Check out the NHL betting trends for games on Thursday, February 5, 2026, along with player prop trends listed below.

Thursday’s Schedule – times eastern standard

• Carolina Hurricanes (-230, 6.5) at New York Rangers – 19:10
• New York Islanders (-110, 5.5) at New Jersey Devils – 19:10
• Ottawa Senators (-130, 6.5) at Philadelphia Flyers – 19:10
• Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres (-135, 6.5) – 19:10
• Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals (-185, 6.5) – 19:10
• Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning (-200, 6.5) – 19:40
• Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights (-135, 5.5) – 22:10

Hurricanes at Rangers Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Madison Square Garden – 5.5 goals per game; 7-16-1 O/U

• New York has lost 9 of 10 games when playing at night and is the underdog, given a 34.5% chance to beat Carolina.

• The road team has covered the puck line in 10 of 11 games between New York and Carolina. Carolina is the road team with a 47.6% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• New York Over 9 of 10 games vs Eastern Conference.

Islanders at Devils Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Prudential Center – 5.5 goals per game; 9-17 O/U

• New Jersey has lost 8 straight home games when facing the Eastern Conference but is split with New York, as there is no favorite or underdog.

• New Jersey has dropped the puck line in 17 straight home games when playing at night and faces New York, given a 30.8% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• New York Under 11 of 12 road games vs the Eastern Conference.

Senators at Flyers Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Xfinity Mobile Arena – 5.9 goals per game; 12-14-2 O/U

• Philadelphia has lost 6 straight games when facing the Atlantic Division and is the underdog, given a 47.6% chance to beat Ottawa.

• Philadelphia has failed to cover the puck line in 6 straight games when facing the Atlantic Division and faces Ottawa, given a 69.7% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Philadelphia Under 6 straight home games when facing Ottawa and coming off a win.

Penguins at Sabres Betting Trends

Venue Stats: KeyBank Center – 6.5 goals per game; 13-13-1 O/U

• Buffalo has won 8 straight games when facing a team on a losing streak at night and is the favorite, given a 57.4% chance to beat Pittsburgh.

• Buffalo has covered the puck line in 7 straight games when facing a team on a losing streak at night and faces Pittsburgh, given a 35.7% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• Buffalo Under 8 straight games when coming off overtime.

Predators at Capitals Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Capital One Arena – 6.2 goals per game; 12-15-2 O/U

• Nashville has lost 9 straight road games when playing on a b2b and faces Washington, given a 39.2% chance to win.

• Washington has dropped the puck line in 6 straight games when playing with rest advantage and faces Nashville, given a 42.6% chance to cover -1.5-goals.

• The Under has hit in 8 straight meetings.

Panthers at Lightning Betting Trends

Venue Stats: Benchmark International Arena – 5.8 goals per game; 11-13-1 O/U

• Tampa Bay has won 12 straight games when coming off a home win and is the favorite, given a 66.7% chance to beat Florida.

• Florida has covered the puck line in 9 straight games when playing as an underdog and coming off a shootout loss. Florida faces Tampa Bay as an underdog given 60.8% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Florida Over 8 straight games as an underdog when coming off a win.

Kings at Golden Knights Betting Trends

Venue Stats: T-Mobile Arena – 6.9 goals per game; 17-9-2 O/U

• Los Angeles has won 5 of 6 games when playing on a b2b as the underdog. Los Angeles is the underdog against Vegas given a 46.5% chance to win.

• Los Angeles has covered the puck line in 6 straight games when playing on a b2b as the underdog. Los Angeles faces Vegas as the underdog given a 68.3% chance to cover +1.5-goals.

• Vegas Over 6 straight games on a b2b.

NHL Goal Trends

• Seth Jarvis 4 straight games vs NYR
• Sebastian Aho 3 straight games
• Mika Zibanejad 3 of 4 divisional games
• Mathew Barzal 5 of 6 games
• Bo Horvat 4 of 5 games in Newark
• Timo Meier 8 of 13 home games vs Eastern Conference
• Tim Stutzle 4 straight games
• Brady Tkachuk 5 of 6 games as favorite
• Travis Konecny 3 straight games as underdog
• Yegor Chinakhov 3 of 4 games
• Alex Tuch 3 of 4 home games
• Filip Forsberg 4 straight games
• Alex Ovechkin 4 straight games vs NSH
• Darren Raddysh 5 straight games
• Nikita Kucherov 5 of 6 games
• Brad Marchand 3 straight games vs TBL
• Ivan Barbashev 4 straight games
• Mitch Marner 5 of 6 games vs Western Conference
• Trevor Moore 4 of 5 games in Vegas
• Brandt Clarke 3 straight games vs VGS

NHL Point Trends

• JT Miller 12 straight games vs Eastern Conference
• Mika Zibanejad 10 straight games vs Eastern Conference
• Nikolaj Ehlers 4 of 5 games vs NYR
• Matthew Schaefer 4 of 5 games
• Dougie Hamilton 9 of 12 games
• Claude Giroux 10 of 11 games vs PHI
• Drake Batherson 4 straight games
• Travis Konecny 2+ 4 straight games
• Rasmus Dahlin 5 straight games
• Tage Thompson 4 straight home games vs PIT
• Tommy Novak 4 straight road games
• Dylan Strome 5 straight games vs NSH
• John Carlson 4 straight home games
• Roman Josi 2+ 3 straight games
• Sam Reinhart 9 straight games in Tampa
• Nikita Kucherov 2+ 8 straight home games
• Jake Guentzel 5 of 6 games vs Eastern Conference
• Jack Eichel 13 straight divisional games
• Adrian Kempe 8 straight games
• Mark Stone 7 straight games vs LAK as favorite