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NHL Odds Canada: Line Movement and Best Prices

This page tracks NHL odds across the Canadian market: what the books are pricing for the seven games on the board, where the line has moved before puck drop, and where two books disagree enough to be worth shopping. Prices below were captured on 10 November 2026 from two Canadian sportsbooks. Availability varies by province, so not every book listed is open to every reader.

Most NHL odds pages show you a board. This one shows the board and what each price looked like when it opened, because a price on its own tells you what a book thinks now, while the same price beside its opening number tells you which way the money has gone.

American odds lead throughout. That is the format the private operators display, and the provincial books default to decimal.

DetailValue
Markets coveredMoneyline, puck line, total
Books compared2
Prices captured10 November 2026
Games priced7
Games startToday
Biggest price gapToronto +135 at theScore Bet, against +124
Widest total disagreement6.5 against 5.5 on Nashville at Los Angeles

The three NHL odds markets

Moneyline. Which team wins, overtime and shootout included. This is the main hockey market, and because hockey is low-scoring it is where most of the money goes.

Puck line. The hockey handicap, and it is almost always fixed at 1.5 goals. The favourite must win by two or more; the underdog can lose by one and still pay. That fixed 1.5 is what makes it different from a football spread, which moves.

Total. Combined goals, over or under, usually set at 5.5 or 6.5. As the section below shows, that one-goal difference between books is more common than you might expect, and it matters more than the price attached to it.

NHL odds today, compared across the Canadian books

Every game today, moneyline, priced at the Canadian books carrying it. The best number on each side is marked in green.

GameSidetheScore BetTonyBet
Minnesota at MontréalMinnesota−125−123
Montréal+105−103
New Jersey at WinnipegNew Jersey−145−147
Winnipeg+125+116
Colorado at TorontoColorado−155−159
Toronto+135+124
Washington at OttawaWashington+110+108
Ottawa−130−139
Florida at ColumbusFlorida−115−119
Columbus−105−108
Detroit at St LouisDetroit+125+117
Nashville at Los AngelesNashville+115+110
Los Angeles−135−141

The widest gap on the board is Toronto, at +135 with theScore Bet against +124 with TonyBet. That looks small on one bet. Across a season of moneyline bets it is most of the margin.

Other markets sit elsewhere: player lines are on our NHL player props page, the outright market is on Stanley Cup odds and qualifying prices on NHL playoff odds.

Where the line has moved before puck drop

Every price on this board is still at the number it opened at. The books have taken no money worth reacting to, which is usual for a slate priced inside the last day. Moves appear here as they happen.

Where the books disagree on the total

The clearest edge on a hockey board is usually not a price. It is a line.

GametheScore BetTonyBetMise-o-jeu
Minnesota at Montréal6.5 (+105 o)6 (−123 o)6.5 (+105 o)
New Jersey at Winnipeg6.5 (+115 o)6 (−115 o)6.5 (+115 o)
Colorado at Toronto6.5 (−115 o)6.5 (−114 o)6.5 (−111 o)
Washington at Ottawa6.5 (+110 o)6 (−119 o)6.5 (+105 o)
Florida at Columbus5.5 (−130 o)6 (−102 o)5.5 (−128 o)
Detroit at St Louis5.5 (−130 o)6 (−102 o)5.5 (−125 o)
Nashville at Los Angeles6.5 (+110 o)6 (−118 o)5.5 (−132 o)

On Nashville at Los Angeles the books are 1 of a goal apart. Mise-o-jeu has it at 5.5, while theScore Bet has 6.5. A 6-goal game settles as a winner at 5.5 and a loser at 6.5, which is worth more than any price difference on this page.

PlayNow is left out of this table on purpose. Its posted total sat half a goal or more away from the rest of the market on every game we checked in the latest capture, and usually by two full goals, which reads as a feed fault rather than a traded line. Its moneyline is sound and appears in the board above.

How to shop for NHL odds in Canada

Which books you can use depends on your province. Ontario and Alberta have open private markets, so several operators compete there. British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan run through PlayNow, Quebec through Mise-O-Jeu+, and Atlantic Canada through ALC. Comparing prices is only useful across books you can legally hold an account with. Our guide to NHL betting sites in Canada covers which operate where.

Shop the total before you shop the price. A different line is worth more than a better price on the same line. Hockey totals sit on 5.5 or 6.5 often enough that the split above is not rare, and when you find one it is the single most valuable thing on a board of NHL odds.

Check the starting goaltender first. Hockey prices move on goaltending more than on anything else. A confirmed backup can move a moneyline further than an injury to a top-line forward, and those confirmations land in the hours before puck drop. Our projected NHL starting goalies page makes a call on who is in net for every game before they do, and our NHL injury report tracks availability.

Understand what a move tells you. A price that shortens has taken money. That does not make it right. It does mean you are getting a worse number than the people who bet before you.

Our weekly selections and the reasoning behind them run on NHL predictions, and the team-by-team form these NHL odds are built on sits in our NHL power rankings.

Reading American and decimal odds

American odds show what you win or what you risk on 100 units. +210 means a 100 bet returns 210 in profit. -303 means you risk 303 to win 100. Decimal shows the total return including your stake, so 3.10 returns 310 on a 100 bet, profit plus stake together.

Private operators in Canada display American by default. PlayNow, Proline+ and Mise-O-Jeu+ display decimal. Most books let you switch the format in settings, and the underlying price is identical either way.

What are the best NHL odds in Canada right now?

It depends on the side. On the 10 November 2026 board the best number on Toronto was plus 135 at theScore Bet, against plus 124 at TonyBet. That is why comparing books game by game is worth the time.

Why do two sportsbooks have different totals for the same game?

Books set lines independently and can genuinely disagree. On the 10 November 2026 board, Nashville at Los Angeles was posted at 5.5 by Mise-o-jeu and at 6.5 by theScore Bet, 1 of a goal apart.

What is the puck line in NHL betting?

The puck line is hockey’s handicap and is almost always fixed at 1.5 goals. The favourite must win by two or more for the bet to pay, and the underdog can lose by one and still win.

When do NHL odds move the most?

In the hours before puck drop, when starting goaltenders are confirmed. Goaltending moves hockey prices more than any other single piece of team news.

Are these odds available in my province?

Not necessarily. Ontario and Alberta have open private markets with several operators. British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan run through PlayNow, Quebec through Mise-O-Jeu+, and Atlantic Canada through ALC.

19+ (18+ in AB, MB and QC). Odds are approximate at the time of writing and change constantly. Prices captured 10 November 2026 and availability varies by province. Please play responsibly. ConnexOntario: 1-866-531-2600 for Ontario residents; see your province’s helpline for resources elsewhere.