Upcoming Games for December 27, 2024
| Time | Teams | Goalies | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Goals | Total Goals | Best O/U | More Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Maple Leafs (21-10-2) Detroit Red Wings (13-15-4) | Unknown Unknown | 62.6% 37.4% | 3.63 2.52 | 6.15 | ||||||
| Chicago Blackhawks (12-19-2) Buffalo Sabres (11-18-4) | Unknown Unknown | 40.9% 59.1% | 2.42 3.41 | 5.83 | ||||||
| Carolina Hurricanes (20-11-1) New Jersey Devils (21-11-3) | Unknown Unknown | 47.7% 52.3% | 3.04 3.28 | 6.32 | ||||||
| Boston Bruins (17-13-4) Columbus Blue Jackets (13-15-5) | Unknown Unknown | 53.1% 46.9% | 3.21 2.88 | 6.09 | ||||||
| Nashville Predators (9-17-7) St. Louis Blues (15-16-4) | Unknown Unknown | 49.9% 50.1% | 2.93 2.94 | 5.87 | ||||||
| Minnesota Wild (20-9-4) Dallas Stars (19-13-0) | Unknown Unknown | 37.0% 63.0% | 2.30 3.42 | 5.72 | ||||||
| Colorado Avalanche (20-15-0) Utah Hockey Club (16-11-5) | Unknown Unknown | 51.2% 48.8% | 3.29 3.16 | 6.45 | ||||||
| Vegas Golden Knights (21-8-3) San Jose Sharks (11-19-5) | Unknown Unknown | 68.8% 31.2% | 3.82 2.47 | 6.29 |
Completed Games
| Time | Teams | Win | Best ML | Best Spread | Final Goals | Sportsbook Log Loss | DRatings Log Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Kraken Colorado Avalanche | 34.8% 65.2% | +250 -270 +270 -300 | +1½-103 -1½-110 +1½+100 -1½-115 | 2 5 | -0.33041-0.30775 | -0.42737 | |
| Ottawa Senators Edmonton Oilers | 38.4% 61.6% | +156 -172 +160 -171 | +1½-153 -1½+140 +1½-155 -1½+145 | 1 3 | -0.48102-0.47594 | -0.48383 | |
| Anaheim Ducks Utah Hockey Club | 32.0% 68.0% | +184 -205 +190 -210 | +1½-133 -1½+120 +1½-135 -1½+120 | 5 4 | -1.06775-1.08672 | -1.13993 | |
| Los Angeles Kings Washington Capitals | 37.9% 62.1% | +141 -155 +140 -154 | +1½-185 -1½+167 +1½-190 -1½+175 | 1 3 | -0.52037-0.52308 | -0.47694 | |
| Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning | 45.8% 54.2% | -105 -101 -107 +102 | -1½+221 +1½-229 -1½+216 +1½-240 | 4 2 | -0.68363-0.67178 | -0.78045 | |
| Carolina Hurricanes New York Rangers | 56.2% 43.8% | -145 +134 -148 +135 | -1½+173 +1½-188 -1½+171 +1½-190 | 3 1 | -0.54352-0.53828 | -0.57697 | |
| Seattle Kraken Vegas Golden Knights | 37.9% 62.1% | +169 -181 +170 -176 | +1½-147 -1½+135 +1½-150 -1½+140 | 2 6 | -0.45561-0.45793 | -0.47575 | |
| Ottawa Senators Vancouver Canucks | 49.8% 50.2% | +116 -130 +115 -124 | +1½-215 -1½+190 +1½-216 -1½+205 | 5 4 | -0.79791-0.78397 | -0.69637 | |
| 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 |
Season Prediction Results
| Games | Record (Pct) | No Pick | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsbooks | 6 | 5-1 (0.833) | 0 | -0.60445 | |
| Sportsbooks | 6 | 5-1 (0.833) | 0 | -0.60059 | |
| DRatings | 6 | 4-2 (0.667) | 0 | -0.64758 | -0.04313 -0.04699 |
Season Simulation
*Through all games played on or before 12/21/24| Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Make Playoffs | Win Rd. 1 | Win Rd. 2 | Conf. Champ. | Stanley Cup |
| 1 | Winnipeg Jets (24-10-1, 49 pts) | 51.5 | 25.4 | 5.2 | 108.1 | 99.3% | 63.4% | 37.9% | 21.1% | 11.0% |
| 2 | Vegas Golden Knights (22-8-3, 47 pts) | 51.3 | 23.5 | 7.2 | 109.9 | 99.6% | 62.6% | 36.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% |
| 3 | New Jersey Devils (22-11-3, 47 pts) | 48.7 | 26.2 | 7.1 | 104.6 | 98.6% | 51.6% | 26.1% | 13.5% | 7.2% |
| 4 | Washington Capitals (22-8-2, 46 pts) | 51.8 | 24.0 | 6.2 | 109.9 | 99.8% | 61.3% | 32.8% | 17.6% | 9.9% |
| 5 | Florida Panthers (21-11-2, 44 pts) | 49.3 | 26.6 | 6.1 | 104.7 | 98.8% | 59.1% | 32.9% | 16.8% | 9.0% |
| 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs (21-11-2, 44 pts) | 47.4 | 28.1 | 6.5 | 101.3 | 96.0% | 46.6% | 21.3% | 9.8% | 4.8% |
| 7 | Minnesota Wild (20-10-4, 44 pts) | 45.1 | 28.1 | 8.7 | 99.0 | 86.0% | 33.9% | 14.7% | 6.2% | 2.3% |
| 8 | Los Angeles Kings (19-9-5, 43 pts) | 44.3 | 27.7 | 9.9 | 98.6 | 88.1% | 36.2% | 14.7% | 6.4% | 2.4% |
| 9 | Edmonton Oilers (20-11-2, 42 pts) | 48.4 | 27.2 | 6.4 | 103.2 | 96.0% | 58.8% | 32.4% | 17.9% | 9.3% |
| 10 | Carolina Hurricanes (20-11-1, 41 pts) | 49.5 | 27.2 | 5.3 | 104.3 | 98.7% | 54.7% | 30.1% | 16.0% | 8.8% |
| 11 | Colorado Avalanche (20-15-0, 40 pts) | 46.1 | 31.6 | 4.3 | 96.5 | 80.1% | 36.3% | 17.5% | 8.3% | 3.6% |
| 12 | Boston Bruins (18-13-4, 40 pts) | 40.6 | 32.3 | 9.1 | 90.4 | 52.9% | 13.4% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 0.5% |
| 13 | Vancouver Canucks (16-10-7, 39 pts) | 40.0 | 29.8 | 12.3 | 92.2 | 52.7% | 18.5% | 6.9% | 2.2% | 0.6% |
| 14 | Calgary Flames (16-11-7, 39 pts) | 37.9 | 31.6 | 12.5 | 88.3 | 26.1% | 7.9% | 2.3% | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| 15 | Tampa Bay Lightning (18-10-2, 38 pts) | 49.0 | 26.6 | 6.4 | 104.4 | 98.2% | 60.5% | 34.1% | 18.5% | 10.3% |
| 16 | Dallas Stars (19-13-0, 38 pts) | 47.3 | 30.1 | 4.6 | 99.2 | 88.8% | 48.4% | 24.4% | 12.1% | 5.7% |
| 17 | Ottawa Senators (18-13-2, 38 pts) | 43.8 | 31.4 | 6.9 | 94.4 | 76.2% | 28.8% | 11.2% | 4.5% | 1.9% |
| 18 | Utah Hockey Club (16-11-5, 37 pts) | 42.2 | 29.9 | 9.9 | 94.3 | 67.2% | 28.5% | 11.7% | 4.7% | 1.8% |
| 19 | Pittsburgh Penguins (15-15-5, 35 pts) | 36.1 | 35.5 | 10.4 | 82.5 | 12.7% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 20 | St. Louis Blues (15-16-4, 34 pts) | 37.0 | 35.7 | 9.4 | 83.3 | 8.6% | 2.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 21 | Philadelphia Flyers (15-15-4, 34 pts) | 36.7 | 35.7 | 9.5 | 83.0 | 11.8% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 22 | New York Rangers (16-15-1, 33 pts) | 40.5 | 35.2 | 6.3 | 87.3 | 37.4% | 10.8% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| 23 | New York Islanders (13-14-7, 33 pts) | 34.6 | 35.0 | 12.4 | 81.6 | 9.3% | 2.6% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 24 | Seattle Kraken (15-18-2, 32 pts) | 36.9 | 37.9 | 7.3 | 81.0 | 5.0% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 25 | Columbus Blue Jackets (13-15-6, 32 pts) | 34.1 | 36.3 | 11.6 | 79.8 | 6.6% | 2.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 26 | Montreal Canadiens (14-16-3, 31 pts) | 33.3 | 39.4 | 9.3 | 75.9 | 1.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 27 | Detroit Red Wings (13-16-4, 30 pts) | 32.5 | 39.3 | 10.2 | 75.2 | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 28 | Anaheim Ducks (12-15-4, 28 pts) | 32.2 | 39.4 | 10.3 | 74.8 | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 29 | San Jose Sharks (11-19-6, 28 pts) | 29.0 | 41.1 | 11.9 | 70.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 30 | Nashville Predators (10-17-7, 27 pts) | 32.1 | 37.5 | 12.4 | 76.6 | 1.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 31 | Buffalo Sabres (11-19-4, 26 pts) | 30.9 | 41.2 | 9.9 | 71.8 | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 32 | Chicago Blackhawks (12-20-2, 26 pts) | 31.8 | 42.4 | 7.9 | 71.4 | 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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