NHL Hockey Predictions

Updated

Upcoming Games for February 25, 2021

TimeTeamsGoaliesWinBest
ML
Best
Spread
GoalsTotal
Goals
Best
O/U

Bet Value

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Chicago Blackhawks (0-0-0)
Columbus Blue Jackets (0-0-0)
Unknown
Unknown
33.6%
66.4%
+121
-134
+123
-130
+1½-220
-1½+190
+1½-210
-1½+192
2.05
3.31
5.36
o6-110
u6+101
o6+100
u6-110
Dallas Stars (0-0-0)
Florida Panthers (0-0-0)
Unknown
Unknown
51.7%
48.3%
+120
-133
+119
-129
+1½-205
-1½+185
+1½-210
-1½+191
2.94
2.76
5.70
o5½-113
u5½+102
o5½-110
u5½+100
New Jersey Devils (0-0-0)
Buffalo Sabres (0-0-0)
Unknown
Unknown
36.7%
63.3%
-115
+105
-113
+106
-1½+226
+1½-255
-1½+225
-1½+240
2.38
3.52
5.90
o5½+112
u5½-120
o5½+110
u5½-120
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PostponedVegas Golden Knights (0-0-0)
San Jose Sharks (0-0-0)
Unknown
Unknown
64.3%
35.7%
-210
+180



3.59
2.41
6.00
o6-110
u6-110

Games for Feb 24, 2021

Games In Progress

TimeTeamsOrig.
Win %
Closing
ML
Closing
Spread
Orig. Total
Goals
Closing
O/U
PeriodCurrent
Score
Edmonton Oilers (0-0-0)
Toronto Maple Leafs (0-0-0)
40.8%
59.2%
-137
+125
-135
+130
-1½+177
+1½-205
-1½+185
+1½-200
6.55
o6-113
u6-103
o6-115
u6-105
3rd P
09:14
2
1
Columbus Blue Jackets (0-0-0)
Montreal Canadiens (0-0-0)
34.1%
65.9%
+102
-110
+100
-110
+1½-220
-1½+200
+1½-220
-1½+213
5.51
o6½-113
u6½+100
o6½-105
u6½-110
3rd P
11:23
1
2
Buffalo Sabres (0-0-0)
Philadelphia Flyers (0-0-0)
33.1%
66.9%
-104
-105
-104
-105
-1½+225
-1½+218
-1½+230
+1½-265
5.94
o6-115
u6-101
o6-110
u6-105
3rd P
09:34
1
4
San Jose Sharks (0-0-0)
Pittsburgh Penguins (0-0-0)
41.7%
58.3%
+162
-182
+180
-191
+1½-150
-1½+133
+1½-140
-1½+125
6.09
o6½-102
u6½-114
o6½+100
u6+105
3rd P
07:33
3
3
Winnipeg Jets (0-0-0)
Florida Panthers (0-0-0)
37.0%
63.0%
+125
-136
+128
-138
+1½-212
-1½+182
+1½-196
-1½+190
5.96
o6-106
u6-110
o6-115
u6+100
3rd P
09:00
0
5
New Jersey Devils (0-0-0)
Tampa Bay Lightning (0-0-0)
23.7%
76.3%
-110
+100
-110
+101
-1½+215
+1½-250
-1½+220
+1½-245
5.69
o6-103
u6-110
o6-105
u6+100
3rd P
13:19
0
2
Ottawa Senators (0-0-0)
Carolina Hurricanes (0-0-0)
26.0%
74.0%
+147
-163
+155
-163
+1½-160
-1½+145
+1½-160
-1½+150
6.03
o6½-113
u6½+100
o6½+100
u6½-110
3rd P
08:56
0
3
Detroit Red Wings (0-0-0)
Los Angeles Kings (0-0-0)
34.7%
65.3%
+175
-196
+172
-190
+1½-145
-1½+131
+1½-150
-1½+136
5.20
o5½-115
u5½+105
o5½-120
u5½+100
2nd P
09:23
0
2
Dallas Stars (0-0-0)
Minnesota Wild (0-0-0)
46.0%
54.0%
-149
+133
-145
+133
-1½+165
+1½-185
-1½+175
+1½-190
5.20
o6-103
u6-113
o6-110
u6-105
2nd P
09:43
1
0

Completed Games

TimeTeamsWinBest
ML
Best
Spread
Final
Goals
Sportsbook
Log Loss
DRatings
Log Loss
Ottawa Senators
Columbus Blue Jackets
40.9%
59.1%
-135
+121
-125
+116
-1½+180
+1½-205
-1½+190
+1½-206
3
2
-0.58091-0.60613-0.89453
San Jose Sharks
Pittsburgh Penguins
33.5%
66.5%
+286
-330
+278
-317
+1½+105
-1½-125
+1½+110
-1½-120
3
6
-0.29086-0.29862-0.40871
Boston Bruins
Montreal Canadiens
57.3%
42.7%
-210
+186
-208
+190
-1½+122
+1½-138
-1½+120
+1½-134
2
1
-0.41617-0.41252-0.55745
Arizona Coyotes
Detroit Red Wings
54.4%
45.6%
+135
-144
+135
-138
+1½-179
-1½+159
+1½-180
-1½+170
4
1
-0.86998-0.85977-0.60842
Colorado Avalanche
Vancouver Canucks
64.4%
35.6%
+107
-120
+109
-114
+1½-230
-1½+200
-1½+248
+1½-290
4
3
-0.75568-0.74828-0.43976
Washington Capitals
Edmonton Oilers
46.1%
53.9%
+255
-290
+250
-281
+1½+100
-1½-115
+1½+100
-1½-108
2
7
-0.32123-0.32742-0.61730
Nashville Predators
Winnipeg Jets
47.4%
52.6%
+120
-134
+125
-130
+1½-210
-1½+180
+1½-190
-1½+184
4
2
-0.81529-0.82055-0.74592
Los Angeles Kings
St. Louis Blues
35.5%
64.5%
-144
+128
-143
+140
-1½+170
+1½-195
-1½+175
+1½-180
1
3
-0.85252-0.88059-0.43847
Vegas Golden Knights
Seattle Kraken
65.6%
34.4%
-151
+135
-151
+145
-1½+165
+1½-190
-1½+167
+1½-175
5
4
-0.53493-0.51788-0.42150
Colorado Avalanche
Calgary Flames
65.3%
34.7%
-173
+154
-170
+162
-1½+138
+1½-155
-1½+145
+1½-157
6
2
-0.48321-0.47387-0.42618
Anaheim Ducks
Chicago Blackhawks
40.1%
59.9%
+113
-127
+116
-120
+1½-245
-1½+210
-1½+248
+1½-270
2
7
-0.60930-0.61452-0.51234
Florida Panthers
Dallas Stars
50.8%
49.2%
+100
-112
+101
-108
+1½-260
-1½+225
+1½-254
-1½+220
4
3
-0.72105-0.71474-0.67824
Arizona Coyotes
Minnesota Wild
36.6%
63.4%
+178
-201
+177
-190
+1½-135
-1½+115
+1½-142
-1½+130
1
4
-0.43092-0.43891-0.45550
Detroit Red Wings
Buffalo Sabres
51.6%
48.4%
+109
-122
+116
-120
+1½-220
-1½+190
+1½-211
-1½+195
3
7
-0.62629-0.61452-0.72596
Pittsburgh Penguins
Ottawa Senators
65.8%
34.2%
-123
+109
-115
+114
-1½+202
+1½-235
-1½+215
+1½-230
1
2
-0.76675-0.76297-1.07327
Columbus Blue Jackets
Montreal Canadiens
42.3%
57.7%
+103
-116
+105
-114
+1½-245
-1½+205
+1½-240
-1½+208
0
3
-0.65089-0.65009-0.55062
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Season Prediction Results

 GamesRecord (Pct)No Pick

Log Loss

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

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Sportsbooks30-3 (0.000)0-0.85128 
Sportsbooks30-3 (0.000)0-0.85161 
DRatings31-2 (0.333)0-0.76705
0.08423
0.08456

Season Simulation

*Through all games played on or before 09/21/21
 Regular SeasonPostseason
#TeamWLTPtsMake PlayoffsWin 1st Rd.Win 2nd Rd.Conf. Champ.Stanley Cup
1Colorado Avalanche (0-0-0, 0 pts)46.326.77.099.684.2%54.5%35.3%21.0%11.8%
2Tampa Bay Lightning (0-0-0, 0 pts)46.325.96.899.485.9%55.6%33.2%20.8%12.3%
3Vegas Golden Knights (0-0-0, 0 pts)45.527.37.398.286.4%54.0%34.9%19.9%10.9%
4Toronto Maple Leafs (0-0-0, 0 pts)45.328.27.598.178.2%39.8%21.4%12.5%6.9%
5Florida Panthers (0-0-0, 0 pts)43.428.97.794.472.4%32.8%16.1%8.8%4.7%
6Carolina Hurricanes (0-0-0, 0 pts)43.428.07.694.473.7%43.6%24.5%13.0%6.9%
7Boston Bruins (0-0-0, 0 pts)42.529.67.992.966.5%31.8%15.4%8.2%3.9%
8Pittsburgh Penguins (0-0-0, 0 pts)42.429.68.092.864.3%33.5%17.2%9.1%4.5%
9New York Islanders (0-0-0, 0 pts)42.229.88.092.361.3%29.8%15.6%7.9%3.7%
10Edmonton Oilers (0-0-0, 0 pts)42.029.17.891.977.2%38.0%19.6%9.0%4.4%
11Washington Capitals (0-0-0, 0 pts)41.629.67.991.061.6%30.0%14.8%7.4%3.4%
12Minnesota Wild (0-0-0, 0 pts)41.330.68.090.760.1%31.6%15.9%7.6%3.6%
13New York Rangers (0-0-0, 0 pts)41.230.78.090.552.6%24.1%11.7%5.1%2.4%
14St. Louis Blues (0-0-0, 0 pts)40.532.08.589.548.7%24.1%10.5%4.4%1.9%
15Dallas Stars (0-0-0, 0 pts)40.431.48.289.152.3%27.3%12.7%5.7%2.6%
16Montreal Canadiens (0-0-0, 0 pts)39.832.58.788.243.6%17.0%6.8%3.1%1.4%
17Calgary Flames (0-0-0, 0 pts)39.531.28.387.358.2%28.0%12.9%5.1%2.2%
18Chicago Blackhawks (0-0-0, 0 pts)39.032.48.686.640.8%20.5%8.7%3.8%1.7%
19Winnipeg Jets (0-0-0, 0 pts)39.032.58.586.540.2%21.3%9.7%3.9%1.6%
20Nashville Predators (0-0-0, 0 pts)39.031.78.386.445.0%21.5%9.7%4.1%1.7%
21Philadelphia Flyers (0-0-0, 0 pts)38.132.99.085.333.9%19.6%8.3%3.3%1.4%
22Seattle Kraken (0-0-0, 0 pts)37.632.88.683.846.5%16.6%6.6%2.5%0.9%
23Arizona Coyotes (0-0-0, 0 pts)37.233.89.083.428.7%13.3%5.0%2.0%0.9%
24Vancouver Canucks (0-0-0, 0 pts)37.033.28.882.841.3%16.3%6.8%2.6%1.0%
25Columbus Blue Jackets (0-0-0, 0 pts)36.533.59.082.026.4%9.9%3.8%1.5%0.6%
26New Jersey Devils (0-0-0, 0 pts)36.433.69.081.826.2%10.8%4.0%1.4%0.5%
27Los Angeles Kings (0-0-0, 0 pts)36.134.69.281.530.0%10.6%4.0%1.2%0.4%
28Detroit Red Wings (0-0-0, 0 pts)35.835.79.581.117.6%8.6%2.9%1.1%0.4%
29Ottawa Senators (0-0-0, 0 pts)35.934.19.180.824.3%9.3%3.2%1.3%0.5%
30San Jose Sharks (0-0-0, 0 pts)36.034.28.880.733.8%13.7%4.7%1.7%0.6%
31Anaheim Ducks (0-0-0, 0 pts)35.035.69.479.326.6%8.7%3.0%0.9%0.3%
32Buffalo Sabres (0-0-0, 0 pts)33.836.59.777.311.5%3.9%1.1%0.3%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.

  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.