucherov	8
Adrian Kempe	7
Andrei Kuzmenko	7
Artemi Panarin	7
Connor Bedard	7
Connor McDavid	7
Filip Forsberg	7
Leon Draisaitl	7
Nicholas Paul	7
Sean Monahan	7
Sidney Crosby	7
Anthony Duclair	6
Brock Boeser	6
Brock Nelson	6
Jonathan Marchessault	6
Mikko Rantanen	6
Nick Suzuki	6
Nils Hoglander	6
Patrick Kane	6
Pavel Dorofeyev	6
Vincent Trocheck	6
Alexander Holtz	5
Anthony Mantha	5
Anze Kopitar	5
Brady Tkachuk	5
Brayden Point	5
Carter Verhaeghe	5
Clayton Keller	5
Ivan Barbashev	5
JJ Peterka	5
Jeff Skinner	5
Joel Farabee	5
Jordan Kyrou	5
Kirill Kaprizov	5
Kyle Palmieri	5
Matt Duchene	5
Matthew Knies	5
Matthew Tkachuk	5
Michael Carcone	5
Nazem Kadri	5
Quinn Hughes	5
Robby Fabbri	5
Roman Josi	5
Ross Colton	5
Ryan McLeod	5
Sam Reinhart	5
Steven Stamkos	5

For the sake of saving your thumb from endless scrolling, we've set the criteria to netting five or more goals. It's no shock that Auston Matthews, on a hunt for the shiny 70-goal mark, tops the leaderboard with 11 early goals. JT Miller and David Pastrnak follow closely behind with 10.

NHL Shot On Goal Reports

Looking to make a shot prop bet? Or even goalie save props? Great. We've got some great data you'll want to consider when making said bets.

We've broken down shot averages (for and against) for all 32 teams in some important ways. The data is split for home and away, as well as the last 10 games and more importantly based on position (forward and defense).

*All data is an average per game played.

NHL Shots On Goal Reports (Against)

Team	Average	Home	Away	Last 10	Forwards	Defenders
Anaheim	32.8	32.1	33.4	31.5	20.1	6.7
Arizona	31.9	31.0	32.9	33.1	20.9	6.8
Boston	30.8	29.7	31.9	27.2	22.5	6.9
Buffalo	29.3	27.3	31.3	30.5	23.0	8.2
Calgary	29.9	28.8	31.0	29.7	22.1	9.1
Carolina	25.9	24.2	27.6	28.6	22.2	10.9
Chicago	32.4	32.4	32.4	31.2	20.3	6.7
Colorado	29.5	28.5	30.5	28.5	23.3	9.9
Columbus	34.0	35.1	32.8	37.9	21.7	8.3
Dallas	28.8	27.7	29.8	24.3	23.2	8.3
Detroit	32.5	30.9	34.0	33.1	20.7	7.8
Edmonton	28.4	29.3	27.4	27.6	23.7	10.0
Florida	27.7	27.6	27.7	27.8	23.9	9.5
Los Angeles	28.3	27.3	29.3	27.6	24.4	7.8
Minnesota	29.8	28.8	30.9	28.5	22.8	7.4
Montreal	32.9	33.8	32.0	30.2	20.2	7.6
Nashville	30.4	29.8	31.0	31.1	22.3	9.4
New Jersey	30.0	28.8	31.2	33.1	24.0	7.6
NY Islanders	33.0	32.3	33.7	32.2	21.4	8.7
NY Rangers	29.6	28.3	30.8	30.9	23.1	7.9
Ottawa	29.9	29.0	30.8	30.2	22.7	9.5
Philadelphia	27.4	26.2	28.6	25.0	24.9	8.3
Pittsburgh	30.3	30.1	30.6	30.5	24.5	8.4
San Jose	34.9	34.6	35.3	31.4	18.5	7.0
Seattle	29.5	27.6	31.6	25.4	20.7	8.0
St. Louis	32.3	32.1	32.5	32.1	20.6	8.0
Tampa Bay	29.5	29.0	29.9	29.1	21.9	7.1
Toronto	30.0	30.5	29.5	31.4	26.0	6.6
Vancouver	28.6	28.0	29.3	24.1	20.5	7.6
Vegas	30.7	29.2	32.1	29.3	22.6	8.8
Washington	30.7	30.2	31.2	31.6	19.9	6.8
Winnipeg	29.7	29.4	29.9	31.6	22.0	8.7

Carolina Hurricanes Shots Against Report

Oh, man. Hammer the OVER on shots props when it comes to defensemen playing against Carolina.

At 10.9 shots against, from blueliners, they've got the highest rate in the league by nearly a full point (Florida is second at 9.7). Find the defender with the most shots for Carolina's opposition and hit the OVER.

NHL Shots On Goal (For) Report

Team	Average	Home	Away	Last 10	Forwards	Defenders
Anaheim	26.8	29.3	24.4	22.8	23.4	9.4
Arizona	27.7	28.1	27.2	30.4	22.9	9.0
Boston	29.4	30.4	28.4	26.0	22.7	8.1
Buffalo	31.2	33.2	29.2	31.3	21.6	7.7
Calgary	31.2	31.7	30.7	30.7	22.4	7.5
Carolina	33.1	33.9	32.3	35.6	19.2	6.7
Chicago	26.9	27.1	26.8	28.5	24.2	8.2
Colorado	33.3	33.5	33.1	38.7	22.0	7.5
Columbus	30.1	30.0	30.1	27.8	24.6	9.4
Dallas	31.5	31.6	31.3	32.7	20.8	8.0
Detroit	28.5	28.7	28.3	26.6	23.5	9.0
Edmonton	33.8	35.2	32.4	35.4	21.5	6.8
Florida	33.4	34.6	32.2	29.6	20.2	7.5
Los Angeles	32.1	32.9	31.4	27.8	20.6	7.7
Minnesota	30.2	30.5	29.9	31.1	21.8	8.1
Montreal	27.7	29.1	26.4	24.0	24.2	8.7
Nashville	31.7	31.9	31.6	36.3	22.4	8.0
New Jersey	31.5	32.0	31.1	28.3	22.1	7.9
NY Islanders	30.1	31.4	28.8	30.2	23.6	9.3
NY Rangers	31.0	31.7	30.3	31.0	22.3	7.3
Ottawa	32.2	32.7	31.6	31.3	21.7	8.1
Philadelphia	33.2	34.5	31.8	31.6	20.1	7.3
Pittsburgh	33.0	33.9	32.0	31.2	21.9	8.4
San Jose	25.5	24.9	26.2	26.5	24.4	10.6
Seattle	28.7	27.7	29.8	28.2	21.4	8.0
St. Louis	28.6	29.3	27.8	29.6	23.9	8.4
Tampa Bay	29.1	31.5	26.6	27.0	21.6	7.9
Toronto	32.7	33.4	32.0	32.6	22.1	7.8
Vancouver	28.2	28.4	27.9	28.1	21.2	7.4
Vegas	31.4	31.3	31.5	33.8	22.6	8.2
Washington	26.7	27.5	25.9	24.4	22.1	8.6
Winnipeg	30.6	30.9	30.3	30.0	21.8	7.9

San Jose is a good bet when it comes to defensemen shot props. As a team, they're averaging 25.5 shots on net with 10.6 (42%) coming from D-men. That's the highest rate for all 32 teams in the league.

Handicapping NHL hockey isn't easy. I know, I do it daily. Every day I'm going through a ton of different data, some of it conflicting while others aren't helpful.

We're here to change that (for me and you) with our NHL betting reports.

What Are the Odds Shark NHL Betting Reports?

First-Period Total Betting Report: We've got data that shows how to profit on first-period totals betting.
Live Betting Report: The first goal was scored in the game you're watching, what bet should you make now? Our report tells you.
Outdoor Game Report: Outside of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the most popular event on the NHL calendar is the outdoor games. Find your edge when the NHL goes outside with these reports.

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