Upcoming Games for December 28, 2025
| Time | Teams | Goalies | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Goals | Total Goals | Best O/U | More Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Flyers (19-10-7) Seattle Kraken (15-14-6) | Samuel Ersson Joey Daccord | 54.8% 45.2% | -145 +129 -138 +130 | -1½+182 +1½-205 -1½+190 +1½-210 | 3.10 2.58 | 5.68 | o5½-106 u5½+101 o5½-115 u5½+100 |
Games In Progress
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey Devils | 46.2% 53.8% | +127 -138 +125 -137 | +1½-192 -1½+175 +1½-190 -1½+175 | 4 1 | -0.83993-0.83319 | -0.77197 | |
| Anaheim Ducks Los Angeles Kings | 30.5% 69.5% | +240 -266 +235 -260 | +1½-103 -1½-105 +1½-114 -1½-104 | 2 3 | -0.33982-0.34595 | -0.36367 | |
| Nashville Predators San Jose Sharks | 67.2% 32.8% | -219 +208 -220 +203 | -1½+110 +1½-123 -1½+112 +1½-130 | 4 2 | -0.38725-0.39207 | -0.39817 | |
| Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers | 39.9% 60.1% | +163 -176 +160 -176 | +1½-145 -1½+135 +1½-155 -1½+140 | 6 3 | -0.98473-0.97755 | -0.91832 | |
| Minnesota Wild Seattle Kraken | 42.0% 58.0% | +130 -141 +130 -140 | +1½-200 -1½+175 +1½-196 -1½+175 | 5 2 | -0.85257-0.85085 | -0.86767 | |
| Dallas Stars Carolina Hurricanes | 46.3% 53.7% | +119 -133 +118 -129 | +1½-215 -1½+185 +1½-215 -1½+190 | 2 1 | -0.81099-0.80111 | -0.77089 | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs Colorado Avalanche | 46.9% 53.1% | +106 -114 +110 -118 | +1½-220 -1½+195 +1½-220 -1½+200 | 4 3 | -0.74068-0.75927 | -0.75803 | |
| Vegas Golden Knights Ottawa Senators | 50.4% 49.6% | +103 -116 +105 -110 | +1½-240 -1½+208 +1½-240 -1½+215 | 3 4 | -0.65089-0.65817 | -0.70110 | |
| Boston Bruins Vancouver Canucks | 47.1% 52.9% | +102 -115 +105 -115 | +1½-244 -1½+220 +1½-250 -1½+225 | 2 3 | -0.65520-0.64814 | -0.63633 | |
| Washington Capitals Florida Panthers | 30.0% 70.0% | +210 -238 +210 -232 | +1½-122 -1½+110 +1½-120 -1½+107 | 2 3 | -0.37714-0.37955 | -0.35612 | |
| New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers | 55.5% 44.5% | -138 +125 -137 +125 | -1½+178 +1½-190 -1½+185 +1½-206 | 2 1 | -0.56900-0.57033 | -0.58888 | |
| Montreal Canadiens New Jersey Devils | 35.1% 64.9% | +205 -225 +200 -222 | +1½-125 -1½+110 +1½-125 -1½+108 | 3 4 | -0.38769-0.39439 | -0.43243 | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning New York Islanders | 51.7% 48.3% | -109 +100 -110 +100 | -1½+220 +1½-245 +1½-265 -1½+229 | 4 2 | -0.67229-0.67015 | -0.65948 | |
| St. Louis Blues Detroit Red Wings | 42.6% 57.4% | +136 -145 +132 -145 | +1½-183 -1½+170 +1½-185 -1½+170 | 1 6 | -0.53996-0.54713 | -0.55431 | |
| Minnesota Wild Edmonton Oilers | 35.2% 64.8% | +160 -172 +160 -170 | +1½-150 -1½+140 +1½-150 -1½+141 | 4 2 | -0.97233-0.96964 | -1.04273 | |
| Winnipeg Jets Chicago Blackhawks | 69.9% 30.1% | -273 +246 -270 +250 | -1½-105 +1½-110 -1½-105 +1½-105 | 3 2 | -0.33282-0.33041 | -0.35833 |
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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