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) | Arturs Silovs Joseph Woll | 39.4% 60.6% | +116 -128 +120 -124 | +1½-217 -1½+189 +1½-215 -1½+200 | 2.68 3.73 | 6.41 | o6-110 u6+102 o6-115 u6½-120 | |||
| Dallas Stars (25-7-5) Detroit Red Wings (21-13-3) | Jake Oettinger John Gibson | 57.3% 42.7% | -127 +115 -119 +115 | -1½+210 +1½-222 -1½+205 +1½-240 | 3.40 2.62 | 6.02 | o6-110 u6+100 o6-110 u6+100 | |||
| New York Rangers (18-16-4) Washington Capitals (19-12-5) | Igor Shesterkin Logan Thompson | 40.0% 60.0% | +150 -165 +150 -165 | +1½-175 -1½+158 +1½-170 -1½+155 | 2.33 3.36 | 5.69 | o5½-101 u5½-110 o5½-105 u5½-110 | |||
| Florida Panthers (19-14-2) Carolina Hurricanes (22-10-3) | Sergei Bobrovsky Frederik Andersen | 43.9% 56.1% | +134 -149 +130 -140 | +1½-189 -1½+170 +1½-200 -1½+185 | 2.66 3.32 | 5.98 | o6-101 u6-110 o6-105 u6-110 | |||
| New Jersey Devils (20-15-1) New York Islanders (19-13-4) | Jake Allen David Rittich | 49.8% 50.2% | -123 +111 -121 +114 | -1½+200 +1½-233 -1½+205 +1½-225 | 3.02 3.03 | 6.05 | o6-102 u6-105 o6-105 u6-110 | |||
| Buffalo Sabres (17-14-4) Ottawa Senators (18-13-4) | Alex Lyon Linus Ullmark | 42.1% 57.9% | +136 -150 +136 -150 | +1½-190 -1½+176 +1½-185 -1½+170 | 2.64 3.48 | 6.12 | o6-111 u6½-123 o6½+105 u6+105 | |||
| Montreal Canadiens (19-12-5) Boston Bruins (20-16-1) | Jacob Fowler Jeremy Swayman | 46.2% 53.8% | +109 -120 +105 -115 | +1½-233 -1½+200 +1½-245 -1½+210 | 2.83 3.24 | 6.07 | o6-105 u6-108 o6-110 u6-110 | |||
| Nashville Predators (15-16-4) Minnesota Wild (22-10-5) | Juuse Saros Filip Gustavsson | 38.6% 61.4% | +170 -185 +170 -185 | +1½-149 -1½+135 +1½-145 -1½+135 | 2.39 3.46 | 5.85 | o6-105 u6-105 o6-105 u6+100 | |||
| Calgary Flames (15-17-4) Edmonton Oilers (18-13-6) | Dustin Wolf Tristan Jarry | 38.5% 61.5% | +150 -160 +165 -160 | +1½-167 -1½+151 +1½-160 -1½+150 | 2.46 3.54 | 6.00 | o6½-104 u6½-110 o6½-105 u6+115 | All Bet Values Active | ||
| Philadelphia Flyers (18-10-7) Chicago Blackhawks (13-16-6) | Daniel Vladař Spencer Knight | 54.3% 45.7% | -114 +104 -120 +109 | -1½+215 +1½-245 -1½+210 +1½-240 | 3.10 2.64 | 5.74 | o5½-108 u5½-103 o5½-110 u5½+100 | |||
| Utah Mammoth (18-17-3) Colorado Avalanche (26-2-7) | Karel Vejmelka Scott Wedgewood | 31.7% 68.3% | +225 -240 +225 -247 | +1½-119 -1½+105 +1½-115 -1½+102 | 2.42 3.75 | 6.17 | o6-115 u6+102 o6-125 u6+110 | |||
| San Jose Sharks (17-16-3) Vegas Golden Knights (16-8-10) | Yaroslav Askarov Akira Schmid | 31.3% 68.7% | +209 -227 +215 -225 | +1½-125 -1½+118 +1½-115 -1½+115 | 2.37 3.71 | 6.08 | o6-103 u6-104 o6-105 u6+100 | Volatility Bet Value Active | ||
| Seattle Kraken (14-14-6) Los Angeles Kings (15-11-9) | Joey Daccord Darcy Kuemper | 33.3% 66.7% | +208 -238 +210 -217 | +1½-127 -1½+112 +1½-125 -1½+120 | 2.11 3.38 | 5.49 | o5½+103 u5½-115 o5½-105 u5½-105 | Volatility Bet Value Active |
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Panthers San Jose Sharks | 69.1% 30.9% | -290 +267 -287 +255 | -1½-118 +1½+106 -1½-115 +1½+100 | 7 2 | -0.31221-0.32197 | -0.36934 | |
| Nashville Predators Anaheim Ducks | 58.3% 41.7% | -195 +179 -185 +176 | -1½+137 +1½-142 -1½+140 +1½-148 | 2 5 | -1.04529-1.02661 | -0.87498 | |
| Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks | 57.7% 42.3% | -112 +107 -114 +105 | -1½+215 +1½-241 -1½+216 +1½-240 | 1 2 | -0.73888-0.73814 | -0.86119 | |
| Carolina Hurricanes New York Islanders | 62.2% 37.8% | -210 +196 -210 +195 | -1½+117 +1½-128 -1½+120 +1½-130 | 2 3 | -1.10033-1.09808 | -0.97376 | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs Ottawa Senators | 49.2% 50.8% | -109 +100 -104 -101 | -1½+230 -1½+235 -1½+230 -1½+240 | 1 2 | -0.71445-0.70039 | -0.67704 | |
| Los Angeles Kings Columbus Blue Jackets | 53.2% 46.8% | -174 +160 -175 +160 | -1½+150 +1½-163 -1½+150 +1½-165 | 2 3 | -0.97498-0.97625 | -0.75967 | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning Detroit Red Wings | 57.1% 42.9% | -130 +118 -130 +128 | -1½+183 +1½-207 -1½+190 +1½-200 | 0 2 | -0.80298-0.82798 | -0.84625 | |
| Dallas Stars St. Louis Blues | 55.6% 44.4% | -120 +112 -120 +115 | -1½+193 +1½-220 -1½+200 +1½-210 | 2 0 | -0.62315-0.61667 | -0.58656 | |
| Calgary Flames Minnesota Wild | 43.2% 56.8% | +130 -139 +138 -140 | +1½-195 -1½+178 +1½-185 -1½+175 | 5 4 | -0.84915-0.87060 | -0.83850 | |
| New Jersey Devils Montreal Canadiens | 61.0% 39.0% | -161 +148 -165 +155 | -1½+155 +1½-163 -1½+150 +1½-157 | 4 3 | -0.50301-0.48848 | -0.49458 | |
| Pittsburgh Penguins Seattle Kraken | 44.7% 55.3% | -103 -103 -102 -105 | +1½-260 -1½+225 +1½-260 -1½+237 | 1 4 | -0.69315-0.68605 | -0.59229 | |
| Buffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers | 35.9% 64.1% | +224 -250 +223 -250 | +1½-110 -1½+102 +1½-110 -1½+100 | 2 3 | -0.35914-0.36008 | -0.44440 | |
| Colorado Avalanche Boston Bruins | 55.8% 44.2% | -142 +133 -145 +135 | -1½+175 +1½-193 -1½+170 +1½-185 | 1 3 | -0.86171-0.87165 | -0.81640 | |
| Utah Mammoth Winnipeg Jets | 36.6% 63.4% | +215 -239 +206 -222 | +1½-117 -1½+105 +1½-124 -1½+120 | 2 5 | -0.37176-0.38799 | -0.45498 | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Blackhawks | 65.8% 34.2% | -245 +218 -230 +208 | -1½+102 +1½-115 -1½+115 +1½-122 | 4 3 | -0.36661-0.38243 | -0.41882 | |
| Vegas Golden Knights Dallas Stars | 39.4% 60.6% | +135 -147 +139 -142 | +1½-185 -1½+175 +1½-188 -1½+180 | 3 4 | -0.53941-0.53828 | -0.50081 |
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 12/22/25| 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) | 56.9 | 14.7 | 10.3 | 124.2 | 100.0% | 91.9% | 91.8% | 45.6% | 34.4% |
| 2 | Dallas Stars (25-7-5, 55 pts) | 51.4 | 21.7 | 8.9 | 111.7 | 100.0% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 17.7% | 10.9% |
| 3 | Minnesota Wild (22-10-5, 49 pts) | 46.2 | 26.4 | 9.4 | 101.8 | 98.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 7.3% | 3.9% |
| 4 | Carolina Hurricanes (22-10-3, 47 pts) | 49.3 | 25.5 | 7.2 | 105.8 | 97.7% | 69.2% | 56.3% | 24.2% | 11.1% |
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings (21-13-3, 45 pts) | 43.0 | 31.3 | 7.7 | 93.6 | 59.0% | 14.0% | 3.2% | 5.1% | 1.7% |
| 6 | Anaheim Ducks (21-14-2, 44 pts) | 43.9 | 31.5 | 6.5 | 94.4 | 83.3% | 21.3% | 0.0% | 5.4% | 2.3% |
| 7 | Tampa Bay Lightning (20-13-3, 43 pts) | 45.4 | 29.3 | 7.3 | 98.0 | 84.2% | 37.2% | 11.4% | 14.6% | 5.8% |
| 8 | Washington Capitals (19-12-5, 43 pts) | 43.0 | 29.4 | 9.6 | 95.6 | 72.9% | 8.7% | 6.2% | 8.6% | 3.1% |
| 9 | Philadelphia Flyers (18-10-7, 43 pts) | 41.0 | 28.8 | 12.2 | 94.2 | 61.9% | 5.9% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 1.4% |
| 10 | Montreal Canadiens (19-12-5, 43 pts) | 40.4 | 31.5 | 10.1 | 90.9 | 41.6% | 8.1% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 0.8% |
| 11 | Vegas Golden Knights (16-8-10, 42 pts) | 41.4 | 25.8 | 14.8 | 97.6 | 92.4% | 41.4% | 0.1% | 7.6% | 3.8% |
| 12 | New York Islanders (19-13-4, 42 pts) | 43.3 | 30.2 | 8.5 | 95.2 | 68.7% | 8.1% | 4.5% | 7.6% | 2.4% |
| 13 | Edmonton Oilers (18-13-6, 42 pts) | 41.9 | 29.7 | 10.4 | 94.3 | 81.4% | 22.8% | 0.0% | 7.0% | 3.3% |
| 14 | New Jersey Devils (20-15-1, 41 pts) | 44.3 | 32.1 | 5.6 | 94.2 | 61.6% | 6.5% | 3.5% | 7.0% | 2.4% |
| 15 | Boston Bruins (20-16-1, 41 pts) | 42.0 | 34.2 | 5.8 | 89.7 | 36.3% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 2.9% | 0.8% |
| 16 | Florida Panthers (19-14-2, 40 pts) | 44.3 | 31.2 | 6.6 | 95.1 | 69.2% | 19.8% | 5.6% | 10.6% | 4.2% |
| 17 | Ottawa Senators (18-13-4, 40 pts) | 42.1 | 31.1 | 8.8 | 93.0 | 56.8% | 12.3% | 2.3% | 6.4% | 2.2% |
| 18 | New York Rangers (18-16-4, 40 pts) | 39.8 | 33.5 | 8.7 | 88.3 | 24.9% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 2.3% | 0.7% |
| 19 | Los Angeles Kings (15-11-9, 39 pts) | 38.6 | 29.4 | 14.0 | 91.2 | 68.6% | 11.1% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 1.4% |
| 20 | Utah Mammoth (18-17-3, 39 pts) | 40.7 | 33.9 | 7.5 | 88.8 | 54.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 1.4% |
| 21 | Pittsburgh Penguins (15-11-9, 39 pts) | 35.7 | 31.7 | 14.6 | 86.0 | 17.0% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| 22 | Buffalo Sabres (17-14-4, 38 pts) | 39.9 | 33.1 | 9.0 | 88.8 | 30.1% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 2.4% | 0.7% |
| 23 | San Jose Sharks (17-16-3, 37 pts) | 38.1 | 35.7 | 8.2 | 84.5 | 25.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| 24 | Columbus Blue Jackets (15-15-6, 36 pts) | 36.5 | 34.3 | 11.2 | 84.2 | 9.6% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| 25 | St. Louis Blues (14-16-8, 36 pts) | 32.9 | 35.8 | 13.3 | 79.0 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 26 | Toronto Maple Leafs (15-15-5, 35 pts) | 36.5 | 35.3 | 10.3 | 83.2 | 8.5% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| 27 | Nashville Predators (15-16-4, 34 pts) | 36.7 | 36.0 | 9.3 | 82.7 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| 28 | Seattle Kraken (14-14-6, 34 pts) | 34.7 | 35.4 | 11.9 | 81.3 | 14.2% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 29 | Calgary Flames (15-17-4, 34 pts) | 35.6 | 37.1 | 9.3 | 80.5 | 11.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 30 | Winnipeg Jets (15-17-3, 33 pts) | 37.4 | 36.4 | 8.2 | 82.9 | 23.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| 31 | Vancouver Canucks (15-18-3, 33 pts) | 36.6 | 37.4 | 8.0 | 81.3 | 15.1% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| 32 | Chicago Blackhawks (13-16-6, 32 pts) | 32.5 | 37.8 | 11.7 | 76.7 | 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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