NHL Regular Season Schedule Betting Opportunities:

With the hockey and overall sports world still abuzz from the Olympic Games, bettors are now more revved up than ever for the NHL regular season to resume on Wednesday. There are fewer than two months to play until the playoffs, and every day from here until the April 16th season finales will be jam-packed with money-making opportunities. One of the best ways to profit in hockey, and any other sport for that matter, is to know the team tendencies and when to take advantage of them. With that in mind, I’ve put together a list of 30 top money line and totals trends that have formed in the early part of the season that you might want to consider in the season’s second half. 

You’ll see that several teams are featured multiple times, as their early-season performances in certain scheduling situations have been noteworthy. For each trend, I’ve listed some upcoming games that might qualify for the angle. In some cases, I’ve listed the spots at POTENTIAL to signify that I’ve projected a line in which the game, based upon my current NHL POWER RATINGS, could qualify. Keep the upcoming games list handy and take advantage when they come around.

30 Top NHL Money Line and Totals Situational Trends from 2025-26 season to date (in team alphabetical order)

* ANAHEIM is 24-11 Over the total for +11.7 units and ROI of +33.4% in the One Day Rest scheduling scenario this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
2/27: vs. Winnipeg
3/1: vs. Calgary
3/3: vs. Colorado
3/6: vs. Montreal
3/8: vs. St Louis
3/10: at Winnipeg
3/12: at Toronto
3/14: at Ottawa
3/20: at Utah
3/22: vs. Buffalo
3/24: at Vancouver
3/26: at Calgary
3/28: at Edmonton
3/30: vs. Toronto
4/1: at San Jose
4/3: vs. St Louis
4/9: vs. San Jose
4/14: at Minnesota
4/16: at Nashville 

* CALGARY is 9-1 Under the total for +8.45 units and ROI of +84.5% vs. elite teams with a current goal differential of >=+0.4 GPG this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
3/3: vs. Dallas
3/7: vs. Carolina
3/22: vs. Tampa Bay
3/30: at Colorado
4/7: at Dallas
4/9: at Colorado
4/12: vs. Utah
4/14: vs. Colorado 

* CAROLINA is 9-1 Over the total for +7.85 units and ROI of +78.5% in the front end of back-to-back games this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
3/6: at Edmonton
3/17: at Columbus
3/28: vs. New Jersey
4/4: vs. NY Islanders
4/13: at Philadelphia 

* COLORADO is 11-1 on money line for +10 units and ROI of +83.3% vs. teams currently scoring <2.9 goals per game this season

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Upcoming qualifying spots:
2/28: vs. Chicago
3/2: at Los Angeles
3/12: at Seattle
3/14: at Winnipeg
3/20: at Chicago
3/22: at Washington
3/26: at Winnipeg
3/28: vs. Winnipeg
3/30: vs. Calgary
4/1: vs. Vancouver
4/5: vs. St Louis
4/7: at St Louis
4/9: vs. Calgary
4/14: at Calgary
4/16: vs. Seattle 

* COLUMBUS is 15-4 on money line for +9.75 units and ROI of +51.3% when favored this season

Potential upcoming qualifying spots:
2/28: vs. NY Islanders
3/2: at NY Rangers
3/3: vs. Nashville
3/5: vs. Florida
3/7: vs. Utah
3/14: at Philadelphia
3/19: vs. NY Rangers
3/21: vs. Seattle
3/28: vs. San Jose
4/4: vs. Winnipeg
4/12: vs. Boston
4/14: vs. Washington 

* EDMONTON is 4-12 on money line for -12.25 units and ROI of -76.6% vs. elite teams with >=70 won-lost points this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
3/6: vs. Carolina
3/10: at Colorado
3/12: at Dallas
3/21: vs. Tampa Bay
4/13: vs. Colorado 

* EDMONTON is 0-7 on money line for -8.6 units and ROI of -122.9% in the back-to-back away game scheduling scenario this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
2/26: at Los Angeles
3/13: at St Louis
4/8: at San Jose 

* EDMONTON is 21-8 Over the total for +12.4 units and ROI of +42.8% in home games this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
3/3: vs. Ottawa
3/6: vs. Carolina
3/15: vs. Nashville
3/17: vs. San Jose
3/19: vs. Florida
3/21: vs. Tampa Bay
3/28: vs. Anaheim
3/31: vs. Seattle
4/2: vs. Chicago
4/4: vs. Vegas
4/13: vs. Colorado
4/16: vs. Vancouver 

* EDMONTON is 7-0 Over the total for +7.1 units and ROI of +101.4% as an underdog of -109 to+129 this season

Potential upcoming qualifying spots:
2/26: at Los Angeles
3/6: vs. Carolina
3/8: at Vegas
3/12: at Dallas
3/21: vs. Tampa Bay
3/24: at Utah
3/26: at Vegas
4/7: at Utah
4/11: at Los Angeles
4/13: vs. Colorado

* FLORIDA is 2-12 on money line for -17.55 units and ROI of -125.4% vs. weak defensive teams currently allowing more than 3.25 GPG this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
3/17: at Vancouver
3/19: at Edmonton
4/11: at Toronto 

* FLORIDA is 10-1 on money line for +10.1 units and ROI of +91.8% as an underdog of -109 to +129 this season

Potential upcoming qualifying spots:
2/27: vs. Buffalo
3/1: at NY Islanders
3/5: at Columbus
3/6: at Detroit
3/15: at Seattle
3/26: vs. Minnesota
3/28: at NY Islanders
3/31: vs. Ottawa
4/2: vs. Boston
4/4: at Pittsburgh
4/5: at Pittsburgh
4/9: at Ottawa
4/11: at Toronto 

* FLORIDA is 7-15 on money line for -17.95 units and ROI of -81.6% as a favorite of -150 to-190 this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
3/17: at Vancouver
3/20: at Calgary
3/24: vs. Seattle
3/29: at NY Rangers
4/13: vs. NY Rangers 

* LOS ANGELES is 1-9 on money line for -11.75 units and ROI of -117.5% in the front end of back-to-back games this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
2/25: vs. Vegas
3/13: at NY Islanders
3/21: vs. Buffalo
4/1: vs. St Louis
4/13: at Seattle

* LOS ANGELES is 2-9 on money line at home for -10.75 units and ROI of -97.7% vs. non-conference opponents this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
3/5: vs. NY Islanders
3/7: vs. Montreal
3/10: at Boston
3/13: at NY Islanders
3/14: at New Jersey
3/16: at NY Rangers
3/19: vs. Philadelphia
3/21: vs. Buffalo
4/4: vs. Toronto 

* LOS ANGELES is 9-0 Under the total on the road for +9.05 units and ROI of +100.6% as an underdog of -109 to+129 this season

Potential upcoming qualifying spots:
3/10: at Boston
3/13: at NY Islanders
3/22: at Utah
4/13: at Seattle 

* MONTREAL is 19-7 on money line for +13.05 units and ROI of +50.2% vs. non-conference opponents this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
3/3: at San Jose
3/6: at Anaheim
3/7: at Los Angeles
3/14: vs. San Jose
3/15: vs. Anaheim
3/28: at Nashville 

* MONTREAL is 10-0 Over the total for +10.1 units and ROI of +101.0% vs. current strong defensive teams yielding <2.9 GPG this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
2/26: vs. NY Islanders
3/7: at Los Angeles
3/24: vs. Carolina
3/29: at Carolina
3/31: at Tampa Bay
4/9: vs. Tampa Bay 

* NY RANGERS are 6-19 on money line for -18.95 units and ROI of -75.8% at home this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
2/26: vs. Philadelphia
2/28: vs. Pittsburgh
3/2: vs. Columbus
3/5: vs. Toronto
3/10: vs. Calgary
3/16: vs. Los Angeles
3/18: vs. New Jersey
3/22: vs. Winnipeg
3/23: vs. Ottawa
3/27: vs. Chicago
3/29: vs. Florida
3/31: vs. New Jersey
4/2: vs. Montreal
4/4: vs. Detroit
4/5: vs. Washington
4/8: vs. Buffalo 

* NY RANGERS is 0-5 on money line for -6.35 units and ROI of -127.0% in the back half of a road-to-home back-to-back this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
3/10: vs. Calgary 

* PHILADELPHIA is 25-12 Over the total for +11.8 units and ROI of +31.9% as an underdog this season

Potential upcoming qualifying spots:
2/25: at Washington
2/26: at NY Rangers
2/28: vs. Boston
3/2: at Toronto
3/5: vs. Utah
3/7: at Pittsburgh
3/11: vs. Washington
3/12: at Minnesota
3/14: vs. Columbus
3/18: at Anaheim
3/19: at Los Angeles
3/21: at San Jose
3/24: vs. Columbus
3/28: at Detroit
3/29: vs. Dallas
3/31: at Washington
4/2: vs. Detroit
4/3: at NY Islanders
4/5: vs. Boston
4/7: at New Jersey
4/9: at Detroit
4/11: at Winnipeg
4/13: vs. Carolina
4/14: vs. Montreal 

* PHILADELPHIA is 8-0 Under the total for +8.3 units and ROI of +103.8% in the front end of back-to-back games this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
2/25: at Washington
3/11: vs. Washington
3/18: at Anaheim
3/28: at Detroit
4/2: vs. Detroit
4/13: vs. Carolina 

* SAN JOSE is 7-2 on money line for +8.25 units and ROI of +91.7% vs. poor defensive teams currently yielding >3.25 GPG this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
2/28: vs. Edmonton
3/6: vs. St Louis
3/14: at Montreal
3/17: at Edmonton
3/24: at Nashville
3/26: at St Louis
3/30: vs. St Louis
4/1: vs. Anaheim
4/2: vs. Toronto
4/4: vs. Nashville
4/8: vs. Edmonton
4/9: at Anaheim
4/11: vs. Vancouver
4/13: at Nashville 

* SEATTLE is 1-12 on money line for -10.95 units and ROI of -84.2% vs. the league’s current top teams with >=70 won-lost points this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
2/25: at Dallas
3/2: vs. Carolina
3/12: vs. Colorado
3/17: vs. Tampa Bay
3/26: at Tampa Bay
3/28: at Buffalo
4/7: at Minnesota
4/16: at Colorado 

* SEATTLE is 15-5 on money line for +13.35 units and ROI of +66.8%  vs. the league’s current worst teams, with <=60 won-lost points this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
2/26: at St Louis
2/28: vs. Vancouver
3/4: vs. St Louis
3/10: vs. Nashville
3/14: at Vancouver
3/19: at Nashville
4/4: vs. Chicago
4/6: at Winnipeg
4/11: vs. Calgary
4/13: vs. Los Angeles 

* ST LOUIS is 7-20 on money line for -12.5 units and ROI of -46.3% on the road so far this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
3/1: at Minnesota
3/4: at Seattle
3/6: at San Jose
3/8: at Anaheim
3/12: at Carolina
3/15: at Winnipeg
3/18: at Calgary
3/21: at Vancouver
3/30: at San Jose
4/1: at Los Angeles
4/3: at Anaheim
4/5: at Colorado
4/11: at Chicago
4/16: at Utah 

* ST LOUIS is 3-13 on money line for -15.6 units and ROI of -97.5% as a favorite so far this season

Potential upcoming qualifying spots:
2/28: vs. New Jersey
3/21: at Vancouver
3/26: vs. San Jose
4/9: vs. Winnipeg

* ST LOUIS is 0-7 on money line on the road for -7.2 units and ROI of -102.9% vs. division opponents this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
3/1: at Minnesota
3/15: at Winnipeg
4/5: at Colorado
4/7: vs. Colorado
4/9: vs. Winnipeg
4/11: at Chicago
4/13: vs. Minnesota
4/16: at Utah 

* TAMPA BAY is 22-7 on money line for +12.75 units and ROI of +44.0% in the One Day Rest scheduling scenario so far this season

Upcoming qualifying spots:
2/28: vs. Buffalo
3/5: at Winnipeg
3/7: at Toronto
3/10: vs. Columbus
3/12: vs. Detroit
3/14: vs. Carolina
3/19: at Vancouver
3/21: at Edmonton
3/24: vs. Minnesota
3/26: vs. Seattle
3/28: vs. Ottawa
3/31: vs. Montreal
4/2: vs. Pittsburgh
4/4: vs. Boston
4/6: at Buffalo
4/9: at Montreal
4/11: at Boston
4/13: vs. Detroit
4/15: vs. NY Rangers

* VANCOUVER is 0-10 on money line at home for -10.05 units and ROI of -100.5% as an underdog of -109 to+129 this season

Potential upcoming qualifying spots:
2/25: vs. Winnipeg
3/12: vs. Nashville
3/21: vs. St Louis 

* VEGAS is 17-6 on money line for +6.2 units and ROI of +27.0% vs. the league’s worst teams with <=60 won-lost points this seasonUpcoming qualifying spots:
2/25: at Los Angeles
3/14: vs. Chicago
3/21: at Nashville
3/24: at Winnipeg
3/30: vs. Vancouver
4/2: vs. Calgary
4/7: at Vancouver
4/13: vs. Winnipeg

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