Free NHL Picks For Today - Expert NHL Predictions for October 9
Free Picks
Expert NHL Picks Today - Free NHL Picks From Sports Betting Experts
Get free NHL picks today and for the entire 2025-26 season from WagerTalk's stacked team of NHL betting experts. All our NHL handicappers are professional bettors, meaning you'll get incredible research and information that goes into making the best NHL bets for today. If you're looking beyond NHL free picks, get our top NFL Best Bets Today!
Guaranteed NHL Picks Today
Best of all, WagerTalk offers NHL predictions daily for free! Give WagerTalk's free NHL picks a try and then explore premium NHL pick packages that are only available to paid users.
Free expert predictions include puck line picks, moneyline NHL predictions, NHL player props, NHL total goals predictions and more!
We find the best NHL picks today based on incredibly detailed team and matchup research, extensive NHL stats, as well as monitoring game odds and lines to find an advantage for you in your NHL bets.
NHL Player Props Picks & NHL Parlays:
WagerTalk established itself as the leader in MLB and NFL prop picks this year and we're expanding that expertise to NHL props. You can find NHL player prop picks for goals scored, assists, plus/minus, saves and more - and the same holds true for NHL team prop bets. You can also find a fun NHL parlay pick sometimes, to build up your fun NHL parlay betting.
Free NHL Picks Today - Get Expert NHL Hockey Predictions Now:
Don Buster
NHL Hockey
View profile 
The Bruins were totally outplayed last night and still won because of G Swayman. There will be no Swayman tonight as there is no way this early in the season they would play him on a back to back. Now Boston come home less than 24 hrs later and play the rested Blackhawks. We played the Blackhawks plus 1 1 /2 goals on Tuesday and tonight we will play the Blackhawks again. This time we play the Blackhawks for the full game at solid plus money. The situation stands out especially with Chicago already having a game under their belt. So lets get the job done with the Chicago Blackhawks as your free play for today in the NHL.
Released/revised 2 hour(s) ago
Other Picks/Packages
BUSTERS 4% NHL BEST BET OF THE NIGHT: $25.00
Join Don Buster for his NHL 4% BEST BET OF THE NIGHT. Buster went 2-3 with his releases on Wednesday and he will look to bounce back with his NHL 4% BEST BET OF THE NIGHT. In this package you will get ONE 4% NHL BEST BET RELEASE. This release comes with a detailed analysis and statistical information on why Buster made this bet. You will definitel ...
Weekend Warrior Football Pass – Includes Any 5%'s - ONLY $49!
Was $108.00 Now $49.00
This weekend, get every football play from Don Buster for Saturday and Sunday – including any 5% releases – for only $49. If your handicapper releases ANY college football or NFL during the week for Saturday or Sunday, you will get instant access, avoiding any line moves against you! For example, they load a college football play on Tuesday for ...
Two Weeks of NHL Firepower for ONLY $99!
Was $158.00 Now $99.00
The NHL has officially dropped the puck, and there’s no better way to attack the ice than with Don Buster’s hottest run—lock in two action-packed weeks for just $99, and yes, every NHL 5% release is included. Ride with a proven winner: #2 lifetime with 5% plays and the #1 capper on 4% Best Bet Totals overall. Turn power plays into paydays— ...
Kevin Dolan
NHL Hockey
View profile
Minnesota's high-danger conversion percentage dropped from 10.6% in 2023/24 to just 7.5% last season, one of the biggest drop-offs in the entire league. That should regress once again this season with the Wild finiding more success in and around the slot.
The Blues meanwhile ranked top 8 last season in high-danger goal ratio.
PLAY: OVER 5.5 (-117)
Released/revised 4 hour(s) ago
Other Picks/Packages
5% NHL TITAN TOP PLAY / 11-3 RUN!: $35.00
NHL Titan Top Play loaded for Thurday night and the Irishman has been a DESTRUCTIVE force in 5% Top Plays, wrecking books by cashing 11 of his last 14 midweek 5% Max Plays! Join Kevin's NHL Titan Top Play for Thursday as he looks to keep the 5% hot streak going with another breakout winner on the ice later tonight!78.6% RUN ON 5% MIDWEEK TOP PLAYS ...
5% BOX RING KING MAX / OCT 25TH!: $35.00
The Irishman is WRECKING Boxing right now, currently on a 71.4% HEATER on all Boxing Best Bets since February! Join Kevin's Ring King Max play as he looks to bank yet another HUGE winner on October 25th!71.4% ON ALL BOXING BEST BETS SINCE FEBRUARY!
4% BENAVIDEZ VS. YARDE / NOV 22ND!: $25.00
The Irishman is SMASHING boxing right now, currently on a 71.4% HEATER across all Boxing Best Bets since February! Join Kevin's Benavidez vs. Yarde boxing Best Bet as he looks to bank yet another HUGE winner on November 22nd!71.4% ON ALL BOXING BEST BETS SINCE FEBRUARY!
Will Rogers
NHL Hockey
View profile
This is a battle between Matthew Schaefer, the top overall pick of the 2025 NHL Draft and Sidney Crosby, one of the all-time greats and once a number one overall pick himself. Getting Crosboy's Penguins as a home underdog looks pretty fair to me.
Pittsburgh took down the Rangers 3-0 on Opening Night, silencing the doubters. The Penguins will be fired up for their home opener and having played a game already should help their cause. Crosby bests Schaefer in their first meeting. Play Pittsburgh
Released/revised 9 hour(s) ago
Other Picks/Packages
5% MAX NFL 100% ELITE! } EARLY SUNDAY: $35.00
80% NFL SIDES RECORD > 100% PERFECT NFL 5% RECORDWill Rogers has unleashed three NFL 5% selections this season—and ALL THREE delivered victories. His fourth drops EARLY Sunday, a can't-miss opportunity for anyone serious about stacking wins. Short-term, NFL sides are 8-2 on the season. Over the long haul, Will's NFL sides stand at 160-125, a shar ...
CFB TOTAL OF WEEK: (OFF SWEEP) *THURS: $25.00
Will Rogers is loading up big on one of Thursday's college totals—a sharp play with a real edge. Off a 2-0 Wednesday, Rogers is a smoking 12-5 (+17.56) for the month of October. Don't sit this one out: get the info and prepare to cash the winner!
Weekend Warrior Football Pass – Includes Any 5%'s - ONLY $49!
Was $108.00 Now $49.00
This weekend, get every football play from Will Rogers for Saturday and Sunday – including any 5% releases – for only $49. If your handicapper releases ANY college football or NFL during the week for Saturday or Sunday, you will get instant access, avoiding any line moves against you! For example, they load a college football play on Tuesday fo ...
Will Rogers
NHL Hockey
View profile
In suggesting to play against the Rangers in their season-opening loss in Pittsburgh. I pointed out that NY had crushed the Penguins 6-0 to kick off the prior season, and Pittsburgh would be eager to avoid a repeat. I also noted that the Penguins had won two of their last three games at Madison Square Garden, wrapping up with the following:
“New York’s new coach, Mike Sullivan, who led the Penguins for a decade, is eager to win his Rangers debut, but his former players are just as determined to prevent him from doing so. Sullivan should be a good hire but the results may not be immediate. A fired-up Penguins squad shows up ready to spoil the party.”
The Penguins 3-0 victory sets this game up perfectly. Sullivan doesn't want to fall to 0-2 and the Sabres are a great opponent to get his first Ranger win against. The Sabres started last season by going 1-5 their first six games, 0-3 their first three. Play on New York
Released/revised 21 hour(s) ago
Other Picks/Packages
5% MAX NFL 100% ELITE! } EARLY SUNDAY: $35.00
80% NFL SIDES RECORD > 100% PERFECT NFL 5% RECORDWill Rogers has unleashed three NFL 5% selections this season—and ALL THREE delivered victories. His fourth drops EARLY Sunday, a can't-miss opportunity for anyone serious about stacking wins. Short-term, NFL sides are 8-2 on the season. Over the long haul, Will's NFL sides stand at 160-125, a shar ...
CFB TOTAL OF WEEK: (OFF SWEEP) *THURS: $25.00
Will Rogers is loading up big on one of Thursday's college totals—a sharp play with a real edge. Off a 2-0 Wednesday, Rogers is a smoking 12-5 (+17.56) for the month of October. Don't sit this one out: get the info and prepare to cash the winner!
Weekend Warrior Football Pass – Includes Any 5%'s - ONLY $49!
Was $108.00 Now $49.00
This weekend, get every football play from Will Rogers for Saturday and Sunday – including any 5% releases – for only $49. If your handicapper releases ANY college football or NFL during the week for Saturday or Sunday, you will get instant access, avoiding any line moves against you! For example, they load a college football play on Tuesday fo ...
WagerTalk Gives You Free Expert NHL Betting Picks for 2025
Wagertalk helps you take the guesswork out of your NHL betting! Our handicappers offer daily free NHL picks and predictions to help you become a more successful NHL bettor. In that vein, you might want to read our guide to betting on hockey to get the NHL betting basics down!
Expert NHL picks rely on full statistical analysis, form, matchup difficulties and advantages and each and every NHL expert has their betting record and history prominently displayed. Thus, you can easily follow and duplicate the free hockey picks offered.
Picks are published in plenty of time for the puck drop and include free moneyline NHL picks, over/under predictions, and a variety of puck line picks free.
Free NHL Picks & Hockey Betting Tips from WagerTalk Experts
What you get when you check out NHL picks from WagerTalk is incredible insight and knowledge about betting on NHL hockey games.
You get videos, articles about hockey, and in-depth dives into team and player stats that you don't have the time to do yourself.
You get the full research and analysis done for you - and you get full transparency. You can see exactly how well any NHL handicapper has done over different periods of time. You can then simply choose whether to go with their NHL pick and when you should pull the trigger and buy their premium picks after you delve into free NHL picks.
Our NHL Handicappers Follow the Hockey Odds So You Don't Have To:
WagerTalk's NHL experts find the most interesting and odds-favorable NBA games to bet on. They monitor the odds for any signs of live movement, follow public betting trends, check out opportune contrarian NHL betting games and tell you at what odds you should bet on an NHL game.
What NHL Betting Picks Types Are Offered at Wagertalk?
WagerTalk offers free NHL betting picks for just about any type of bet you can imagine.
Our free NHL picks include, but are not limited to:
- Moneyline NHL picks
- PuckLine NHL predictions
- NHL parlays
- Round robin NHL picks
- Over/under NHL betting
- NHL Player Props
- NHL Team Props
NHL Predictions Tonight, NHL Betting Picks Today
WagerTalk offers NHL picks on a regular basis - premium NHL picks are offered in great volume every day, but you will also find NHL Picks Free for today and for tonight's NHL games. NHL handicappers at WagerTalk make sure the picks are timely and the information within is accurate - be it related to injuries, rest days, or even travel conditions.
NHL Moneyline Expert Picks Free of Charge
Certainly the most common and popular type of NHL bet is simply taking the moneyline. In other words, you simply select the winner of any NHL game. If your pick wins, you win your bet. Simplicity embodied.
Free Over/Under & Totals NHL Picks
Similar to soccer, where the over/under is almost always 2.5, and occasionally 3.5, NHL games rarely deviate from an over/under of 5.5. goals. This makes over/under picking pretty straightforward. It you see an expert NHL pick from Wagertalk that has crunched the stats and sees a goal explosion imminent, no doubt that pick will select the over. Conversely, a defensive matchup in the making makes it likely that the expert NHL pick will be on the under.
Winning an NHL over/under bet is easy. You just choose whether or not the teams combined will score more than 5.5. goals or fewer than 5.5 goals. If you are correct, you win your bet.
Free Expert Puck Line Predictions
An exciting NHL bet is picking the puck line. This is really just betting against the spread, but hockey gets a cooler name: THE PUCK LINE. Sounds great, does it not? For more information on betting the puck line, visit our puck line explanation article. In short, though, you are simply getting better odds than you would on a moneyline bet, because sportsbook allow you to choose from multiple puck lines, you can bet on a larger puck line for a greater return.
WagerTalk expert puck line picks are completely free and a common pick type you will see here.
Free NHL Futures Betting Picks
Don't let the NHL offseason stop you - it doesn't stop our NHL betting experts! You will find NHL futures predictions, along with a compilation of the best sportsbook NHL futures odds out there - to help you maximize your potential return!
Who Is Winning The Stanley Cup THIS Year?
Well, you can always learn from the past. Here are the…
Stanley Cup Champions The Last 10 Years:
- 2023: Vegas Golden Knights
- 2022: Colorado Avalanche
- 2021: Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2020: Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2019: St Louis Blues
- 2018: Washington Capitals
- 2017: Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2016: Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2015: Chicago Blackhawks
- 2014: Los Angeles Kings
- 2013: Chicago Blackhawks
