2026–27 regular season
NHL playoff odds
The rest of the season played out 20,000 times from the standings of Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Each team’s chance is how often it finished in a playoff spot.
Today’s biggest games
How each result moves the teams with the most at stake. Green is the result that helps.
Eastern Conference
| Team | Pts | GP | Proj | Division | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CARHurricanes | 13 | 8 | 103 | 39% | 84% |
 NYRRangers | 12 | 8 | 99 | 24% | 74% |
 BOSBruins | 10 | 7 | 98 | 21% | 68% |
 TBLLightning | 8 | 6 | 97 | 18% | 63% |
 OTTSenators | 10 | 7 | 97 | 18% | 63% |
 FLAPanthers | 8 | 7 | 95 | 12% | 53% |
 MTLCanadiens | 7 | 6 | 94 | 11% | 52% |
 NJDDevils | 6 | 6 | 93 | 8% | 47% |
 WSHCapitals | 6 | 6 | 93 | 8% | 46% |
 BUFSabres | 7 | 7 | 93 | 9% | 44% |
 NYIIslanders | 6 | 6 | 92 | 7% | 44% |
 PITPenguins | 7 | 7 | 92 | 7% | 44% |
 TORMaple Leafs | 7 | 7 | 92 | 8% | 43% |
 CBJBlue Jackets | 4 | 5 | 91 | 6% | 38% |
 DETRed Wings | 4 | 6 | 89 | 4% | 29% |
 PHIFlyers | 3 | 8 | 82 | 1% | 10% |
Line under the eighth team. Projected cut line: about 95 points.
Western Conference
| Team | Pts | GP | Proj | Division | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 EDMOilers | 11 | 6 | 102 | 34% | 83% |
 VGKGolden Knights | 12 | 8 | 100 | 26% | 78% |
 UTAMammoth | 10 | 7 | 99 | 24% | 72% |
 WPGJets | 9 | 6 | 98 | 19% | 67% |
 SEAKraken | 10 | 7 | 97 | 16% | 66% |
 ANADucks | 8 | 6 | 96 | 14% | 62% |
 COLAvalanche | 8 | 6 | 96 | 16% | 62% |
 MINWild | 9 | 7 | 96 | 15% | 60% |
 STLBlues | 7 | 6 | 95 | 12% | 55% |
 NSHPredators | 6 | 6 | 92 | 7% | 42% |
 SJSSharks | 6 | 6 | 91 | 5% | 39% |
 DALStars | 5 | 6 | 91 | 6% | 36% |
 LAKKings | 2 | 5 | 87 | 2% | 25% |
 CHIBlackhawks | 4 | 7 | 86 | 2% | 20% |
 CGYFlames | 2 | 6 | 85 | 2% | 19% |
 VANCanucks | 4 | 8 | 84 | 1% | 15% |
Line under the eighth team. Projected cut line: about 95 points.
How it works
Each game left on the schedule is decided by the two teams’ strength plus a small home-ice edge, and about a quarter of games go to overtime or a shootout, where the loser gets a point. A team’s strength blends its points percentage and its 5-on-5 share of expected goals, both pulled toward league average early in the season, and each run varies it a little because nobody knows exactly how good a team is.
Three teams per division and two wild cards per conference make it. Ties go to regulation wins, then regulation and overtime wins, then wins; the NHL’s head-to-head and goal-difference tiebreakers aren’t modelled. Teams the NHL marks as clinched or eliminated are shown that way. See also the standings.