WP Auto Picks

April 09, 2026

Stanley Cup Playoffs

Algorithm-generated picks for every NHL game

14 Picks
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9W - 5L
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WP's Pick of the Day

Model edge | Model vs market | Goalie advantage (+12.2 GSAA)

Minnesota Wild @ Dallas Stars
✗ LOSS (4-5)
Posted at 12:45 PM ET
Confident Career: 55.9% (157-124)

WP's Line Pick

Wild moneyline

Wild Stars

Wild Goalie

F. Gustavsson (16.5 GSAA)

Stars Goalie

J. Oettinger (4.3 GSAA)

Wild Key Injuries

None

Stars Key Injuries

  • Tyler Seguin
  • Roope Hintz

Wild Goalscorer

Kirill Kaprizov

Stars Goalscorer

Jason Robertson

Wild Dark Horse

Mats Zuccarello

Stars Dark Horse

Mikko Rantanen

Over/Under (Game Total)

Over 6.5

Toronto Maple Leafs @ New York Islanders
✓ WIN (3-5)
Posted at 11:00 AM ET
Confident Career: 55.9% (157-124)

WP's Line Pick

Islanders moneyline

Maple Leafs Islanders

Maple Leafs Goalie

A. Akhtyamov (0.5 GSAA)

Islanders Goalie

I. Sorokin (19.2 GSAA)

Maple Leafs Key Injuries B2B

None

Islanders Key Injuries

  • Kyle Palmieri

Maple Leafs Goalscorer

William Nylander

Islanders Goalscorer

Mathew Barzal

Maple Leafs Dark Horse

John Tavares

Islanders Dark Horse

Bo Horvat

Over/Under (Game Total)

Over 5.5

Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo Sabres
✓ WIN (0-5)
Posted at 5:25 PM ET
Confident Career: 55.9% (157-124)

WP's Line Pick

Sabres moneyline

Blue Jackets Sabres

Blue Jackets Goalie

J. Greaves (20.0 GSAA)

Sabres Goalie

C. Ellis (-0.2 GSAA)

Blue Jackets Key Injuries

  • Damon Severson
  • Dmitri Voronkov

Sabres Key Injuries B2B

None

Blue Jackets Goalscorer

Kirill Marchenko

Sabres Goalscorer

Tage Thompson

Blue Jackets Dark Horse

Sean Monahan

Sabres Dark Horse

Josh Norris

Over/Under (Game Total)

Under 5.5

Philadelphia Flyers @ Detroit Red Wings
✗ LOSS (3-6)
Posted at 12:25 PM ET
Confident Career: 55.9% (157-124)

WP's Line Pick

Flyers moneyline

Flyers Red Wings

Flyers Goalie

D. Vladar (13.4 GSAA)

Red Wings Goalie

J. Gibson (12.3 GSAA)

Flyers Key Injuries

None

Red Wings Key Injuries

None

Flyers Goalscorer

Trevor Zegras

Red Wings Goalscorer

Alex DeBrincat

Flyers Dark Horse

Travis Konecny

Red Wings Dark Horse

Patrick Kane

Over/Under (Game Total)

Push 6.0

Tampa Bay Lightning @ Montreal Canadiens
✓ WIN (1-2)
Posted at 11:55 AM ET
Slight Lean Career: 66.9% (95-47)

WP's Line Pick

Canadiens +1.5

Lightning Canadiens

Lightning Goalie

A. Vasilevskiy (21.6 GSAA)

Canadiens Goalie

J. Dobes (9.0 GSAA)

Lightning Key Injuries

  • Victor Hedman
  • Brandon Hagel
  • Pontus Holmberg
  • Max Crozier
  • Dominic James

Canadiens Key Injuries

None

Lightning Goalscorer

Nikita Kucherov

Canadiens Goalscorer

Nick Suzuki

Lightning Dark Horse

Brayden Point

Canadiens Dark Horse

Juraj Slafkovský

Over/Under (Game Total)

Under 6.0

Florida Panthers @ Ottawa Senators
✓ WIN (1-5)
Posted at 12:25 PM ET
Confident Career: 55.9% (157-124)

WP's Line Pick

Senators moneyline

Panthers Senators

Panthers Goalie

S. Bobrovsky (-22.1 GSAA)

Senators Goalie

L. Ullmark (-9.7 GSAA)

Panthers Key Injuries

  • Seth Jones
  • Aaron Ekblad
  • Sam Reinhart
  • Matthew Tkachuk
  • Uvis Balinskis

Senators Key Injuries

None

Panthers Goalscorer

Sam Bennett

Senators Goalscorer

Brady Tkachuk

Panthers Dark Horse

Carter Verhaeghe

Senators Dark Horse

Dylan Cozens

Over/Under (Game Total)

Under 7.5

Pittsburgh Penguins @ New Jersey Devils
✓ WIN (5-2)
Posted at 12:25 PM ET
Confident Career: 55.9% (157-124)

WP's Line Pick

Penguins moneyline

Penguins Devils

Penguins Goalie

S. Skinner (-8.8 GSAA)

Devils Goalie

J. Allen (8.8 GSAA)

Penguins Key Injuries

None

Devils Key Injuries

  • Stefan Noesen
  • Arseny Gritsyuk
  • Luke Hughes

Penguins Goalscorer

Sidney Crosby

Devils Goalscorer

Jack Hughes

Penguins Dark Horse

Rickard Rakell

Devils Dark Horse

Connor Brown

Over/Under (Game Total)

Over 8.5

Winnipeg Jets @ St. Louis Blues
✓ WIN (3-2)
Posted at 12:45 PM ET
Slight Lean Career: 66.9% (95-47)

WP's Line Pick

Blues +1.5

Jets Blues

Jets Goalie

C. Hellebuyck (4.2 GSAA)

Blues Goalie

J. Binnington (-20.4 GSAA)

Jets Key Injuries

  • Elias Salomonsson

Blues Key Injuries

None

Jets Goalscorer

Mark Scheifele

Blues Goalscorer

Robert Thomas

Jets Dark Horse

Kyle Connor

Blues Dark Horse

Dylan Holloway

Over/Under (Game Total)

Over 6.0

Carolina Hurricanes @ Chicago Blackhawks
✓ WIN (7-2)
Posted at 6:45 PM ET
Confident Career: 55.9% (157-124)

WP's Line Pick

Hurricanes moneyline

Hurricanes Blackhawks

Hurricanes Goalie

F. Andersen (-20.7 GSAA)

Blackhawks Goalie

S. Knight (17.6 GSAA)

Hurricanes Key Injuries

  • Jaccob Slavin
  • Sebastian Aho
  • Jalen Chatfield
  • Andrei Svechnikov
  • Seth Jarvis

Blackhawks Key Injuries

None

Hurricanes Goalscorer

Sebastian Aho

Blackhawks Goalscorer

Connor Bedard

Hurricanes Dark Horse

Seth Jarvis

Blackhawks Dark Horse

Frank Nazar

Over/Under (Game Total)

Over 7.0

Calgary Flames @ Colorado Avalanche
✓ WIN (1-3)
Posted at 1:55 PM ET
Confident Career: 55.9% (157-124)

WP's Line Pick

Avalanche moneyline

Flames Avalanche

Flames Goalie

D. Wolf (-1.4 GSAA)

Avalanche Goalie

M. Blackwood (3.0 GSAA)

Flames Key Injuries

  • Jonathan Huberdeau
  • Joel Hanley

Avalanche Key Injuries

  • Cale Makar

Flames Goalscorer

Matt Coronato

Avalanche Goalscorer

Nathan MacKinnon

Flames Dark Horse

Joel Farabee

Avalanche Dark Horse

Martin Necas

Over/Under (Game Total)

Under 8.5

Nashville Predators @ Utah Mammoth
✗ LOSS (1-4)
Posted at 1:55 PM ET
Slight Lean Career: 66.9% (95-47)

WP's Line Pick

Predators +1.5

Predators Mammoth

Predators Goalie

J. Saros (-1.4 GSAA)

Mammoth Goalie

K. Vejmelka (0.5 GSAA)

Predators Key Injuries

None

Mammoth Key Injuries

  • Barrett Hayton

Predators Goalscorer

Ryan O'Reilly

Mammoth Goalscorer

Clayton Keller

Predators Dark Horse

Steven Stamkos

Mammoth Dark Horse

Nick Schmaltz

Over/Under (Game Total)

Over 8.5

Vegas Golden Knights @ Seattle Kraken
✗ LOSS (3-4)
Posted at 2:25 PM ET
Confident Career: 55.9% (157-124)

WP's Line Pick

Golden Knights moneyline

Golden Knights Kraken

Golden Knights Goalie

A. Hill (-15.2 GSAA)

Kraken Goalie

J. Daccord (-0.2 GSAA)

Golden Knights Key Injuries

None

Kraken Key Injuries

  • Shane Wright

Golden Knights Goalscorer

Jack Eichel

Kraken Goalscorer

Jared McCann

Golden Knights Dark Horse

Pavel Dorofeyev

Kraken Dark Horse

Matty Beniers

Over/Under (Game Total)

Under 6.0

San Jose Sharks @ Anaheim Ducks
✗ LOSS (1-6)
Posted at 9:55 PM ET
Confident Career: 55.9% (157-124)

WP's Line Pick

Sharks moneyline

Sharks Ducks

Sharks Goalie

Y. Askarov (-12.7 GSAA)

Ducks Goalie

L. Dostal (-9.7 GSAA)

Sharks Key Injuries B2B

None

Ducks Key Injuries

  • Cutter Gauthier

Sharks Goalscorer

Macklin Celebrini

Ducks Goalscorer

Leo Carlsson

Sharks Dark Horse

Alexander Wennberg

Ducks Dark Horse

Troy Terry

Over/Under (Game Total)

Over 5.5

Vancouver Canucks @ Los Angeles Kings
✓ WIN (1-4)
Posted at 2:25 PM ET
Confident Career: 55.9% (157-124)

WP's Line Pick

Kings moneyline

Canucks Kings

Canucks Goalie

N. Tolopilo (-6.8 GSAA)

Kings Goalie

A. Forsberg (7.4 GSAA)

Canucks Key Injuries

None

Kings Key Injuries

  • Kevin Fiala
  • Andrei Kuzmenko

Canucks Goalscorer

Elias Pettersson

Kings Goalscorer

Quinton Byfield

Canucks Dark Horse

Brock Boeser

Kings Dark Horse

Alex Laferriere

Over/Under (Game Total)

Push 7.0

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