Upcoming Games for August 9, 2020
| Time | Teams | Goalies | Win | Best Line | Goals | Total Goals | Best O/U | Bet Value | More Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Blue Jackets (35-22-17) Toronto Maple Leafs (38-26-10) | Elvis Merzlikins Frederik Andersen | 44.5% 55.5% | +152 -165 +155 -160 | 2.40 2.99 | 5.40 | o5½+111 u5½-122 o5½+110 u5½-120 | Volatility Bet Value Active |
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best Line | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Stars St. Louis Blues | 47.5% 52.5% | +120 -130 +123 -132 | 2 1 | -0.81042-0.82159 | -0.74427 | |
| Boston Bruins Washington Capitals | 55.6% 44.4% | -148 +136 -150 +137 | 1 2 | -0.88315-0.88924 | -0.81306 | |
| Philadelphia Flyers Tampa Bay Lightning | 46.2% 53.8% | +126 -139 +131 -135 | 4 1 | -0.84295-0.84581 | -0.77202 | |
| Vegas Golden Knights Colorado Avalanche | 50.6% 49.4% | +105 -114 +106 -110 | 4 3 | -0.73911-0.73228 | -0.68074 | |
| Vancouver Canucks Minnesota Wild | 50.3% 49.7% | +103 -114 +104 -113 | 5 4 | -0.73407-0.73430 | -0.68669 | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs Columbus Blue Jackets | 54.7% 45.3% | -144 +130 -139 +131 | 4 3 | -0.54872-0.55453 | -0.60406 |
Season Prediction Results
| Games | Record (Pct) | No Pick | Log Loss | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsbooks | 3 | 0-3 (0.000) | 0 | -0.84551 | |
| Sportsbooks | 3 | 0-3 (0.000) | 0 | -0.85221 | |
| DRatings | 3 | 0-3 (0.000) | 0 | -0.77645 | 0.06906 0.07576 |
Season Simulation
| Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Make Playoffs | Win Division | Win Conf. | Conf. Champ. | Stanley Cup |
| 1 | Boston Bruins (44-14-12, 100 pts) | 44.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 100.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 14.0% | 7.5% |
| 2 | St. Louis Blues (42-19-10, 94 pts) | 42.0 | 19.0 | 10.0 | 94.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 14.2% | 7.4% |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Lightning (43-21-6, 92 pts) | 43.0 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 92.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 14.1% | 7.3% |
| 4 | Colorado Avalanche (42-20-8, 92 pts) | 42.0 | 20.0 | 8.0 | 92.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 14.2% | 7.3% |
| 5 | Washington Capitals (41-20-8, 90 pts) | 41.0 | 20.0 | 8.0 | 90.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 13.9% | 7.0% |
| 6 | Philadelphia Flyers (41-21-7, 89 pts) | 41.0 | 21.0 | 7.0 | 89.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.8% | 6.5% |
| 7 | Vegas Golden Knights (39-24-8, 86 pts) | 39.0 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 86.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 13.8% | 6.6% |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Penguins (40-23-6, 86 pts) | 40.0 | 23.0 | 6.0 | 86.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.0% | 3.1% |
| 9 | Edmonton Oilers (37-25-9, 83 pts) | 37.0 | 25.0 | 9.0 | 83.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.1% | 3.1% |
| 10 | Dallas Stars (37-24-8, 82 pts) | 37.0 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 82.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.7% | 6.2% |
| 11 | Toronto Maple Leafs (36-25-9, 81 pts) | 36.0 | 25.0 | 9.0 | 81.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | 3.2% |
| 12 | Carolina Hurricanes (38-25-5, 81 pts) | 38.0 | 25.0 | 5.0 | 81.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.4% | 2.8% |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets (33-22-15, 81 pts) | 33.0 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 81.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.3% | 2.6% |
| 14 | New York Islanders (35-23-10, 80 pts) | 35.0 | 23.0 | 10.0 | 80.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.1% | 3.2% |
| 15 | Winnipeg Jets (37-28-6, 80 pts) | 37.0 | 28.0 | 6.0 | 80.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.0% | 2.7% |
| 16 | New York Rangers (37-28-5, 79 pts) | 37.0 | 28.0 | 5.0 | 79.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.9% | 2.9% |
| 17 | Calgary Flames (36-27-7, 79 pts) | 36.0 | 27.0 | 7.0 | 79.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.2% | 2.9% |
| 18 | Nashville Predators (35-26-8, 78 pts) | 35.0 | 26.0 | 8.0 | 78.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.6% | 2.9% |
| 19 | Vancouver Canucks (36-27-6, 78 pts) | 36.0 | 27.0 | 6.0 | 78.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.7% | 2.7% |
| 20 | Florida Panthers (35-26-8, 78 pts) | 35.0 | 26.0 | 8.0 | 78.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 2.5% |
| 21 | Minnesota Wild (35-27-7, 77 pts) | 35.0 | 27.0 | 7.0 | 77.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 2.7% |
| 22 | Arizona Coyotes (33-29-8, 74 pts) | 33.0 | 29.0 | 8.0 | 74.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.4% | 2.5% |
| 23 | Chicago Blackhawks (32-30-8, 72 pts) | 32.0 | 30.0 | 8.0 | 72.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 2.2% |
| 24 | Montreal Canadiens (31-31-9, 71 pts) | 31.0 | 31.0 | 9.0 | 71.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| 25 | New Jersey Devils (28-29-12, 68 pts) | 28.0 | 29.0 | 12.0 | 68.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 25 | Buffalo Sabres (30-31-8, 68 pts) | 30.0 | 31.0 | 8.0 | 68.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 27 | Anaheim Ducks (29-33-9, 67 pts) | 29.0 | 33.0 | 9.0 | 67.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 28 | Los Angeles Kings (29-35-6, 64 pts) | 29.0 | 35.0 | 6.0 | 64.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 29 | San Jose Sharks (29-36-5, 63 pts) | 29.0 | 36.0 | 5.0 | 63.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 30 | Ottawa Senators (25-34-12, 62 pts) | 25.0 | 34.0 | 12.0 | 62.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 31 | Detroit Red Wings (17-49-5, 39 pts) | 17.0 | 49.0 | 5.0 | 39.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Hockey Methodology
All of our NHL hockey picks and predictions are listed above along with the odds to win. As of late 2017, we are now taking into account more information to make our predictions as accurate as possible. These predictions should be used for entertainment purposes only.
The current process simulates the regular season 500 times and the playoffs 1,000 times. Our simulations follow all of the rules of the NHL tiebreaker system which are as follows.
- Points: Most points accured by a team. In the case of uneven games played, it is point percentage.
- RW: Games won, not including those from overtime or shootout.
- ROW: Games won, not including those from shootout.
- Total Wins: Full number of wins.
- There are three more criteria which fulfill this list, but it is very unlikely that a scenario would fall this far.
Our projection system for the NHL is at Level 3, which one can read about in our Predictions Disclaimer.
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