NHL Hockey Predictions

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Completed Games

TimeTeamsWinBest
ML
Best
Spread
Final
Goals
Sportsbook
Log Loss
DRatings
Log Loss
Calgary Flames
Vancouver Canucks
46.2%
53.8%
+195
-218
+195
-214
+1½-130
-1½+110
+1½-130
-1½+117
1
3
-0.40178-0.40372-0.61926
Columbus Blue Jackets
Seattle Kraken
45.2%
54.8%
+130
-140
+133
-145
+1½-180
-1½+171
+1½-185
-1½+173
2
5
-0.55696-0.54531-0.60144
New York Islanders
Edmonton Oilers
46.5%
53.5%
+197
-223
+195
-215
+1½-135
-1½+117
+1½-135
-1½+119
3
4
-0.39723-0.40323-0.62467
Boston Bruins
St. Louis Blues
52.3%
47.7%
-172
+153
-165
+155
-1½+155
+1½-175
-1½+160
+1½-175
3
2
-0.48555-0.48848-0.64875
New Jersey Devils
Florida Panthers
31.2%
68.8%
+110
-113
+105
-112
+1½-220
-1½+210
+1½-230
-1½+205
4
1
-0.74862-0.73382-1.16318
Ottawa Senators
Toronto Maple Leafs
24.8%
75.2%
+109
-123
+110
-118
+1½-225
-1½+195
+1½-220
-1½+208
3
0
-0.76675-0.75927-1.39396
Winnipeg Jets
New York Rangers
40.8%
59.2%
+105
-118
+105
-114
+1½-250
-1½+210
+1½-240
-1½+210
6
3
-0.74651-0.73814-0.89771
Carolina Hurricanes
Vegas Golden Knights
43.1%
56.9%
-143
+130
-140
+132
-1½+170
+1½-195
-1½+175
+1½-186
5
2
-0.55321-0.55326-0.84225
Nashville Predators
Colorado Avalanche
27.8%
72.2%
+125
-140
+125
-134
+1½-195
-1½+170
+1½-190
-1½+180
2
3
-0.56639-0.57442-0.32529
Los Angeles Kings
Calgary Flames
38.6%
61.4%
-133
+118
-130
+120
-1½+190
+1½-220
-1½+195
+1½-215
1
3
-0.80842-0.80802-0.48823
San Jose Sharks
Philadelphia Flyers
33.8%
66.2%
+235
-267
+240
-270
+1½-113
-1½-105
+1½-110
-1½-104
3
4
-0.34382-0.33865-0.41296
Dallas Stars
Pittsburgh Penguins
44.9%
55.1%
-162
+147
-155
+145
-1½+150
+1½-170
-1½+155
+1½-170
7
1
-0.50367-0.51371-0.80062
Montreal Canadiens
Buffalo Sabres
62.6%
37.4%
+190
-214
+200
-200
+1½-128
-1½+108
+1½-125
-1½+118
7
5
-1.09073-1.09862-0.46909
Columbus Blue Jackets
Anaheim Ducks
42.8%
57.2%
-111
-101
-110
+100
-1½+240
-1½+215
+1½-245
-1½+230
2
4
-0.71633-0.71668-0.55862
Minnesota Wild
Chicago Blackhawks
56.1%
43.9%
-188
+167
-185
+175
-1½+135
+1½-155
-1½+135
+1½-154
1
2
-1.00904-1.02427-0.82353
San Jose Sharks
New Jersey Devils
57.1%
42.9%
+275
-305
+290
-314
+1½+107
-1½-120
+1½+110
-1½-118
1
0
-1.34132-1.37571-0.56100
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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
+/-
Sportsbooks74-3 (0.571)0-0.58620 
Sportsbooks74-3 (0.571)0-0.58171 
DRatings74-3 (0.571)0-0.84985
-0.26365
-0.26814

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.