Check out the NHL betting trends for games on Friday, January 16, 2026, along with player prop trends listed below.

Friday’s Schedule – times eastern standard

• San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings (-205, 6.5) – 19:10
• Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes (-160, 6.5) – 19:10
• Tampa Bay Lightning (-190, 5.5) at St. Louis Blues – 20:10
• Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche (-310, 6.5) – 21:10
• Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings (-160, 6.5) – 22:40

Sharks at Red Wings Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Little Caesars Arena – 6.4 goals per game; 11-11-3 O/U

• Detroit has won 7 straight home games when facing the Pacific Division and is the favorite, given a 67.2% chance to beat San Jose.

• San Jose has covered the puck line in 8 straight games when facing the Atlantic Division at night and faces Detroit, given a 58.3% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Detroit Under 7 straight games vs team on b2b.

Panthers at Hurricanes Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Lenovo Center – 6.8 goals per game; 15-9-1 O/U

• Florida has seen the underdog win 7 straight games. Florida is the underdog against Carolina given a 42.6% chance to win.

• Florida has seen the underdog cover the puck line in 7 straight games. Florida is the underdog against Carolina with a 65.5% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Carolina Over 6 straight divisional games.

Lightning at Blues Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Enterprise Center – 5.6 goals per game; 10-14-1 O/U

• Tampa Bay is on an 11-game winning streak and the favorite, given a 65.5% chance to beat St. Louis.

• St. Louis has seen the home team cover the puck line in 7 straight games. St. Louis is home and faces Tampa Bay with a 61.5% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Tampa Bay Under 5 straight games vs the Central Division.

Predators at Avalanche Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Ball Arena – 6.6 goals per game; 11-11 O/U

• Colorado has won 17 of 18 home games and is the favorite, given a 75.6% chance to beat Nashville.

• Nashville has seen the underdog cover the puck line in 11 of 12 games. Nashville is the underdog against Colorado given a 48.8% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Colorado Over 4 straight home games at night.

Ducks at Kings Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Crypto.com Arena – 5.2 goals per game; 9-13-1 O/U

• Anaheim has lost 7 straight games when facing a team on a losing streak and is the underdog, given a 42.6% chance to beat Los Angeles.

• Anaheim has dropped the puck line in 10 of 11 games at night and faces Los Angeles, given a 65.5% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Anaheim Over 10 straight road games vs team on a losing streak.

NHL Goal Trends

• Macklin Celebrini 5 of 6 road games
• Anton Lundell 4 of 5 road games as underdog
• Sam Bennett 6 straight games vs CAR as underdog
• Nikita Kucherov 6 of 7 road games
• Victor Olofsson 4 of 5 home games vs NSH
• Alex Laferriere 5 of 6 games vs ANA

NHL Point Trends

• William Eklund 4 straight road games
• Carter Verhaeghe 4 of 5 games vs CAR as underdog
• Seth Jarvis 3 straight games vs FLA
• Nikita Kucherov 6 of 7 games
• Nathan MacKinnon 5 straight home games vs NSH
• Adrian Kempe 6 of 7 home games vs ANA