Upcoming Games for December 20, 2025
| Time | Teams | Goalies | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Goals | Total Goals | Best O/U | More Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Flyers (17-9-6) New York Rangers (16-15-4) | Unknown Unknown | 44.8% 55.2% | 2.60 3.16 | 5.76 | ||||||
| Detroit Red Wings (19-13-3) Washington Capitals (18-11-4) | Unknown Unknown | 39.3% 60.7% | 2.50 3.55 | 6.05 | ||||||
| Chicago Blackhawks (13-14-6) Ottawa Senators (15-13-4) | Unknown Unknown | 33.0% 67.0% | 2.28 3.55 | 5.83 | ||||||
| Edmonton Oilers (16-12-6) Minnesota Wild (20-9-5) | Unknown Unknown | 49.5% 50.5% | 2.97 3.03 | 6.00 | ||||||
| New York Islanders (19-12-3) Buffalo Sabres (14-14-4) | Unknown Unknown | 47.1% 52.9% | 3.06 3.36 | 6.42 | ||||||
| St. Louis Blues (13-15-7) Florida Panthers (18-13-2) | Unknown Unknown | 31.4% 68.6% | 2.21 3.54 | 5.75 | ||||||
| Vancouver Canucks (13-17-3) Boston Bruins (20-14-0) | Unknown Unknown | 39.8% 60.2% | 2.52 3.55 | 6.07 | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Penguins (14-9-9) Montreal Canadiens (17-12-4) | Unknown Unknown | 42.7% 57.3% | 2.76 3.54 | 6.30 | ||||||
| Toronto Maple Leafs (15-12-5) Nashville Predators (13-16-4) | Unknown Unknown | 53.8% 46.2% | 3.24 2.83 | 6.07 | ||||||
| Carolina Hurricanes (22-9-2) Tampa Bay Lightning (18-12-3) | Unknown Unknown | 50.4% 49.6% | 3.27 3.22 | 6.49 | ||||||
| Seattle Kraken (12-13-6) San Jose Sharks (17-14-3) | Unknown Unknown | 46.0% 54.0% | 2.75 3.18 | 5.93 | ||||||
| Columbus Blue Jackets (14-13-6) Anaheim Ducks (20-12-2) | Unknown Unknown | 46.8% 53.2% | 3.22 3.56 | 6.78 | ||||||
| Vegas Golden Knights (16-6-10) Calgary Flames (13-17-4) | Unknown Unknown | 59.8% 40.2% | 3.42 2.40 | 5.82 |
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Stars San Jose Sharks | 65.7% 34.3% | -189 +168 -184 +170 | -1½+132 +1½-150 -1½+140 +1½-150 | 5 3 | -0.45143-0.45213 | -0.42006 | |
| Seattle Kraken Calgary Flames | 40.1% 59.9% | +145 -159 +153 -168 | +1½-175 -1½+161 +1½-175 -1½+155 | 2 4 | -0.50974-0.48890 | -0.51226 | |
| New York Rangers St. Louis Blues | 59.7% 40.3% | -137 +121 -140 +132 | -1½+192 +1½-220 -1½+185 +1½-210 | 2 1 | -0.57818-0.55326 | -0.51534 | |
| Philadelphia Flyers Buffalo Sabres | 47.7% 52.3% | +127 -134 +126 -135 | +1½-195 -1½+183 +1½-200 -1½+180 | 3 5 | -0.57058-0.57111 | -0.64863 | |
| Pittsburgh Penguins Ottawa Senators | 38.8% 61.2% | +141 -150 +145 -156 | +1½-177 -1½+161 +1½-170 -1½+155 | 0 4 | -0.52565-0.51269 | -0.49089 | |
| Minnesota Wild Columbus Blue Jackets | 50.1% 49.9% | -110 -103 -110 +100 | -1½+220 +1½-250 -1½+220 +1½-245 | 5 2 | -0.67735-0.67015 | -0.69045 | |
| Edmonton Oilers Boston Bruins | 54.9% 45.1% | -127 +119 -126 +116 | -1½+186 +1½-210 -1½+190 +1½-200 | 3 1 | -0.59673-0.60453 | -0.59977 | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs Washington Capitals | 42.3% 57.7% | +141 -152 +135 -145 | +1½-189 -1½+174 +1½-185 -1½+180 | 0 4 | -0.52351-0.54173 | -0.55002 | |
| Los Angeles Kings Tampa Bay Lightning | 43.1% 56.9% | +199 -225 +199 -200 | +1½-140 -1½+125 +1½-140 -1½+135 | 2 1 | -1.12169-1.09637 | -0.84162 | |
| Chicago Blackhawks Montreal Canadiens | 36.9% 63.1% | +150 -167 +155 -170 | +1½-170 -1½+160 +1½-165 -1½+155 | 1 4 | -0.49441-0.48418 | -0.46085 | |
| New Jersey Devils Vegas Golden Knights | 41.0% 59.0% | +141 -160 +150 -160 | +1½-180 -1½+160 +1½-180 -1½+170 | 2 1 | -0.90949-0.93156 | -0.89170 | |
| Winnipeg Jets St. Louis Blues | 58.2% 41.8% | -145 +135 -142 +131 | -1½+175 +1½-198 -1½+195 +1½-200 | 0 1 | -0.87165-0.85675 | -0.87206 | |
| Carolina Hurricanes Nashville Predators | 64.6% 35.4% | -169 +160 -169 +155 | -1½+145 +1½-159 -1½+150 +1½-160 | 4 1 | -0.47760-0.48503 | -0.43699 | |
| Utah Mammoth Detroit Red Wings | 52.3% 47.7% | +105 -114 +105 -112 | +1½-240 -1½+210 +1½-230 -1½+215 | 4 1 | -0.73814-0.73382 | -0.64815 | |
| Los Angeles Kings Florida Panthers | 40.7% 59.3% | +130 -140 +131 -140 | +1½-195 -1½+170 +1½-190 -1½+180 | 2 3 | -0.55696-0.55511 | -0.52180 | |
| Colorado Avalanche Seattle Kraken | 74.2% 25.8% | -295 +260 -300 +280 | -1½-115 +1½+105 -1½-120 +1½+115 | 5 3 | -0.31623-0.30075 | -0.29866 |
Season Prediction Results
| Games | Record (Pct) | No Pick | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsbooks | 7390 | 4494-2848 (0.611) | 48 | -0.65769 | |
| Sportsbooks | 7390 | 4497-2857 (0.611) | 36 | -0.65708 | |
| DRatings | 7390 | 4457-2933 (0.603) | 0 | -0.66087 | -0.00319 -0.00379 |
Season Simulation
*Through all games played on or before 12/16/25| Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Make Playoffs | Win Div | Win Conf | Conf. Champ. | Stanley Cup |
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche (24-2-7, 55 pts) | 55.9 | 15.5 | 10.6 | 122.4 | 100.0% | 94.3% | 93.8% | 43.8% | 31.9% |
| 2 | Dallas Stars (22-7-5, 49 pts) | 49.1 | 23.5 | 9.4 | 107.6 | 99.8% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 14.0% | 7.7% |
| 3 | Minnesota Wild (20-9-5, 45 pts) | 45.6 | 26.8 | 9.6 | 100.8 | 96.8% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 7.6% | 3.6% |
| 4 | Carolina Hurricanes (21-9-2, 44 pts) | 50.3 | 25.4 | 6.3 | 106.9 | 97.9% | 67.7% | 56.2% | 25.6% | 12.8% |
| 5 | Anaheim Ducks (20-12-2, 42 pts) | 45.3 | 30.0 | 6.7 | 97.3 | 89.6% | 22.9% | 0.0% | 7.1% | 3.1% |
| 6 | Vegas Golden Knights (16-6-9, 41 pts) | 44.3 | 23.9 | 13.8 | 102.4 | 97.5% | 55.6% | 0.7% | 12.1% | 6.1% |
| 7 | New York Islanders (19-12-3, 41 pts) | 45.1 | 29.3 | 7.6 | 97.9 | 79.8% | 12.5% | 9.9% | 10.2% | 4.1% |
| 8 | Detroit Red Wings (19-12-3, 41 pts) | 42.3 | 31.5 | 8.2 | 92.8 | 54.6% | 12.5% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 1.2% |
| 9 | Washington Capitals (18-11-4, 40 pts) | 44.0 | 29.2 | 8.8 | 96.7 | 75.9% | 9.8% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 3.5% |
| 10 | Boston Bruins (20-14-0, 40 pts) | 44.8 | 32.4 | 4.7 | 94.4 | 64.1% | 18.7% | 2.7% | 5.5% | 1.9% |
| 11 | Philadelphia Flyers (17-9-6, 40 pts) | 41.5 | 29.2 | 11.3 | 94.4 | 59.8% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 1.4% |
| 12 | Tampa Bay Lightning (18-12-3, 39 pts) | 45.0 | 29.4 | 7.6 | 97.6 | 80.4% | 33.3% | 8.3% | 13.6% | 5.9% |
| 13 | Edmonton Oilers (16-12-6, 38 pts) | 41.5 | 29.8 | 10.7 | 93.7 | 78.8% | 10.5% | 0.0% | 5.5% | 2.5% |
| 14 | Montreal Canadiens (17-12-4, 38 pts) | 39.9 | 32.7 | 9.4 | 89.1 | 30.2% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 0.5% |
| 15 | New Jersey Devils (18-14-1, 37 pts) | 43.7 | 32.4 | 5.9 | 93.3 | 55.3% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 5.6% | 2.2% |
| 16 | Los Angeles Kings (14-9-9, 37 pts) | 39.0 | 28.8 | 14.2 | 92.2 | 69.1% | 9.6% | 0.0% | 3.8% | 1.5% |
| 17 | Pittsburgh Penguins (14-9-9, 37 pts) | 36.2 | 31.0 | 14.8 | 87.3 | 22.5% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.2% |
| 18 | San Jose Sharks (17-14-3, 37 pts) | 39.4 | 34.2 | 8.4 | 87.2 | 39.4% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.3% |
| 19 | Florida Panthers (17-13-2, 36 pts) | 44.3 | 30.9 | 6.8 | 95.4 | 69.6% | 22.0% | 5.6% | 11.9% | 5.0% |
| 20 | New York Rangers (16-15-4, 36 pts) | 39.3 | 33.8 | 8.9 | 87.6 | 21.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 0.6% |
| 21 | Toronto Maple Leafs (15-12-5, 35 pts) | 38.6 | 32.8 | 10.5 | 87.8 | 26.4% | 3.1% | 0.5% | 2.0% | 0.8% |
| 22 | Utah Mammoth (16-16-3, 35 pts) | 40.0 | 34.3 | 7.7 | 87.8 | 45.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 1.1% |
| 23 | Ottawa Senators (15-13-4, 34 pts) | 40.2 | 32.7 | 9.2 | 89.5 | 34.2% | 5.5% | 0.9% | 3.0% | 1.0% |
| 24 | Columbus Blue Jackets (14-13-6, 34 pts) | 36.9 | 33.7 | 11.4 | 85.2 | 12.7% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| 25 | Winnipeg Jets (15-15-2, 32 pts) | 39.3 | 35.3 | 7.5 | 86.0 | 37.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| 26 | Buffalo Sabres (14-14-4, 32 pts) | 37.5 | 34.9 | 9.6 | 84.6 | 15.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| 27 | Chicago Blackhawks (13-14-6, 32 pts) | 33.3 | 36.7 | 12.0 | 78.6 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 28 | St. Louis Blues (12-15-7, 31 pts) | 31.8 | 37.3 | 12.9 | 76.4 | 4.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 29 | Nashville Predators (13-15-4, 30 pts) | 35.5 | 36.7 | 9.7 | 80.8 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 30 | Seattle Kraken (12-13-6, 30 pts) | 33.1 | 36.6 | 12.3 | 78.4 | 7.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 31 | Calgary Flames (13-17-4, 30 pts) | 34.2 | 38.0 | 9.8 | 78.2 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 32 | Vancouver Canucks (13-17-3, 29 pts) | 35.3 | 38.1 | 8.6 | 79.1 | 7.5% | 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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