Upcoming Games for December 22, 2025
| Time | Teams | Goalies | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Goals | Total Goals | Best O/U | More Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues (14-15-8) Tampa Bay Lightning (19-13-3) | Unknown Unknown | 33.4% 66.6% | +202 -233 +200 -225 | +1½-130 -1½+117 +1½-135 -1½+115 | 2.43 3.70 | 6.13 | o5½-120 u5½+104 o5½-120 u6-120 | |||
| Vancouver Canucks (15-17-3) Philadelphia Flyers (17-10-7) | Unknown Unknown | 43.0% 57.0% | +115 -128 +118 -128 | +1½-220 -1½+190 +1½-215 -1½+195 | 2.61 3.36 | 5.97 | o5½-110 u5½-105 o5½-110 u5½-105 | |||
| Seattle Kraken (13-14-6) Anaheim Ducks (21-13-2) | Unknown Unknown | 36.4% 63.6% | +165 -187 +170 -178 | +1½-145 -1½+130 +1½-145 -1½+128 | 2.55 3.70 | 6.25 | o6½-112 u6½+100 o6½-110 u6½-105 | |||
| Columbus Blue Jackets (14-15-6) Los Angeles Kings (15-10-9) | Unknown Unknown | 40.4% 59.6% | +155 -170 +160 -166 | +1½-172 -1½+155 +1½-165 -1½+155 | 2.48 3.48 | 5.96 | o5½-120 u5½+108 o5½-120 u6-120 |
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Kraken Calgary Flames | 46.0% 54.0% | +123 -138 +127 -130 | +1½-207 -1½+183 +1½-210 -1½+185 | 3 4 | -0.57290-0.57627 | -0.61545 | |
| Detroit Red Wings Colorado Avalanche | 31.4% 68.6% | +286 -330 +310 -320 | +1½+112 -1½-123 +1½+110 -1½-120 | 2 5 | -0.29086-0.27772 | -0.37640 | |
| Washington Capitals Winnipeg Jets | 45.4% 54.6% | +134 -149 +133 -135 | +1½-195 -1½+175 +1½-190 -1½+175 | 2 3 | -0.53893-0.55795 | -0.60592 | |
| Montreal Canadiens St. Louis Blues | 42.1% 57.9% | +131 -142 +130 -140 | +1½-193 -1½+175 +1½-185 -1½+175 | 1 6 | -0.55259-0.55696 | -0.54690 | |
| Vegas Golden Knights Minnesota Wild | 57.7% 42.3% | -205 +190 -220 +200 | -1½+125 +1½-138 -1½+130 +1½-135 | 5 1 | -0.41412-0.39531 | -0.54912 | |
| Nashville Predators Carolina Hurricanes | 33.6% 66.4% | +241 -260 +230 -250 | +1½-113 -1½+105 +1½-120 -1½+110 | 3 1 | -1.24206-1.21110 | -1.09192 | |
| Ottawa Senators Buffalo Sabres | 52.3% 47.7% | -160 +144 -154 +145 | -1½+158 +1½-168 -1½+165 +1½-175 | 2 3 | -0.91689-0.91046 | -0.74064 | |
| Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning | 32.1% 67.9% | +255 -290 +247 -275 | +1½+100 -1½-113 +1½-110 -1½-105 | 1 6 | -0.32123-0.33144 | -0.38680 | |
| Philadelphia Flyers Toronto Maple Leafs | 36.5% 63.5% | +218 -245 +220 -244 | +1½-123 -1½+110 +1½-125 -1½+110 | 2 7 | -0.36661-0.36504 | -0.45426 | |
| Detroit Red Wings Utah Mammoth | 41.1% 58.9% | +156 -163 +155 -155 | +1½-165 -1½+157 +1½-165 -1½+155 | 5 1 | -0.95034-0.93609 | -0.88921 | |
| Minnesota Wild Dallas Stars | 34.2% 65.8% | +181 -204 +190 -205 | +1½-143 -1½+127 +1½-145 -1½+130 | 0 3 | -0.42547-0.41412 | -0.41790 | |
| Columbus Blue Jackets New York Islanders | 43.0% 57.0% | +107 -113 +110 -115 | +1½-212 -1½+190 +1½-215 -1½+195 | 4 3 | -0.74108-0.75294 | -0.84432 | |
| Vancouver Canucks New Jersey Devils | 37.2% 62.8% | +137 -148 +135 -135 | +1½-205 -1½+183 +1½-200 -1½+190 | 4 3 | -0.88143-0.85442 | -0.99015 | |
| Boston Bruins Los Angeles Kings | 38.3% 61.7% | +250 -280 +253 -260 | +1½-104 -1½-105 +1½-105 -1½+100 | 2 7 | -0.32768-0.33092 | -0.48264 | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning Vegas Golden Knights | 48.2% 51.8% | -102 -110 +105 -110 | +1½-240 -1½+220 +1½-230 -1½+205 | 2 4 | -0.67497-0.65817 | -0.65745 | |
| Carolina Hurricanes Anaheim Ducks | 61.0% 39.0% | -210 +189 -204 +190 | -1½+113 +1½-128 -1½+120 +1½-130 | 5 2 | -0.41264-0.41467 | -0.49369 |
Season Prediction Results
| Games | Record (Pct) | No Pick | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsbooks | 7417 | 4511-2858 (0.611) | 48 | -0.65775 | |
| Sportsbooks | 7417 | 4513-2867 (0.611) | 37 | -0.65714 | |
| DRatings | 7417 | 4472-2945 (0.603) | 0 | -0.66100 | -0.00325 -0.00386 |
Season Simulation
*Through all games played on or before 12/20/25| Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Make Playoffs | Win Div | Win Conf | Conf. Champ. | Stanley Cup |
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche (25-2-7, 57 pts) | 56.1 | 15.3 | 10.6 | 122.8 | 100.0% | 90.0% | 89.7% | 42.9% | 31.6% |
| 2 | Dallas Stars (24-7-5, 53 pts) | 50.8 | 22.2 | 9.0 | 110.6 | 100.0% | 8.8% | 8.6% | 16.6% | 9.9% |
| 3 | Minnesota Wild (22-9-5, 49 pts) | 46.8 | 25.8 | 9.4 | 102.9 | 98.4% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 8.7% | 4.6% |
| 4 | Carolina Hurricanes (22-10-3, 47 pts) | 49.2 | 25.6 | 7.1 | 105.6 | 96.8% | 63.4% | 53.1% | 23.6% | 10.9% |
| 5 | Anaheim Ducks (21-13-2, 44 pts) | 44.8 | 30.5 | 6.7 | 96.3 | 88.1% | 25.4% | 0.2% | 6.4% | 2.8% |
| 6 | Detroit Red Wings (20-13-3, 43 pts) | 42.2 | 31.9 | 7.9 | 92.2 | 51.9% | 11.7% | 2.7% | 4.2% | 1.4% |
| 7 | Vegas Golden Knights (16-7-10, 42 pts) | 42.4 | 24.7 | 14.9 | 99.6 | 95.8% | 45.1% | 0.2% | 8.9% | 4.1% |
| 8 | Washington Capitals (19-12-4, 42 pts) | 43.8 | 29.5 | 8.7 | 96.2 | 75.2% | 12.1% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 3.7% |
| 9 | New York Islanders (19-13-4, 42 pts) | 43.3 | 30.2 | 8.5 | 95.1 | 65.9% | 7.0% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 2.5% |
| 10 | Montreal Canadiens (19-12-4, 42 pts) | 41.0 | 31.7 | 9.3 | 91.3 | 45.2% | 9.4% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 1.0% |
| 11 | Tampa Bay Lightning (19-13-3, 41 pts) | 44.8 | 29.6 | 7.6 | 97.2 | 80.3% | 34.7% | 9.5% | 14.0% | 6.1% |
| 12 | New Jersey Devils (20-14-1, 41 pts) | 45.1 | 31.4 | 5.5 | 95.7 | 70.0% | 10.3% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 3.3% |
| 13 | Philadelphia Flyers (17-10-7, 41 pts) | 40.2 | 29.6 | 12.2 | 92.6 | 50.0% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 1.1% |
| 14 | Boston Bruins (20-15-1, 41 pts) | 43.2 | 33.0 | 5.8 | 92.2 | 51.5% | 10.3% | 1.4% | 4.3% | 1.4% |
| 15 | Florida Panthers (19-14-2, 40 pts) | 44.3 | 31.1 | 6.5 | 95.2 | 70.3% | 21.3% | 5.3% | 11.2% | 4.9% |
| 16 | Edmonton Oilers (17-13-6, 40 pts) | 41.5 | 30.1 | 10.4 | 93.4 | 79.2% | 14.5% | 0.1% | 5.8% | 2.8% |
| 17 | New York Rangers (18-15-4, 40 pts) | 40.9 | 32.4 | 8.7 | 90.5 | 37.9% | 2.3% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 1.1% |
| 18 | Los Angeles Kings (15-10-9, 39 pts) | 39.4 | 28.7 | 13.9 | 92.8 | 73.4% | 13.8% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 1.9% |
| 19 | Ottawa Senators (17-13-4, 38 pts) | 41.5 | 31.6 | 8.9 | 92.0 | 49.4% | 8.8% | 1.4% | 4.9% | 1.8% |
| 20 | Utah Mammoth (17-17-3, 37 pts) | 40.2 | 34.2 | 7.6 | 88.0 | 47.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2.8% | 1.2% |
| 21 | Pittsburgh Penguins (14-11-9, 37 pts) | 34.9 | 32.4 | 14.6 | 84.5 | 12.7% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| 22 | San Jose Sharks (17-16-3, 37 pts) | 37.8 | 35.9 | 8.3 | 83.9 | 23.8% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% |
| 23 | Buffalo Sabres (16-14-4, 36 pts) | 39.2 | 33.7 | 9.1 | 87.5 | 24.6% | 2.8% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 0.4% |
| 24 | St. Louis Blues (14-15-8, 36 pts) | 33.1 | 35.4 | 13.4 | 79.7 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 25 | Toronto Maple Leafs (15-14-5, 35 pts) | 36.8 | 34.7 | 10.5 | 84.2 | 11.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| 26 | Columbus Blue Jackets (14-15-6, 34 pts) | 35.9 | 34.8 | 11.3 | 83.1 | 7.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| 27 | Calgary Flames (15-17-4, 34 pts) | 35.9 | 36.9 | 9.2 | 81.0 | 14.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 28 | Vancouver Canucks (15-17-3, 33 pts) | 37.4 | 36.5 | 8.1 | 82.9 | 22.1% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| 29 | Winnipeg Jets (15-17-2, 32 pts) | 38.0 | 36.7 | 7.3 | 83.3 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.4% |
| 30 | Nashville Predators (14-16-4, 32 pts) | 35.8 | 36.8 | 9.4 | 81.1 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 31 | Seattle Kraken (13-14-6, 32 pts) | 33.4 | 36.4 | 12.2 | 79.0 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 32 | Chicago Blackhawks (13-16-6, 32 pts) | 32.4 | 37.9 | 11.8 | 76.5 | 4.2% | 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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