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Playoff Odds

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.

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

Eastern Conference

TeamConf TitleCup Odds
PIT42.3%29.8%
CAR14.9%7.9%
WSH9.2%4.1%
DET8.9%4.0%
NJD8.8%3.6%
NYI6.0%2.2%
FLA5.4%1.9%
BOS4.5%1.8%
BUF0.0%0.0%
CBJ0.0%0.0%
MTL0.0%0.0%
NYR0.0%0.0%
OTT0.0%0.0%
PHI0.0%0.0%
TBL0.0%0.0%
TOR0.0%0.0%

Western Conference

TeamConf TitleCup Odds
COL23.8%12.2%
WPG17.5%8.9%
DAL16.6%7.9%
MIN10.6%4.0%
ANA9.6%3.5%
LAK9.5%3.6%
UTA6.4%2.4%
SEA6.0%2.1%
CGY0.0%0.0%
CHI0.0%0.0%
EDM0.0%0.0%
NSH0.0%0.0%
SJS0.0%0.0%
STL0.0%0.0%
VAN0.0%0.0%
VGK0.0%0.0%

Bracket (Most Likely Path)

Eastern Conference

Round 1
Metropolitan
NJD48.9%
WSH51.1%
CAR63.8%
NYI36.2%
Atlantic
BOS22.9%
PIT77.1%
DET55.3%
FLA44.7%
Division Finals
WSH42.5%
CAR57.5%
PIT75.8%
DET24.2%
Conference Final
CAR29.6%
PIT70.4%

Western Conference

Round 1
Pacific
ANA52.9%
MIN47.1%
LAK54.2%
SEA45.8%
Central
DAL60.6%
UTA39.4%
COL49.8%
WPG50.2%
Division Finals
ANA51.7%
LAK48.3%
DAL50.6%
WPG49.4%
Conference Final
ANA38.5%
DAL61.5%

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.