Upcoming Games for December 23, 2025
| Time | Teams | Goalies | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Goals | Total Goals | Best O/U | More Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Sharks (17-16-3) Vegas Golden Knights (16-8-10) | Yaroslav Askarov Akira Schmid | 32.5% 67.5% | +170 -180 +176 -192 | +1½-140 -1½+130 +1½-140 -1½+127 | 2.39 3.69 | 6.08 | o6-119 u6+109 o6-115 u6+105 | |||
| Seattle Kraken (14-14-6) Los Angeles Kings (15-11-9) | Joey Daccord Darcy Kuemper | 32.2% 67.8% | +178 -200 +190 -204 | +1½-138 -1½+131 +1½-140 -1½+130 | 2.09 3.40 | 5.49 | o5½+109 u5½-120 o5½+100 u5½-115 |
Games In Progress
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Canucks Washington Capitals | 36.9% 63.1% | +156 -172 +156 -170 | +1½-158 -1½+147 +1½-160 -1½+148 | 1 2 | -0.48102-0.48268 | -0.45989 | |
| Vegas Golden Knights San Jose Sharks | 68.6% 31.4% | -264 +237 -257 +250 | -1½-108 +1½-105 -1½-108 +1½+100 | 4 2 | -0.34298-0.33424 | -0.37737 | |
| Calgary Flames Anaheim Ducks | 51.8% 48.2% | -142 +134 -140 +135 | -1½+172 +1½-190 -1½+170 +1½-187 | 3 2 | -0.54714-0.54782 | -0.65722 | |
| Nashville Predators Winnipeg Jets | 38.9% 61.1% | +144 -156 +140 -154 | +1½-170 -1½+157 +1½-180 -1½+165 | 2 5 | -0.51435-0.52308 | -0.49240 | |
| St. Louis Blues Minnesota Wild | 40.4% 59.6% | +115 -125 +116 -120 | +1½-215 -1½+193 +1½-220 -1½+215 | 4 6 | -0.60825-0.61452 | -0.51743 | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers | 56.8% 43.2% | -139 +125 -135 +128 | -1½+178 +1½-202 -1½+180 +1½-197 | 3 2 | -0.56768-0.56729 | -0.56604 | |
| Carolina Hurricanes Tampa Bay Lightning | 47.5% 52.5% | -108 -102 -110 +102 | -1½+225 +1½-255 -1½+220 +1½-250 | 2 3 | -0.70719-0.72177 | -0.64459 | |
| Ottawa Senators Detroit Red Wings | 56.4% 43.6% | -120 +112 -120 +119 | -1½+210 +1½-235 -1½+210 +1½-210 | 2 3 | -0.76841-0.78596 | -0.83087 | |
| Edmonton Oilers Boston Bruins | 57.8% 42.2% | -140 +131 -137 +135 | -1½+175 +1½-190 -1½+180 +1½-190 | 4 0 | -0.55511-0.55166 | -0.54891 | |
| 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 |
Season Prediction Results
| Games | Record (Pct) | No Pick | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsbooks | 7428 | 4514-2866 (0.611) | 48 | -0.65789 | |
| Sportsbooks | 7428 | 4516-2875 (0.610) | 37 | -0.65728 | |
| DRatings | 7428 | 4476-2952 (0.603) | 0 | -0.66112 | -0.00323 -0.00384 |
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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