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 (21-13-3) | Jacob Fowler Andrei Vasilevskiy | 40.2% 59.8% | +127 -139 +132 -143 | +1½-200 -1½+174 +1½-190 -1½+170 | 2.58 3.59 | 6.17 | o6-111 u6-101 o6-115 u6-105 | |||
| New York Islanders (21-13-4) Columbus Blue Jackets (15-15-6) | David Rittich Jet Greaves | 46.9% 53.1% | +124 -135 +123 -133 | +1½-208 -1½+183 +1½-200 -1½+185 | 3.09 3.42 | 6.51 | o6-105 u6-104 o6-105 u6-110 | |||
| Toronto Maple Leafs (17-15-5) Detroit Red Wings (22-14-3) | Dennis Hildeby John Gibson | 44.6% 55.4% | +111 -120 +120 -125 | +1½-220 -1½+194 +1½-210 -1½+195 | 2.91 3.49 | 6.40 | o6½+102 u6½-111 o6½+100 u6+110 | |||
| Pittsburgh Penguins (15-12-9) Chicago Blackhawks (14-17-6) | Stuart Skinner Spencer Knight | 53.3% 46.7% | -160 +150 -160 +145 | -1½+161 +1½-175 -1½+155 +1½-175 | 3.33 2.98 | 6.31 | o6+101 u6-115 o6+100 u6-115 | |||
| Philadelphia Flyers (19-10-7) Seattle Kraken (15-14-6) | Samuel Ersson Joey Daccord | 54.8% 45.2% | -127 +115 -126 +116 | -1½+195 +1½-230 -1½+200 +1½-230 | 3.10 2.58 | 5.68 | o5½-105 u5½-105 o5½-115 u6-120 |
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins | 38.6% 61.4% | +187 -195 +175 -191 | +1½-150 -1½+135 +1½-150 -1½+135 | 1 5 | -0.42338-0.44085 | -0.48709 | |
| Nashville Predators Columbus Blue Jackets | 58.8% 41.2% | -155 +147 -158 +145 | -1½+150 +1½-170 -1½+153 +1½-170 | 2 1 | -0.51046-0.51073 | -0.53125 | |
| Carolina Hurricanes New Jersey Devils | 55.1% 44.9% | -141 +130 -142 +130 | -1½+165 +1½-190 -1½+170 +1½-185 | 4 2 | -0.55568-0.55443 | -0.59611 | |
| Edmonton Oilers Buffalo Sabres | 57.3% 42.7% | -177 +165 -175 +160 | -1½+145 +1½-158 -1½+142 +1½-150 | 2 3 | -0.72743-0.72451 | -0.70378 | |
| Dallas Stars Anaheim Ducks | 67.2% 32.8% | -308 +269 -290 +280 | -1½-120 +1½+102 -1½-115 +1½+105 | 6 2 | -0.30674-0.30300 | -0.39794 | |
| Winnipeg Jets Seattle Kraken | 52.4% 47.6% | -120 +107 -118 +111 | -1½+205 +1½-240 -1½+213 +1½-240 | 3 0 | -0.63429-0.62891 | -0.64632 | |
| Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche | 36.0% 64.0% | +209 -230 +200 -220 | +1½-124 -1½+107 +1½-120 -1½+105 | 1 2 | -0.38139-0.39531 | -0.44651 | |
| Detroit Red Wings Utah Mammoth | 55.8% 44.2% | -138 +123 -135 +124 | -1½+175 +1½-198 -1½+176 +1½-200 | 0 4 | -0.82986-0.82716 | -0.81597 | |
| Ottawa Senators Los Angeles Kings | 36.3% 63.7% | +170 -184 +181 -200 | +1½-137 -1½+130 +1½-141 -1½+125 | 3 4 | -0.45213-0.42776 | -0.45136 | |
| New York Islanders San Jose Sharks | 65.5% 34.5% | -285 +260 -300 +276 | -1½-118 +1½+100 -1½-115 +1½+103 | 7 2 | -0.31864-0.30351 | -0.42347 | |
| Vancouver Canucks Vegas Golden Knights | 50.7% 49.3% | +100 -113 +104 -110 | +1½-245 -1½+220 +1½-250 -1½+216 | 3 1 | -0.72321-0.72685 | -0.67940 | |
| Minnesota Wild Utah Mammoth | 50.2% 49.8% | -140 +127 -138 +127 | -1½+170 +1½-192 -1½+176 +1½-190 | 5 2 | -0.56258-0.56518 | -0.68916 | |
| Buffalo Sabres Nashville Predators | 40.0% 60.0% | +156 -169 +156 -170 | +1½-158 -1½+145 +1½-162 -1½+145 | 2 4 | -0.48352-0.48268 | -0.51109 | |
| St. Louis Blues New Jersey Devils | 42.0% 58.0% | +155 -163 +155 -163 | +1½-165 -1½+146 +1½-155 -1½+150 | 1 4 | -0.49027-0.49027 | -0.54388 | |
| Edmonton Oilers Columbus Blue Jackets | 67.9% 32.1% | -275 +245 -280 +250 | -1½-122 +1½+105 -1½-123 +1½+105 | 2 4 | -1.26128-1.27508 | -1.13554 | |
| Montreal Canadiens Carolina Hurricanes | 28.7% 71.3% | +286 -320 +273 -310 | +1½+110 -1½-120 +1½+100 -1½-117 | 1 4 | -0.29269-0.30350 | -0.33792 |
Season Prediction Results
| Games | Record (Pct) | No Pick | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsbooks | 7446 | 4523-2874 (0.611) | 49 | -0.65807 | |
| Sportsbooks | 7446 | 4526-2883 (0.610) | 37 | -0.65748 | |
| DRatings | 7446 | 4485-2961 (0.602) | 0 | -0.66126 | -0.00318 -0.00378 |
Season Simulation
*Through all games played on or before 12/27/25| Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Make Playoffs | Win Div | Win Conf | Conf. Champ. | Stanley Cup |
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche (28-2-7, 63 pts) | 58.2 | 13.6 | 10.2 | 126.6 | 100.0% | 96.8% | 96.8% | 48.8% | 36.4% |
| 2 | Dallas Stars (25-7-7, 57 pts) | 49.5 | 21.6 | 10.9 | 109.9 | 100.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 14.0% | 8.4% |
| 3 | Minnesota Wild (23-10-6, 52 pts) | 45.9 | 25.8 | 10.3 | 102.0 | 98.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 7.3% | 3.7% |
| 4 | Carolina Hurricanes (23-11-3, 49 pts) | 49.1 | 25.9 | 7.0 | 105.2 | 98.1% | 66.9% | 49.9% | 23.2% | 10.4% |
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings (22-14-3, 47 pts) | 43.3 | 31.1 | 7.6 | 94.2 | 62.0% | 12.3% | 3.1% | 5.5% | 1.7% |
| 6 | New York Islanders (21-13-4, 46 pts) | 44.5 | 29.2 | 8.3 | 97.3 | 80.4% | 13.8% | 9.2% | 10.1% | 3.8% |
| 7 | Tampa Bay Lightning (21-13-3, 45 pts) | 46.2 | 28.7 | 7.1 | 99.5 | 87.2% | 46.1% | 16.6% | 17.0% | 7.3% |
| 8 | Vegas Golden Knights (17-8-11, 45 pts) | 41.6 | 24.9 | 15.4 | 98.7 | 96.1% | 53.7% | 0.0% | 9.7% | 4.7% |
| 9 | Washington Capitals (20-13-5, 45 pts) | 43.1 | 29.6 | 9.4 | 95.5 | 70.2% | 8.4% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 2.4% |
| 10 | Philadelphia Flyers (19-10-7, 45 pts) | 41.5 | 28.6 | 11.9 | 94.8 | 63.5% | 6.2% | 3.8% | 5.2% | 1.7% |
| 11 | Montreal Canadiens (20-12-5, 45 pts) | 41.4 | 30.7 | 10.0 | 92.7 | 52.7% | 9.8% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 1.0% |
| 12 | Edmonton Oilers (19-14-6, 44 pts) | 41.8 | 30.1 | 10.1 | 93.7 | 84.1% | 19.0% | 0.0% | 6.7% | 3.1% |
| 13 | Anaheim Ducks (21-15-2, 44 pts) | 42.9 | 32.5 | 6.6 | 92.3 | 75.8% | 13.8% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 1.7% |
| 14 | Florida Panthers (20-15-2, 42 pts) | 44.4 | 31.3 | 6.3 | 95.1 | 69.7% | 17.4% | 5.7% | 11.1% | 4.6% |
| 15 | New Jersey Devils (20-16-2, 42 pts) | 42.8 | 32.8 | 6.4 | 92.0 | 46.9% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 5.0% | 1.5% |
| 16 | Buffalo Sabres (19-14-4, 42 pts) | 41.3 | 32.0 | 8.7 | 91.4 | 44.6% | 6.7% | 1.3% | 3.7% | 1.3% |
| 17 | New York Rangers (19-17-4, 42 pts) | 40.5 | 33.1 | 8.4 | 89.5 | 31.9% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 0.8% |
| 18 | Los Angeles Kings (16-12-9, 41 pts) | 38.5 | 29.8 | 13.8 | 90.7 | 65.7% | 10.2% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 1.3% |
| 19 | Ottawa Senators (18-14-5, 41 pts) | 40.5 | 31.9 | 9.6 | 90.6 | 39.1% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 3.9% | 1.4% |
| 20 | Boston Bruins (20-18-1, 41 pts) | 40.5 | 35.8 | 5.8 | 86.7 | 18.7% | 2.0% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.4% |
| 21 | Utah Mammoth (18-18-3, 39 pts) | 40.3 | 34.3 | 7.3 | 88.0 | 50.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 1.2% |
| 22 | Toronto Maple Leafs (17-15-5, 39 pts) | 38.0 | 33.9 | 10.2 | 86.1 | 16.5% | 2.0% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% |
| 23 | Pittsburgh Penguins (15-12-9, 39 pts) | 34.9 | 32.6 | 14.4 | 84.3 | 9.9% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| 24 | San Jose Sharks (18-17-3, 39 pts) | 38.0 | 35.9 | 8.0 | 84.1 | 26.6% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| 25 | St. Louis Blues (15-16-8, 38 pts) | 33.1 | 35.6 | 13.3 | 79.5 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 26 | Columbus Blue Jackets (15-15-6, 36 pts) | 36.4 | 34.4 | 11.2 | 83.9 | 8.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| 27 | Nashville Predators (16-17-4, 36 pts) | 36.9 | 36.1 | 9.0 | 82.7 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| 28 | Seattle Kraken (15-14-6, 36 pts) | 35.5 | 34.9 | 11.6 | 82.6 | 18.5% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| 29 | Calgary Flames (16-18-4, 36 pts) | 36.2 | 36.8 | 9.0 | 81.4 | 15.8% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 30 | Winnipeg Jets (15-17-4, 34 pts) | 36.7 | 36.1 | 9.1 | 82.6 | 22.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| 31 | Chicago Blackhawks (14-17-6, 34 pts) | 32.8 | 37.7 | 11.5 | 77.1 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 32 | Vancouver Canucks (15-19-3, 33 pts) | 35.8 | 38.2 | 8.0 | 79.6 | 10.9% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 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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