NHL Hockey Predictions

Updated

Games In Progress

TimeTeamsOrig.
Win %
Closing
ML
Closing
Spread
Orig. Total
Goals
Closing
O/U
PeriodCurrent
Score
Ottawa Senators (17-13-2)
Vancouver Canucks (16-10-6)
49.8%
50.2%
+116
-130
+115
-124
+1½-215
-1½+190
+1½-216
-1½+205
5.87
o5½-114
u5½+102
o5½-105
u5½+100
3rd P
01:52
4
4
Seattle Kraken (15-17-2)
Vegas Golden Knights (21-8-3)
37.9%
62.1%
+169
-181
+170
-176
+1½-147
-1½+135
+1½-150
-1½+140
6.00
o6-113
u6+101
o6-110
u6+100
3rd P
06:30
1
5

Completed Games

TimeTeamsWinBest
ML
Best
Spread
Final
Goals
Sportsbook
Log Loss
DRatings
Log Loss
Pittsburgh Penguins
New Jersey Devils
28.9%
71.1%
+225
-240
+225
-240
+1½-112
-1½+105
+1½-120
-1½+105
0
3
-0.36179-0.36179-0.34174
Minnesota Wild
Winnipeg Jets
35.4%
64.6%
+148
-160
+150
-159
+1½-168
-1½+160
+1½-170
-1½+155
0
5
-0.50395-0.50173-0.43767
New York Islanders
Toronto Maple Leafs
40.2%
59.8%
+115
-119
+120
-118
+1½-217
-1½+205
+1½-200
-1½+216
6
3
-0.77392-0.78428-0.91061
Buffalo Sabres
Boston Bruins
37.1%
62.9%
+163
-180
+165
-170
+1½-155
-1½+142
+1½-154
-1½+145
1
3
-0.46466-0.46959-0.46315
Columbus Blue Jackets
Philadelphia Flyers
44.7%
55.3%
+127
-140
+130
-135
+1½-182
-1½+167
+1½-185
-1½+170
4
5
-0.56258-0.56352-0.59209
Detroit Red Wings
Montreal Canadiens
50.9%
49.1%
-115
+102
-115
+108
-1½+215
+1½-240
-1½+205
+1½-230
1
5
-0.73260-0.74790-0.71031
Chicago Blackhawks
Calgary Flames
40.5%
59.5%
+155
-170
+158
-170
+1½-167
-1½+153
+1½-164
-1½+155
4
6
-0.48418-0.47970-0.51872
San Jose Sharks
Edmonton Oilers
22.5%
77.5%
+346
-395
+360
-395
+1½+137
-1½-150
+1½+140
-1½-144
2
3
-0.24763-0.24093-0.25436
Los Angeles Kings
Nashville Predators
52.9%
47.1%
-106
-105
+104
-110
+1½-270
-1½+240
-1½+245
-1½+230
2
3
-0.69545-0.66054-0.75387
Colorado Avalanche
Anaheim Ducks
62.6%
37.4%
-202
+184
-210
+195
-1½+121
+1½-130
-1½+120
+1½-125
4
2
-0.42292-0.40573-0.46785
New York Rangers
Dallas Stars
38.9%
61.1%
+159
-166
+160
-165
+1½-163
-1½+155
+1½-160
-1½+150
3
1
-0.96176-0.96273-0.94446
Utah Hockey Club
Minnesota Wild
47.4%
52.6%
+103
-111
+105
-110
+1½-227
-1½+215
+1½-240
-1½+215
2
1
-0.72654-0.72940-0.74739
Montreal Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings
41.5%
58.5%
+136
-150
+135
-148
+1½-183
-1½+170
+1½-185
-1½+170
4
3
-0.88211-0.87647-0.87837
Carolina Hurricanes
Washington Capitals
51.0%
49.0%
-152
+137
-148
+145
-1½+167
+1½-183
-1½+165
+1½-180
1
3
-0.88770-0.90101-0.71429
Toronto Maple Leafs
Buffalo Sabres
60.0%
40.0%
-145
+135
-139
+145
-1½+164
+1½-180
-1½+175
+1½-180
6
3
-0.54173-0.53169-0.51059
St. Louis Blues
Florida Panthers
27.9%
72.1%
+259
-296
+276
-300
+1½+102
-1½-117
+1½+100
-1½-115
1
2
-0.31675-0.30351-0.32730
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Season Prediction Results

 GamesRecord (Pct)No Pick

Log Loss

Log loss is used to determine the accuracy of a model.

More on Log Loss
+/-
Sportsbooks96-3 (0.667)0-0.53631 
Sportsbooks97-2 (0.778)0-0.53444 
DRatings96-3 (0.667)0-0.55361
-0.01731
-0.01917

Season Simulation

*Through all games played on or before 12/20/24
 Regular SeasonPostseason
#TeamWLTPtsMake PlayoffsWin Rd. 1Win Rd. 2Conf. Champ.Stanley Cup
1Winnipeg Jets (23-10-1, 47 pts)50.825.95.3106.998.9%60.9%36.3%19.2%9.4%
2Washington Capitals (22-8-2, 46 pts)51.923.86.4110.199.8%63.2%35.6%18.8%11.0%
3Vegas Golden Knights (21-8-3, 45 pts)50.624.17.3108.599.1%60.2%34.0%18.6%9.1%
4New Jersey Devils (21-11-3, 45 pts)48.226.67.2103.797.4%52.1%26.0%13.2%7.2%
5Florida Panthers (21-11-2, 44 pts)49.426.56.1104.999.4%57.1%29.7%15.2%8.6%
6Toronto Maple Leafs (21-10-2, 44 pts)48.526.96.6103.698.4%49.1%23.9%11.3%6.0%
7Minnesota Wild (20-9-4, 44 pts)45.827.58.8100.390.9%40.3%17.0%8.0%3.0%
8Los Angeles Kings (19-9-4, 42 pts)45.427.79.099.788.8%38.3%16.3%7.1%2.6%
9Carolina Hurricanes (20-11-1, 41 pts)49.227.45.4103.799.0%54.6%28.3%14.7%8.3%
10Edmonton Oilers (19-11-2, 40 pts)47.827.76.5102.293.9%58.5%32.3%17.9%8.4%
11Colorado Avalanche (20-15-0, 40 pts)46.131.44.596.880.0%39.3%18.7%8.8%4.0%
12Tampa Bay Lightning (18-10-2, 38 pts)49.226.36.5104.999.1%61.6%35.5%19.7%11.2%
13Dallas Stars (19-13-0, 38 pts)47.330.14.699.285.9%46.4%24.6%12.7%6.0%
14Vancouver Canucks (16-10-6, 38 pts)40.929.811.393.257.8%23.0%8.2%3.0%1.1%
15Boston Bruins (17-13-4, 38 pts)39.732.99.488.946.4%15.7%4.9%1.5%0.4%
16Utah Hockey Club (16-11-5, 37 pts)42.429.610.094.766.1%25.2%10.3%4.0%1.5%
17Calgary Flames (15-11-7, 37 pts)37.232.212.687.022.3%3.8%0.9%0.3%0.1%
18Ottawa Senators (17-13-2, 36 pts)42.832.27.192.669.7%24.0%8.8%3.2%1.3%
19Pittsburgh Penguins (15-14-5, 35 pts)36.435.010.683.415.6%3.8%1.2%0.3%0.1%
20St. Louis Blues (15-16-4, 34 pts)36.736.09.482.77.2%2.8%0.8%0.2%0.1%
21New York Rangers (16-15-1, 33 pts)40.635.16.387.541.0%12.3%4.5%1.6%0.5%
22Philadelphia Flyers (14-15-4, 32 pts)36.136.39.681.811.9%1.4%0.5%0.2%0.0%
23Seattle Kraken (15-17-2, 32 pts)37.237.47.481.86.9%1.4%0.5%0.2%0.1%
24Columbus Blue Jackets (13-15-5, 31 pts)34.936.410.680.59.1%2.1%0.5%0.2%0.0%
25New York Islanders (12-14-7, 31 pts)33.635.612.880.07.5%2.2%0.5%0.1%0.0%
26Detroit Red Wings (13-15-4, 30 pts)33.238.510.376.62.7%0.4%0.1%0.0%0.0%
27Montreal Canadiens (13-16-3, 29 pts)32.740.09.374.61.9%0.6%0.1%0.0%0.0%
28Anaheim Ducks (12-15-4, 28 pts)32.339.110.675.20.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
29San Jose Sharks (11-19-5, 27 pts)29.841.211.070.50.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
30Chicago Blackhawks (12-19-2, 26 pts)32.641.57.973.10.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
31Buffalo Sabres (11-18-4, 26 pts)31.540.510.073.11.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
32Nashville Predators (9-17-7, 25 pts)31.338.112.675.30.7%0.1%0.1%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.

  1. Points: Most points accured by a team. In the case of uneven games played, it is point percentage.
  2. RW: Games won, not including those from overtime or shootout.
  3. ROW: Games won, not including those from shootout.
  4. Total Wins: Full number of wins.
  5. 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.