Schedule
NHL Pick’em contests use weekly slates made up exclusively of games played on Saturdays.
The Start Week defaults to Week 1, or the nearest upcoming slate if the season is already underway.
The End Week defaults to Week 27.
Entry Deadline
The Entry Deadline defaults to the start of the first game of the week.
Commissioners should review their Entry Deadline during contest setup to make sure it works for their group.
Pick Deadline
Commissioners can choose when picks lock each week:
First game of the week, which is the default
Last game of the week
Custom
If Custom is selected, Saturday is the only available lock day and the default lock time is 7:00 PM ET.
Format and Spreads
NHL Pick’em is straight up only.
Entrants select which team they believe will win each matchup. Against the Spread picks are not available for NHL Pick’em, so the Format & Spreads section available in NFL Pick’em is not included in NHL contest settings.
Picks Per Week
By default, Picks Per Week is set to Pick All Games, meaning entrants make a selection for every game included in that week's slate.
Commissioners can instead choose a custom number of required picks. When the custom option is selected, the default is five picks per week.
Picks Per Week otherwise works the same way as NFL Pick’em.
Weighted Scoring and Drop Worst Week
Weighted Scoring and Drop Worst Week are available and work the same way as NFL Pick’em.
Commissioners can configure these options based on how they want weekly and overall standings to be scored.
Best Picks
Best Pick settings are available and work the same way as NFL Pick’em.
If enabled, entrants can designate their Best Pick according to the rules configured by the commissioner.
Autopicks
Autopick settings work the same way as NFL Pick’em.
Commissioners can configure how missed selections should be handled within their contest settings.
Picksheet Setup
NHL is automatically selected in Picksheet Setup and cannot be changed.
The picksheet otherwise follows the same general setup as NFL Pick’em, with one important difference: Over/Under picks are not available for NHL Pick’em.
Eligible Game Days
There is no Eligible Game Days setting for NHL Pick’em.
NHL weekly slates are automatically limited to games played on Saturdays, so commissioners do not need to choose which days should appear on the picksheet.
Other Pick’em Settings
The following settings and features work the same way as NFL Pick’em:
Segments
Tiebreakers
Entrant Groups
Design
Once your settings are configured, you can continue through the setup process and invite entrants to join your NHL Pick’em contest.