Hockey results Wednesday 11 November 2026: AI predictions review

Seven NHL games, ten frontier models, and a consensus that finished the night 4 of 7. Wednesday's slate was the kind that flatters a careful panel in places and embarrasses it in others: three unanimous calls landed exactly as forecast, while three of the night's four most heavily backed picks went the other way entirely.

The headline surprise was in Toronto, where the Maple Leafs were the consensus choice at 70 per cent and were beaten 6-3 by the Colorado Avalanche. Ottawa's defeat to Washington, called by 90 per cent of the panel, and Los Angeles's 3-0 shutout loss to Nashville, called by all ten models, did the rest of the damage.

A seven-game NHL slate produced a 4 of 7 night for the ten-model consensus.

Where the AI got it right

The Montreal Canadiens vs Minnesota Wild prediction was one of the more convincing calls of the night in outcome, if not in margin. Nine of ten models backed the Wild at an average confidence of 55 per cent, with 3-4 the most common scoreline. Minnesota won 2-1 in Montreal, a tighter game than the panel imagined but the right result nonetheless.

The panel was unanimous on the Winnipeg Jets vs New Jersey Devils prediction, and it was also exactly right on the score. All ten models took Winnipeg, average confidence 59 per cent, and the most common projected score was 4-2. The Jets delivered 4-2. This is the closest the consensus came to a clean sweep of outcome and margin on the night.

Columbus was another unanimous call that held. The Columbus Blue Jackets vs Florida Panthers prediction saw all ten models side with Florida at 59 per cent average confidence, with 3-4 the modal score. The Panthers won 4-1, one goal more emphatic than forecast but never in doubt in the result column.

St. Louis completed the set of unanimous winners. The St. Louis Blues vs Detroit Red Wings prediction drew 100 per cent support for the Blues at 56 per cent average confidence, with 4-3 the most common score. St. Louis won 3-2, a one-goal margin in the predicted direction and the tightest of the panel's correct calls.

Where it got it wrong

Toronto was the night's biggest miss by weight of expectation, even if not by unanimity. Seven of ten models favoured the Maple Leafs at an average confidence of 56 per cent, with 4-3 the most common score. Colorado won 6-3, the widest margin on the slate and a result no part of the consensus anticipated.

Ottawa was worse. Nine of ten models backed the Senators at 55 per cent average confidence, again with 4-3 the modal scoreline. Washington won 2-3 on the road, converting a near-unanimous pick into a one-goal defeat for the panel.

The heaviest miss came in Los Angeles, where all ten models picked the Kings at 55 per cent average confidence and a 3-2 most common score. Nashville won 3-0. A unanimous consensus, a shutout against it, and no model on the day escaped it.

Models of the day

Three models shared the top of the table at 5 of 7: DeepSeek V4 Pro, Gemini 4 Argon and Kimi K3. Each found one more correct result than the consensus managed, which on a night with three unanimous failures meant picking against the crowd in at least one spot.

The remaining seven models — GPT-6.1 Sol, Claude Opus 5.5, Qwen 3.8 Max, MiMo V2.6 Pro, Grok 4.7, GLM 5.3 and Meta Muse Spark 1.3 — all finished at 4 of 7, matching the consensus exactly. No model on the day finished below the group record, and none reached 6 of 7.

Full results

• NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs 3-6 Colorado Avalanche — consensus Toronto Maple Leafs win (70%) WRONG
• NHL: Ottawa Senators 2-3 Washington Capitals — consensus Ottawa Senators win (90%) WRONG
• NHL: Montreal Canadiens 1-2 Minnesota Wild — consensus Minnesota Wild win (90%) RIGHT
• NHL: Winnipeg Jets 4-2 New Jersey Devils — consensus Winnipeg Jets win (100%) RIGHT
• NHL: Columbus Blue Jackets 1-4 Florida Panthers — consensus Florida Panthers win (100%) RIGHT
• NHL: St. Louis Blues 3-2 Detroit Red Wings — consensus St. Louis Blues win (100%) RIGHT
• NHL: Los Angeles Kings 0-3 Nashville Predators — consensus Los Angeles Kings win (100%) WRONG

The panel returns to the ice on Thursday, with a fresh slate and a 4 of 7 record to improve on. Today's predictions, model-by-model picks and projected scorelines are published on the TuringStats hockey predictions page.

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