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NHL 2025/26 results and closing odds

All 1,387 finished games of the 2025/26 season, with the score and the best closing price on each outcome among the bookmakers we compare: the last price before the start. A record of what happened, not a tip.

The season in numbers

1,375 games priced
  • Closing favourite won 57% 784 of 1375 games
  • Home / draw / away 40 / 25 / 36% on the regular-time score
  • Average closing payout 93.1% 100% minus the bookmakers' margin
  • Biggest upset VEG Golden Knights beat COL Avalanche 5-3, 25 May 2026 VEG Golden Knights closed at 26.00 (Unibet); COL Avalanche were the favourite at about 92%
  • Odds-on favourites 71% won 567 of 795
  • Favourites at 2.00 to 2.99 37% won 217 of 580

Every May 2026 game, with the closing odds

Best closing price per outcome: 1won the result, 1fav the favourite. Open a game for every bookmaker's closing price and how the whole market closed.

May 2026

  1. MIN Wild5-2DAL Stars11.66X3.9025.25
  2. ANA Mighty Ducks5-2EDM Oilers11.40X5.0027.50
  3. MON Canadiens0-1TB Lightning12.80X3.4022.48
  4. BOS Bruins1-4BUF Sabres111.00X6.5021.24
  5. Utah Mammoth1-5VEG Golden Knights15.80X4.0021.58
  6. CAR Hurricanes3-0PHI Flyers11.12X9.50221.00
  7. TB Lightning1-2MON Canadiens13.60X3.6022.00
  8. COL Avalanche9-6MIN Wild11.43X4.8026.75
  9. CAR Hurricanes3-2PHI Flyers13.40X3.3022.18
  10. VEG Golden Knights3-1ANA Mighty Ducks12.15X3.6023.25
  11. COL Avalanche5-2MIN Wild11.46X4.5026.75
  12. BUF Sabres4-2MON Canadiens11.62X4.1025.30
  13. VEG Golden Knights1-3ANA Mighty Ducks12.23X3.4023.20
  14. PHI Flyers1-4CAR Hurricanes13.40X3.3522.17
  15. BUF Sabres1-5MON Canadiens110.00X6.1021.27
  16. ANA Mighty Ducks2-6VEG Golden Knights125.00X11.0021.09
  17. PHI Flyers2-3CAR Hurricanes12.18X3.3023.45
  18. MIN Wild5-1COL Avalanche11.30X5.8028.50
  19. MON Canadiens6-2BUF Sabres12.32X3.5023.00
  20. ANA Mighty Ducks4-3VEG Golden Knights11.65X4.0025.00
  21. MIN Wild2-5COL Avalanche11.94X3.7023.75
  22. MON Canadiens2-3BUF Sabres11.58X4.0025.75
  23. VEG Golden Knights3-2ANA Mighty Ducks12.15X3.6523.20
  24. COL Avalanche4-3MIN Wild19.50X6.4021.27
  25. BUF Sabres3-6MON Canadiens11.80X3.7524.40
  26. ANA Mighty Ducks1-5VEG Golden Knights116.00X8.5021.15
  27. MON Canadiens3-8BUF Sabres11.47X4.5026.75
  28. BUF Sabres2-3MON Canadiens18.00X5.4021.34
  29. COL Avalanche2-4VEG Golden Knights12.02X3.5523.60
  30. CAR Hurricanes2-6MON Canadiens112.50X7.5021.19
  31. COL Avalanche1-3VEG Golden Knights11.49X4.6026.00
  32. CAR Hurricanes3-2MON Canadiens12.08X3.4523.55
  33. VEG Golden Knights5-3COL Avalanche126.00X11.5021.09
  34. MON Canadiens2-3CAR Hurricanes16.50X4.4021.49
  35. VEG Golden Knights2-1COL Avalanche11.73X4.0024.70
  36. MON Canadiens0-4CAR Hurricanes129.00X13.0021.07
  37. CAR Hurricanes6-1MON Canadiens11.03X21.00246.00

Results from our results feed; the 1X2 market settles on the regular-time score, so a game won in extra time or on penalties counts as a draw. Closing prices: each bookmaker's last price before the start, the best of the bookmakers we compare; the favourite is the shortest average price.

NHL 2025/26 FAQ

How often did the favourite win in the NHL 2025/26?
The closing favourite, the shortest average price across the bookmakers we compare, won 784 of the 1375 games with a closing price (57%): odds-on favourites won 567 of 795; favourites at 2.00 to 2.99 won 217 of 580.
What was the biggest upset of the NHL 2025/26?
VEG Golden Knights beat COL Avalanche 5-3 on 25 May 2026. VEG Golden Knights closed at 26.00 at Unibet, the longest winning price of the season, when the market made COL Avalanche the favourite at about 92%.
What was the bookmakers' margin on NHL 2025/26 games?
The average closing payout was 93.1%, so about 6.9% of the stakes on a game's outcomes went to the bookmaker's margin. A higher payout means fairer prices; compare one game's prices with the margin calculator.

See the current NHL odds and fixtures, every NHL season, or check a price's margin and closing line value with the betting calculators.