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 | 41.3% 58.7% | +122 -135 +125 -132 | +1½-198 -1½+173 +1½-190 -1½+185 | 2.62 3.55 | 6.17 | o6½+104 u6½-115 o6-120 u6½-115 | Volatility Bet Value Active | ||
| New York Islanders (21-13-4) Columbus Blue Jackets (15-15-6) | David Rittich Jet Greaves | 47.3% 52.7% | +113 -126 +115 -124 | +1½-204 -1½+189 +1½-210 -1½+195 | 3.11 3.40 | 6.51 | o6-110 u6-103 o6-105 u6-110 | |||
| Toronto Maple Leafs (17-15-5) Detroit Red Wings (22-14-3) | Dennis Hildeby John Gibson | 44.2% 55.8% | +113 -121 +113 -123 | +1½-217 -1½+189 +1½-210 -1½+195 | 2.95 3.56 | 6.51 | o6½-101 u6½-109 o6½-105 u6½-115 | |||
| Pittsburgh Penguins (15-12-9) Chicago Blackhawks (14-17-6) | Stuart Skinner Spencer Knight | 53.4% 46.6% | -150 +138 -152 +140 | -1½+165 +1½-179 -1½+165 +1½-175 | 3.34 2.97 | 6.31 | o6-101 u6-112 o6-105 u6-115 | |||
| Philadelphia Flyers (19-10-7) Seattle Kraken (15-14-6) | Samuel Ersson Joey Daccord | 54.8% 45.2% | -128 +115 -125 +116 | -1½+192 +1½-217 -1½+200 +1½-230 | 3.10 2.58 | 5.68 | o5½-105 u5½+101 o5½-115 u5½+102 |
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Wild Nashville Predators | 45.1% 54.9% | +101 -113 +102 -112 | +1½-245 -1½+210 +1½-240 -1½+210 | 1 6 | -0.66155-0.66116 | -0.60008 | |
| Winnipeg Jets Dallas Stars | 46.4% 53.6% | +117 -128 +115 -125 | +1½-230 -1½+200 +1½-220 -1½+200 | 1 4 | -0.59931-0.60825 | -0.62448 | |
| Utah Mammoth Toronto Maple Leafs | 36.0% 64.0% | +197 -211 +205 -222 | +1½-125 -1½+113 +1½-120 -1½+110 | 2 4 | -0.40297-0.38904 | -0.44622 | |
| Montreal Canadiens Florida Panthers | 26.6% 73.4% | +285 -328 +290 -315 | +1½+115 -1½-125 +1½+110 -1½-120 | 3 4 | -0.29186-0.29103 | -0.30897 | |
| Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets | 68.7% 31.3% | -285 +253 -265 +240 | -1½-115 +1½+100 -1½-105 +1½-105 | 4 2 | -0.32403-0.34011 | -0.37558 | |
| New York Islanders Detroit Red Wings | 41.9% 58.1% | -105 -106 -103 -106 | +1½-245 -1½+220 +1½-250 -1½+220 | 5 3 | -0.69545-0.70019 | -0.87043 | |
| Vegas Golden Knights Boston Bruins | 42.2% 57.8% | +141 -156 +144 -155 | +1½-180 -1½+165 +1½-175 -1½+165 | 4 5 | -0.51935-0.51537 | -0.54811 | |
| Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning | 43.1% 56.9% | +135 -146 +135 -148 | +1½-180 -1½+163 +1½-170 -1½+160 | 3 2 | -0.87328-0.87647 | -0.84232 | |
| St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oilers | 30.9% 69.1% | +254 -290 +245 -275 | +1½+104 -1½-120 +1½+100 -1½-115 | 2 3 | -0.32201-0.33308 | -0.36951 | |
| Columbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers | 31.4% 68.6% | +223 -250 +218 -242 | +1½-110 -1½-105 +1½-110 -1½+100 | 1 4 | -0.36008-0.36771 | -0.37616 | |
| New Jersey Devils San Jose Sharks | 65.9% 34.1% | -257 +234 -240 +223 | -1½-105 +1½-110 -1½+100 +1½-114 | 7 2 | -0.34776-0.36367 | -0.41743 | |
| Pittsburgh Penguins Vancouver Canucks | 39.9% 60.1% | +135 -144 +140 -142 | +1½-190 -1½+172 +1½-175 -1½+173 | 4 3 | -0.86998-0.87890 | -0.91902 | |
| Dallas Stars Colorado Avalanche | 46.2% 53.8% | +117 -131 +120 -131 | +1½-195 -1½+175 +1½-200 -1½+182 | 1 5 | -0.59477-0.58864 | -0.62071 | |
| Los Angeles Kings Calgary Flames | 46.3% 53.7% | +113 -120 +109 -115 | +1½-240 -1½+205 +1½-240 -1½+210 | 2 4 | -0.62096-0.63898 | -0.62144 | |
| Carolina Hurricanes Minnesota Wild | 55.3% 44.7% | -137 +127 -134 +125 | -1½+172 +1½-195 -1½+182 +1½-190 | 3 2 | -0.56650-0.57442 | -0.59184 | |
| St. Louis Blues Winnipeg Jets | 36.5% 63.5% | +170 -171 +165 -179 | +1½-147 -1½+140 +1½-155 -1½+143 | 2 4 | -0.46181-0.46259 | -0.45347 |
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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