Upcoming Games for December 8, 2025
| Time | Teams | Goalies | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Goals | Total Goals | Best O/U | More Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Red Wings (15-11-3) Vancouver Canucks (11-15-3) | John Gibson Thatcher Demko | 49.5% 50.5% | -125 +113 -121 +112 | -1½+195 +1½-222 -1½+200 +1½-225 | 3.16 3.21 | 6.37 | o6½+105 u6½-117 o6½+100 u6½-115 | |||
| Minnesota Wild (15-9-5) Seattle Kraken (11-9-6) | Filip Gustavsson Joey Daccord | 56.0% 44.0% | -134 +120 -128 +119 | -1½+194 +1½-225 -1½+195 +1½-220 | 3.17 2.53 | 5.70 | o5½+102 u5½-115 o5½+100 u5½-115 |
Games In Progress
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins | 45.9% 54.1% | +131 -140 +135 -143 | +1½-180 -1½+170 +1½-175 -1½+170 | 4 3 | -0.85334-0.86833 | -0.77921 | |
| Dallas Stars New York Rangers | 56.1% 43.9% | -175 +158 -170 +170 | -1½+150 +1½-163 -1½+160 +1½-165 | 5 4 | -0.47567-0.46262 | -0.57780 | |
| New Jersey Devils Seattle Kraken | 59.7% 40.3% | -233 +215 -240 +216 | -1½+107 +1½-115 -1½+105 +1½-115 | 3 2 | -0.37411-0.37040 | -0.51545 | |
| Florida Panthers Colorado Avalanche | 48.5% 51.5% | +102 -113 +110 -114 | +1½-220 -1½+203 +1½-210 -1½+200 | 1 3 | -0.65915-0.63864 | -0.66452 | |
| Vancouver Canucks Montreal Canadiens | 53.2% 46.8% | -123 +116 -123 +115 | -1½+200 +1½-212 -1½+205 +1½-216 | 4 5 | -0.78454-0.78202 | -0.76004 | |
| Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres | 59.0% 41.0% | -150 +136 -147 +135 | -1½+167 +1½-185 -1½+170 +1½-185 | 3 4 | -0.88211-0.87488 | -0.89231 | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning Anaheim Ducks | 64.6% 35.4% | -161 +150 -159 +150 | -1½+145 +1½-153 -1½+155 +1½-160 | 1 4 | -0.93300-0.93009 | -1.03801 | |
| Philadelphia Flyers Toronto Maple Leafs | 38.7% 61.3% | +125 -133 +125 -130 | +1½-185 -1½+175 +1½-190 -1½+185 | 2 3 | -0.57583-0.58016 | -0.48968 | |
| Pittsburgh Penguins Carolina Hurricanes | 32.9% 67.1% | +181 -200 +180 -199 | +1½-135 -1½+125 +1½-140 -1½+125 | 3 4 | -0.42776-0.42958 | -0.39863 | |
| New York Islanders Boston Bruins | 44.9% 55.1% | -113 +104 -110 +104 | -1½+225 -1½+245 +1½-260 -1½+245 | 5 4 | -0.65441-0.66054 | -0.79980 | |
| New York Rangers Chicago Blackhawks | 57.9% 42.1% | -130 +119 -126 +119 | -1½+183 +1½-205 -1½+190 +1½-205 | 6 2 | -0.59214-0.59829 | -0.54721 | |
| Buffalo Sabres Vegas Golden Knights | 36.2% 63.8% | +195 -220 +200 -215 | +1½-128 -1½+115 +1½-120 -1½+110 | 1 3 | -0.40084-0.39768 | -0.45011 | |
| Edmonton Oilers Seattle Kraken | 57.1% 42.9% | -187 +170 -180 +170 | -1½+140 +1½-150 -1½+145 +1½-150 | 4 2 | -0.45008-0.45497 | -0.56031 | |
| Nashville Predators Calgary Flames | 47.4% 52.6% | +115 -122 +116 -124 | +1½-236 -1½+215 -1½+250 +1½-280 | 4 1 | -0.78001-0.78651 | -0.74575 | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning Los Angeles Kings | 53.0% 47.0% | -101 -108 +105 -110 | +1½-250 -1½+225 +1½-230 -1½+216 | 1 2 | -0.67690-0.65817 | -0.75545 | |
| Utah Mammoth Dallas Stars | 36.9% 63.1% | +145 -158 +147 -154 | +1½-163 -1½+155 +1½-170 -1½+155 | 2 3 | -0.51073-0.51148 | -0.46096 |
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 12/07/25| Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Make Playoffs | Win Div | Win Conf | Conf. Champ. | Stanley Cup |
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche (21-2-6, 48 pts) | 55.0 | 17.0 | 10.0 | 120.0 | 100.0% | 85.4% | 83.8% | 41.0% | 29.3% |
| 2 | Dallas Stars (20-5-5, 45 pts) | 49.7 | 22.6 | 9.7 | 109.1 | 99.9% | 14.1% | 13.9% | 16.7% | 9.9% |
| 3 | Washington Capitals (18-9-3, 39 pts) | 46.6 | 27.6 | 7.8 | 101.0 | 87.8% | 32.0% | 25.2% | 15.2% | 6.9% |
| 4 | Anaheim Ducks (18-10-1, 37 pts) | 45.5 | 30.0 | 6.5 | 97.5 | 87.8% | 30.2% | 0.6% | 8.6% | 4.1% |
| 5 | Carolina Hurricanes (17-9-2, 36 pts) | 47.2 | 27.8 | 7.0 | 101.4 | 87.5% | 35.4% | 28.8% | 17.9% | 8.8% |
| 6 | Vegas Golden Knights (14-6-8, 36 pts) | 42.9 | 25.8 | 13.3 | 99.1 | 91.8% | 40.2% | 0.9% | 9.9% | 4.8% |
| 7 | New York Islanders (16-11-3, 35 pts) | 43.6 | 30.1 | 8.2 | 95.5 | 62.8% | 8.1% | 6.1% | 8.0% | 3.1% |
| 8 | Minnesota Wild (15-9-5, 35 pts) | 41.9 | 29.6 | 10.5 | 94.3 | 76.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4.2% | 1.9% |
| 9 | Tampa Bay Lightning (16-10-2, 34 pts) | 45.4 | 29.4 | 7.2 | 98.0 | 82.3% | 43.5% | 12.5% | 13.8% | 5.8% |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Penguins (14-7-6, 34 pts) | 40.5 | 29.5 | 12.0 | 93.0 | 50.9% | 7.0% | 4.8% | 3.4% | 1.1% |
| 11 | Boston Bruins (17-13-0, 34 pts) | 43.2 | 33.4 | 5.5 | 91.8 | 50.2% | 12.9% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 1.8% |
| 12 | New York Rangers (15-12-4, 34 pts) | 41.1 | 31.6 | 9.2 | 91.5 | 41.3% | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.6% | 1.8% |
| 13 | Los Angeles Kings (13-8-7, 33 pts) | 40.9 | 28.5 | 12.5 | 94.4 | 76.7% | 17.9% | 0.2% | 5.9% | 2.6% |
| 14 | New Jersey Devils (16-12-1, 33 pts) | 43.8 | 31.8 | 6.4 | 94.0 | 55.7% | 6.7% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 2.4% |
| 15 | Philadelphia Flyers (15-9-3, 33 pts) | 42.1 | 31.1 | 8.8 | 92.9 | 47.0% | 6.3% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 1.7% |
| 16 | Montreal Canadiens (15-10-3, 33 pts) | 41.0 | 32.1 | 8.9 | 90.8 | 43.6% | 10.5% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 1.1% |
| 17 | Detroit Red Wings (15-11-3, 33 pts) | 39.9 | 33.1 | 9.0 | 88.8 | 34.3% | 5.5% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 0.8% |
| 18 | Columbus Blue Jackets (13-10-6, 32 pts) | 38.5 | 31.7 | 11.8 | 88.9 | 27.2% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.5% |
| 19 | Edmonton Oilers (13-11-5, 31 pts) | 40.7 | 30.9 | 10.4 | 91.8 | 67.2% | 9.3% | 0.2% | 5.4% | 2.5% |
| 20 | Utah Mammoth (14-13-3, 31 pts) | 40.9 | 32.8 | 8.3 | 90.1 | 57.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 3.7% | 1.7% |
| 21 | San Jose Sharks (14-13-3, 31 pts) | 38.0 | 35.1 | 8.9 | 84.9 | 29.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% |
| 22 | Florida Panthers (14-12-2, 30 pts) | 42.3 | 32.4 | 7.3 | 92.0 | 51.4% | 15.0% | 2.3% | 7.8% | 3.2% |
| 23 | Ottawa Senators (13-11-4, 30 pts) | 40.0 | 32.3 | 9.7 | 89.7 | 40.3% | 6.8% | 0.9% | 3.6% | 1.4% |
| 24 | Toronto Maple Leafs (13-11-4, 30 pts) | 39.1 | 33.1 | 9.8 | 88.0 | 29.5% | 5.0% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 0.9% |
| 25 | Chicago Blackhawks (12-11-6, 30 pts) | 34.8 | 34.7 | 12.5 | 82.2 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 26 | Winnipeg Jets (14-13-1, 29 pts) | 40.2 | 34.9 | 6.9 | 87.3 | 42.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2.3% | 0.9% |
| 27 | St. Louis Blues (11-12-7, 29 pts) | 33.6 | 35.3 | 13.1 | 80.4 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 28 | Seattle Kraken (11-9-6, 28 pts) | 35.4 | 33.9 | 12.7 | 83.6 | 23.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| 29 | Buffalo Sabres (11-13-4, 26 pts) | 36.0 | 36.0 | 10.1 | 82.0 | 8.2% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| 30 | Calgary Flames (11-15-4, 26 pts) | 33.7 | 38.2 | 10.1 | 77.5 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 31 | Vancouver Canucks (11-15-3, 25 pts) | 35.2 | 37.6 | 9.2 | 79.6 | 9.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 32 | Nashville Predators (10-14-4, 24 pts) | 33.2 | 38.3 | 10.5 | 76.9 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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.
Related Blog Posts
Randomness, Edge, and Volume in Sports Betting Outcomes
We dig into the data behind variance and expectation.
Top 5 Sweepstakes Sportsbooks
Find out who makes our top five sweepstakes sportsbook list.
2025-2026 NFL Season Preview
Here is our 2025-2026 NFL season preview based on 1,000 simulations.
The Predictive Power of Prediction Markets
Discover how prediction markets deliver accurate forecasts.
Creating a Ratings Model with Bradley-Terry
Modeling with the Bradley-Terry model in Python