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NHL Back to Back Betting Records

How NHL teams do on the second night of a back to back at closing prices since 2016-17: 1657-2052 straight up for -279.47u on the moneyline.

Updated October 11, 2026. Regular season only; results include overtime and shootouts.

Back to back results by season

SeasonB2B gamesRecordWin %ML unitsPuck lineO/U/PWin % with rest
2026-27177-1041.2%-3.40u8-97-10-051.1%
2025-26430197-23345.8%-18.40u227-203207-223-050.8%
2024-25398165-23341.5%-58.94u192-206205-193-051.5%
2023-24328150-17845.7%-31.09u168-160184-141-350.7%
2022-23376169-20744.9%-10.12u179-197215-157-450.9%
2021-22388157-23140.5%-63.65u187-201216-160-1251.8%
2020-21285133-15246.7%-31.03u138-146133-146-650.7%
2019-20323154-16947.7%+5.14u171-152152-164-750.4%
2018-19368162-20644.0%-35.22u195-173174-187-751.1%
2017-18386169-21743.8%-28.77u220-166187-195-451.2%
2016-17410194-21647.3%-4.00u236-174171-198-4150.6%

Rest matchups, home team's side

SituationGamesHome recordHome win %Home ML unitsO/U/P
Home team rested, road team on a back to back18481098-75059.4%+24.78u937-871-40
Both teams on a back to back629340-28954.1%-14.43u306-306-17
Home team on a back to back, road team rested603278-32546.1%-75.98u302-291-10

Back to back record by team since 2016-17

TeamB2B gamesRecordWin %ML unitsO/U/P
Colorado Avalanche10457-4754.8%+0.82u54-49-1
Chicago Blackhawks12245-7736.9%-10.17u65-53-4
Columbus Blue Jackets14556-8938.6%-22.15u74-70-1
St. Louis Blues12064-5653.3%+11.10u63-55-2
Boston Bruins12058-6248.3%-14.27u58-59-3
Montreal Canadiens13350-8337.6%-17.18u72-58-3
Vancouver Canucks10839-6936.1%-13.56u57-48-3
Washington Capitals12761-6648.0%-12.51u68-56-3
New Jersey Devils14054-8638.6%-18.36u73-61-6
Anaheim Ducks10740-6737.4%-9.53u53-51-3
Calgary Flames9642-5443.8%-9.65u41-51-4
Philadelphia Flyers13950-8936.0%-28.03u73-64-2
Vegas Golden Knights9150-4154.9%+0.80u45-44-2
Carolina Hurricanes14380-6355.9%-1.40u67-71-5
New York Islanders12558-6746.4%-5.81u55-70-0
Winnipeg Jets9552-4354.7%+11.32u43-50-2
Los Angeles Kings11852-6644.1%-0.46u54-60-4
Seattle Kraken5116-3531.4%-15.62u26-25-0
Tampa Bay Lightning12063-5752.5%-7.06u71-49-0
Utah Mammoth247-1729.2%-8.85u10-14-0
Toronto Maple Leafs13363-7047.4%-15.75u66-64-3
Edmonton Oilers9848-5049.0%-6.57u54-43-1
Florida Panthers13165-6649.6%-4.49u64-61-6
Pittsburgh Penguins13464-7047.8%-19.35u61-70-3
Nashville Predators11253-5947.3%-5.03u53-58-1
New York Rangers12161-6050.4%+2.33u59-59-3
Detroit Red Wings12344-7935.8%-13.04u61-58-4
Buffalo Sabres14255-8738.7%-5.19u74-64-4
Ottawa Senators13757-8041.6%-9.59u66-69-2
San Jose Sharks11743-7436.8%-13.90u61-51-5
Dallas Stars11153-5847.7%-7.33u45-66-0
Minnesota Wild12257-6546.7%-11.02u65-53-4

Methodology

Final scores and closing lines for every regular season game since 2016-17 come from the Bet Legend game database, each checked against ESPN's official final score. Moneyline units risk 1 unit at the closing price. These are market results, not BetLegend picks.

FAQ

How do NHL teams do on the second night of a back to back?

Since 2016-17: 1657-2052 (44.7%) and -279.47u for a 1 unit moneyline bettor at closing prices, over 3709 games.

Should you bet against tired road teams?

When the home team was rested and the road team was on a back to back, home teams went 1098-750 for +24.78u on the moneyline.

Do back to backs affect NHL totals?

Games where a team played the second night went 1851-1774-84 against the closing total from that team's side.

What counts as a back to back?

A game played the day after the team's previous regular season game. Results include overtime and shootouts.