Upcoming Games for February 25, 2026
| Time | Teams | Goalies | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Goals | Total Goals | Best O/U | More Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Flyers (25-20-11) Washington Capitals (29-23-7) | Unknown Unknown | 41.0% 59.0% | 2.50 3.46 | 5.96 | ||||||
| Buffalo Sabres (32-19-6) New Jersey Devils (28-27-2) | Unknown Unknown | 48.9% 51.1% | 3.00 3.11 | 6.11 | ||||||
| Toronto Maple Leafs (27-21-9) Tampa Bay Lightning (37-14-4) | Unknown Unknown | 36.8% 63.2% | 2.52 3.66 | 6.18 | ||||||
| Seattle Kraken (27-20-9) Dallas Stars (34-14-9) | Unknown Unknown | 32.9% 67.1% | 2.18 3.46 | 5.64 | ||||||
| Colorado Avalanche (37-9-9) Utah Mammoth (30-23-4) | Unknown Unknown | 57.1% 42.9% | 3.53 2.77 | 6.30 | ||||||
| Vegas Golden Knights (27-16-14) Los Angeles Kings (23-19-14) | Unknown Unknown | 50.4% 49.6% | 2.84 2.79 | 5.63 | ||||||
| Winnipeg Jets (22-26-8) Vancouver Canucks (18-33-6) | Unknown Unknown | 57.7% 42.3% | 3.36 2.53 | 5.89 | ||||||
| Edmonton Oilers (28-22-8) Anaheim Ducks (30-23-3) | Unknown Unknown | 53.1% 46.9% | 3.57 3.23 | 6.80 |
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Flames Florida Panthers | 32.3% 67.7% | +156 -175 +160 -173 | +1½-160 -1½+146 +1½-160 -1½+150 | 5 3 | -0.96664-0.97366 | -1.12871 | |
| Colorado Avalanche Minnesota Wild | 63.0% 37.0% | -180 +165 -175 +170 | -1½+147 +1½-155 -1½+145 +1½-155 | 2 3 | -0.99458-0.99997 | -0.99306 | |
| New York Rangers Boston Bruins | 55.1% 44.9% | -164 +150 -170 +160 | -1½+165 +1½-180 -1½+165 +1½-175 | 6 2 | -0.49707-0.47678 | -0.59653 | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning Detroit Red Wings | 53.9% 46.1% | -125 +115 -122 +115 | -1½+200 +1½-230 -1½+200 +1½-220 | 6 3 | -0.60825-0.61323 | -0.61867 | |
| Dallas Stars Seattle Kraken | 53.4% 46.6% | -125 +117 -122 +113 | -1½+200 +1½-230 -1½+200 +1½-220 | 3 2 | -0.60404-0.61750 | -0.62792 | |
| Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks | 39.7% 60.3% | +133 -145 +136 -145 | +1½-175 -1½+159 +1½-170 -1½+160 | 5 4 | -0.86669-0.87412 | -0.92314 | |
| Ottawa Senators Vegas Golden Knights | 41.6% 58.4% | +153 -162 +170 -173 | +1½-170 -1½+157 +1½-155 -1½+150 | 4 3 | -0.94171-0.99731 | -0.87757 | |
| Montreal Canadiens Utah Mammoth | 40.6% 59.4% | +123 -140 +128 -138 | +1½-207 -1½+178 +1½-195 -1½+180 | 4 3 | -0.83326-0.84244 | -0.90246 | |
| San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche | 25.1% 74.9% | +314 -375 +330 -371 | +1½+135 -1½-152 +1½+140 -1½-140 | 0 6 | -0.26694-0.25869 | -0.28918 | |
| Minnesota Wild Chicago Blackhawks | 53.7% 46.3% | -127 +112 -128 +118 | -1½+195 +1½-230 -1½+205 +1½-220 | 4 3 | -0.61146-0.59724 | -0.62263 | |
| Winnipeg Jets Washington Capitals | 46.3% 53.7% | +130 -142 +130 -137 | +1½-197 -1½+172 +1½-190 -1½+180 | 3 4 | -0.55443-0.56084 | -0.62217 | |
| Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins | 49.6% 50.4% | +101 -112 +103 -106 | +1½-250 -1½+210 +1½-240 -1½+220 | 2 4 | -0.66357-0.67158 | -0.68460 | |
| Nashville Predators Detroit Red Wings | 36.9% 63.1% | +138 -155 +138 -150 | +1½-180 -1½+170 +1½-190 -1½+170 | 6 3 | -0.89472-0.88707 | -0.99663 | |
| St. Louis Blues New Jersey Devils | 38.4% 61.6% | +117 -132 +120 -123 | +1½-225 -1½+192 +1½-220 -1½+200 | 2 3 | -0.59328-0.60110 | -0.48469 | |
| Calgary Flames Tampa Bay Lightning | 36.8% 63.2% | +145 -157 +160 -160 | +1½-175 -1½+157 +1½-160 -1½+160 | 1 5 | -0.51171-0.48552 | -0.45863 | |
| New York Rangers Carolina Hurricanes | 40.3% 59.7% | +166 -190 +165 -178 | +1½-150 -1½+135 +1½-155 -1½+140 | 4 2 | -1.00895-0.99204 | -0.90860 |
Season Prediction Results
| Games | Record (Pct) | No Pick | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsbooks | 0 | 0-0 (0.000) | 0 | ||
| Sportsbooks | 0 | 0-0 (0.000) | 0 | ||
| DRatings | 0 | 0-0 (0.000) | 0 |
Season Simulation
*Through all games played on or before 02/05/26| Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Make Playoffs | Win Div | Win Conf | Conf. Champ. | Stanley Cup |
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche (37-9-9, 83 pts) | 54.4 | 16.6 | 11.0 | 119.8 | 100.0% | 95.4% | 95.4% | 40.4% | 26.5% |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Lightning (37-14-4, 78 pts) | 53.5 | 22.3 | 6.2 | 113.1 | 100.0% | 96.0% | 69.9% | 32.6% | 18.7% |
| 3 | Carolina Hurricanes (36-15-6, 78 pts) | 50.7 | 23.2 | 8.2 | 109.5 | 100.0% | 92.8% | 27.6% | 25.8% | 13.9% |
| 4 | Minnesota Wild (34-14-10, 78 pts) | 46.8 | 22.8 | 12.3 | 106.0 | 100.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 9.8% | 4.6% |
| 5 | Dallas Stars (34-14-9, 77 pts) | 48.5 | 22.4 | 11.2 | 108.1 | 100.0% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 14.8% | 7.5% |
| 6 | Montreal Canadiens (32-17-8, 72 pts) | 45.0 | 26.5 | 10.6 | 100.5 | 88.7% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 6.8% | 2.4% |
| 7 | Detroit Red Wings (33-19-6, 72 pts) | 45.0 | 28.5 | 8.6 | 98.5 | 80.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 5.7% | 2.1% |
| 8 | Buffalo Sabres (32-19-6, 70 pts) | 45.1 | 28.4 | 8.5 | 98.6 | 82.8% | 1.6% | 0.7% | 6.6% | 2.6% |
| 9 | Pittsburgh Penguins (29-15-12, 70 pts) | 41.3 | 25.8 | 14.9 | 97.5 | 80.0% | 4.7% | 0.3% | 4.9% | 1.9% |
| 10 | New York Islanders (32-21-5, 69 pts) | 44.5 | 30.0 | 7.5 | 96.4 | 71.2% | 1.9% | 0.2% | 5.6% | 2.3% |
| 11 | Boston Bruins (32-20-5, 69 pts) | 44.3 | 30.0 | 7.7 | 96.2 | 64.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4.0% | 1.5% |
| 12 | Vegas Golden Knights (27-16-14, 68 pts) | 40.0 | 25.6 | 16.5 | 96.4 | 95.1% | 54.2% | 0.0% | 9.1% | 3.8% |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets (29-20-7, 65 pts) | 42.0 | 30.3 | 9.8 | 93.7 | 47.2% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 3.1% | 1.1% |
| 14 | Washington Capitals (29-23-7, 65 pts) | 40.5 | 32.1 | 9.4 | 90.5 | 24.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.6% |
| 15 | Utah Mammoth (30-23-4, 64 pts) | 43.9 | 31.8 | 6.3 | 94.2 | 89.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.5% | 4.3% |
| 16 | Edmonton Oilers (28-22-8, 64 pts) | 40.3 | 31.3 | 10.4 | 91.0 | 69.7% | 13.8% | 0.0% | 5.5% | 2.0% |
| 17 | Anaheim Ducks (30-23-3, 63 pts) | 43.5 | 33.0 | 5.6 | 92.5 | 77.9% | 16.4% | 0.0% | 4.2% | 1.4% |
| 18 | Ottawa Senators (28-22-7, 63 pts) | 40.8 | 31.6 | 9.6 | 91.3 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.7% |
| 19 | Seattle Kraken (27-20-9, 63 pts) | 38.7 | 31.2 | 12.1 | 89.5 | 57.4% | 7.4% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.6% |
| 20 | Toronto Maple Leafs (27-21-9, 63 pts) | 38.6 | 31.5 | 11.8 | 89.1 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| 21 | Florida Panthers (29-25-3, 61 pts) | 41.7 | 34.7 | 5.6 | 89.0 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| 22 | Philadelphia Flyers (25-20-11, 61 pts) | 36.9 | 31.2 | 14.0 | 87.7 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 23 | Los Angeles Kings (23-19-14, 60 pts) | 36.2 | 29.1 | 16.6 | 89.1 | 47.9% | 6.1% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.7% |
| 24 | Nashville Predators (26-24-7, 59 pts) | 37.8 | 34.5 | 9.7 | 85.2 | 22.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% |
| 25 | San Jose Sharks (27-24-4, 58 pts) | 40.0 | 35.0 | 7.0 | 86.9 | 35.3% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% |
| 26 | New Jersey Devils (28-27-2, 58 pts) | 40.6 | 36.9 | 4.5 | 85.7 | 4.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 27 | Chicago Blackhawks (22-26-9, 53 pts) | 31.7 | 38.2 | 12.2 | 75.5 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 28 | Winnipeg Jets (22-26-8, 52 pts) | 34.3 | 36.9 | 10.8 | 79.4 | 3.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 29 | Calgary Flames (23-27-6, 52 pts) | 33.9 | 39.0 | 9.2 | 76.9 | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 30 | New York Rangers (22-29-6, 50 pts) | 33.8 | 39.5 | 8.7 | 76.3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 31 | St. Louis Blues (20-28-9, 49 pts) | 30.2 | 39.6 | 12.1 | 72.6 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 32 | Vancouver Canucks (18-33-6, 42 pts) | 27.9 | 45.0 | 9.2 | 64.9 | 0.0% | 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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