Upcoming Games for December 21, 2025
| Time | Teams | Goalies | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Goals | Total Goals | Best O/U | More Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals (19-12-4) Detroit Red Wings (20-13-3) | Charlie Lindgren John Gibson | 51.4% 48.6% | +100 -109 -101 -108 | +1½-270 -1½+235 +1½-260 -1½+230 | 3.13 2.98 | 6.11 | o6-102 u6-110 o6+100 u6-120 | |||
| Colorado Avalanche (25-2-7) Minnesota Wild (22-9-5) | Scott Wedgewood Jesper Wallstedt | 68.4% 31.6% | -145 +138 -150 +140 | -1½+170 +1½-185 -1½+160 +1½-170 | 3.76 2.43 | 6.19 | o6-111 u6-101 o6-115 u6+100 | |||
| Montreal Canadiens (19-12-4) Pittsburgh Penguins (14-11-9) | Jakub Dobes Arturs Silovs | 52.1% 47.9% | +105 -115 +100 -110 | +1½-238 -1½+215 +1½-240 -1½+215 | 3.24 3.00 | 6.24 | o6½+100 u6½-112 o6-120 u6½-115 | |||
| New York Rangers (18-15-4) Nashville Predators (14-16-4) | Igor Shesterkin Juuse Saros | 56.1% 43.9% | -112 +101 -108 +100 | -1½+220 +1½-250 -1½+220 +1½-250 | 3.21 2.56 | 5.77 | o6-104 u6-108 o6-110 u6-105 | |||
| Winnipeg Jets (15-17-2) Utah Mammoth (17-17-3) | Connor Hellebuyck Karel Vejmelka | 43.4% 56.6% | +106 -116 +105 -115 | +1½-244 -1½+215 +1½-245 -1½+210 | 2.59 3.31 | 5.90 | o5½-116 u5½+104 o5½-120 u6-115 | |||
| Toronto Maple Leafs (15-14-5) Dallas Stars (24-7-5) | Joseph Woll Jake Oettinger | 35.4% 64.6% | +180 -200 +175 -190 | +1½-141 -1½+125 +1½-145 -1½+130 | 2.43 3.62 | 6.05 | o6-111 u6-101 o6-110 u6-110 | |||
| Buffalo Sabres (16-14-4) New Jersey Devils (20-14-1) | Alex Lyon Jake Allen | 40.2% 59.8% | +124 -135 +125 -135 | +1½-208 -1½+180 +1½-185 -1½+180 | 2.63 3.64 | 6.27 | o6-102 u6-110 o6-110 u6-110 | Volatility Bet Value Active | ||
| Ottawa Senators (17-13-4) Boston Bruins (20-15-1) | Linus Ullmark Jeremy Swayman | 53.2% 46.8% | -135 +121 -134 +124 | -1½+183 +1½-208 -1½+190 +1½-210 | 3.01 2.67 | 5.68 | o6-105 u6-108 o6+105 u6-110 | |||
| Vegas Golden Knights (16-7-10) Edmonton Oilers (17-13-6) | Carter Hart Tristan Jarry | 45.2% 54.8% | +123 -135 +125 -129 | +1½-208 -1½+180 +1½-200 -1½+190 | 2.88 3.40 | 6.28 | o6-111 u6-101 o6-110 u6-105 | Volatility Bet Value Active |
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins Florida Panthers | 40.8% 59.2% | +145 -160 +143 -157 | +1½-178 -1½+163 +1½-185 -1½+166 | 5 1 | -0.91937-0.91006 | -0.89664 | |
| Vegas Golden Knights Dallas Stars | 42.0% 58.0% | +130 -140 +130 -138 | -1½+292 +1½-348 +1½-200 -1½+187 | 1 2 | -0.55696-0.55953 | -0.54521 | |
| Carolina Hurricanes New York Rangers | 49.2% 50.8% | -112 +100 -112 +103 | -1½+235 +1½-265 -1½+230 +1½-260 | 3 4 | -0.72105-0.72873 | -0.67633 | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins | 47.3% 52.7% | +119 -127 +120 -130 | +1½-196 -1½+195 +1½-214 -1½+200 | 1 2 | -0.59673-0.59012 | -0.64080 | |
| Dallas Stars Vegas Golden Knights | 52.2% 47.8% | -105 -103 +100 -106 | -1½+230 +1½-255 -1½+235 +1½-260 | 0 2 | -0.69788-0.67889 | -0.73800 | |
| Vancouver Canucks Nashville Predators | 47.7% 52.3% | +109 -117 +106 -115 | +1½-241 -1½+215 +1½-250 -1½+228 | 1 0 | -0.75464-0.74282 | -0.74125 | |
| Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs | 48.6% 51.4% | -123 +110 -122 +115 | -1½+215 +1½-250 -1½+220 +1½-240 | 1 2 | -0.76932-0.78001 | -0.66542 | |
| Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oilers | 40.6% 59.4% | +172 -188 +175 -189 | +1½-143 -1½+130 +1½-141 -1½+135 | 3 4 | -0.44674-0.44214 | -0.52029 | |
| Vegas Golden Knights Dallas Stars | 40.6% 59.4% | +140 -151 +140 -147 | +1½-183 -1½+165 +1½-185 -1½+173 | 2 3 | -0.52628-0.53071 | -0.52153 | |
| Nashville Predators Vancouver Canucks | 45.1% 54.9% | +121 -121 +113 -120 | +1½-232 -1½+205 +1½-236 -1½+210 | 2 1 | -0.79299-0.77096 | -0.79722 | |
| Colorado Avalanche Winnipeg Jets | 48.2% 51.8% | -114 +775 -107 +101 | -1½+204 +1½-228 -1½+210 +1½-240 | 6 3 | -0.19437-0.67421 | -0.73075 | |
| New York Islanders Carolina Hurricanes | 34.5% 65.5% | +233 -255 +230 -249 | +1½-120 -1½+112 +1½-120 -1½+115 | 3 6 | -0.34929-0.35398 | -0.42364 | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins | 42.9% 57.1% | +151 -165 +155 -164 | +1½-173 -1½+163 +1½-170 -1½+160 | 2 1 | -0.94110-0.94936 | -0.84523 | |
| Dallas Stars Vegas Golden Knights | 52.8% 47.2% | +160 +107 -116 +115 | +1½-125 +1½-250 -1½+216 +1½-230 | 4 2 | -0.81360-0.62385 | -0.63892 | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers | 40.2% 59.8% | +165 -182 +167 -176 | +1½-160 -1½+147 +1½-155 -1½+145 | 1 6 | -0.46040-0.46205 | -0.51410 | |
| Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings | 52.9% 47.1% | -165 +150 -164 +152 | -1½+160 +1½-175 -1½+165 +1½-170 | 1 0 | -0.49617-0.49397 | -0.63607 |
Season Prediction Results
| Games | Record (Pct) | No Pick | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsbooks | 13 | 8-5 (0.615) | 0 | -0.68210 | |
| Sportsbooks | 13 | 7-5 (0.577) | 1 | -0.68569 | |
| DRatings | 13 | 7-6 (0.538) | 0 | -0.73703 | -0.05493 -0.05133 |
Season Simulation
*Through all games played on or before 12/20/25| Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Make Playoffs | Win Div | Win Conf | Conf. Champ. | Stanley Cup |
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche (25-2-7, 57 pts) | 56.1 | 15.3 | 10.6 | 122.8 | 100.0% | 90.0% | 89.7% | 42.9% | 31.6% |
| 2 | Dallas Stars (24-7-5, 53 pts) | 50.8 | 22.2 | 9.0 | 110.6 | 100.0% | 8.8% | 8.6% | 16.6% | 9.9% |
| 3 | Minnesota Wild (22-9-5, 49 pts) | 46.8 | 25.8 | 9.4 | 102.9 | 98.4% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 8.7% | 4.6% |
| 4 | Carolina Hurricanes (22-10-3, 47 pts) | 49.2 | 25.6 | 7.1 | 105.6 | 96.8% | 63.4% | 53.1% | 23.6% | 10.9% |
| 5 | Anaheim Ducks (21-13-2, 44 pts) | 44.8 | 30.5 | 6.7 | 96.3 | 88.1% | 25.4% | 0.2% | 6.4% | 2.8% |
| 6 | Detroit Red Wings (20-13-3, 43 pts) | 42.2 | 31.9 | 7.9 | 92.2 | 51.9% | 11.7% | 2.7% | 4.2% | 1.4% |
| 7 | Vegas Golden Knights (16-7-10, 42 pts) | 42.4 | 24.7 | 14.9 | 99.6 | 95.8% | 45.1% | 0.2% | 8.9% | 4.1% |
| 8 | Washington Capitals (19-12-4, 42 pts) | 43.8 | 29.5 | 8.7 | 96.2 | 75.2% | 12.1% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 3.7% |
| 9 | New York Islanders (19-13-4, 42 pts) | 43.3 | 30.2 | 8.5 | 95.1 | 65.9% | 7.0% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 2.5% |
| 10 | Montreal Canadiens (19-12-4, 42 pts) | 41.0 | 31.7 | 9.3 | 91.3 | 45.2% | 9.4% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 1.0% |
| 11 | Tampa Bay Lightning (19-13-3, 41 pts) | 44.8 | 29.6 | 7.6 | 97.2 | 80.3% | 34.7% | 9.5% | 14.0% | 6.1% |
| 12 | New Jersey Devils (20-14-1, 41 pts) | 45.1 | 31.4 | 5.5 | 95.7 | 70.0% | 10.3% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 3.3% |
| 13 | Philadelphia Flyers (17-10-7, 41 pts) | 40.2 | 29.6 | 12.2 | 92.6 | 50.0% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 1.1% |
| 14 | Boston Bruins (20-15-1, 41 pts) | 43.2 | 33.0 | 5.8 | 92.2 | 51.5% | 10.3% | 1.4% | 4.3% | 1.4% |
| 15 | Florida Panthers (19-14-2, 40 pts) | 44.3 | 31.1 | 6.5 | 95.2 | 70.3% | 21.3% | 5.3% | 11.2% | 4.9% |
| 16 | Edmonton Oilers (17-13-6, 40 pts) | 41.5 | 30.1 | 10.4 | 93.4 | 79.2% | 14.5% | 0.1% | 5.8% | 2.8% |
| 17 | New York Rangers (18-15-4, 40 pts) | 40.9 | 32.4 | 8.7 | 90.5 | 37.9% | 2.3% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 1.1% |
| 18 | Los Angeles Kings (15-10-9, 39 pts) | 39.4 | 28.7 | 13.9 | 92.8 | 73.4% | 13.8% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 1.9% |
| 19 | Ottawa Senators (17-13-4, 38 pts) | 41.5 | 31.6 | 8.9 | 92.0 | 49.4% | 8.8% | 1.4% | 4.9% | 1.8% |
| 20 | Utah Mammoth (17-17-3, 37 pts) | 40.2 | 34.2 | 7.6 | 88.0 | 47.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2.8% | 1.2% |
| 21 | Pittsburgh Penguins (14-11-9, 37 pts) | 34.9 | 32.4 | 14.6 | 84.5 | 12.7% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| 22 | San Jose Sharks (17-16-3, 37 pts) | 37.8 | 35.9 | 8.3 | 83.9 | 23.8% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% |
| 23 | Buffalo Sabres (16-14-4, 36 pts) | 39.2 | 33.7 | 9.1 | 87.5 | 24.6% | 2.8% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 0.4% |
| 24 | St. Louis Blues (14-15-8, 36 pts) | 33.1 | 35.4 | 13.4 | 79.7 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 25 | Toronto Maple Leafs (15-14-5, 35 pts) | 36.8 | 34.7 | 10.5 | 84.2 | 11.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| 26 | Columbus Blue Jackets (14-15-6, 34 pts) | 35.9 | 34.8 | 11.3 | 83.1 | 7.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| 27 | Calgary Flames (15-17-4, 34 pts) | 35.9 | 36.9 | 9.2 | 81.0 | 14.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 28 | Vancouver Canucks (15-17-3, 33 pts) | 37.4 | 36.5 | 8.1 | 82.9 | 22.1% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| 29 | Winnipeg Jets (15-17-2, 32 pts) | 38.0 | 36.7 | 7.3 | 83.3 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.4% |
| 30 | Nashville Predators (14-16-4, 32 pts) | 35.8 | 36.8 | 9.4 | 81.1 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 31 | Seattle Kraken (13-14-6, 32 pts) | 33.4 | 36.4 | 12.2 | 79.0 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 32 | Chicago Blackhawks (13-16-6, 32 pts) | 32.4 | 37.9 | 11.8 | 76.5 | 4.2% | 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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