Upcoming Games for December 12, 2025
| Time | Teams | Goalies | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Goals | Total Goals | Best O/U | More Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Blackhawks (13-11-6) St. Louis Blues (11-13-7) | Unknown Unknown | 46.6% 53.4% | +110 -123 +120 -125 | +1½-222 -1½+190 +1½-210 -1½+185 | 2.80 3.16 | 5.96 | o6+100 u6-115 o5½-125 u6-110 | |||
| Seattle Kraken (12-10-6) Utah Mammoth (14-15-3) | Unknown Unknown | 34.7% 65.3% | +153 -172 +158 -168 | +1½-170 -1½+149 +1½-170 -1½+150 | 2.25 3.47 | 5.72 | o5½-119 u5½+104 o5½-120 u6-115 |
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Kings Pittsburgh Penguins | 56.9% 43.1% | -144 +133 -140 +130 | -1½+171 +1½-179 -1½+177 +1½-200 | 2 3 | -0.86503-0.85085 | -0.84125 | |
| Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens | 56.1% 43.9% | -135 +122 -125 +118 | -1½+190 +1½-215 -1½+200 +1½-224 | 1 6 | -0.82212-0.79350 | -0.82360 | |
| Colorado Avalanche Vancouver Canucks | 52.9% 47.1% | -140 +130 -140 +135 | -1½+178 +1½-198 -1½+180 +1½-187 | 1 3 | -0.85085-0.86325 | -0.75387 | |
| Florida Panthers Edmonton Oilers | 44.1% 55.9% | +119 -130 +121 -130 | +1½-217 -1½+188 +1½-210 -1½+195 | 6 5 | -0.80551-0.81054 | -0.81964 | |
| Washington Capitals Dallas Stars | 45.2% 54.8% | +142 -153 +140 -150 | +1½-175 -1½+157 +1½-175 -1½+170 | 1 3 | -0.52076-0.52736 | -0.60181 | |
| Vegas Golden Knights Minnesota Wild | 49.8% 50.2% | -115 +107 -110 +105 | -1½+220 -1½+235 -1½+235 -1½+245 | 3 2 | -0.64352-0.65817 | -0.69808 | |
| New York Rangers St. Louis Blues | 56.9% 43.1% | -122 +111 -118 +110 | -1½+195 +1½-217 -1½+200 +1½-230 | 2 3 | -0.76990-0.75927 | -0.84100 | |
| Buffalo Sabres Toronto Maple Leafs | 35.5% 64.5% | +163 -175 +170 -176 | +1½-153 -1½+137 +1½-145 -1½+141 | 3 5 | -0.46844-0.45793 | -0.43849 | |
| Columbus Blue Jackets Carolina Hurricanes | 26.6% 73.4% | +299 -345 +300 -345 | +1½+122 -1½-138 +1½+120 -1½-135 | 1 4 | -0.28011-0.27950 | -0.30926 | |
| New York Islanders Chicago Blackhawks | 58.3% 41.7% | -190 +178 -190 +175 | -1½+145 +1½-147 -1½+145 +1½-155 | 3 5 | -1.03722-1.03022 | -0.87524 | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning Seattle Kraken | 58.4% 41.6% | -135 +125 -122 +128 | -1½+183 +1½-200 -1½+195 +1½-195 | 5 1 | -0.57304-0.58674 | -0.53811 | |
| Utah Mammoth San Jose Sharks | 62.7% 37.3% | -181 +170 -185 +170 | -1½+140 +1½-150 -1½+135 +1½-150 | 4 3 | -0.45426-0.45144 | -0.46667 | |
| Florida Panthers Calgary Flames | 62.3% 37.7% | -183 +169 -175 +168 | -1½+143 +1½-158 -1½+150 +1½-160 | 0 3 | -1.00775-0.99528 | -0.97448 | |
| Boston Bruins Vancouver Canucks | 44.0% 56.0% | +110 -120 +115 -120 | +1½-222 -1½+205 +1½-230 -1½+216 | 5 1 | -0.76336-0.77596 | -0.82005 | |
| Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche | 37.3% 62.7% | +152 -163 +145 -155 | +1½-168 -1½+160 +1½-175 -1½+163 | 2 5 | -0.49487-0.51371 | -0.46676 | |
| St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars | 31.0% 69.0% | +199 -225 +200 -210 | +1½-128 -1½+113 +1½-130 -1½+125 | 1 2 | -0.39412-0.40015 | -0.37159 |
Season Prediction Results
| Games | Record (Pct) | No Pick | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsbooks | 13 | 9-4 (0.692) | 0 | -0.66770 | |
| Sportsbooks | 13 | 9-4 (0.692) | 0 | -0.66838 | |
| DRatings | 13 | 7-6 (0.538) | 0 | -0.68221 | -0.01451 -0.01383 |
Season Simulation
*Through all games played on or before 12/10/25| Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Make Playoffs | Win Div | Win Conf | Conf. Champ. | Stanley Cup |
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche (21-2-7, 49 pts) | 54.2 | 16.9 | 10.9 | 119.3 | 100.0% | 82.0% | 80.7% | 38.0% | 26.3% |
| 2 | Dallas Stars (21-5-5, 47 pts) | 50.5 | 22.0 | 9.6 | 110.5 | 99.6% | 17.5% | 17.1% | 19.7% | 11.6% |
| 3 | Washington Capitals (18-9-3, 39 pts) | 46.5 | 27.6 | 7.9 | 100.9 | 86.0% | 31.4% | 23.2% | 14.5% | 6.4% |
| 4 | Anaheim Ducks (19-10-1, 39 pts) | 46.7 | 29.1 | 6.2 | 99.6 | 94.4% | 41.4% | 0.7% | 10.0% | 4.8% |
| 5 | Carolina Hurricanes (18-9-2, 38 pts) | 47.9 | 27.3 | 6.9 | 102.6 | 91.5% | 37.6% | 30.5% | 18.7% | 9.4% |
| 6 | Vegas Golden Knights (14-6-9, 37 pts) | 42.2 | 25.6 | 14.3 | 98.6 | 92.3% | 33.1% | 0.9% | 10.1% | 5.0% |
| 7 | New York Islanders (17-11-3, 37 pts) | 44.3 | 29.7 | 8.0 | 96.6 | 69.0% | 9.1% | 7.2% | 8.4% | 3.5% |
| 8 | Minnesota Wild (16-9-5, 37 pts) | 42.3 | 29.2 | 10.5 | 95.2 | 85.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 4.7% | 2.2% |
| 9 | Detroit Red Wings (17-11-3, 37 pts) | 41.2 | 32.2 | 8.6 | 90.9 | 44.1% | 9.5% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 1.0% |
| 10 | Tampa Bay Lightning (17-11-2, 36 pts) | 45.9 | 29.3 | 6.7 | 98.6 | 82.8% | 44.6% | 13.1% | 14.6% | 6.6% |
| 11 | Los Angeles Kings (14-8-8, 36 pts) | 40.9 | 27.9 | 13.2 | 95.0 | 83.8% | 17.5% | 0.0% | 6.4% | 3.0% |
| 12 | Boston Bruins (18-13-0, 36 pts) | 43.9 | 32.8 | 5.2 | 93.1 | 56.1% | 14.7% | 3.3% | 5.5% | 1.9% |
| 13 | New Jersey Devils (17-12-1, 35 pts) | 44.8 | 31.1 | 6.1 | 95.6 | 62.0% | 9.1% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 3.0% |
| 14 | Philadelphia Flyers (16-9-3, 35 pts) | 42.9 | 30.3 | 8.8 | 94.7 | 58.6% | 6.5% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 1.6% |
| 15 | Pittsburgh Penguins (14-7-7, 35 pts) | 39.7 | 29.4 | 12.9 | 92.2 | 45.7% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.8% |
| 16 | New York Rangers (15-13-4, 34 pts) | 40.4 | 32.5 | 9.1 | 89.9 | 30.2% | 1.8% | 0.7% | 2.7% | 1.1% |
| 17 | Montreal Canadiens (15-11-3, 33 pts) | 39.9 | 33.3 | 8.8 | 88.6 | 28.9% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 0.6% |
| 18 | Florida Panthers (15-12-2, 32 pts) | 43.3 | 31.5 | 7.2 | 93.7 | 59.5% | 17.5% | 4.6% | 8.8% | 4.0% |
| 19 | Edmonton Oilers (13-11-6, 32 pts) | 39.8 | 30.8 | 11.4 | 91.0 | 64.5% | 6.7% | 0.1% | 4.9% | 2.2% |
| 20 | Toronto Maple Leafs (14-11-4, 32 pts) | 39.8 | 32.4 | 9.8 | 89.4 | 34.8% | 5.5% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 1.2% |
| 21 | Columbus Blue Jackets (13-11-6, 32 pts) | 37.6 | 32.7 | 11.7 | 86.9 | 17.4% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.3% |
| 22 | Chicago Blackhawks (13-11-6, 32 pts) | 35.6 | 34.2 | 12.2 | 83.3 | 23.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| 23 | Utah Mammoth (14-15-3, 31 pts) | 39.6 | 34.4 | 8.0 | 87.2 | 44.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 1.1% |
| 24 | San Jose Sharks (14-14-3, 31 pts) | 37.0 | 36.1 | 8.9 | 82.9 | 20.5% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| 25 | Ottawa Senators (13-12-4, 30 pts) | 39.1 | 33.3 | 9.6 | 87.8 | 27.5% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 2.9% | 1.0% |
| 26 | Seattle Kraken (12-10-6, 30 pts) | 35.4 | 34.2 | 12.5 | 83.2 | 20.2% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| 27 | Winnipeg Jets (14-14-1, 29 pts) | 39.5 | 35.8 | 6.7 | 85.7 | 38.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% |
| 28 | St. Louis Blues (11-13-7, 29 pts) | 33.1 | 35.9 | 13.0 | 79.2 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 29 | Buffalo Sabres (12-14-4, 28 pts) | 36.0 | 36.2 | 9.8 | 81.9 | 5.9% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| 30 | Calgary Flames (12-16-4, 28 pts) | 33.7 | 38.3 | 10.0 | 77.4 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 31 | Nashville Predators (11-14-4, 26 pts) | 34.4 | 37.5 | 10.1 | 78.9 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 32 | Vancouver Canucks (11-16-3, 25 pts) | 34.0 | 38.8 | 9.2 | 77.2 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
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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