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NHL Wraparound podcast: Neil Smith's picks for Oct. 27
After a rough Monday, Neil Smith gives his picks for Tuesday's 11-game slate in the Oct. 27 Smith's episode of NHL Wraparound.
NHL Wraparound podcast: Hellebuyck, Hughes and the Heritage Classic
Neil Smith and Vic Morren break down the Connor Hellebuyck trade, Quinn Hughes's return to Vancouver and the Tim Hortons Heritage Classic in the Oct. 26, 2026 Short Shifts episode.
Free agents: six players to consider after the Oct. 27 slate
Kent Johnson, Luke Evangelista, Trevor Zegras, Roman Kantserov, William Carrier and Pyotr Kochetkov deserve a look based on their production and role.
Connor Hellebuyck wins his Devils debut: what it means for your pool
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 17 of 18 shots in a 5-1 win in Dallas. Nico Hischier scored twice and the Devils have won four straight.
Jacob Fowler stops 46 as the Canadiens blank the Blues 2-0
A second shutout this season for Jacob Fowler, a first NHL goal for Florian Xhekaj and two assists for Mike Matheson in St. Louis.
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🔥 Hot players
- Connor McDavid 🔥
EDM · Forwards - Joel Farabee 🔥
CGY · Forwards - Trevor Zegras 🔥 PHI · Forwards
- Artturi Lehkonen 🔥
COL · Forwards - Arseny Gritsyuk 🔥 NJD · Forwards
- Leon Draisaitl 🔥 EDM · Forwards
- Jacob Fowler 🔥 MTL · Goalies
- Linus Ullmark 🔥
OTT · Goalies - Jesper Wallstedt 🔥
MIN · Goalies
🧊 Slowing down
- Marco Rossi 🧊
VAN · Forwards - Aliaksei Protas 🧊
WSH · Forwards - Mats Zuccarello 🧊 LAK · Forwards
- Kevin Lankinen 🧊 VAN · Goalies
- Samuel Ersson 🧊 OTT · Goalies
Hot · Slowing down. From the Pooler’s Guide lists, updated every day. Our method
See more →🚑 Injuries
- Ian Moore
ANA · Injured reserve - Pavel Mintyukov ANA · Injured reserve
- Ryan Poehling ANA · Injured reserve
- Troy Terry ANA · Injured reserve
- Alex Lyon
BUF · Injured reserve - Conor Timmins BUF · Injured reserve
- Matt Grzelcyk BUF · Injured reserve
- Sam Carrick BUF · Injured reserve
- Jack Rathbone BUF · Injured, off roster
- Jiri Kulich BUF · Out
🏆 NHL standings
| League rankRank in the whole NHL under league rules: points, then the tiebreakers. | TeamThe team, with a link to its page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | WinsGames won with him as the goalie credited with the decision. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Hurricanes | 14 | 10 | 22 |
| 2 | Minnesota Wild | 14 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | Boston Bruins | 13 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 |   Vegas Golden Knights | 14 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | Edmonton Oilers | 12 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | New Jersey Devils | 12 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Montreal Canadiens | 12 | 7 | 16 |
| 8 |   Utah Mammoth | 13 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Ottawa Senators | 13 | 8 | 16 |
| 10 |   Florida Panthers | 13 | 7 | 16 |
📈 Top guide projections
- Connor McDavid 🔥 EDM174.3
- Nathan MacKinnon COL135.4
- Leon Draisaitl 🔥 EDM128.4
- Nikita Kucherov
TBL121.5 - Kirill Kaprizov MIN114.8
- Evan Bouchard EDM111.7
- David Pastrnak BOS109.1
- Jack Eichel VGK104.1
- Martin Necas COL101.5
- Macklin Celebrini
SJS100.4
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