Upcoming Games for December 28, 2025
| Time | Teams | Goalies | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Goals | Total Goals | Best O/U | More Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens (20-12-5) Tampa Bay Lightning (20-13-3) | Unknown Unknown | 44.9% 55.1% | +133 -148 +130 -150 | +1½-198 -1½+174 +1½-200 -1½+170 | 2.72 3.27 | 5.99 | o6-114 u6-102 o6-115 u6-105 | |||
| New York Islanders (20-13-4) Columbus Blue Jackets (15-15-6) | Unknown Unknown | 49.2% 50.8% | +125 -142 +120 -140 | +1½-200 -1½+177 +1½-200 -1½+170 | 3.18 3.26 | 6.44 | o6-111 u6-105 o6-105 u6-115 | |||
| Toronto Maple Leafs (16-15-5) Detroit Red Wings (22-13-3) | Unknown Unknown | 46.2% 53.8% | +125 -136 +120 -135 | +1½-205 -1½+177 +1½-210 -1½+175 | 2.91 3.32 | 6.23 | o6½+105 u6+109 o6½+100 u6+110 | |||
| Pittsburgh Penguins (15-12-9) Chicago Blackhawks (13-17-6) | Unknown Unknown | 55.2% 44.8% | -159 +140 -160 +145 | -1½+161 +1½-180 -1½+155 +1½-175 | 3.43 2.88 | 6.31 | o6-101 u6-115 o6+100 u6½-130 | |||
| Philadelphia Flyers (19-10-7) Seattle Kraken (15-14-6) | Unknown Unknown | 55.7% 44.3% | -128 +113 -130 +115 | -1½+200 +1½-235 -1½+195 +1½-235 | 3.15 2.54 | 5.69 | o5½-115 u5½-101 o5½-115 u6-120 |
Games In Progress
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Oilers Toronto Maple Leafs | 53.0% 47.0% | -134 +122 -133 +122 | -1½+175 +1½-190 -1½+180 +1½-200 | 3 6 | -0.82034-0.81855 | -0.75477 | |
| Ottawa Senators New Jersey Devils | 41.1% 58.9% | +137 -148 +132 -145 | +1½-168 -1½+155 +1½-165 -1½+165 | 5 2 | -0.88143-0.86420 | -0.88860 | |
| Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators | 42.7% 57.3% | +151 -161 +152 -160 | +1½-158 -1½+142 +1½-160 -1½+150 | 0 1 | -0.49827-0.49765 | -0.55750 | |
| St. Louis Blues Minnesota Wild | 44.2% 55.8% | +131 -141 +130 -140 | +1½-200 -1½+180 +1½-200 -1½+180 | 5 4 | -0.85505-0.85085 | -0.81681 | |
| Winnipeg Jets New York Islanders | 56.3% 43.7% | -129 +118 -127 +116 | -1½+195 +1½-215 -1½+200 +1½-220 | 3 6 | -0.80111-0.79230 | -0.82823 | |
| Boston Bruins Philadelphia Flyers | 57.3% 42.7% | -130 +120 -130 +120 | -1½+183 +1½-200 -1½+195 +1½-200 | 2 3 | -0.80802-0.80802 | -0.85186 | |
| Seattle Kraken Utah Mammoth | 47.6% 52.4% | -104 -108 +100 -106 | +1½-275 -1½+230 +1½-260 -1½+232 | 1 2 | -0.68403-0.67889 | -0.64653 | |
| Columbus Blue Jackets Colorado Avalanche | 27.5% 72.5% | +342 -390 +335 -385 | +1½+145 -1½-160 +1½+150 -1½-165 | 1 6 | -0.25018-0.25434 | -0.32174 | |
| Pittsburgh Penguins Dallas Stars | 36.9% 63.1% | +168 -180 +175 -184 | +1½-142 -1½+130 +1½-140 -1½+132 | 2 4 | -0.45770-0.44551 | -0.46043 | |
| Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals | 61.4% 38.6% | -178 +170 -180 +171 | -1½+140 +1½-153 -1½+150 +1½-145 | 6 7 | -1.00387-1.00876 | -0.95202 | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning San Jose Sharks | 73.9% 26.1% | -310 +289 -327 +290 | -1½-132 +1½+120 -1½-135 +1½+130 | 4 1 | -0.29267-0.28880 | -0.30202 | |
| Seattle Kraken Vegas Golden Knights | 43.7% 56.3% | +185 -199 +181 -200 | +1½-148 -1½+133 +1½-148 -1½+135 | 1 3 | -0.42344-0.42776 | -0.57384 | |
| Chicago Blackhawks Anaheim Ducks | 45.5% 54.5% | +105 -116 +112 -120 | +1½-235 -1½+215 +1½-230 -1½+210 | 0 4 | -0.64623-0.62315 | -0.60647 | |
| Montreal Canadiens Vancouver Canucks | 28.7% 71.3% | +221 -244 +230 -240 | +1½-113 -1½+100 +1½-115 -1½+105 | 1 4 | -0.36409-0.35718 | -0.33879 | |
| Buffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers | 35.7% 64.3% | +204 -211 +200 -220 | +1½-119 -1½+110 +1½-122 -1½+115 | 3 8 | -0.39531-0.39531 | -0.44177 | |
| Nashville Predators Florida Panthers | 38.4% 61.6% | +143 -159 +150 -154 | +1½-163 -1½+150 +1½-160 -1½+150 | 3 0 | -0.91300-0.92256 | -0.95750 |
Season Prediction Results
| Games | Record (Pct) | No Pick | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsbooks | 7440 | 4520-2871 (0.611) | 49 | -0.65794 | |
| Sportsbooks | 7440 | 4523-2880 (0.610) | 37 | -0.65735 | |
| DRatings | 7440 | 4483-2957 (0.603) | 0 | -0.66115 | -0.00321 -0.00380 |
Season Simulation
*Through all games played on or before 12/23/25| Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Make Playoffs | Win Div | Win Conf | Conf. Champ. | Stanley Cup |
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche (27-2-7, 61 pts) | 57.4 | 14.4 | 10.3 | 125.0 | 100.0% | 94.6% | 94.4% | 46.1% | 34.9% |
| 2 | Dallas Stars (25-7-6, 56 pts) | 50.6 | 21.5 | 9.9 | 111.1 | 100.0% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 15.9% | 9.7% |
| 3 | Minnesota Wild (22-10-6, 50 pts) | 45.1 | 26.6 | 10.3 | 100.4 | 97.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6.6% | 3.2% |
| 4 | Carolina Hurricanes (22-11-3, 47 pts) | 48.3 | 26.6 | 7.1 | 103.7 | 96.1% | 59.4% | 42.3% | 21.2% | 9.3% |
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings (22-13-3, 47 pts) | 43.7 | 30.5 | 7.8 | 95.2 | 65.6% | 16.7% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 2.2% |
| 6 | Philadelphia Flyers (19-10-7, 45 pts) | 41.8 | 28.4 | 11.8 | 95.4 | 65.2% | 10.0% | 5.4% | 4.8% | 1.5% |
| 7 | Montreal Canadiens (20-12-5, 45 pts) | 41.2 | 30.8 | 9.9 | 92.4 | 48.9% | 8.9% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1.2% |
| 8 | Vegas Golden Knights (17-8-10, 44 pts) | 42.2 | 25.2 | 14.6 | 99.1 | 94.8% | 50.7% | 0.2% | 9.6% | 5.2% |
| 9 | New York Islanders (20-13-4, 44 pts) | 44.0 | 29.6 | 8.4 | 96.4 | 72.7% | 14.5% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 3.3% |
| 10 | Edmonton Oilers (19-13-6, 44 pts) | 42.4 | 29.3 | 10.3 | 95.2 | 87.3% | 24.7% | 0.0% | 8.2% | 4.2% |
| 11 | Anaheim Ducks (21-14-2, 44 pts) | 44.0 | 31.4 | 6.6 | 94.6 | 86.7% | 17.5% | 0.0% | 5.4% | 2.5% |
| 12 | Tampa Bay Lightning (20-13-3, 43 pts) | 45.3 | 29.4 | 7.2 | 97.9 | 82.0% | 33.2% | 12.8% | 14.5% | 5.9% |
| 13 | Washington Capitals (19-13-5, 43 pts) | 42.1 | 30.3 | 9.6 | 93.8 | 60.5% | 7.9% | 4.8% | 6.7% | 2.2% |
| 14 | Florida Panthers (20-14-2, 42 pts) | 45.1 | 30.6 | 6.3 | 96.5 | 77.7% | 23.2% | 8.8% | 13.6% | 5.5% |
| 15 | New York Rangers (19-16-4, 42 pts) | 41.0 | 32.6 | 8.4 | 90.4 | 36.0% | 2.4% | 0.9% | 3.2% | 1.0% |
| 16 | New Jersey Devils (20-16-1, 41 pts) | 43.6 | 32.9 | 5.6 | 92.7 | 52.9% | 5.6% | 3.1% | 5.8% | 1.8% |
| 17 | Ottawa Senators (18-13-5, 41 pts) | 41.4 | 30.9 | 9.7 | 92.5 | 48.7% | 8.4% | 2.1% | 5.0% | 1.7% |
| 18 | Boston Bruins (20-17-1, 41 pts) | 41.2 | 34.9 | 5.9 | 88.3 | 24.5% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.5% |
| 19 | Buffalo Sabres (18-14-4, 40 pts) | 40.8 | 32.2 | 9.0 | 90.6 | 38.6% | 5.9% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 0.9% |
| 20 | Los Angeles Kings (15-12-9, 39 pts) | 37.6 | 30.4 | 14.0 | 89.2 | 57.9% | 4.7% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.9% |
| 21 | Utah Mammoth (18-18-3, 39 pts) | 40.1 | 34.3 | 7.5 | 87.8 | 48.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 1.1% |
| 22 | Pittsburgh Penguins (15-12-9, 39 pts) | 34.9 | 32.6 | 14.5 | 84.3 | 10.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| 23 | Toronto Maple Leafs (16-15-5, 37 pts) | 37.0 | 34.8 | 10.2 | 84.2 | 10.8% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| 24 | San Jose Sharks (17-17-3, 37 pts) | 37.4 | 36.5 | 8.1 | 83.0 | 18.3% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| 25 | Columbus Blue Jackets (15-15-6, 36 pts) | 36.6 | 34.2 | 11.2 | 84.4 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| 26 | Nashville Predators (16-16-4, 36 pts) | 37.7 | 35.2 | 9.1 | 84.4 | 28.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% |
| 27 | Seattle Kraken (15-14-6, 36 pts) | 35.4 | 35.0 | 11.7 | 82.4 | 18.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| 28 | St. Louis Blues (14-16-8, 36 pts) | 32.7 | 36.0 | 13.3 | 78.7 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 29 | Calgary Flames (15-18-4, 34 pts) | 35.4 | 37.5 | 9.0 | 79.9 | 10.8% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 30 | Winnipeg Jets (15-17-3, 33 pts) | 37.4 | 36.5 | 8.1 | 82.9 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| 31 | Vancouver Canucks (15-18-3, 33 pts) | 36.9 | 37.1 | 8.0 | 81.7 | 17.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| 32 | Chicago Blackhawks (13-17-6, 32 pts) | 31.7 | 38.6 | 11.7 | 75.1 | 2.1% | 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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