Expert NHL Betting Picks Today: Tuesday, January 27

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Daniel Dobish

Published on January 27, 2026

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NHL Best Bets & Picks: Stars vs Blues and Sharks vs Canucks – Expert Game Previews

The National Hockey League (NHL) has a total of 10 games on the slate, including the Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and hulu.

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Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues

The Stars (29-14-9) and the Blues (19-24-9) square off at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, with a puck drop scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+/hulu.

Dallas has managed a 15-7-6 mark on the road this season, while St. Louis has managed a 12-9-6 mark at home.

These teams just met in the Metroplex on Friday, with the Stars coming away with a 3-2 victory as moderate favorites (-160) as the Under (5.5) hung on despite the extra attacker coming on in the final minute.

Wyatt Johnston opened the scoring at 5:41 of the first period, notching a power-play goal, while Dalibor Dvorsky answered with a PPG of his own at 11:30 to level the score before heading to the room. In the second period, Pavel Buchnevich quieted the home crowd with an even-strength goal, with helpers to Jake Neighbours and Cam Fowler, but Matt Duchene answered with another PPG, as Johnston added his second point of the night with a helper.

Jason Robertson, who had a secondary assist on the Duchene goal, scored the winner at 19:00, with a helper to Roope Hintz, stunning Jordan Binnington and the Blues. Jake Oettinger made 20 saves on 22 shots for the home victory.

It isn't a true home-and-home, as the Blues hosted the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, playing on no rest after the trip to Big D. Joel Hofer and the Blues suffered the 5-4 shootout loss, as the Over (5.5) cashed, halting a 5-0 run to the Under. Expect Binner to be back in the crease for the home side.

The Blues are 2-6-1 in the past nine games, with St. Louis averaging just 2.2 goals per game (GPG) in the past 10 outings. We'll back the Stars, who are moderate favorites, while going low on the total, based on the struggles of the St. Louis offense.

Stars ML (-155 at Bet365 Sportsbook)
Under 5.5 (+102 at DraftKings Sportsbook)

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San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks

The Sharks (26-21-3) look to continue their resurgence against the Canucks (17-30-5) at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

The Sharks are a respectable 12-12-0 on the road, while the Canucks are a dismal 5-16-3 at home. In addition, San Jose has won both of the previous meetings this season, including a 6-3 victory as short 'dogs (+120) in Vancouver on Dec. 27, in the most recent meeting as the Over (6) cashed.

In the win over the Canucks in late December, San Jose had six different scorers, as Ryan Reaves, John Klingberg, William Eklund, Igor Chernyshov, Macklin Celebrini and Collin Graf (ENG) provided the goals, while Yaroslav Askarov allowed just three goals on 27 shots for the win against a leaky Thatcher Demko, who ended up with 31 saves.

San Jose posted a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers on Friday, cashing as a slight favorite (-120) as the Under (6.5) has cashed in five consecutive games for the Sharks. The Sharks are a respectable 9-4-0 in the past 13 games since Dec. 27, and that run started with the 6-3 win against the Canucks.

Sharks winger Will Smith has been getting jiggy with it lately, going for two goals and four points in the past four games.

Vancouver has managed just a single victory since dropping the ball to ring in 2026, going 1-11-2 in the past 14 games, picking up just four points out of a possible 28 since Dec. 20. The Over is 3-1 in the past four games, as the Canucks have allowed three or more goals in six straight. Since Dec. 30, Vancouver has allowed 61 goals, or 4.3 GPG.

Alex Nedeljkovic (10-8-2, 2.83 GAA, .902 SV%) and Kevin Lankinen (7-16-4, 3.44 GAA, .883 SV%) are expected to be the goaltenders for this matchup.

Look for Ned and the Sharks to get the job done again, and we'll lean high based on the high-volume of goals the Canucks are letting in.