Upcoming Games for December 23, 2025
| Time | Teams | Goalies | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Goals | Total Goals | Best O/U | More Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins (15-11-9) Toronto Maple Leafs (15-15-5) | Unknown Unknown | 40.8% 59.2% | +114 -120 +120 -124 | +1½-220 -1½+186 +1½-215 -1½+200 | 2.72 3.71 | 6.43 | o6-110 u6-101 o6-115 u6½-120 | |||
| Dallas Stars (25-7-5) Detroit Red Wings (21-13-3) | Unknown Unknown | 57.3% 42.7% | -125 +111 -121 +115 | -1½+205 +1½-235 -1½+205 +1½-240 | 3.42 2.63 | 6.05 | o5½-117 u6-119 o5½-115 u6-110 | Volatility Bet Value Active | ||
| New York Rangers (18-16-4) Washington Capitals (19-12-5) | Unknown Unknown | 40.4% 59.6% | +147 -165 +150 -165 | +1½-177 -1½+157 +1½-170 -1½+155 | 2.39 3.41 | 5.80 | o5½-103 u5½-110 o5½-105 u5½-110 | |||
| Florida Panthers (19-14-2) Carolina Hurricanes (22-10-3) | Unknown Unknown | 44.0% 56.0% | +133 -149 +130 -140 | +1½-195 -1½+175 +1½-200 -1½+185 | 2.72 3.37 | 6.09 | o6-101 u6-110 o6-105 u6-110 | |||
| New Jersey Devils (20-15-1) New York Islanders (19-13-4) | Unknown Unknown | 48.0% 52.0% | -125 +111 -121 +111 | -1½+200 +1½-238 -1½+205 +1½-240 | 2.90 3.12 | 6.02 | o6+102 u6-114 o6-105 u6-110 | |||
| Buffalo Sabres (17-14-4) Ottawa Senators (18-13-4) | Unknown Unknown | 41.6% 58.4% | +136 -150 +136 -150 | +1½-195 -1½+176 +1½-185 -1½+170 | 2.62 3.51 | 6.13 | o6½+109 u6+102 o6½+105 u6+105 | |||
| Montreal Canadiens (19-12-5) Boston Bruins (20-16-1) | Unknown Unknown | 48.6% 51.4% | +107 -118 +105 -115 | +1½-235 -1½+205 +1½-245 -1½+210 | 2.88 3.02 | 5.90 | o6-105 u6-109 o6-110 u6-110 | |||
| Nashville Predators (15-16-4) Minnesota Wild (22-10-5) | Unknown Unknown | 38.4% 61.6% | +170 -185 +170 -185 | +1½-147 -1½+135 +1½-145 -1½+135 | 2.36 3.45 | 5.81 | o6-105 u6-103 o6-105 u6-105 | |||
| Calgary Flames (15-17-4) Edmonton Oilers (18-13-6) | Unknown Unknown | 37.8% 62.2% | +150 -160 +165 -166 | +1½-168 -1½+151 +1½-160 -1½+145 | 2.44 3.54 | 5.98 | o6½-104 u6½-110 o6-120 u6+115 | All Bet Values Active | ||
| Philadelphia Flyers (17-10-7) Chicago Blackhawks (13-16-6) | Unknown Unknown | 53.1% 46.9% | -115 +105 -125 +105 | -1½+207 +1½-244 -1½+200 +1½-245 | 3.08 2.74 | 5.82 | o5½-114 u5½+101 o5½-120 u5½+100 | |||
| Utah Mammoth (18-17-3) Colorado Avalanche (26-2-7) | Unknown Unknown | 31.5% 68.5% | +216 -250 +225 -247 | +1½-120 -1½+105 +1½-115 -1½+105 | 2.44 3.78 | 6.22 | o6½+102 u6+110 o6-125 u6+110 | |||
| San Jose Sharks (17-16-3) Vegas Golden Knights (16-8-10) | Unknown Unknown | 32.0% 68.0% | +209 -233 +215 -225 | +1½-125 -1½+113 +1½-115 -1½+112 | 2.40 3.71 | 6.11 | o6-103 u6-106 o6-105 u6+100 | Volatility Bet Value Active | ||
| Seattle Kraken (13-14-6) Los Angeles Kings (15-10-9) | Unknown Unknown | 33.0% 67.0% | +208 -238 +210 -250 | +1½-128 -1½+114 +1½-125 -1½+105 | 2.11 3.38 | 5.49 | o5½-103 u5½-105 o5½-110 u5½-105 |
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Blue Jackets Vegas Golden Knights | 37.6% 62.4% | +250 -259 +250 -275 | +1½+100 -1½-110 +1½+100 -1½-113 | 2 1 | -1.25991-1.27165 | -0.97785 | |
| Anaheim Ducks Calgary Flames | 40.3% 59.7% | +160 -170 +167 -179 | +1½-153 -1½+144 +1½-150 -1½+136 | 1 4 | -0.47678-0.45980 | -0.51653 | |
| Detroit Red Wings Edmonton Oilers | 32.7% 67.3% | +231 -257 +233 -260 | +1½-110 -1½+100 +1½-110 -1½+100 | 3 2 | -1.21871-1.22523 | -1.11776 | |
| New York Islanders Philadelphia Flyers | 50.1% 49.9% | -140 +126 -130 +130 | -1½+192 +1½-212 -1½+195 +1½-210 | 3 0 | -0.56449-0.57054 | -0.69043 | |
| Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens | 47.7% 52.3% | +133 -140 +130 -140 | +1½-190 -1½+173 +1½-192 -1½+175 | 4 0 | -0.85830-0.85085 | -0.74095 | |
| Chicago Blackhawks Carolina Hurricanes | 27.5% 72.5% | +349 -405 +360 -415 | +1½+142 -1½-155 +1½+150 -1½-155 | 2 3 | -0.24507-0.23884 | -0.32214 | |
| Los Angeles Kings Tampa Bay Lightning | 39.0% 61.0% | +153 -160 +145 -158 | +1½-172 -1½+157 +1½-180 -1½+165 | 0 3 | -0.49610-0.51073 | -0.49400 | |
| Winnipeg Jets Boston Bruins | 56.8% 43.2% | -155 +143 -147 +140 | -1½+170 +1½-188 -1½+178 +1½-200 | 6 2 | -0.51701-0.53071 | -0.56646 | |
| Washington Capitals Ottawa Senators | 52.7% 47.3% | +102 -113 +104 -109 | +1½-260 -1½+235 -1½+245 -1½+225 | 4 5 | -0.65915-0.66266 | -0.74881 | |
| Pittsburgh Penguins Utah Mammoth | 40.7% 59.3% | +122 -134 +125 -135 | +1½-202 -1½+182 +1½-200 -1½+185 | 3 2 | -0.82034-0.82968 | -0.89843 | |
| Vancouver Canucks Nashville Predators | 44.3% 55.7% | +134 -143 +132 -144 | +1½-197 -1½+178 +1½-197 -1½+175 | 3 1 | -0.86586-0.86254 | -0.81358 | |
| Minnesota Wild Toronto Maple Leafs | 41.1% 58.9% | +139 -154 +143 -150 | +1½-180 -1½+168 +1½-172 -1½+170 | 3 1 | -0.89570-0.89936 | -0.88841 | |
| Los Angeles Kings Florida Panthers | 41.2% 58.8% | +135 -150 +142 -154 | +1½-193 -1½+180 +1½-185 -1½+180 | 0 3 | -0.53604-0.51972 | -0.53028 | |
| Philadelphia Flyers New Jersey Devils | 36.7% 63.3% | +161 -176 +165 -175 | +1½-158 -1½+145 +1½-164 -1½+145 | 0 5 | -0.47053-0.46561 | -0.45689 | |
| Anaheim Ducks Seattle Kraken | 42.3% 57.7% | +110 -122 +113 -122 | +1½-225 -1½+198 +1½-220 -1½+197 | 6 4 | -0.76735-0.77499 | -0.86093 | |
| Dallas Stars Vegas Golden Knights | 51.0% 49.0% | +113 -125 +115 -120 | +1½-220 -1½+203 +1½-220 -1½+205 | 4 3 | -0.78086-0.77596 | -0.67403 |
Season Prediction Results
| Games | Record (Pct) | No Pick | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsbooks | 7421 | 4513-2860 (0.611) | 48 | -0.65777 | |
| Sportsbooks | 7421 | 4515-2869 (0.611) | 37 | -0.65716 | |
| DRatings | 7421 | 4474-2947 (0.603) | 0 | -0.66103 | -0.00325 -0.00386 |
Season Simulation
*Through all games played on or before 12/21/25| Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Make Playoffs | Win Div | Win Conf | Conf. Champ. | Stanley Cup |
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche (26-2-7, 59 pts) | 57.2 | 14.6 | 10.2 | 124.6 | 100.0% | 91.8% | 91.8% | 44.1% | 33.2% |
| 2 | Dallas Stars (25-7-5, 55 pts) | 51.4 | 21.6 | 9.0 | 111.8 | 100.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 17.0% | 10.4% |
| 3 | Minnesota Wild (22-10-5, 49 pts) | 46.3 | 26.4 | 9.3 | 101.8 | 98.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 7.7% | 4.0% |
| 4 | Carolina Hurricanes (22-10-3, 47 pts) | 49.1 | 25.7 | 7.1 | 105.4 | 98.0% | 67.3% | 53.0% | 24.1% | 11.3% |
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings (21-13-3, 45 pts) | 42.9 | 31.2 | 7.9 | 93.6 | 60.5% | 14.6% | 4.1% | 5.4% | 1.8% |
| 6 | Anaheim Ducks (21-13-2, 44 pts) | 44.8 | 30.6 | 6.6 | 96.2 | 87.9% | 28.5% | 0.0% | 6.7% | 3.0% |
| 7 | Washington Capitals (19-12-5, 43 pts) | 42.9 | 29.4 | 9.7 | 95.5 | 74.3% | 10.1% | 6.7% | 8.4% | 3.1% |
| 8 | Montreal Canadiens (19-12-5, 43 pts) | 40.4 | 31.4 | 10.2 | 91.0 | 41.9% | 7.5% | 1.0% | 2.8% | 0.8% |
| 9 | Vegas Golden Knights (16-8-10, 42 pts) | 41.5 | 25.7 | 14.8 | 97.7 | 91.7% | 36.1% | 0.0% | 7.8% | 3.9% |
| 10 | New York Islanders (19-13-4, 42 pts) | 43.3 | 30.1 | 8.5 | 95.2 | 68.9% | 8.5% | 5.2% | 7.7% | 2.7% |
| 11 | Edmonton Oilers (18-13-6, 42 pts) | 42.0 | 29.6 | 10.5 | 94.4 | 83.1% | 19.3% | 0.0% | 6.4% | 2.7% |
| 12 | Tampa Bay Lightning (19-13-3, 41 pts) | 44.9 | 29.7 | 7.5 | 97.2 | 80.8% | 31.3% | 10.8% | 13.2% | 5.2% |
| 13 | New Jersey Devils (20-15-1, 41 pts) | 44.3 | 32.1 | 5.6 | 94.2 | 62.5% | 7.5% | 4.5% | 7.1% | 2.6% |
| 14 | Philadelphia Flyers (17-10-7, 41 pts) | 40.4 | 29.5 | 12.1 | 92.9 | 52.4% | 4.9% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% |
| 15 | Boston Bruins (20-16-1, 41 pts) | 42.4 | 33.9 | 5.7 | 90.5 | 41.7% | 6.7% | 1.4% | 2.8% | 0.9% |
| 16 | Florida Panthers (19-14-2, 40 pts) | 44.3 | 31.1 | 6.6 | 95.2 | 72.0% | 20.7% | 5.0% | 11.5% | 4.7% |
| 17 | Ottawa Senators (18-13-4, 40 pts) | 41.9 | 31.1 | 9.0 | 92.8 | 53.9% | 12.7% | 3.5% | 7.0% | 2.6% |
| 18 | New York Rangers (18-16-4, 40 pts) | 40.0 | 33.5 | 8.5 | 88.5 | 29.2% | 1.2% | 0.1% | 2.3% | 0.6% |
| 19 | Los Angeles Kings (15-10-9, 39 pts) | 39.5 | 28.6 | 14.0 | 92.9 | 74.6% | 14.0% | 0.0% | 4.2% | 1.9% |
| 20 | Utah Mammoth (18-17-3, 39 pts) | 40.8 | 33.8 | 7.4 | 89.0 | 54.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 1.5% |
| 21 | Pittsburgh Penguins (15-11-9, 39 pts) | 35.7 | 31.6 | 14.6 | 86.1 | 18.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| 22 | Buffalo Sabres (17-14-4, 38 pts) | 40.1 | 32.9 | 9.0 | 89.2 | 32.2% | 5.8% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 0.9% |
| 23 | San Jose Sharks (17-16-3, 37 pts) | 37.7 | 36.0 | 8.2 | 83.7 | 21.6% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| 24 | St. Louis Blues (14-15-8, 36 pts) | 33.0 | 35.5 | 13.5 | 79.5 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 25 | Toronto Maple Leafs (15-15-5, 35 pts) | 36.2 | 35.2 | 10.6 | 83.0 | 8.4% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| 26 | Nashville Predators (15-16-4, 34 pts) | 36.7 | 36.0 | 9.3 | 82.7 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| 27 | Columbus Blue Jackets (14-15-6, 34 pts) | 35.7 | 35.0 | 11.3 | 82.6 | 4.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 28 | Calgary Flames (15-17-4, 34 pts) | 35.9 | 36.8 | 9.2 | 81.1 | 13.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| 29 | Vancouver Canucks (15-17-3, 33 pts) | 37.5 | 36.4 | 8.1 | 83.2 | 20.3% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| 30 | Winnipeg Jets (15-17-3, 33 pts) | 37.4 | 36.4 | 8.2 | 83.1 | 20.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| 31 | Seattle Kraken (13-14-6, 32 pts) | 33.4 | 36.6 | 12.0 | 78.8 | 6.8% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 32 | Chicago Blackhawks (13-16-6, 32 pts) | 32.3 | 38.0 | 11.7 | 76.4 | 4.1% | 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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