Upcoming Games for December 21, 2025
| Time | Teams | Goalies | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Goals | Total Goals | Best O/U | More Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegas Golden Knights (16-7-10) Edmonton Oilers (17-13-6) | Carter Hart Tristan Jarry | 45.2% 54.8% | +110 -118 +116 -126 | +1½-215 -1½+192 +1½-210 -1½+190 | 2.88 3.40 | 6.28 | o6½+105 u6+109 o6-115 u6½-115 |
Games In Progress
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Senators Washington Capitals | 44.0% 56.0% | +130 -139 +128 -135 | +1½-190 -1½+173 +1½-195 -1½+175 | 3 2 | -0.84915-0.83716 | -0.81996 | |
| Columbus Blue Jackets Carolina Hurricanes | 22.9% 77.1% | +440 -520 +450 -530 | +1½+175 -1½-190 +1½+170 -1½-185 | 0 3 | -0.19951-0.19567 | -0.26050 | |
| Minnesota Wild Chicago Blackhawks | 59.8% 40.2% | -197 +179 -195 +176 | -1½+125 +1½-138 -1½+130 +1½-140 | 4 0 | -0.43201-0.43705 | -0.51340 | |
| Buffalo Sabres Detroit Red Wings | 48.5% 51.5% | +107 -113 +105 -115 | +1½-222 -1½+200 +1½-230 -1½+205 | 1 3 | -0.64741-0.64814 | -0.66316 | |
| Edmonton Oilers Calgary Flames | 56.8% 43.2% | -165 +150 -160 +153 | -1½+147 +1½-163 -1½+145 +1½-160 | 4 2 | -0.49617-0.49610 | -0.56530 | |
| Vancouver Canucks Los Angeles Kings | 47.6% 52.4% | +103 -114 +106 -115 | +1½-246 -1½+222 +1½-227 -1½+220 | 3 6 | -0.65479-0.64582 | -0.64689 | |
| Nashville Predators New York Islanders | 50.2% 49.8% | -108 +101 -110 +101 | -1½+230 +1½-270 -1½+237 +1½-270 | 0 2 | -0.71474-0.71924 | -0.69655 | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs Montreal Canadiens | 62.3% 37.7% | -196 +175 -195 +176 | -1½+132 +1½-145 -1½+132 +1½-145 | 4 2 | -0.43771-0.43705 | -0.47363 | |
| Philadelphia Flyers Columbus Blue Jackets | 52.6% 47.4% | -160 +150 -165 +150 | -1½+150 +1½-163 -1½+146 +1½-160 | 2 6 | -0.93156-0.93869 | -0.74608 | |
| New Jersey Devils Ottawa Senators | 51.0% 49.0% | -131 +119 -126 +119 | +1½-265 +1½-210 -1½+200 +1½-215 | 4 3 | -0.59066-0.59829 | -0.67331 | |
| St. Louis Blues San Jose Sharks | 65.1% 34.9% | -215 +198 -222 +200 | -1½+120 +1½-128 -1½+115 +1½-130 | 2 3 | -1.10988-1.12113 | -1.05185 | |
| Winnipeg Jets Minnesota Wild | 53.8% 46.2% | -135 +125 -135 +125 | -1½+195 +1½-220 -1½+195 +1½-210 | 4 2 | -0.57304-0.57304 | -0.61902 | |
| Dallas Stars Chicago Blackhawks | 72.4% 27.6% | -320 +285 -325 +283 | -1½-123 +1½+112 -1½-122 +1½+105 | 2 3 | -1.36948-1.36834 | -1.28804 | |
| Florida Panthers Boston Bruins | 48.9% 51.1% | +105 -114 +106 -114 | +1½-225 -1½+225 +1½-240 -1½+220 | 2 3 | -0.65009-0.64777 | -0.67115 | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning Pittsburgh Penguins | 51.7% 48.3% | -110 +102 -108 +100 | -1½+220 +1½-250 +1½-250 -1½+232 | 4 5 | -0.72177-0.71219 | -0.72821 | |
| Vegas Golden Knights Utah Mammoth | 57.1% 42.9% | -180 +168 -180 +175 | -1½+145 +1½-153 -1½+135 +1½-145 | 4 7 | -1.00169-1.01807 | -0.84693 |
Season Prediction Results
| Games | Record (Pct) | No Pick | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsbooks | 4 | 2-2 (0.500) | 0 | -0.70989 | |
| Sportsbooks | 4 | 2-2 (0.500) | 0 | -0.72100 | |
| DRatings | 4 | 1-3 (0.250) | 0 | -0.75100 | -0.04111 -0.03000 |
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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