Upcoming Games for October 20, 2021
| Time | Teams | Goalies | Win | Best Line | Goals | Total Goals | Best O/U | More Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins (1-0-0) Philadelphia Flyers (1-0-1) | Linus Ullmark Carter Hart | 58.8% 41.2% | -135 +122 -130 +125 | 3.36 2.41 | 5.77 | o5½-124 u5½+113 o5½-120 u5½+105 | |||
| St. Louis Blues (2-0-0) Vegas Golden Knights (1-1-0) | Jordan Binnington Robin Lehner | 36.6% 63.4% | +115 -127 +110 -120 | 2.21 3.36 | 5.57 | o5½-118 u5½+107 o5½-120 u5½+110 |
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best Line | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim Ducks Edmonton Oilers | 23.0% 77.0% | +252 -285 +245 -270 | 5 6 | -0.32482-0.33448 | -0.26174 | |
| New York Islanders Chicago Blackhawks | 56.8% 43.2% | -107 +105 -110 +102 | 4 1 | -0.66458-0.66532 | -0.56567 | |
| Los Angeles Kings Nashville Predators | 36.9% 63.1% | +118 -130 +120 -130 | 1 2 | -0.59419-0.59012 | -0.46073 | |
| Winnipeg Jets Minnesota Wild | 37.1% 62.9% | +135 -148 +135 -147 | 5 6 | -0.53828-0.53941 | -0.46364 | |
| Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings | 53.8% 46.2% | +104 -115 +110 -115 | 1 4 | -0.65049-0.63673 | -0.77314 | |
| Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning | 39.0% 61.0% | +100 -110 +105 -109 | 4 1 | -0.71668-0.72714 | -0.94171 |
Season Prediction Results
| Games | Record (Pct) | No Pick | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsbooks | 11 | 6-5 (0.545) | 0 | -0.67053 | |
| Sportsbooks | 11 | 6-5 (0.545) | 0 | -0.66936 | |
| DRatings | 11 | 5-6 (0.455) | 0 | -0.65419 | 0.01635 0.01517 |
Season Simulation
*Through all games played on or before 10/18/21| Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Make Playoffs | Win 1st Rd. | Win 2nd Rd. | Conf. Champ. | Stanley Cup |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2-0-1, 5 pts) | 45.1 | 26.9 | 8.0 | 98.3 | 72.2% | 42.2% | 23.0% | 13.3% | 7.3% |
| 2 | New York Rangers (2-1-1, 5 pts) | 42.7 | 28.7 | 8.5 | 94.0 | 55.4% | 29.4% | 13.4% | 6.8% | 3.1% |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2-1-1, 5 pts) | 42.4 | 29.9 | 8.7 | 93.6 | 66.2% | 26.7% | 10.9% | 5.2% | 2.4% |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Lightning (2-1-0, 4 pts) | 47.5 | 25.0 | 6.5 | 101.4 | 91.7% | 61.3% | 37.9% | 25.3% | 16.1% |
| 5 | Florida Panthers (2-0-0, 4 pts) | 45.3 | 27.4 | 7.3 | 97.9 | 83.6% | 43.9% | 21.6% | 12.8% | 7.1% |
| 6 | Carolina Hurricanes (2-0-0, 4 pts) | 45.4 | 26.7 | 6.9 | 97.8 | 75.4% | 43.7% | 23.6% | 14.2% | 7.6% |
| 7 | Minnesota Wild (2-0-0, 4 pts) | 42.7 | 29.5 | 7.8 | 93.1 | 69.4% | 36.0% | 16.5% | 7.1% | 2.9% |
| 8 | St. Louis Blues (2-0-0, 4 pts) | 42.1 | 30.7 | 8.3 | 92.4 | 62.1% | 30.7% | 13.5% | 5.2% | 2.2% |
| 9 | Edmonton Oilers (2-0-0, 4 pts) | 41.5 | 29.6 | 7.9 | 90.9 | 77.4% | 40.4% | 19.7% | 7.8% | 3.2% |
| 10 | Columbus Blue Jackets (2-0-0, 4 pts) | 38.1 | 32.3 | 8.6 | 84.7 | 26.6% | 9.2% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| 11 | Anaheim Ducks (2-1-0, 4 pts) | 35.8 | 35.1 | 9.1 | 80.7 | 35.6% | 11.2% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| 12 | Buffalo Sabres (2-0-0, 4 pts) | 35.3 | 35.4 | 9.3 | 79.9 | 19.0% | 4.9% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| 13 | Ottawa Senators (2-1-0, 4 pts) | 34.3 | 35.6 | 9.1 | 77.6 | 15.0% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| 14 | Washington Capitals (1-0-1, 3 pts) | 42.9 | 27.6 | 8.5 | 94.3 | 63.4% | 33.2% | 16.8% | 9.3% | 5.0% |
| 15 | Philadelphia Flyers (1-0-1, 3 pts) | 39.2 | 31.4 | 9.3 | 87.8 | 32.7% | 16.8% | 7.1% | 3.2% | 1.4% |
| 16 | Detroit Red Wings (1-0-1, 3 pts) | 36.0 | 34.9 | 10.1 | 82.1 | 20.8% | 4.7% | 1.5% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| 17 | Vancouver Canucks (1-1-1, 3 pts) | 35.1 | 34.1 | 9.7 | 80.0 | 35.8% | 14.4% | 5.4% | 1.6% | 0.5% |
| 18 | Seattle Kraken (1-2-1, 3 pts) | 35.1 | 34.3 | 9.6 | 79.8 | 37.0% | 15.7% | 6.0% | 1.9% | 0.5% |
| 19 | Colorado Avalanche (1-1-0, 2 pts) | 46.6 | 26.6 | 6.8 | 100.0 | 88.1% | 57.8% | 37.1% | 20.9% | 11.4% |
| 20 | Boston Bruins (1-0-0, 2 pts) | 45.4 | 27.2 | 7.4 | 98.1 | 84.4% | 41.3% | 20.1% | 11.9% | 6.3% |
| 21 | Vegas Golden Knights (1-1-0, 2 pts) | 44.7 | 28.4 | 7.0 | 96.3 | 87.9% | 56.4% | 36.7% | 18.7% | 9.1% |
| 22 | Dallas Stars (1-2-0, 2 pts) | 40.9 | 31.4 | 7.7 | 89.4 | 55.9% | 28.6% | 13.3% | 5.4% | 2.3% |
| 23 | New Jersey Devils (1-0-0, 2 pts) | 37.6 | 32.6 | 8.8 | 83.9 | 24.3% | 7.7% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 0.3% |
| 24 | Los Angeles Kings (1-1-0, 2 pts) | 35.9 | 35.1 | 9.0 | 80.8 | 35.7% | 12.9% | 5.3% | 1.7% | 0.6% |
| 25 | San Jose Sharks (1-0-0, 2 pts) | 35.9 | 34.1 | 9.0 | 80.7 | 38.8% | 14.5% | 5.7% | 1.4% | 0.4% |
| 26 | Chicago Blackhawks (0-2-1, 1 pts) | 37.9 | 32.9 | 9.3 | 85.0 | 38.5% | 15.9% | 7.2% | 2.6% | 0.9% |
| 27 | Calgary Flames (0-1-1, 1 pts) | 37.1 | 32.7 | 9.3 | 83.4 | 51.8% | 22.1% | 9.6% | 3.3% | 1.1% |
| 28 | Arizona Coyotes (0-2-1, 1 pts) | 34.4 | 35.7 | 9.9 | 78.7 | 18.3% | 6.9% | 2.9% | 1.0% | 0.4% |
| 29 | New York Islanders (0-2-0, 0 pts) | 42.7 | 29.8 | 7.4 | 92.9 | 50.0% | 26.5% | 13.5% | 7.3% | 4.0% |
| 30 | Nashville Predators (0-2-0, 0 pts) | 38.1 | 32.6 | 8.3 | 84.5 | 41.0% | 24.2% | 12.0% | 4.8% | 1.9% |
| 31 | Montreal Canadiens (0-3-0, 0 pts) | 36.2 | 35.9 | 8.9 | 81.4 | 19.3% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 0.3% |
| 32 | Winnipeg Jets (0-2-0, 0 pts) | 36.2 | 34.9 | 8.8 | 81.3 | 26.7% | 12.4% | 5.2% | 1.7% | 0.7% |
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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