Upcoming Games for December 2, 2022
| Time | Teams | Goalies | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Goals | Total Goals | Best O/U | More Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Senators (8-12-1) New York Rangers (10-9-4) | Unknown Unknown | 36.8% 63.2% | 2.54 3.69 | 6.23 | ||||||
| Nashville Predators (10-9-2) New York Islanders (15-9-0) | Unknown Unknown | 37.4% 62.6% | 2.36 3.47 | 5.83 | ||||||
| Columbus Blue Jackets (7-12-2) Winnipeg Jets (14-6-1) | Unknown Unknown | 32.6% 67.4% | 2.50 3.78 | 6.28 |
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Oilers Chicago Blackhawks | 64.8% 35.2% | -214 +194 -215 +198 | -1½+117 +1½-125 -1½+110 +1½-128 | 5 4 | -0.40486-0.39988 | -0.43447 | |
| Buffalo Sabres Detroit Red Wings | 50.8% 49.2% | +115 -124 +120 -125 | +1½-212 -1½+188 +1½-210 -1½+190 | 5 4 | -0.78397-0.79851 | -0.67796 | |
| San Jose Sharks Toronto Maple Leafs | 23.6% 76.4% | +255 -288 +260 -292 | +1½+107 -1½-120 +1½+105 -1½-115 | 1 3 | -0.32172-0.31693 | -0.26855 | |
| New York Rangers Ottawa Senators | 57.2% 42.8% | +105 -115 +101 -110 | -1½+230 +1½-270 +1½-240 +1½-260 | 3 1 | -0.74028-0.71924 | -0.55823 | |
| Seattle Kraken Los Angeles Kings | 44.8% 55.2% | +118 -129 +118 -125 | +1½-215 -1½+188 +1½-210 -1½+195 | 9 8 | -0.80111-0.79350 | -0.80283 | |
| Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks | 47.7% 52.3% | +100 -108 +103 -109 | +1½-235 -1½+215 +1½-230 -1½+205 | 5 1 | -0.71219-0.72208 | -0.73955 |
Season Prediction Results
| Games | Record (Pct) | No Pick | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsbooks | 4 | 2-2 (0.500) | 0 | -0.56271 | |
| Sportsbooks | 4 | 2-2 (0.500) | 0 | -0.55864 | |
| DRatings | 4 | 4-0 (1.000) | 0 | -0.48480 | 0.07790 0.07384 |
Season Simulation
*Through all games played on or before 11/29/22| Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Make Playoffs | Win 1st Rd. | Win 2nd Rd. | Conf. Champ. | Stanley Cup |
| 1 | Boston Bruins (19-3-0, 38 pts) | 54.5 | 22.4 | 5.0 | 114.1 | 99.8% | 65.6% | 38.7% | 24.6% | 14.4% |
| 2 | New Jersey Devils (19-4-0, 38 pts) | 49.8 | 26.3 | 5.9 | 105.4 | 97.4% | 47.4% | 22.5% | 9.3% | 4.3% |
| 3 | Vegas Golden Knights (17-6-1, 35 pts) | 48.3 | 27.0 | 6.7 | 103.3 | 94.5% | 52.3% | 27.5% | 13.0% | 5.9% |
| 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (14-5-5, 33 pts) | 46.5 | 25.0 | 10.5 | 103.5 | 94.7% | 48.6% | 23.7% | 13.2% | 7.1% |
| 5 | Seattle Kraken (14-5-3, 31 pts) | 43.7 | 29.1 | 9.2 | 96.6 | 78.4% | 30.6% | 12.4% | 4.8% | 1.7% |
| 6 | Dallas Stars (13-6-4, 30 pts) | 44.7 | 27.7 | 9.7 | 99.0 | 85.4% | 39.9% | 17.6% | 8.7% | 3.8% |
| 7 | New York Islanders (15-9-0, 30 pts) | 45.5 | 30.7 | 5.8 | 96.8 | 76.5% | 36.0% | 17.5% | 7.5% | 3.4% |
| 8 | Carolina Hurricanes (12-6-5, 29 pts) | 45.3 | 26.4 | 10.3 | 100.8 | 88.1% | 46.9% | 25.9% | 12.1% | 6.5% |
| 9 | Winnipeg Jets (14-6-1, 29 pts) | 46.7 | 28.4 | 6.8 | 100.3 | 89.0% | 43.1% | 19.2% | 8.9% | 4.1% |
| 10 | Los Angeles Kings (12-9-4, 28 pts) | 39.8 | 32.0 | 10.1 | 89.8 | 44.1% | 16.1% | 6.7% | 2.6% | 0.8% |
| 11 | Tampa Bay Lightning (13-8-1, 27 pts) | 46.6 | 28.9 | 6.5 | 99.7 | 85.5% | 43.5% | 21.1% | 11.7% | 6.3% |
| 12 | Pittsburgh Penguins (11-8-4, 26 pts) | 42.6 | 29.8 | 9.7 | 94.8 | 66.5% | 33.8% | 16.2% | 7.0% | 3.0% |
| 13 | Detroit Red Wings (11-6-4, 26 pts) | 37.7 | 33.2 | 11.1 | 86.6 | 23.5% | 7.6% | 2.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| 14 | Colorado Avalanche (12-7-1, 25 pts) | 49.1 | 25.9 | 6.1 | 104.2 | 97.3% | 64.4% | 42.0% | 27.1% | 16.1% |
| 15 | Edmonton Oilers (12-10-0, 24 pts) | 45.1 | 31.3 | 5.6 | 95.7 | 75.5% | 43.4% | 23.4% | 11.2% | 5.2% |
| 16 | Florida Panthers (10-9-4, 24 pts) | 41.6 | 30.6 | 9.8 | 93.1 | 59.5% | 26.9% | 12.6% | 5.9% | 3.2% |
| 17 | New York Rangers (10-9-4, 24 pts) | 40.7 | 31.3 | 10.0 | 91.4 | 48.0% | 23.9% | 11.6% | 5.0% | 2.2% |
| 18 | Calgary Flames (10-9-3, 23 pts) | 43.5 | 30.0 | 8.5 | 95.4 | 73.3% | 40.2% | 21.4% | 10.6% | 4.8% |
| 19 | Washington Capitals (10-11-3, 23 pts) | 39.4 | 33.6 | 9.1 | 87.8 | 32.0% | 14.4% | 6.3% | 2.7% | 1.2% |
| 20 | Montreal Canadiens (11-10-1, 23 pts) | 36.5 | 37.2 | 8.3 | 81.3 | 9.7% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 21 | Minnesota Wild (10-9-2, 22 pts) | 41.9 | 31.9 | 8.1 | 92.0 | 54.7% | 26.3% | 11.9% | 5.4% | 2.5% |
| 22 | St. Louis Blues (11-11-0, 22 pts) | 41.8 | 33.9 | 6.3 | 89.9 | 44.8% | 22.4% | 10.0% | 4.5% | 2.1% |
| 23 | Nashville Predators (10-9-2, 22 pts) | 38.2 | 33.4 | 8.4 | 84.8 | 30.2% | 10.7% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 0.5% |
| 24 | Vancouver Canucks (9-11-3, 21 pts) | 38.3 | 34.5 | 9.2 | 85.8 | 24.5% | 9.1% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 0.6% |
| 25 | Philadelphia Flyers (8-10-5, 21 pts) | 32.1 | 37.5 | 12.4 | 76.6 | 3.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 26 | San Jose Sharks (8-13-4, 20 pts) | 31.6 | 39.4 | 11.0 | 74.2 | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 27 | Buffalo Sabres (9-12-1, 19 pts) | 36.6 | 37.7 | 7.8 | 80.9 | 7.9% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 28 | Ottawa Senators (8-12-1, 17 pts) | 36.0 | 38.1 | 7.9 | 79.9 | 6.4% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 29 | Arizona Coyotes (7-10-3, 17 pts) | 33.5 | 38.0 | 10.4 | 77.5 | 5.5% | 1.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 30 | Columbus Blue Jackets (7-12-2, 16 pts) | 32.3 | 39.4 | 9.3 | 73.8 | 1.5% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 31 | Chicago Blackhawks (6-11-4, 16 pts) | 30.6 | 39.8 | 11.6 | 72.8 | 1.5% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 32 | Anaheim Ducks (6-15-2, 14 pts) | 29.5 | 43.2 | 9.4 | 68.3 | 0.0% | 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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