Check out the NHL betting trends for games on Thursday, January 15, 2026, along with player prop trends listed below.

Thursday’s Schedule – times eastern standard

• San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals (-195, 6.5) – 19:10
• Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins (-155, 6.5) – 19:10
• Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jacket s9-175, 6.5) – 19:10
• Montreal Canadiens (-115, 6.5) at Buffalo Sabres – 19:10
• Seattle Kraken at Boston Bruins (-170, 5.5) – 20:10
• Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild (-160, 5.5) – 20:10
• Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks (-115, 5.5) – 20:40
• New York Islanders at Edmonton Oilers (-185, 6.5) – 21:10
• Dallas Stars at Utah Mammoth (-115, 5.5) – 21:10
• Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights (-130, 6.5) – 21:40

Sharks at Capitals Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Capital One Arena – 6.2 goals per game; 10-13-2 O/U

• Washington has won 9 of 10 home games when coming off overtime and is the favorite, given a 66.7% chance to beat San Jose.

• The road team has covered the puck line in 12 of 14 games between San Jose and Washington. San Jose is the road team with a 59.7% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• San Jose Over 9 straight games.

Flyers at Penguins Betting Trends

Venue Stats: PPG Paints Arena – 6.8 goals per game; 12-9-1 O/U

• Philadelphia has lost 6 straight games when facing the Eastern Conference and is the underdog against Pittsburgh, given a 43.5% chance to win.

• Philadelphia has covered the puck line in 12 straight road games when facing a team on a losing streak as the underdog. Philadelphia faces Pittsburgh as the underdog given a 67.2% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Pittsburgh Under 7 of 8 games when facing a team on a losing streak as the favorite.

Canucks at Blue Jackets Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Nationwide Arena – 6.5 goals per game; 10-10-1 O/U

• The home team has won 9 straight games between Vancouver and Columbus. Columbus is home and the favorite given a 63.6% chance to win.

• Columbus has dropped the puck line in 6 straight home games when facing a team on a losing streak and faces Vancouver, given a 40.8% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• The Over has hit in 7 of 8 meetings at night.

Canadiens at Sabres Betting Trends

Venue Stats: KeyBank Center – 6.4 goals per game; 11-11-1 O/U

• Buffalo has seen the underdog win 8 straight home games when facing Montreal. Buffalo is the underdog given a 49.8% chance to win.

• Montreal has failed to cover the puck line in 13 straight road games as a favorite. Montreal is the favorite given a 30.3% chance to cover -1.5-goals against Buffalo.

• Buffalo Over 5 straight games.

Kraken at Bruins Betting Trends

Venue Stats: TD Garden – 6.2 goals per game; 13-12 O/U

• Seattle has won 4 of 5 games when facing Boston as an underdog. Seattle is the underdog with a 41.7% chance to win.

• Seattle has covered the puck line in 13 straight games and faces Boston, given a 64.3% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Seattle Over 8 of 9 games vs the Atlantic Division.

Jets at Wild Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Grand Casino Arena – 6.1 goals per game; 12-12 O/U

• Winnipeg has lost 9 straight road games and is the underdog against Minnesota, given a 42.6% chance to win.

• Winnipeg has failed to cover the puck line in 6 straight road games when facing a team on a losing streak and faces Minnesota, given a 66.1% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Minnesota Over 8 of 9 games.

Flames at Blackhawks Betting Trends

Venue Stats: United Center – 5.7 goals per game; 9-14-1 O/U

• Calgary has lost 8 straight road games when facing the Central Division and is the underdog, given a 49.5% chance to beat Chicago.

• Chicago has covered the puck line in 10 straight home games when coming off a home loss. Chicago faces Calgary given a 31.7% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• Chicago Over 4 straight home games when facing Calgary and coming off a loss.

Islanders at Oilers Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Rogers Place – 7.5 goals per game; 15-5 O/U

• Edmonton has won 6 straight home games against New York and is the favorite, given a 64.9% chance to win.

• The home team has covered the puck line in 7 of 8 games between New York and Edmonton. Edmonton is home and given a 41.7% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• Edmonton Over 8 of 9 games vs the Metro Division.

Stars at Mammoth Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Delta Center – 6 goals per game; 11-9-1 O/U

• Dallas has seen the underdog win 8 of 10 games. Dallas is the underdog given a 49.8% chance to beat Utah.

• Utah has covered the puck line in 5 straight games against Dallas and is given a 31.3% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• Dallas Over 6 straight divisional games.

Maple Leafs at Golden Knights Betting Trends

Venue Stats: T-Mobile Arena – 6.8 goals per game; 13-7-2 O/U

• Vegas has lost 4 straight games when facing the Atlantic Division as the favorite. Vegas is the favorite given a 56.5% chance to beat Toronto.

• Vegas has dropped the puck line in 7 straight games when facing the Atlantic Division as the favorite. Vegas faces Toronto as the favorite with a 35.7% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• Vegas Over 4 straight games when coming off overtime.

NHL Goal Trends

• Macklin Celebrini 5 straight road games
• Alex Ovechkin 4 of 5 games
• Trevor Zegras 6 of 7 road games vs Eastern Conference
• Rickard Rakell 4 of 5 home games vs PHI
• Jake DeBrusk 3 straight games vs CBJ
• Juraj Slafkovsky 3 of 4 games vs BUF
• Jordan Eberle 3 of 4 games vs BOS
• David Pastrnak 6 of 9 games vs SEA
• Kirill Kaprizov 5 of 6 home games vs WPG
• Jonathan Toews 3 straight games
• Connor Bedard 4 straight games vs CGY
• Zach Hyman 4 of 5 home games vs NYI
• Connor McDavid 3 straight home games
• Mark Stone 8 of 9 games
• William Nylander 4 of 5 games

NHL Point Trends

• Alexander Wennberg 6 straight road games
• John Carlson 4 of 5 games
• Evgeni Malkin 11 straight home games vs PHI
• Trevor Zegras 4 straight games vs PIT
• Zach Werenski 25 of 27 home games vs CBJ as favorite
• Nick Suzuki 5 straight games vs BUF
• Viktor Arvidsson 7 straight home games
• Charlie McAvoy 6 of 7 games
• Brock Faber 5 straight games
• Kyle Connor 4 straight games as underdog
• Andre Burakovsky 4 straight games vs CGY
• Connor McDavid 5 straight home games vs NYI
• Mathew Barzal 4 of 5 games
• Shea Theodore 5 straight home games vs TOR
• William Nylander 4 straight games vs VGS