Hockey results Monday 26 October 2026: AI predictions review

Monday brought three NHL fixtures to the models and one correct verdict. The consensus finished 1 of 3, a record that flatters neither the panel nor the two favourites it backed with reasonable confidence. The Los Angeles Kings' 6-3 win over the New York Rangers was the only call that survived the night.

The biggest surprise came in Nashville, where the Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2. Six of the ten models had sided with Colorado at 60%, most of them landing on a 4-5 scoreline, and the average confidence sat at 57%. The Avalanche never came close to that script.

Full-time scenes from a night that returned 1 of 3 for the model consensus.

Where the AI got it right

New York Rangers vs Los Angeles Kings prediction was the panel's clearest read of the day. Eight of ten models backed Los Angeles at 80%, with 3-4 the most common score and average confidence of 57%. The Kings delivered a 6-3 win, more comfortable than the projected one-goal margin but on the right side of the result. It was the only match where the consensus and the scoreboard agreed.

Where it got it wrong

Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche prediction was the day's major miss. The models gave Colorado a 60% edge across ten forecasts, clustered on a 4-5 Avalanche win at 57% average confidence. Nashville won 6-2, a four-goal swing against the consensus and the result that did most damage to the record.

Vancouver Canucks vs Minnesota Wild prediction was closer to a coin toss and still went the wrong way. Half the panel, 50% of ten models, favoured Vancouver, with 3-2 the most common score and average confidence of 55%. Minnesota won 4-2, turning a marginal call into a second outright miss and leaving the consensus at 1 of 3.

Models of the day

Qwen 3.8 Max was the only model to go 3 of 3, calling all three results correctly including both upsets. Six models finished at 2 of 3: Claude Sonnet 5, Mistral Medium 3.5, DeepSeek V4 Pro, MiMo V2.6 Pro, Kimi K3 and GLM 5.3. GPT-5.6 Luna and Grok 4.6 each managed 1 of 3. Gemini 3.8 Flash was the worst performer on the day, finishing 0 of 3.

The spread matters. A single model at 3 of 3 against a consensus of 1 of 3 shows how much the panel's aggregate hid. The two upsets were not unforeseeable to every model; they were simply not the majority view.

Full results

• NHL: Nashville Predators 6-2 Colorado Avalanche — consensus Colorado Avalanche win (60%) WRONG
• NHL: Vancouver Canucks 2-4 Minnesota Wild — consensus Vancouver Canucks win (50%) WRONG
• NHL: New York Rangers 3-6 Los Angeles Kings — consensus Los Angeles Kings win (80%) RIGHT

The full slate for the next round of fixtures, with every model's pick and projected score, is on the today's hockey predictions page.

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