NHL playoff odds, 2026-27

Updated Fri, Oct 16 at 8:01 AM. Rows follow the playoff format: each division's top three, then the wild-card race, with the red line at the cutoff. Finish columns are the share of simulated seasons ending in each place and add to 100. Hover a heading for its definition.

Eastern Conference

			Record						Goals			Last 10		Proj	Finish, % of seasons					Odds, %				Win % needed
Seed#	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pts	RW	GF	GA	+/−	Results	W–L–OT	PtsProj	1st	2nd	3rd	WC	Out	Playoffs	Day	Final	Cup	50%	95%	Next
Atlantic
1	A	Ottawa SenatorsOTT	8	6	2	0	12	4	23	20	+3		6–2–0	105	20.0	20.6	18.2	17.9	23.3	76.7	+3.1	9.8	4.9	49	53	@ PHI Oct 17
2	A	Boston BruinsBOS	7	5	2	0	10	4	26	16	+10		5–2–0	106	24.7	21.5	17.3	16.2	20.3	79.7	-1.3	12.2	6.4	50	54	@ ANA Oct 16
3	A	Tampa Bay LightningTBL	7	5	2	0	10	4	21	19	+2		5–2–0	109	32.3	21.9	16.3	14.2	15.2	84.8	+2.5	15.7	8.7	50	54	vs VAN Oct 17
Metropolitan
1	M	Carolina HurricanesCAR	8	6	1	1	13	5	31	19	+12		6–1–1	113	57.3	20.6	10.3	4.7	7.1	92.9	+0.3	23.2	13.6	47	52	@ WPG Oct 17
2	M	New York RangersNYR	9	6	3	0	12	6	28	21	+7		6–3–0	98	10.6	17.4	18.3	12.3	41.3	58.7	-12.6	4.8	2.1	50	54	@ CBJ Oct 17
3	M	Washington CapitalsWSH	7	4	3	0	8	4	24	22	+2		4–3–0	100	13.6	22.6	18.7	11.3	33.8	66.2	-0.7	7.3	3.6	51	56	vs NJD Oct 17
Wild Card
1	A	Florida PanthersFLA	8	4	2	2	10	2	22	22	0		4–2–2	93	4.4	7.4	10.7	18.1	59.5	40.5	+1.8	2.7	1.1	51	56	vs SEA Oct 17
2	A	Buffalo SabresBUF	8	4	3	1	9	2	24	30	-6		4–3–1	99	10.2	13.7	16.0	20.5	39.6	60.4	+6.7	6.7	3.3	52	56	@ MTL Oct 17
	M	New Jersey DevilsNJD	7	4	3	0	8	2	23	23	0		4–3–0	92	4.8	10.0	13.3	11.4	60.5	39.5	+10.7	2.7	1.2	51	56	@ WSH Oct 17
	A	Toronto Maple LeafsTOR	8	3	3	2	8	2	28	28	0		3–3–2	85	1.0	2.5	4.3	9.7	82.5	17.5	-5.4	0.8	0.3	53	57	vs NYI Oct 17
	M	New York IslandersNYI	7	3	3	1	7	3	20	17	+3		3–3–1	92	4.7	10.0	13.0	11.3	61.0	39.0	-4.4	2.9	1.3	52	57	@ TOR Oct 17
	M	Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT	7	3	3	1	7	1	25	22	+3		3–3–1	94	5.8	11.6	14.7	11.8	56.1	43.9	+0.0	3.6	1.6	52	56	@ COL Oct 16
	A	Montréal CanadiensMTL	7	3	3	1	7	1	23	27	-4		3–3–1	96	6.4	9.9	12.9	19.6	51.3	48.7	-0.6	4.5	2.1	53	57	vs BUF Oct 17
	A	Detroit Red WingsDET	7	2	3	2	6	2	16	21	-5		2–3–2	85	1.1	2.5	4.4	9.7	82.4	17.6	+2.2	1.0	0.4	53	58	vs SJS Oct 17
	M	Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ	5	2	3	0	4	1	16	21	-5		2–3–0	89	3.1	7.0	10.0	9.1	70.7	29.3	-0.0	1.9	0.8	52	57	vs NYR Oct 17
	M	Philadelphia FlyersPHI	9	0	6	3	3	0	11	33	-22		0–6–3	75	0.1	0.7	1.7	2.0	95.4	4.6	-2.3	0.2	0.1	57	61	vs OTT Oct 17

Western Conference

			Record						Goals			Last 10		Proj	Finish, % of seasons					Odds, %				Win % needed
Seed#	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pts	RW	GF	GA	+/−	Results	W–L–OT	PtsProj	1st	2nd	3rd	WC	Out	Playoffs	Day	Final	Cup	50%	95%	Next
Central
1	C	Utah MammothUTA	8	6	2	0	12	6	31	21	+10		6–2–0	108	25.9	22.9	18.6	19.7	13.0	87.0	+6.5	13.9	7.1	47	53	vs EDM Oct 17
2	C	Minnesota WildMIN	8	5	2	1	11	5	26	20	+6		5–2–1	106	19.8	21.6	19.9	22.4	16.4	83.6	+5.3	12.2	6.1	48	53	vs CBJ Oct 18
3	C	Winnipeg JetsWPG	7	4	1	2	10	4	21	21	0		4–1–2	94	4.0	7.4	11.3	25.5	51.8	48.2	-6.1	2.9	1.1	49	54	vs CAR Oct 17
Pacific
1	P	Vegas Golden KnightsVGK	9	7	2	0	14	5	36	22	+14		7–2–0	105	34.5	25.1	18.3	6.2	15.8	84.2	+4.5	11.0	5.0	46	51	vs PIT Oct 17
2	P	Edmonton OilersEDM	7	5	1	1	11	5	31	22	+9		5–1–1	103	30.5	24.9	19.0	6.7	18.9	81.1	-5.5	9.8	4.4	47	51	@ UTA Oct 17
3	P	Seattle KrakenSEA	8	5	2	1	11	4	32	23	+9		5–2–1	96	12.5	17.4	20.5	9.8	39.9	60.1	-3.4	4.3	1.7	48	53	@ FLA Oct 17
Wild Card
1	C	Colorado AvalancheCOL	7	4	2	1	9	4	31	22	+9		4–2–1	111	35.7	23.6	16.5	15.0	9.2	90.8	+0.8	23.5	13.5	49	54	vs PIT Oct 16
2	P	Anaheim DucksANA	6	4	2	0	8	3	20	17	+3		4–2–0	98	16.1	19.4	20.7	9.2	34.6	65.4	-0.2	6.0	2.5	48	53	vs BOS Oct 16
	P	San Jose SharksSJS	7	4	3	0	8	0	19	25	-6		4–3–0	90	5.3	9.9	14.4	9.2	61.2	38.8	+6.8	2.2	0.8	50	55	@ DET Oct 17
	C	St. Louis BluesSTL	7	3	3	1	7	3	25	23	+2		3–3–1	91	2.2	5.0	8.3	21.8	62.7	37.3	-5.6	2.2	0.9	52	57	@ NSH Oct 17
	C	Dallas StarsDAL	7	3	3	1	7	2	16	13	+3		3–3–1	102	11.2	16.3	18.8	26.5	27.3	72.7	+1.8	9.9	4.8	51	56	@ CHI Oct 17
	C	Nashville PredatorsNSH	7	2	2	3	7	2	18	22	-4		2–2–3	87	1.1	2.7	5.2	16.3	74.7	25.3	-4.7	1.2	0.4	52	57	vs STL Oct 17
	C	Chicago BlackhawksCHI	8	3	5	0	6	2	21	32	-11		3–5–0	78	0.2	0.6	1.5	5.7	92.0	8.0	+2.2	0.3	0.1	53	59	vs DAL Oct 17
	P	Vancouver CanucksVAN	9	2	6	1	5	1	28	41	-13		2–6–1	69	0.1	0.3	1.0	0.9	97.7	2.3	-0.7	0.1	<0.1	54	59	@ TBL Oct 17
	P	Los Angeles KingsLAK	5	0	3	2	2	0	11	21	-10		0–3–2	78	0.9	2.3	4.7	3.8	88.3	11.7	+0.3	0.4	0.1	53	57	vs BOS Oct 17
	P	Calgary FlamesCGY	7	1	6	0	2	1	14	35	-21		1–6–0	71	0.2	0.6	1.5	1.4	96.3	3.7	-2.1	0.1	<0.1	55	59	vs CAR Oct 18

Today's results

Games that move playoff odds: the two teams, and any other team whose odds move by more than a point. Swing adds up how far each game moves those odds.

No impactful results so far today.

Yesterday's results

Final/OT Swing 12.6 BUF 5 @ TOR 4
Team	Now	Change
BUF	60.4	+7.1
TOR	17.5	-5.5

Final/OT Swing 10.2 SEA 3 @ TBL 4
Team	Now	Change
SEA	60.1	-4.5
TBL	84.8	+3.5
TOR	17.5	-0.8
ANA	65.4	+0.8
SJS	38.8	+0.6

Final/OT Swing 5.8 VAN 2 @ FLA 3
Team	Now	Change
FLA	40.5	+3.9
VAN	2.3	-0.8
TOR	17.5	-0.6
NYI	39.0	-0.5

Final/OT Swing 10.8 NYI 1 @ OTT 2
Team	Now	Change
NYI	39.0	-5.8
OTT	76.7	+5.1

Final Swing 13.8 NYR 1 @ NJD 7
Team	Now	Change
NJD	39.5	+7.1
NYR	58.7	-6.7

Final Swing 5.2 PHI 1 @ DET 2
Team	Now	Change
DET	17.6	+3.4
PHI	4.6	-1.8

Final/OT Swing 13.7 SJS 3 @ NSH 2
Team	Now	Change
SJS	38.8	+7.1
NSH	25.3	-6.7

Final/OT Swing 11.2 WPG 3 @ CHI 4
Team	Now	Change
WPG	48.2	-7.8
CHI	8.0	+2.2
STL	37.3	+1.2

Final Swing 9.8 STL 4 @ MIN 5
Team	Now	Change
STL	37.3	-5.4
MIN	83.6	+4.5

Final Swing 9.1 UTA 4 @ EDM 2
Team	Now	Change
UTA	87.0	+4.9
EDM	81.1	-4.2

Final Swing 5.0 CGY 2 @ VGK 6
Team	Now	Change
VGK	84.2	+3.1
CGY	3.7	-1.4
ANA	65.4	-0.4

Today's games

9:00 PM Swing 20.7 PIT @ COL
Team	Now	PIT win	COL win
PIT	43.9	+8.5	-4.6
COL	90.8	-3.8	+2.1
NYR	58.7	-1.2	+0.6

10:00 PM Swing 25.6 BOS @ ANA
Team	Now	BOS win	ANA win
ANA	65.4	-5.7	+6.2
BOS	79.7	+4.5	-4.9
SJS	38.8	+1.1	-1.2
FLA	40.5	-1.0	+1.1

Playoff odds from a Monte Carlo simulation of the rest of the season. How it works