Carolina scored nine. Sidney Crosby climbed past another legend. Tampa Bay and New Jersey erased deficits before winning in overtime. Saturday’s 12-game NHL slate delivered seven winning −1.5 margins, but the higher-handle puck-line sides still finished below .500. The moneyline market had the better night.
NHL scores and betting results — November 7, 2026.
Carolina Hurricanes 9, Chicago Blackhawks 2
Carolina Leaves No Room for a Puck-Line Sweat
Carolina built a 7–0 lead through two periods and buried Chicago. Jordan Martinook and Andrei Svechnikov scored twice apiece, while Sebastian Aho added a goal and two assists. The Hurricanes’ depth overwhelmed a Blackhawks team that has now lost six straight. The market nailed this one: Carolina held the higher moneyline and puck-line handle, strengthened from a recorded −395 opener to −440, and covered −1.5 comfortably. Eleven goals also sent the heavily backed over 6.5 home.
Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Los Angeles Kings 2
Crosby Makes History, Pittsburgh Breaks the Slide
Sidney Crosby scored twice and passed Marcel Dionne for sixth on the NHL’s career points list. Tommy Novak supplied two early goals, and Pittsburgh ended its four-game losing streak. Los Angeles briefly appeared to tie it in the second period, but an offside review erased the goal. The Kings held the higher moneyline handle and concentrated −1.5 support; both positions missed. Pittsburgh cashed as an underdog, covered −1.5 itself and helped the over 6.5 land. The recorded Kings price eased from −135 to −122 before puck drop.
Colorado Avalanche 4, Detroit Red Wings 0
Necas Supplies the Offense, Blackwood Supplies the Shutout
Martin Necas finished with two goals and two assists, while Mackenzie Blackwood stopped all 27 shots. Colorado’s three power-play goals supplied the separation after a scoreless first period. The Avalanche rewarded the higher-handle side on both the moneyline and −1.5, despite their recorded −225 price remaining unchanged. The total was the miss: 92% of the recorded total-market handle backed over 6.5, but Detroit never scored.
Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Minnesota Wild 3 (OT)
Kucherov Finishes the Comeback, Puck-Line Backers Miss
Minnesota led 3–1 in the third period before Jake Guentzel and Charle-Edouard D’Astous pulled Tampa Bay level. Nikita Kucherov won it on the power play at 3:23 of overtime. Guentzel finished with two goals and an assist; D’Astous had a goal and two assists. Tampa Bay’s higher-handle moneyline side delivered, while −1.5 failed. The Lightning had traded as high as −142 in the preview snapshot before the tracker’s later −135 quote, against a −122 opener. The comeback also carried over 6.5 across the line.
New Jersey Devils 5, New York Islanders 4 (OT)
Fifty Shots, a Two-Goal Rally and Jack Hughes to Finish
The Islanders entered the third period ahead 4–2. Luke Evangelista started New Jersey’s comeback, Dougie Hamilton tied it on the power play, and Jack Hughes ended it 1:18 into overtime. Ilya Sorokin made 45 saves, but New Jersey’s 50–23 shot advantage eventually broke through. The Devils’ heavily supported moneyline cashed; their higher-handle −1.5 did not. Islanders +1.5 survived despite the blown lead, and nine combined goals cleared the recorded 5.5 total. New Jersey also ended the Islanders’ six-game winning run in the series.
Edmonton Oilers 4, Vancouver Canucks 2
Draisaitl’s Empty-Netter Delivers the Cover
Leon Draisaitl scored twice and added an assist; Connor McDavid had three assists to extend his season-opening point streak to 18 games. Vancouver cut the deficit to 3–2 with 2:35 remaining, putting Edmonton’s −1.5 in danger. Draisaitl’s empty-net goal with 45 seconds left restored the cover. Edmonton rewarded heavy moneyline and puck-line support as its recorded price strengthened from −310 to −375. The total went the other way: six goals left over 6.5 short despite attracting 98% of the recorded handle.
Dallas Stars 4, San Jose Sharks 3
Harley Powers the Win, Sharks Protect the Plus Side
Thomas Harley had a goal and two assists, all on the power play, as Dallas scored three times with the man advantage. The Stars led 3–1 after the first period and held on through a scoreless third. Macklin Celebrini supplied three assists for San Jose, which lost its fifth straight. Dallas’s higher-handle moneyline delivered, but its −1.5 failed despite drawing 99% of the recorded puck-line handle. Sharks +1.5 cashed, and the seven-goal final cleared over 6.5. Right favorite, wrong winning margin.
Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2
The Moneyline Money Missed, Montreal’s Puck Line Hit
Alex Newhook scored twice in the first period and Jacob Fowler made 26 saves as Montreal held off Toronto. The Leafs cut a 3–0 deficit to 3–2 before Zachary Bolduc’s power-play goal restored the two-goal cushion. Toronto’s 93% share of the recorded moneyline handle lost to Montreal, which drew 76% of the tickets. The puck-line money told a different story: Montreal −1.5 held 90% of that handle and delivered. Six goals cleared the recorded over 5.5; an over 6.5 ticket would have lost.
Ottawa Senators 4, Utah Mammoth 2
Cousins Breaks the Tie, Pinto Adds the Separation
Nick Cousins redirected the go-ahead goal with 2:18 remaining, and Shane Pinto added an empty-netter with 16 seconds left. Samuel Ersson made 30 saves as Ottawa absorbed Utah’s shot advantage and finished stronger. Utah held the higher moneyline handle and concentrated −1.5 support, but both missed. The Mammoth had moved from a recorded pick’em opener to −120 in the tracker’s later pregame quote. Ottawa won outright and by two, while six combined goals kept under 6.5 in front of the over-heavy market.
Nashville Predators 3, St. Louis Blues 1
Stamkos Climbs the Power-Play List, Saros Handles the Rest
Steven Stamkos scored his 248th career power-play goal to take sole possession of fifth in NHL history. He added an assist, and Juuse Saros made 25 saves. Ross Colton supplied the go-ahead goal before Nick Perbix’s empty-netter created the two-goal margin. Nashville’s higher-handle moneyline and +1.5 positions both cashed. The recorded market narrowed from St. Louis −115/Nashville −105 to −110 on each side. The over-heavy total market missed at 5.5 as the teams combined for four.
New York Rangers 4, Seattle Kraken 3
Seattle’s Rally Saves the Plus Puck Line
The Rangers built a 4–0 lead before Seattle scored three times in the third period. Joonas Korpisalo made 25 saves in his Rangers debut, preserving New York’s third straight win. The recorded Rangers moneyline strengthened from −118 to −135 and rewarded the higher-handle side. Their −1.5 was another story: it drew 91% of puck-line handle, but Seattle’s rally sank it. Kraken +1.5 cashed, while seven goals rewarded the over 6.5 support.
Washington Capitals 4, Florida Panthers 3
Capitals Recover After Wilson’s Ejection
Washington overcame Tom Wilson’s first-period ejection and a 2–1 deficit to win. Jack St. Ivany scored his first NHL goal, and Pierre-Luc Dubois supplied a goal and an assist. Brady Tkachuk scored twice for Florida, but the Capitals held on after a late Panthers goal. Washington’s narrow higher-handle moneyline side delivered despite a modest −125-to−122 drift. Its −1.5 missed against Florida +1.5, while seven goals cleared the heavily supported over 6.5.
The Betting Takeaway — Moneylines Deliver, Puck Lines Split & Overs Go 8–4
The higher-handle moneyline sides went 9–3. Toronto, Utah and Los Angeles were the misses. Montreal beat the strongest moneyline divergence on the board, while Pittsburgh won as the road underdog. The moneyline result was strong; it wasn’t a clean sweep.
The higher-handle puck-line sides went 5–7. Nashville +1.5, Montreal −1.5, Carolina −1.5, Colorado −1.5 and Edmonton −1.5 delivered. Dallas, Tampa Bay, New Jersey and the Rangers all won without covering −1.5. Those four results explain why choosing the winning team and choosing the winning margin produced very different nights.
Empty-net goals mattered. Nashville, Ottawa and Edmonton finished with two-goal wins after late empty-netters. Carolina, Montreal, Colorado and Pittsburgh also produced winning −1.5 margins. Edmonton’s cover was still hanging on the final minute.
The heavy opening favorites went 4–0 on the moneyline and 3–1 at −1.5. Carolina, Dallas, Colorado and Edmonton all opened at −200 or shorter. Dallas was the lone puck-line miss.
Overs finished 8–4 at the recorded totals. Nashville–St. Louis, Utah–Ottawa, Detroit–Colorado and Vancouver–Edmonton stayed under. Montreal–Toronto is graded at the recorded 5.5; its six goals would not have cleared 6.5. Strong over support got eight results right, but Colorado’s shutout and Edmonton’s six-goal final punished two of the largest handle concentrations.
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