NHL Playoff Odds 2026

Live NHL playoff odds and Stanley Cup probabilities powered by our season-long simulation. Use this page as your hub for playoff predictions and bracket paths.

Compare teams on our NHL team pages, or start from today's NHL predictions and game-by-game odds to see how nightly edges drive these playoff projections. For methodology and calibration details, see our model performance and metrics guide.

Division Standings

Top three in each division currently hold playoff spots. GB = games back from division leader, GR = games remaining, SOS = average opponent points percentage. Based on 2025-26 results.

Atlantic Division

#	Team	GP	Record	PTS	GB	GR	SOS	Playoff Odds
1	TBL	45	29-16-0	58	--	38	49.9%	99.9%
2	DET	48	29-19-0	58	—	35	51.9%	70.2%
3	MTL	47	27-20-0	54	2.0	36	52.0%	87.5%
4	BOS	47	25-22-0	50	4.0	36	51.3%	94.5%
5	BUF	44	24-20-0	48	5.0	38	51.9%	42.7%
6	FLA	45	24-21-0	48	5.0	37	49.6%	15.5%
7	TOR	46	24-22-0	48	5.0	37	50.8%	13.0%
8	OTT	45	20-25-0	40	9.0	38	52.5%	27.2%

Metropolitan Division

#	Team	GP	Record	PTS	GB	GR	SOS	Playoff Odds
1	CAR	47	29-18-0	58	--	36	48.3%	99.9%
2	NYI	46	26-20-0	52	3.0	37	48.4%	99.0%
3	NJD	46	23-23-0	46	6.0	36	48.9%	51.4%
4	WSH	47	23-24-0	46	6.0	36	50.8%	31.5%
5	PHI	44	22-22-0	44	7.0	38	50.1%	1.6%
6	PIT	45	21-24-0	42	8.0	38	51.7%	41.4%
7	NYR	47	20-27-0	40	9.0	35	49.9%	0.3%
8	CBJ	46	19-27-0	38	10.0	37	50.8%	24.4%

Central Division

#	Team	GP	Record	PTS	GB	GR	SOS	Playoff Odds
1	COL	45	33-12-0	66	--	37	47.7%	100.0%
2	DAL	47	28-19-0	56	5.0	36	49.4%	92.6%
3	MIN	47	26-21-0	52	7.0	35	50.8%	99.5%
4	UTA	47	22-25-0	44	11.0	36	49.6%	89.3%
5	NSH	46	21-25-0	42	12.0	37	49.8%	18.5%
6	CHI	46	19-27-0	38	14.0	36	50.3%	0.1%
7	WPG	45	17-28-0	34	16.0	38	50.5%	11.6%
8	STL	47	17-30-0	34	16.0	36	50.8%	0.0%

Pacific Division

#	Team	GP	Record	PTS	GB	GR	SOS	Playoff Odds
1	EDM	47	24-23-0	48	--	36	49.2%	88.2%
2	SJS	45	23-22-0	46	1.0	37	47.7%	47.7%
3	SEA	44	21-23-0	42	3.0	38	49.5%	11.7%
4	VGK	44	21-23-0	42	3.0	38	48.8%	86.9%
5	ANA	46	21-25-0	42	3.0	37	48.2%	89.8%
6	CGY	46	20-26-0	40	4.0	37	51.1%	59.1%
7	LAK	45	19-26-0	38	5.0	37	48.3%	2.4%
8	VAN	46	17-29-0	34	7.0	37	48.5%	2.6%

Wild Card Race

Top two in each conference earn wild card berths. GB is relative to WC2.

Bubble watch (within 5 points of WC2): Eastern bubble: FLA (0 pts), TOR (0 pts), WSH (2 pts), PHI (4 pts) • Western bubble: ANA (0 pts), NSH (0 pts), CGY (2 pts), LAK (4 pts), CHI (4 pts)

Eastern Conference

WC	Team	GP	Record	PTS	GB	GR	SOS	Playoff Odds
WC1	BOS	47	25-22-0	50	--	36	51.3%	94.5%
WC2	BUF	44	24-20-0	48	--	38	51.9%	42.7%
	FLA	45	24-21-0	48	—	37	49.6%	15.5%
	TOR	46	24-22-0	48	—	37	50.8%	13.0%
	WSH	47	23-24-0	46	1.0	36	50.8%	31.5%
	PHI	44	22-22-0	44	2.0	38	50.1%	1.6%
	PIT	45	21-24-0	42	3.0	38	51.7%	41.4%
	OTT	45	20-25-0	40	4.0	38	52.5%	27.2%
	NYR	47	20-27-0	40	4.0	35	49.9%	0.3%
	CBJ	46	19-27-0	38	5.0	37	50.8%	24.4%

Western Conference

WC	Team	GP	Record	PTS	GB	GR	SOS	Playoff Odds
WC1	UTA	47	22-25-0	44	--	36	49.6%	89.3%
WC2	VGK	44	21-23-0	42	--	38	48.8%	86.9%
	ANA	46	21-25-0	42	—	37	48.2%	89.8%
	NSH	46	21-25-0	42	—	37	49.8%	18.5%
	CGY	46	20-26-0	40	1.0	37	51.1%	59.1%
	LAK	45	19-26-0	38	2.0	37	48.3%	2.4%
	CHI	46	19-27-0	38	2.0	36	50.3%	0.1%
	WPG	45	17-28-0	34	4.0	38	50.5%	11.6%
	VAN	46	17-29-0	34	4.0	37	48.5%	2.6%
	STL	47	17-30-0	34	4.0	36	50.8%	0.0%

Monte Carlo simulation results showing probabilities of winning each team's conference title and the Stanley Cup.

Eastern Conference

Team	Conf Title	Cup Odds
CAR	32.1%	17.6%
TBL	26.4%	14.9%
NYI	19.0%	8.1%
BOS	10.7%	3.9%
MTL	3.7%	1.1%
OTT	2.8%	1.1%
PIT	1.9%	0.5%
WSH	0.8%	0.2%
CBJ	0.6%	0.3%
BUF	0.6%	0.0%
NJD	0.5%	0.1%
DET	0.5%	0.0%
TOR	0.2%	0.0%
FLA	0.2%	0.0%
NYR	0.0%	0.0%
PHI	0.0%	0.0%

Western Conference

Team	Conf Title	Cup Odds
COL	44.4%	27.7%
ANA	15.2%	7.5%
MIN	13.0%	6.8%
VGK	10.3%	4.2%
UTA	6.0%	2.2%
EDM	4.5%	1.6%
CGY	4.5%	1.6%
WPG	0.9%	0.2%
SJS	0.7%	0.2%
NSH	0.3%	0.0%
DAL	0.1%	0.0%
SEA	0.0%	0.0%
LAK	0.0%	0.0%
CHI	0.0%	0.0%
STL	0.0%	0.0%
VAN	0.0%	0.0%

Bracket (Most Likely Path)

Eastern Conference

Round 1

Metropolitan

CAR91.4%

BUF8.6%

NYI86.4%

NJD13.6%

Atlantic

DET22.6%

BOS77.4%

TBL71.9%

MTL28.1%

Division Finals

CAR65.1%

NYI34.9%

BOS39.5%

TBL60.5%

Conference Final

CAR50.4%

TBL49.6%

Western Conference

Round 1

Central

COL90.5%

NSH9.5%

DAL15.0%

MIN85.0%

Pacific

EDM43.8%

UTA56.2%

SJS37.9%

ANA62.1%

Division Finals

COL73.7%

MIN26.3%

UTA37.9%

ANA62.1%

Conference Final

COL71.9%

ANA28.1%

First team listed has home ice (2-2-1-1-1). Percentages are series win probabilities; later rounds show the most likely matchup based on Round 1.