Upcoming Games for December 18, 2025
| Time | Teams | Goalies | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Goals | Total Goals | Best O/U | More Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Kraken (12-13-6) Calgary Flames (13-17-4) | Joey Daccord Dustin Wolf | 40.1% 59.9% | +146 -164 +153 -168 | +1½-175 -1½+158 +1½-175 -1½+155 | 2.29 3.32 | 5.61 | o5½-106 u5½+100 o6+110 u5½+105 | |||
| Dallas Stars (22-7-5) San Jose Sharks (17-14-3) | Jake Oettinger Yaroslav Askarov | 65.7% 34.3% | -186 +167 -180 +175 | -1½+135 +1½-150 -1½+140 +1½-145 | 3.61 2.39 | 6.00 | o6+104 u6-108 o6-105 u6-110 | Volatility Bet Value Active |
Games In Progress
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers Calgary Flames | 62.2% 37.8% | -155 +143 -150 +150 | -1½+160 +1½-174 -1½+165 +1½-180 | 2 3 | -0.90708-0.91629 | -0.97260 | |
| Minnesota Wild Edmonton Oilers | 45.1% 54.9% | +139 -155 +141 -150 | +1½-173 -1½+157 +1½-170 -1½+160 | 5 3 | -0.89720-0.89446 | -0.79684 | |
| Florida Panthers Chicago Blackhawks | 70.3% 29.7% | -224 +209 -227 +205 | -1½+107 +1½-123 -1½+110 +1½-125 | 1 3 | -1.14307-1.13697 | -1.21466 | |
| San Jose Sharks St. Louis Blues | 31.6% 68.4% | +191 -200 +190 -200 | +1½-133 -1½+125 +1½-140 -1½+125 | 2 3 | -0.41571-0.41690 | -0.37933 | |
| New York Islanders Detroit Red Wings | 51.8% 48.2% | -137 +124 -134 +124 | -1½+180 +1½-196 -1½+185 +1½-210 | 1 2 | -0.83066-0.82538 | -0.72892 | |
| Carolina Hurricanes New Jersey Devils | 50.3% 49.7% | +101 -109 +101 -110 | +1½-246 -1½+220 -1½+235 -1½+225 | 2 4 | -0.66984-0.66771 | -0.69840 | |
| Utah Mammoth Boston Bruins | 43.3% 56.7% | +120 -131 +124 -133 | +1½-202 -1½+178 +1½-200 -1½+184 | 0 1 | -0.58864-0.57778 | -0.56798 | |
| Vegas Golden Knights Ottawa Senators | 48.7% 51.3% | +149 -160 +145 -155 | +1½-175 -1½+160 +1½-175 -1½+165 | 3 2 | -0.92912-0.91198 | -0.71951 | |
| Colorado Avalanche Washington Capitals | 46.2% 53.8% | -145 +137 -150 +140 | -1½+165 +1½-183 -1½+165 +1½-176 | 2 1 | -0.53820-0.52736 | -0.77213 | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning Columbus Blue Jackets | 65.1% 34.9% | -163 +149 -156 +155 | -1½+147 +1½-163 -1½+145 +1½-155 | 6 7 | -0.93344-0.93762 | -1.05160 | |
| Buffalo Sabres Los Angeles Kings | 44.6% 55.4% | +155 -170 +155 -165 | +1½-167 -1½+155 +1½-170 -1½+155 | 1 0 | -0.95763-0.95078 | -0.80762 | |
| Nashville Predators Seattle Kraken | 49.0% 51.0% | -135 +127 -135 +133 | -1½+178 +1½-200 -1½+175 +1½-190 | 0 3 | -0.83466-0.84952 | -0.67242 | |
| San Jose Sharks Dallas Stars | 17.7% 82.3% | +385 -440 +387 -450 | +1½+152 -1½-168 +1½+150 -1½-160 | 2 5 | -0.22558-0.22392 | -0.19479 | |
| Carolina Hurricanes Philadelphia Flyers | 67.2% 32.8% | -225 +200 -220 +204 | -1½+110 +1½-117 -1½+110 +1½-128 | 4 1 | -0.39304-0.39102 | -0.39704 | |
| Vegas Golden Knights Toronto Maple Leafs | 51.4% 48.6% | -109 -103 -108 +102 | -1½+230 +1½-246 +1½-260 -1½+229 | 0 3 | -0.70698-0.71728 | -0.72136 | |
| New York Rangers Vancouver Canucks | 56.3% 43.7% | -140 +130 -130 +124 | -1½+183 +1½-205 -1½+190 +1½-200 | 4 3 | -0.55696-0.58212 | -0.57412 |
Season Prediction Results
| Games | Record (Pct) | No Pick | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsbooks | 1 | 0-1 (0.000) | 0 | -0.90949 | |
| Sportsbooks | 1 | 0-1 (0.000) | 0 | -0.93156 | |
| DRatings | 1 | 0-1 (0.000) | 0 | -0.89170 | 0.01779 0.03986 |
Season Simulation
*Through all games played on or before 12/16/25| Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Make Playoffs | Win Div | Win Conf | Conf. Champ. | Stanley Cup |
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche (24-2-7, 55 pts) | 55.9 | 15.5 | 10.6 | 122.4 | 100.0% | 94.3% | 93.8% | 43.8% | 31.9% |
| 2 | Dallas Stars (22-7-5, 49 pts) | 49.1 | 23.5 | 9.4 | 107.6 | 99.8% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 14.0% | 7.7% |
| 3 | Minnesota Wild (20-9-5, 45 pts) | 45.6 | 26.8 | 9.6 | 100.8 | 96.8% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 7.6% | 3.6% |
| 4 | Carolina Hurricanes (21-9-2, 44 pts) | 50.3 | 25.4 | 6.3 | 106.9 | 97.9% | 67.7% | 56.2% | 25.6% | 12.8% |
| 5 | Anaheim Ducks (20-12-2, 42 pts) | 45.3 | 30.0 | 6.7 | 97.3 | 89.6% | 22.9% | 0.0% | 7.1% | 3.1% |
| 6 | Vegas Golden Knights (16-6-9, 41 pts) | 44.3 | 23.9 | 13.8 | 102.4 | 97.5% | 55.6% | 0.7% | 12.1% | 6.1% |
| 7 | New York Islanders (19-12-3, 41 pts) | 45.1 | 29.3 | 7.6 | 97.9 | 79.8% | 12.5% | 9.9% | 10.2% | 4.1% |
| 8 | Detroit Red Wings (19-12-3, 41 pts) | 42.3 | 31.5 | 8.2 | 92.8 | 54.6% | 12.5% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 1.2% |
| 9 | Washington Capitals (18-11-4, 40 pts) | 44.0 | 29.2 | 8.8 | 96.7 | 75.9% | 9.8% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 3.5% |
| 10 | Boston Bruins (20-14-0, 40 pts) | 44.8 | 32.4 | 4.7 | 94.4 | 64.1% | 18.7% | 2.7% | 5.5% | 1.9% |
| 11 | Philadelphia Flyers (17-9-6, 40 pts) | 41.5 | 29.2 | 11.3 | 94.4 | 59.8% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 1.4% |
| 12 | Tampa Bay Lightning (18-12-3, 39 pts) | 45.0 | 29.4 | 7.6 | 97.6 | 80.4% | 33.3% | 8.3% | 13.6% | 5.9% |
| 13 | Edmonton Oilers (16-12-6, 38 pts) | 41.5 | 29.8 | 10.7 | 93.7 | 78.8% | 10.5% | 0.0% | 5.5% | 2.5% |
| 14 | Montreal Canadiens (17-12-4, 38 pts) | 39.9 | 32.7 | 9.4 | 89.1 | 30.2% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 0.5% |
| 15 | New Jersey Devils (18-14-1, 37 pts) | 43.7 | 32.4 | 5.9 | 93.3 | 55.3% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 5.6% | 2.2% |
| 16 | Los Angeles Kings (14-9-9, 37 pts) | 39.0 | 28.8 | 14.2 | 92.2 | 69.1% | 9.6% | 0.0% | 3.8% | 1.5% |
| 17 | Pittsburgh Penguins (14-9-9, 37 pts) | 36.2 | 31.0 | 14.8 | 87.3 | 22.5% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.2% |
| 18 | San Jose Sharks (17-14-3, 37 pts) | 39.4 | 34.2 | 8.4 | 87.2 | 39.4% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.3% |
| 19 | Florida Panthers (17-13-2, 36 pts) | 44.3 | 30.9 | 6.8 | 95.4 | 69.6% | 22.0% | 5.6% | 11.9% | 5.0% |
| 20 | New York Rangers (16-15-4, 36 pts) | 39.3 | 33.8 | 8.9 | 87.6 | 21.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 0.6% |
| 21 | Toronto Maple Leafs (15-12-5, 35 pts) | 38.6 | 32.8 | 10.5 | 87.8 | 26.4% | 3.1% | 0.5% | 2.0% | 0.8% |
| 22 | Utah Mammoth (16-16-3, 35 pts) | 40.0 | 34.3 | 7.7 | 87.8 | 45.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 1.1% |
| 23 | Ottawa Senators (15-13-4, 34 pts) | 40.2 | 32.7 | 9.2 | 89.5 | 34.2% | 5.5% | 0.9% | 3.0% | 1.0% |
| 24 | Columbus Blue Jackets (14-13-6, 34 pts) | 36.9 | 33.7 | 11.4 | 85.2 | 12.7% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| 25 | Winnipeg Jets (15-15-2, 32 pts) | 39.3 | 35.3 | 7.5 | 86.0 | 37.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| 26 | Buffalo Sabres (14-14-4, 32 pts) | 37.5 | 34.9 | 9.6 | 84.6 | 15.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| 27 | Chicago Blackhawks (13-14-6, 32 pts) | 33.3 | 36.7 | 12.0 | 78.6 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 28 | St. Louis Blues (12-15-7, 31 pts) | 31.8 | 37.3 | 12.9 | 76.4 | 4.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 29 | Nashville Predators (13-15-4, 30 pts) | 35.5 | 36.7 | 9.7 | 80.8 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 30 | Seattle Kraken (12-13-6, 30 pts) | 33.1 | 36.6 | 12.3 | 78.4 | 7.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 31 | Calgary Flames (13-17-4, 30 pts) | 34.2 | 38.0 | 9.8 | 78.2 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 32 | Vancouver Canucks (13-17-3, 29 pts) | 35.3 | 38.1 | 8.6 | 79.1 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
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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