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	SOS	Playoff Odds
1	BUF	82	50-23-9	109	--	--	100.0%
2	TBL	82	50-26-6	106	1.5	--	100.0%
3	MTL	82	48-24-10	106	1.5	--	100.0%
4	BOS	82	45-27-10	100	4.5	--	100.0%
5	OTT	82	44-27-11	99	5.0	--	100.0%
6	DET	82	41-31-10	92	8.5	--	0.0%
7	FLA	82	40-38-4	84	12.5	--	0.0%
8	TOR	82	32-36-14	78	15.5	--	0.0%

Metropolitan Division

#	Team	GP	Record	PTS	GB	SOS	Playoff Odds
1	CAR	82	53-22-7	113	--	--	100.0%
2	PHI	82	43-27-12	98	7.5	--	100.0%
3	PIT	82	41-25-16	98	7.5	--	100.0%
4	WSH	82	43-30-9	95	9.0	--	0.0%
5	CBJ	82	40-30-12	92	10.5	--	0.0%
6	NYI	82	43-34-5	91	11.0	--	0.0%
7	NJD	82	42-37-3	87	13.0	--	0.0%
8	NYR	82	34-39-9	77	18.0	--	0.0%

Central Division

#	Team	GP	Record	PTS	GB	GR	SOS	Playoff Odds
1	COL	81	54-16-11	119	--	1	48.8%	100.0%
2	DAL	82	50-20-12	112	3.5	0	--	100.0%
3	MIN	82	46-24-12	104	7.5	0	--	100.0%
4	UTA	81	43-32-6	92	13.5	1	51.9%	100.0%
5	NSH	81	38-33-10	86	16.5	1	55.6%	0.0%
6	STL	81	36-33-12	84	17.5	1	56.8%	0.0%
7	WPG	81	35-34-12	82	18.5	1	51.9%	0.0%
8	CHI	82	29-39-14	72	23.5	0	--	0.0%

Pacific Division

#	Team	GP	Record	PTS	GB	GR	SOS	Playoff Odds
1	VGK	82	39-26-17	95	--	0	--	100.0%
2	EDM	81	40-30-11	91	2.0	1	35.8%	100.0%
3	ANA	81	42-33-6	90	2.5	1	53.1%	100.0%
4	LAK	81	35-26-20	90	2.5	1	46.3%	100.0%
5	SJS	81	38-35-8	84	5.5	1	50.6%	0.0%
6	SEA	81	34-36-11	79	8.0	1	73.5%	0.0%
7	CGY	81	33-39-9	75	10.0	1	55.6%	0.0%
8	VAN	81	25-48-8	58	18.5	1	56.2%	0.0%

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: WSH (4 pts) • Western bubble: NSH (4 pts)

Eastern Conference

WC	Team	GP	Record	PTS	GB	SOS	Playoff Odds
WC1	BOS	82	45-27-10	100	--	--	100.0%
WC2	OTT	82	44-27-11	99	--	--	100.0%
	WSH	82	43-30-9	95	2.0	--	0.0%
	DET	82	41-31-10	92	3.5	--	0.0%
	CBJ	82	40-30-12	92	3.5	--	0.0%
	NYI	82	43-34-5	91	4.0	--	0.0%
	NJD	82	42-37-3	87	6.0	--	0.0%
	FLA	82	40-38-4	84	7.5	--	0.0%
	TOR	82	32-36-14	78	10.5	--	0.0%
	NYR	82	34-39-9	77	11.0	--	0.0%

Western Conference

WC	Team	GP	Record	PTS	GB	GR	SOS	Playoff Odds
WC1	UTA	81	43-32-6	92	--	1	51.9%	100.0%
WC2	LAK	81	35-26-20	90	--	1	46.3%	100.0%
	NSH	81	38-33-10	86	2.0	1	55.6%	0.0%
	SJS	81	38-35-8	84	3.0	1	50.6%	0.0%
	STL	81	36-33-12	84	3.0	1	56.8%	0.0%
	WPG	81	35-34-12	82	4.0	1	51.9%	0.0%
	SEA	81	34-36-11	79	5.5	1	73.5%	0.0%
	CGY	81	33-39-9	75	7.5	1	55.6%	0.0%
	CHI	82	29-39-14	72	9.0	0	--	0.0%
	VAN	81	25-48-8	58	16.0	1	56.2%	0.0%

Monte Carlo simulation results showing each team's path through the bracket: playoff qualification, Round 2, conference final, Stanley Cup Final, conference title, and Stanley Cup odds.

Eastern Conference

Team	Make Playoffs	Round 2	Conf Final	Cup Final	Conf Title	Cup Odds
BUF	100.0%	63.6%	37.7%	21.2%	21.2%	11.1%
CAR	100.0%	58.5%	35.6%	18.7%	18.7%	9.0%
PHI	100.0%	57.4%	25.3%	12.8%	12.8%	4.7%
OTT	100.0%	41.5%	24.3%	12.7%	12.7%	5.3%
MTL	100.0%	51.8%	21.8%	10.1%	10.1%	4.2%
TBL	100.0%	48.2%	20.6%	9.7%	9.7%	4.1%
BOS	100.0%	36.4%	19.9%	8.6%	8.6%	3.6%
PIT	100.0%	42.6%	14.8%	6.2%	6.2%	2.4%
CBJ	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
DET	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
FLA	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
NJD	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
NYI	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
NYR	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
TOR	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
WSH	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Western Conference

Team	Make Playoffs	Round 2	Conf Final	Cup Final	Conf Title	Cup Odds
ANA	100.0%	60.4%	33.9%	19.8%	19.8%	12.4%
COL	100.0%	55.5%	35.8%	19.6%	19.6%	12.0%
VGK	100.0%	55.5%	29.0%	14.7%	14.7%	8.3%
LAK	100.0%	44.9%	23.6%	11.8%	11.8%	5.9%
UTA	100.0%	44.5%	25.0%	11.5%	11.5%	6.3%
DAL	100.0%	55.5%	22.4%	9.9%	9.9%	5.2%
EDM	100.0%	39.1%	14.6%	6.5%	6.5%	2.8%
MIN	100.0%	44.5%	15.7%	6.2%	6.2%	2.8%
CGY	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
CHI	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
NSH	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
SEA	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
SJS	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
STL	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
VAN	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
WPG	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Bracket (Most Likely Path)

Eastern Conference

Round 1

Metropolitan

CAR57.8%

OTT42.2%

PHI58.1%

PIT41.9%

Atlantic

BUF63.8%

BOS36.2%

MTL51.1%

TBL48.9%

Division Finals

CAR58.3%

PHI41.7%

BUF61.8%

MTL38.2%

Conference Final

CAR45.0%

BUF55.0%

Western Conference

Round 1

Central

COL56.6%

LAK43.4%

DAL56.2%

MIN43.8%

Pacific

VGK55.9%

UTA44.1%

EDM39.6%

ANA60.4%

Division Finals

COL62.1%

DAL37.9%

VGK46.5%

ANA53.5%

Conference Final

COL48.6%

ANA51.4%

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.

NHL Playoff Odds 2026

Division Standings

Atlantic Division

Metropolitan Division

Central Division

Pacific Division

Wild Card Race

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

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Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Bracket (Most Likely Path)

Eastern Conference

Western Conference