NHL Lines, Odds, and Betting Trends

Bet Type Moneyline
45 Hockey Club 5-6 +1.5 -375 + +1.5 -445 + +1.5 -380 + -1.5 +175 + +1.5 -440 +1.5 -385 +1.5 -385 +
46 Golden Knights 7-4 -1.5 +260 + -1.5 +310 + -1.5 +280 + +1.5 -250 + -1.5 +300 -1.5 +265 -1.5 +250 +
47 Canucks 4-5 -1.5 +230 + -1.5 +220 + -1.5 +230 + -1.5 +225 -1.5 +215 -1.5 +200 +
48 Sharks 3-9 +1.5 -350 + +1.5 -298 + +1.5 -300 + +1.5 -310 +1.5 -305 +1.5 -305 +
27 Stars 7-4 +1.5 -270 +1.5 -250 +1.5 -278 +1.5 -278 +1.5 -290 +1.5 -278 +1.5 -295
28 Panthers 9-4 -1.5 +220 -1.5 +200 -1.5 +225 -1.5 +222 -1.5 +225 -1.5 +220 -1.5 +210
29 Bruins 5-7 -1.5 +200 -1.5 +200 -1.5 +195 -1.5 +196 -1.5 +186 -1.5 +180 -1.5 +180
30 Flyers 4-8 +1.5 -245 +1.5 -250 +1.5 -238 +1.5 -240 +1.5 -235 +1.5 -225 +1.5 -235
31 Blackhawks 4-8 +1.5 -160 +1.5 -155 +1.5 -162 +1.5 -155 +1.5 -168 +1.5 -175 +1.5 -180
32 Kings 6-6 -1.5 +135 -1.5 +130 -1.5 +136 -1.5 +130 -1.5 +136 -1.5 +143 -1.5 +140
33 Blue Jackets 5-6 +1.5 -115 +1.5 -115 +1.5 -115 +1.5 -115 +1.5 -106 +1.5 -121 +1.5 -124
34 Capitals 8-2 -1.5 -105 -1.5 -105 -1.5 -105 -1.5 -105 -1.5 -114 -1.5 even -1.5 -103
35 Canadiens 4-8 +1.5 -160 +1.5 -155 +1.5 -155 +1.5 -160 +1.5 -168 +1.5 -175 +1.5 -180
36 Penguins 5-8 -1.5 +135 -1.5 +125 -1.5 +130 -1.5 +135 -1.5 +136 -1.5 +143 -1.5 +140
39 Maple Leafs 6-6 -1.5 +125 -1.5 +120 -1.5 +124 -1.5 +122 -1.5 +118 -1.5 +128 -1.5 +128
40 Blues 6-6 +1.5 -150 +1.5 -145 +1.5 -148 +1.5 -145 +1.5 -144 +1.5 -157 +1.5 -162
41 Sabres 4-8 +1.5 -260 +1.5 -250 +1.5 -265 +1.5 -267 +1.5 -265 +1.5 -250 +1.5 -265
42 Red Wings 5-6 -1.5 +210 -1.5 +200 -1.5 +215 -1.5 +215 -1.5 +210 -1.5 +200 -1.5 +200
37 Kraken 5-7 +1.5 -230 +1.5 -225 +1.5 -230 +1.5 -235 +1.5 -250 +1.5 -240 +1.5 -250
38 Senators 6-5 -1.5 +190 -1.5 +185 -1.5 +190 -1.5 +192 -1.5 +198 -1.5 +190 -1.5 +190
43 Avalanche 5-7 +1.5 -225 +1.5 -225 +1.5 -225 +1.5 -225 +1.5 -230 +1.5 -220 +1.5 -220
44 Predators 4-7 -1.5 +185 -1.5 +180 -1.5 +185 -1.5 +185 -1.5 +184 -1.5 +175 -1.5 +175
45 Hockey Club 5-6 o4.5 -190 o6.5 -135 + o6.5 -120 + o4.5 -140 + o6.5 -122 o6.5 -137 o6.5 -139 +
46 Golden Knights 7-4 u4.5 +140 u6.5 +105 + u6.5 -110 + u4.5 +115 + u6.5 -106 u6.5 +107 u6.5 +104 +
47 Canucks 4-5 o4.5 -115 o4.5 -125 + o4.5 -125 + o4.5 -118 o4.5 -115 o4.5 -118 +
48 Sharks 3-9 u4.5 -115 u4.5 -105 + u4.5 -105 + u4.5 -110 u4.5 -113 u4.5 -115 +
27 Stars 7-4 o6.5 -105 o6.5 -105 o6.5 -105 o6.5 -115 o6.5 -106 o6.5 -104 o6.5 -107
28 Panthers 9-4 u6.5 -115 u6.5 -115 u6.5 -115 u6.5 -105 u6.5 -114 u6.5 -118 u6.5 -122
29 Bruins 5-7 o6.5 -105 o6.5 even o6.5 -105 o6.5 even o6.5 +104 o6.5 -103 o6.5 -104
30 Flyers 4-8 u6.5 -115 u6.5 -120 u6.5 -115 u6.5 -120 u6.5 -128 u6.5 -120 u6.5 -122
31 Blackhawks 4-8 o6 -120 o6 -120 o6 -122 o6 -125 o6.5 +108 o6 -108 o6 -110
32 Kings 6-6 u6 even u6 even u6 +102 u6 +105 u6.5 -132 u6 -113 u6 -115
33 Blue Jackets 5-6 o6.5 -110 o6.5 even o6.5 -105 o6.5 -110 o6.5 -118 o6.5 -105 o6.5 -106
34 Capitals 8-2 u6.5 -110 u6.5 -120 u6.5 -115 u6.5 -110 u6.5 -104 u6.5 -117 u6.5 -120
35 Canadiens 4-8 o6.5 -130 o6.5 -125 o6.5 -130 o6.5 -130 o6.5 -130 o6.5 -134 o6.5 -137
36 Penguins 5-8 u6.5 +110 u6.5 +105 u6.5 +110 u6.5 +110 u6.5 +106 u6.5 +110 u6.5 +110
39 Maple Leafs 6-6 o6 -105 o6 -105 o6 -105 o6 -115 o5.5 -140 o6 -110 o6 -113
40 Blues 6-6 u6 -115 u6 -115 u6 -115 u6 -105 u5.5 +114 u6 -109 u6 -112
41 Sabres 4-8 o6.5 even o6.5 even o6.5 -102 o6.5 even o6.5 +106 o6.5 -108 o6.5 -110
42 Red Wings 5-6 u6.5 -120 u6.5 -120 u6.5 -118 u6.5 -120 u6.5 -130 u6.5 -113 u6.5 -115
37 Kraken 5-7 o6.5 +105 o6.5 even o6.5 +105 o6.5 +110 o6.5 -102 o6 -121 o6 -122
38 Senators 6-5 u6.5 -125 u6.5 -120 u6.5 -125 u6.5 -130 u6.5 -120 u6 even u6 -104
43 Avalanche 5-7 o6.5 even o6.5 -105 o6.5 +102 o6.5 even o6.5 +106 o6.5 -106 o6.5 -106
44 Predators 4-7 u6.5 -120 u6.5 -115 u6.5 -122 u6.5 -120 u6.5 -130 u6.5 -115 u6.5 -115
45 Hockey Club 5-6 +125 + +124 + +120 + +122 +123 +120 +
46 Golden Knights 7-4 -155 + -160 + -150 + -156 -155 -157 +
47 Canucks 4-5 -210 + -200 + -220 + -215 -230 -230 +
48 Sharks 3-9 +165 + +154 + +150 + +164 +180 +175 +
27 Stars 7-4 -110 -110 -110 -110 +1800 -110 -110 -114
28 Panthers 9-4 -110 -110 -110 -110 -5000 -110 -110 -114
29 Bruins 5-7 -125 -120 -122 -125 -5000 -128 -134 -136
30 Flyers 4-8 +105 even +102 +105 +1800 +106 +110 +110
31 Blackhawks 4-8 +155 +155 +154 +162 +152 +143 +143
32 Kings 6-6 -185 -190 -185 -195 -184 -177 -180
33 Blue Jackets 5-6 +225 +220 +225 +222 +230 +220 +220
34 Capitals 8-2 -275 -275 -278 -278 -285 -278 -286
35 Canadiens 4-8 +155 +150 +154 +158 +3500 +142 +145 +145
36 Penguins 5-8 -185 -185 -185 -190 -15000 -176 -177 -180
39 Maple Leafs 6-6 -210 -200 -205 -210 -210 -200 -200
40 Blues 6-6 +175 +165 +170 +175 +172 +160 +160
41 Sabres 4-8 -105 -105 -108 -105 -300 -108 -103 -104
42 Red Wings 5-6 -115 -115 -112 -115 +220 -111 -120 -121
37 Kraken 5-7 +105 +105 +105 +105 +320 -100 +102 +102
38 Senators 6-5 -125 -125 -125 -125 -475 -120 -124 -125
43 Avalanche 5-7 +110 +110 +110 +110 +105 +114 +112 +112
44 Predators 4-7 -130 -130 -130 -130 -135 -137 -137 -137

How to Use the Odds Comparison Tool

Compare NHL odds across legal US sportsbooks at ScoreandOdds.com to help you profit over the course of the NHL season and into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Find out how to use the odds comparison tool, along with other NHL betting tips below.

Are you in a state or traveling to a state with legal sports betting, such as New Jersey or Pennsylvania? Whether betting on hockey, basketball or baseball, our odds comparison tools can be used on desktop or mobile, helping you, the sports bettor, find an edge.

We know how tedious line-shopping (finding the best lines) can be, so our odds comparisons tools do the work for you. The NHL odds comparison tool highlights the best NHL moneylines, point totals and puck lines from premier legal US sportsbooks.

Simply click on the kind of hockey bets you want to see — moneylines, puck lines or Over/Unders — where it says Bet Type. The best NHL odds will be outlined in red, showing you the best sportsbook to use anytime you want to bet on a hockey game.

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Of course, if you are new to NHL betting, or sports betting in general, you first want to understand exactly what you are looking at in terms of NHL moneylines, Over/Unders and puck lines.

NHL Betting Glossary & Tips

NHL Moneyline – Betting on the moneyline is the most popular way to bet on NHL games. You’ll need to know how to read lines before you do anything. By betting on the moneyline, you’re simply betting on who you think will win the game, or at least on the team that you think has the most value. Keep in mind, when you bet on the favorite you will have to risk more (sometimes substantially more) than the bet pays out. If you bet on the underdog, the payout will be more than you risk. Ex: Pittsburgh Penguins -200 vs. New Jersey Devils +180. To win $10 on the Penguins -200 you have to risk $20; if you bet $10 on the Devils, you will profit $18 if the Devils pull off the upset.

NHL Betting Tip: When we talk about value, we’re talking about the team that is the best bet, not necessarily who is most likely to win on a given day. In NHL especially, there will be value on large underdogs, because the public often flocks to favorites. For example, look at the moneylines on this game during the 2019 regular season: Los Angeles Kings +235 vs. Boston Bruins -270. The Bruins were clearly the better team, and if the moneyline was closer to even money odds (-/+100) then the Bruins would be a great value bet. In this case, however, to justify betting on the Kings, whose +235 moneyline equals an implied probability of 29.85%, you need not think they will necessarily win the game more than 50% of the time. You just need to believe the Devils would win three out of every 10 games (30%) in this particular matchup.

NHL Over/Under (total)- An Over/Under bet in the NHL is a bet on the total number of goals scored between two teams. The typical designated Over/Under number is 5.5, but can fluctuate depending on the matchup. If you bet Under 5.5, you want the combined score of both teams to be less than 6 (ex: 3-2).

NHL Betting Tip: We talk about key numbers in NFL lines and college football betting. There are also two key numbers when it comes to NHL goal totals: 5 & 5.5. The most common number of goals scored in an NHL game is 5, which is why this is a key number. Sometimes one sportsbook will have the Over/Under set at 5.5 while another sportsbook might have 5. Use the NHL odds comparison tool to find out which sportsbook is best for your NHL pickit could be the difference in a loss, win or push.

NHL Puck Line – The puck line is the closest thing to a spread in NHL betting. When looking at the puck line, the favorite will be -1.5 goals and the underdog will be +1.5 goals. Unlike NHL moneylines, the favorite has to win by two or more goals to cover a puck line, while any other outcome results in a cover for the underdog.

NHL Betting Tip: The puck line gives hockey bettors more options, specifically if they think a favorite is likely to dominate a game. You can increase your payout by taking a favorite on the puck line rather than the moneyline. Favorites often win by two or more goals because NHL teams will pull their goalies when they’re down by one goal in the final minutes of a game, leaving an open net for the other team.

Vigorish (vig) or Juice – By charging sports bettors a small fee when they place their bets, the vig or juice is how sportsbooks make money.

NHL Betting Tip: In most sports, you’ll find the juice (-110) to the side of each spread. The juice isn’t as apparent when it comes to NHL bets, but it is factored into the moneyline, puck lines and Over/under. Just like the Over/Under, you want to use our NHL odds comparison tool to cut down on the juice you’re paying to legal US sportsbooks. This will help make you a profitable NHL bettor over the long run.

More NHL Betting Terms

NHL Parlay – Parlays involve two or more NHL betting picks, all of which must win for your NHL parlay to payout. The larger payouts in parlay bets are typically what attracts bettors. In traditional lines (-110), two-team parlays usually pay 2.6-to-1, three-team parlays pay 6-to-1, four-team parlays pay 10-to-1, etc. However, since NHL moneylines vary drastically, NHL parlay payout will look a bit different. Though we refer to these as “two-team parlays,” parlays can consist of picks on NHL puck lines, moneylines or Over/Unders. Use our parlay calculator for your convenience.

NHL Betting Tip: Find out how much NHL parlays payout by using Scores and Odds’ parlay calculator.

Live NHL Betting (in-game) – Live betting, or in-game wagering, occurs after a game starts. Sportsbooks update moneylines, puck lines and the Over/Under in real-time, dependent on how the game is going.

NHL Betting Tip: If an underdog scores first, you can get more value on the favorite playing from behind than you would have before the puck dropped.