Upcoming Games for December 20, 2025
| Time | Teams | Goalies | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Goals | Total Goals | Best O/U | More Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Flyers (17-10-6) New York Rangers (17-15-4) | Unknown Unknown | 44.0% 56.0% | +111 -125 +110 -120 | +1½-225 -1½+205 +1½-220 -1½+205 | 2.56 3.20 | 5.76 | o5½+109 u5½-105 o5½-105 u5½-105 | Volatility Bet Value Active | ||
| Detroit Red Wings (19-13-3) Washington Capitals (19-11-4) | Unknown Unknown | 38.8% 61.2% | +150 -162 +150 -154 | +1½-177 -1½+157 +1½-175 -1½+160 | 2.49 3.56 | 6.05 | o6-105 u6-110 o6-105 u6-110 | Volatility Bet Value Active | ||
| Chicago Blackhawks (13-15-6) Ottawa Senators (16-13-4) | Unknown Unknown | 32.4% 67.6% | +220 -240 +221 -240 | +1½-123 -1½+110 +1½-130 -1½+110 | 2.26 3.57 | 5.83 | o5½-106 u5½-105 o5½-105 u5½-105 | |||
| Edmonton Oilers (17-12-6) Minnesota Wild (21-9-5) | Unknown Unknown | 49.5% 50.5% | +111 -122 +110 -120 | +1½-225 -1½+200 +1½-227 -1½+205 | 2.97 3.03 | 6.00 | o6½+100 u6½-112 o6½+100 u6+105 | |||
| New York Islanders (19-12-3) Buffalo Sabres (15-14-4) | Unknown Unknown | 47.1% 52.9% | +130 -145 +135 -150 | +1½-185 -1½+166 +1½-185 -1½+170 | 3.07 3.39 | 6.46 | o6-120 u6½-115 o6-120 u6½-115 | |||
| St. Louis Blues (13-15-8) Florida Panthers (18-13-2) | Unknown Unknown | 31.1% 68.9% | +157 -179 +160 -175 | +1½-170 -1½+153 +1½-165 -1½+150 | 2.21 3.54 | 5.75 | o5½-108 u5½+102 o5½-110 u5½-105 | |||
| Vancouver Canucks (13-17-3) Boston Bruins (20-15-0) | Unknown Unknown | 40.1% 59.9% | +144 -152 +141 -153 | +1½-182 -1½+165 +1½-185 -1½+170 | 2.52 3.55 | 6.07 | o5½-115 u5½+104 o5½-120 u6-115 | |||
| Pittsburgh Penguins (14-10-9) Montreal Canadiens (18-12-4) | Unknown Unknown | 41.9% 58.1% | +123 -140 +130 -137 | +1½-200 -1½+181 +1½-200 -1½+185 | 2.72 3.58 | 6.30 | o6½+103 u6½-110 o6-120 u6½-110 | |||
| Toronto Maple Leafs (15-13-5) Nashville Predators (13-16-4) | Unknown Unknown | 53.4% 46.6% | -119 +106 -117 +108 | -1½+211 +1½-244 -1½+215 +1½-250 | 3.32 2.95 | 6.27 | o6+104 u6-115 o6-105 u6-110 | |||
| Carolina Hurricanes (22-9-2) Tampa Bay Lightning (18-13-3) | Unknown Unknown | 50.5% 49.5% | +101 -111 +103 -110 | +1½-260 -1½+230 +1½-230 -1½+220 | 3.27 3.22 | 6.49 | o5½-108 u5½-108 o5½-105 u5½-110 | |||
| Seattle Kraken (12-14-6) San Jose Sharks (17-15-3) | Unknown Unknown | 45.6% 54.4% | +101 -113 +105 -112 | +1½-250 -1½+219 +1½-250 -1½+220 | 2.73 3.20 | 5.93 | o6-115 u6½-115 o6-115 u6½-115 | |||
| Columbus Blue Jackets (14-14-6) Anaheim Ducks (20-12-2) | Unknown Unknown | 46.5% 53.5% | +101 -114 +103 -110 | +1½-244 -1½+205 +1½-230 -1½+210 | 3.20 3.58 | 6.78 | o6½-128 u6½+112 o6½-130 u6½+110 | |||
| Vegas Golden Knights (16-6-10) Calgary Flames (14-17-4) | Unknown Unknown | 57.6% 42.4% | -123 +112 -120 +110 | -1½+205 +1½-240 -1½+210 +1½-230 | 3.32 2.50 | 5.82 | o5½-108 u5½-108 o5½-110 u5½-110 |
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim Ducks Colorado Avalanche | 27.8% 72.2% | +230 -250 +228 -255 | +1½-105 -1½-103 +1½+100 -1½-105 | 3 4 | -0.35364-0.35378 | -0.32581 | |
| San Jose Sharks Winnipeg Jets | 21.3% 78.7% | +345 -380 +342 -399 | +1½+128 -1½-138 +1½+125 -1½-140 | 3 8 | -0.24987-0.24915 | -0.23976 | |
| Carolina Hurricanes Pittsburgh Penguins | 57.0% 43.0% | -155 +147 -160 +150 | -1½+157 +1½-173 -1½+160 +1½-170 | 4 1 | -0.51046-0.50078 | -0.56282 | |
| Philadelphia Flyers Seattle Kraken | 42.7% 57.3% | +118 -120 +120 -120 | +1½-207 -1½+190 +1½-210 -1½+195 | 4 6 | -0.61031-0.60614 | -0.55746 | |
| San Jose Sharks Chicago Blackhawks | 39.4% 60.6% | +165 -180 +172 -180 | +1½-153 -1½+142 +1½-155 -1½+140 | 2 4 | -0.46185-0.45229 | -0.50078 | |
| New York Islanders St. Louis Blues | 52.3% 47.7% | -142 +127 -135 +128 | -1½+183 +1½-206 -1½+195 +1½-210 | 0 1 | -0.84672-0.83716 | -0.74007 | |
| Edmonton Oilers Nashville Predators | 53.3% 46.7% | -115 +110 -111 +108 | -1½+195 +1½-217 -1½+190 +1½-205 | 4 2 | -0.63673-0.64913 | -0.63013 | |
| New York Rangers Detroit Red Wings | 53.0% 47.0% | -140 +130 -140 +130 | -1½+167 +1½-188 -1½+175 +1½-185 | 5 2 | -0.55696-0.55696 | -0.63405 | |
| New Jersey Devils Ottawa Senators | 54.2% 45.8% | -138 +127 -135 +128 | -1½+180 +1½-202 -1½+180 +1½-190 | 3 1 | -0.56518-0.56729 | -0.61214 | |
| Vancouver Canucks Florida Panthers | 42.9% 57.1% | -113 +100 -110 +105 | -1½+230 -1½+224 -1½+225 +1½-250 | 3 2 | -0.66396-0.65817 | -0.84602 | |
| Dallas Stars Washington Capitals | 60.9% 39.1% | -145 +135 -140 +136 | -1½+175 +1½-193 -1½+170 +1½-185 | 2 3 | -0.87165-0.86569 | -0.93992 | |
| Vegas Golden Knights Tampa Bay Lightning | 47.2% 52.8% | +132 -140 +132 -142 | +1½-193 -1½+175 +1½-193 -1½+175 | 3 4 | -0.55326-0.55076 | -0.63837 | |
| Los Angeles Kings Montreal Canadiens | 55.9% 44.1% | -135 +122 -135 +129 | -1½+200 +1½-212 -1½+185 +1½-204 | 4 1 | -0.57893-0.56539 | -0.58132 | |
| Buffalo Sabres Columbus Blue Jackets | 57.0% 43.0% | -135 +125 -134 +127 | -1½+175 +1½-197 -1½+175 +1½-185 | 4 6 | -0.82968-0.83287 | -0.84439 | |
| Utah Mammoth Anaheim Ducks | 57.7% 42.3% | -151 +140 -148 +135 | -1½+165 +1½-183 -1½+170 +1½-185 | 4 5 | -0.89355-0.87647 | -0.85939 | |
| Boston Bruins Colorado Avalanche | 46.5% 53.5% | +123 -137 +125 -135 | +1½-210 -1½+185 +1½-210 -1½+190 | 5 3 | -0.82814-0.82968 | -0.76595 |
Season Prediction Results
| Games | Record (Pct) | No Pick | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsbooks | 5 | 1-4 (0.200) | 0 | -0.72630 | |
| Sportsbooks | 5 | 1-4 (0.200) | 0 | -0.71062 | |
| DRatings | 5 | 3-2 (0.600) | 0 | -0.68056 | 0.04574 0.03006 |
Season Simulation
*Through all games played on or before 12/18/25| 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) | 56.0 | 15.5 | 10.4 | 122.5 | 100.0% | 92.9% | 92.2% | 43.7% | 31.8% |
| 2 | Dallas Stars (23-7-5, 51 pts) | 50.1 | 22.7 | 9.2 | 109.3 | 99.8% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 14.8% | 8.8% |
| 3 | Minnesota Wild (21-9-5, 47 pts) | 46.3 | 26.0 | 9.6 | 102.3 | 98.4% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 8.0% | 4.1% |
| 4 | Carolina Hurricanes (22-9-2, 46 pts) | 51.1 | 24.7 | 6.2 | 108.4 | 99.3% | 71.1% | 62.7% | 26.7% | 13.4% |
| 5 | Vegas Golden Knights (16-6-10, 42 pts) | 43.4 | 23.8 | 14.8 | 101.6 | 97.6% | 54.0% | 0.6% | 10.8% | 5.0% |
| 6 | Washington Capitals (19-11-4, 42 pts) | 44.9 | 28.4 | 8.7 | 98.4 | 82.1% | 12.9% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 4.3% |
| 7 | Anaheim Ducks (20-12-2, 42 pts) | 45.2 | 30.0 | 6.8 | 97.2 | 90.9% | 22.3% | 0.2% | 6.4% | 2.8% |
| 8 | New York Islanders (19-12-3, 41 pts) | 45.0 | 29.3 | 7.7 | 97.8 | 78.6% | 8.4% | 6.9% | 9.2% | 3.5% |
| 9 | Detroit Red Wings (19-13-3, 41 pts) | 41.3 | 32.5 | 8.2 | 90.8 | 42.2% | 10.2% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1.0% |
| 10 | Edmonton Oilers (17-12-6, 40 pts) | 42.0 | 29.4 | 10.6 | 94.6 | 82.9% | 13.8% | 0.0% | 6.9% | 3.0% |
| 11 | Philadelphia Flyers (17-10-6, 40 pts) | 40.9 | 29.9 | 11.2 | 93.0 | 52.5% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 1.0% |
| 12 | Boston Bruins (20-15-0, 40 pts) | 44.0 | 33.2 | 4.8 | 92.8 | 55.4% | 13.1% | 1.6% | 5.1% | 1.5% |
| 13 | Montreal Canadiens (18-12-4, 40 pts) | 40.3 | 32.2 | 9.5 | 90.1 | 38.2% | 6.5% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 0.7% |
| 14 | Tampa Bay Lightning (18-13-3, 39 pts) | 44.3 | 30.2 | 7.5 | 96.1 | 76.4% | 26.0% | 3.7% | 11.1% | 4.6% |
| 15 | New Jersey Devils (19-14-1, 39 pts) | 44.5 | 31.9 | 5.7 | 94.6 | 63.5% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 6.2% | 2.2% |
| 16 | Los Angeles Kings (15-10-9, 39 pts) | 39.4 | 28.7 | 13.9 | 92.7 | 72.4% | 8.5% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 1.6% |
| 17 | Florida Panthers (18-13-2, 38 pts) | 45.0 | 30.4 | 6.6 | 96.6 | 78.5% | 32.4% | 6.3% | 13.2% | 5.5% |
| 18 | New York Rangers (17-15-4, 38 pts) | 39.8 | 33.4 | 8.9 | 88.4 | 26.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 2.1% | 0.7% |
| 19 | Utah Mammoth (17-16-3, 37 pts) | 41.0 | 33.3 | 7.7 | 89.7 | 60.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 1.6% |
| 20 | San Jose Sharks (17-15-3, 37 pts) | 38.7 | 35.1 | 8.2 | 85.6 | 28.4% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% |
| 21 | Pittsburgh Penguins (14-10-9, 37 pts) | 35.3 | 31.8 | 14.9 | 85.5 | 15.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| 22 | Ottawa Senators (16-13-4, 36 pts) | 41.0 | 31.9 | 9.2 | 91.1 | 43.2% | 8.7% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 1.3% |
| 23 | Toronto Maple Leafs (15-13-5, 35 pts) | 37.7 | 33.7 | 10.6 | 85.9 | 18.3% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.3% |
| 24 | Buffalo Sabres (15-14-4, 34 pts) | 38.2 | 34.4 | 9.4 | 85.8 | 19.3% | 1.7% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.3% |
| 25 | Columbus Blue Jackets (14-14-6, 34 pts) | 36.3 | 34.3 | 11.3 | 84.0 | 11.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 26 | St. Louis Blues (13-15-8, 34 pts) | 32.0 | 36.3 | 13.7 | 77.7 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 27 | Winnipeg Jets (15-16-2, 32 pts) | 38.2 | 36.4 | 7.4 | 83.7 | 26.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.4% |
| 28 | Calgary Flames (14-17-4, 32 pts) | 34.9 | 37.7 | 9.4 | 79.2 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 29 | Chicago Blackhawks (13-15-6, 32 pts) | 32.7 | 37.3 | 12.0 | 77.3 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 30 | Nashville Predators (13-16-4, 30 pts) | 35.0 | 37.3 | 9.7 | 79.8 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 31 | Seattle Kraken (12-14-6, 30 pts) | 32.3 | 37.5 | 12.1 | 76.8 | 3.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 32 | Vancouver Canucks (13-17-3, 29 pts) | 35.3 | 38.0 | 8.7 | 79.3 | 9.5% | 0.1% | 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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