# NHL Pools — Hockey Pick'em on Your Own Slate

> Run an NHL pick'em pool for the 2026–27 season: the commissioner picks each week's games, members pick winners straight up, ranked for confidence points or one point each.

Source: https://piksheet.com/nhl
Last updated: 2026-10-06

**NHL pick'em on the games your group cares about.**

**Status:** Live on PikSheet.

In NHL Slate Pick'em, the commissioner chooses which games count each week and members pick N winners straight up. Picks can be ranked for confidence points or scored one point each, and every game is graded the moment it goes final, overtime and shootouts included.

## NHL pool formats

- [NHL Slate Pick'em](https://piksheet.com/pools/slate_pickem): NHL pick'em on a slate the commissioner chooses. Pick N games straight up each week — ranked for confidence points, or one point a pick.

## The 2026–27 NHL season

- The regular season started September 29, 2026 and runs through April 10, 2027, the first 84-game schedule.
- PikSheet's NHL weeks run Monday to Sunday. A week's slate can be added to or swapped until its first slate game starts.
- NHL Slate Pick'em covers the regular season only.

## What PikSheet handles

- Scores come from the NHL's public data feed. Picks are graded straight up as soon as a game goes final: overtime and shootout wins count like regulation, and there are no pushes.
- Picks lock by week, by day or game by game.
- Optional weekly tiebreaker: total shots on goal in the week's latest-starting slate game.
- Commissioners can pick for an entry, and after lock the Field view shows everyone's picks.

## Frequently asked questions

### How does an NHL pick'em pool work?

Each week the commissioner chooses the slate of NHL games that count and sets N, the number of picks. Members pick N winners straight up. In a ranked pool each pick also gets a confidence value from 1 to N and a correct pick scores its value; otherwise each correct pick is worth one point.

### Is an NHL pick'em pool the same as a hockey pool?

Not quite. Many hockey pools are player-points drafts, where you pick skaters and score their goals and assists. NHL Slate Pick'em is a game-picking pool: you pick which team wins. PikSheet doesn't offer a player-points hockey pool.

### Are there spreads or puck lines?

No. NHL Slate Pick'em is straight up only: pick the team that wins the game.

### How do overtime and shootouts count?

A win is a win. Overtime and shootout victories count exactly like regulation wins, and there are no ties or pushes.

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