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NHL Odds Today

Live NHL betting lines compared across every major US sportsbook plus Kalshi, Polymarket US, ProphetX and Novig: moneyline, spread, and total odds with the best available price flagged on every line.

Odds from the latest scan: September 9, 5:08 AM ET. The live board updates every minute during the beta; the free board refreshes hourly, 7am to 1am ET. Live NHL odds.

Season status: NHL resumes in early October. Current futures below.

Matchup Time (ET) Best ML (Away) Best ML (Home) Spread (Home) Total (Over)
Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes 13 books priced Tue Sep 29, 5:10 PM ET +110DraftKings -120Hard Rock Bet -1.5 (+200)BetParx 6.5 (+109)BetOnline
Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs 13 books priced Tue Sep 29, 7:10 PM ET +100Fanatics -105BetOnline -1.5 (+210)Fanatics 6.5 (+110)FanDuel
New York Rangers at Boston Bruins 13 books priced Tue Sep 29, 8:10 PM ET +115Caesars -118FanDuel -1.5 (+205)BetParx 5.5 (-120)DraftKings
Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers 12 books priced Tue Sep 29, 10:10 PM ET +245BetParx -255BetOnline -1.5 (-110)Caesars 6.5 (-108)FanDuel
Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights 13 books priced Tue Sep 29, 10:40 PM ET +220FanDuel -245Bovada -1.5 (+105)DraftKings 5.5 (-125)DraftKings
Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers 12 books priced Wed Sep 30, 7:40 PM ET +114DraftKings -125Caesars -1.5 (+190)Fanatics 5.5 (-120)Fanatics
Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche 12 books priced Wed Sep 30, 10:10 PM ET +165Caesars -167BetParx -1.5 (+150)Fanatics 5.5 (-110)Fanatics
Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets 7 books priced Thu Oct 1, 7:10 PM ET -105Bovada +100Caesars -1.5 (+215)Bovada 5.5 (-135)DraftKings
Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils 5 books priced Thu Oct 1, 7:10 PM ET +133Bovada -140Hard Rock Bet -1.5 (+175)theScore Bet 5.5 (-120)DraftKings
Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers 6 books priced Thu Oct 1, 7:10 PM ET -135Hard Rock Bet +120DraftKings +1.5 (-210)BetMGM 5.5 (-130)DraftKings
Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators 6 books priced Thu Oct 1, 8:10 PM ET -130Fanatics +127Bovada +1.5 (-200)BetMGM 6.5 (+110)DraftKings
Chicago Blackhawks at Utah Mammoth 5 books priced Thu Oct 1, 9:10 PM ET +168Bovada -195theScore Bet -1.5 (+130)Hard Rock Bet 5.5 (-115)DraftKings
Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames 6 books priced Thu Oct 1, 9:10 PM ET -105DraftKings -115DraftKings -1.5 (+210)DraftKings 5.5 (-110)DraftKings
Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks 5 books priced Thu Oct 1, 10:10 PM ET -190Hard Rock Bet +170BetMGM +1.5 (-140)BetMGM 6.5 (-105)DraftKings
Florida Panthers at San Jose Sharks 6 books priced Thu Oct 1, 10:10 PM ET -130Caesars +120DraftKings +1.5 (-205)Caesars 6.5 (+105)DraftKings
New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings 6 books priced Fri Oct 2, 6:40 PM ET +120DraftKings -130Hard Rock Bet -1.5 (+180)DraftKings 5.5 (-125)Fanatics
Boston Bruins at Winnipeg Jets 4 books priced Fri Oct 2, 8:10 PM ET -110DraftKings -105Caesars -1.5 (+220)BetMGM 5.5 (-125)DraftKings
St Louis Blues at Dallas Stars 7 books priced Fri Oct 2, 9:10 PM ET +173Bovada -190Caesars -1.5 (+145)Fanatics 5.5 (-120)DraftKings
Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres 4 books priced Sat Oct 3, 7:10 PM ET +180DraftKings -205Caesars -1.5 (+120)Caesars 5.5 (-130)DraftKings
Montréal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 books priced Sat Oct 3, 7:10 PM ET -110DraftKings -105Caesars +1.5 (-230)Caesars 6.5 (+114)DraftKings
Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 books priced Sat Oct 3, 7:10 PM ET +127Bovada -140Caesars -1.5 (+170)DraftKings 5.5 (-135)DraftKings
New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders 4 books priced Sat Oct 3, 7:40 PM ET -105Bovada -110DraftKings -1.5 (+220)BetMGM 5.5 (-130)DraftKings
Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild 4 books priced Sat Oct 3, 8:10 PM ET +158Bovada -175Caesars -1.5 (+140)Caesars 6.5 (+127)Bovada
Florida Panthers at Anaheim Ducks 3 books priced Sun Oct 4, 8:10 PM ET -130DraftKings +115Caesars +1.5 (-200)Caesars 6.5 (-130)DraftKings
Calgary Flames at Seattle Kraken 2 books priced Sun Oct 4, 8:10 PM ET +114DraftKings -130BetMGM -1.5 (+180)DraftKings 5.5 (-105)BetMGM
Carolina Hurricanes at Montréal Canadiens 1 books priced Tue Oct 6, 7:10 PM ET -125DraftKings +105DraftKings +1.5 (-245)DraftKings 6.5 (-110)DraftKings
St Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks 1 books priced Tue Oct 6, 8:10 PM ET -110DraftKings -110DraftKings -1.5 (+220)DraftKings 5.5 (-110)DraftKings
Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings 1 books priced Tue Oct 6, 10:40 PM ET -130DraftKings +110DraftKings +1.5 (-238)DraftKings 5.5 (-130)DraftKings
Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals 2 books priced Wed Oct 7, 7:40 PM ET +130DraftKings -150Caesars -1.5 (+164)DraftKings 6.5 (+114)DraftKings
Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators 2 books priced Thu Oct 8, 7:10 PM ET +105DraftKings -115Caesars -1.5 (+190)DraftKings 5.5 (-110)DraftKings
San Jose Sharks at St Louis Blues 1 books priced Thu Oct 8, 8:10 PM ET -120DraftKings +100DraftKings +1.5 (-218)DraftKings 5.5 (-130)DraftKings
Minnesota Wild at Florida Panthers 1 books priced Sat Oct 10, 6:10 PM ET +124DraftKings -148DraftKings -1.5 (+170)DraftKings 6.5 (-125)DraftKings

Spread shows the home side at the consensus line with the best price among books quoting that line. Total shows the Over at the consensus number. Prediction market prices include trading fees, so they are directly comparable to sportsbook lines.

Hockey is a low-scoring sport, so small differences in moneyline price and puck-line juice add up fast over a long season. The Odds Gap compares every NHL moneyline, puck line, and total across the major US sportsbooks plus the exchanges and shows where the best number sits.

Each line's flag marks the best available number at the latest scan: the top moneyline price on either team, the best juice at the 1.5-goal puck line, and the best Over price at the consensus total. The free board refreshes hourly from 7am to 1am ET and Live Beta refreshes every minute, so evening slates get repriced repeatedly before puck drop.

The NHL season runs from early October through the Stanley Cup Final in June, with the heaviest boards on weeknights from November through the playoffs. In hockey the difference between -115 and -105 on the same side compounds fast across an 82-game season, which is exactly the difference this page is built to surface.

Which Book Pays Best on NHL

Share of scanned NHL moneylines where each book posted the best available price, measured across the last 30 days. This is a track record, not a recommendation: the leader still loses the best price on most individual games, which is why the board above flags it per game.

BookBest PriceMarkets Scanned
Caesars 44.8% 7,900
LowVig 44.2% 2,365
BetOnline 44.2% 2,365
DraftKings 44.0% 11,463
Bovada 42.1% 6,210

Full leaderboard across every sport and market: Book Comparison.

What Shopping NHL Lines Is Worth

Hold is the margin built into a two-sided market: the two implied probabilities added together, minus 100. Lower is better for you. Across the 32 two-way NHL games priced right now:

That gap is the whole product. It is recomputed from the live board every scan, so it moves with the slate rather than being a claim we make once.

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Why NHL odds differ between sportsbooks

Every sportsbook sets its own prices. On the same NHL game, one book might post a side at -105 while another has it at -118. That difference is not noise: over a season of bets, taking the better number on every wager is often the difference between a winning and losing record. The Odds Gap scans 18 US sportsbooks plus Kalshi, Polymarket US, ProphetX and Novig every minute on the live board and flags where the best price sits on each line.

How to read this page

Each row is one upcoming NHL game. The moneyline columns show the single best price available on each side and which book has it. The spread column shows the home side at the market's consensus line, priced at the best odds among books quoting that line. The total shows the Over at the consensus number. For every book's price on every market, open the game in the Line Shop.

Moneyline, spread, and total in one sentence each

The moneyline is a bet on who wins, priced by how likely that is. The spread handicaps the favorite by points, so both sides pay close to even money. The total is a bet on the combined score going Over or Under a number. Whatever you bet, the only edge a recreational bettor reliably controls is the price, which is what this site exists to compare.

Every NHL game above has its own page with all of that on it, and it keeps the final score and closing odds after the game ends. All NHL game pages → or browse every league.

NHL odds: frequently asked questions

What is the best sportsbook for NHL odds?

No book is consistently best on hockey. The top price rotates by game, which is why this page flags the best available number on each line.

What is the puck line?

The puck line is hockey's spread, set at 1.5 goals: the favorite must win by 2 or more, and the underdog can lose by 1 or win to cover.

Does The Odds Gap have NHL player props?

Yes. The Props page compares shots on goal, points, goals, assists, saves, power-play points, and blocked shots across the major books.

Where can I bet on NHL games?

Any legal book in your state lists the full NHL slate. The better question is where tonight's best price sits, which is what the flag on each line answers, filtered to the books you can actually use.

Which sportsbook has the best NHL odds most often?

Measured across the last 30 days, Caesars posted the best NHL moneyline 44.8% of the time in our scans, ahead of LowVig 44.2%, BetOnline 44.2%, DraftKings 44.0%. That is a share, not a promise: no book leads every game, which is why this page flags the best price per game instead of naming one book to bet at.

How much does shopping NHL lines actually save?

On the 32 two-way NHL games on the board right now, the median hold at a single book is 4.3%. Taking the best price on each side, wherever it sits, cuts that to 2.5%: about 1.9 points of margin you keep by placing the same bet somewhere else. That figure moves with the slate and is recomputed every scan.

How many NHL games are priced right now?

32, each with its own page showing every book's number on that game. The board above was last scanned September 9, 5:08 AM ET.

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