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New York Rangers Playoff Odds & Team Stats

New York Rangers
NYR
Eastern
Season Record: 6-3-1 (13 pts, 65.0%)
Last 5 games:
60% win rate

As of Oct 18, the New York Rangers have a 51.5% chance to make the playoffs.

Will the New York Rangers make the playoffs?

It's close to a coin flip. Our season simulation gives the New York Rangers a 51.5% chance to make the playoffs (fair odds -106) and a 0.7% chance to win the Stanley Cup (fair odds +13,789). It is early in the season, so expect these numbers to move a lot.

Points Percentage

65.0%
13 pts in 10 games

Overtime Record

0-1
OT/SO: 0 wins, 1 losses

Recent Expected Goals

3.06
For per game (last 10 games)

Expected Goals Against

2.99
Allowed per game (season-to-date)

xG Differential

+0.29
Expected goals for minus against (per game)

Goals Above Expected

-4.8
Actual goals for minus expected goals for

Flood Games

6
6W – 0L when a Flood occurred

Grip Games

0
0W – 0L when the Grip was held

Playoff Odds

51.5%
Chance to make playoffs (fair odds -106). Early season: expect big swings.

Stanley Cup Odds

0.7%
Fair odds +13,789, from the season-long simulation.

Conference Outlook

1.7%
Eastern Conference title probability.

Team Style Profile

Percentiles vs the league this season (p100 = top). Style axes describe how a team plays (higher isn't better or worse); colored axes are evaluative (higher = better), and variance axes (finishing, goaltending) tend to regress — treat them as luck, not skill.

Offense
Shot Volume style 35.6/gm · p16
Slot Location style 34.6% · p97
Finishing variance 0.85 G/xG · p22
Shot Quality 0.092 xG/sh · p100
Defense
Shot Suppression 39.7/gm · p66
Slot Defense 33.0% allowed · p12
Goaltending variance 0.74 GA/xGA · p91
Quality Allowed 0.075 xG/sh · p62

Regression Watch

New York Rangers is finishing 15% below expected (0.85). This often rebounds upward.

Top Scorers (xG Leaders)

Player GP Unblocked attempts xG Goals
Pavel Dorofeyev10414.12
Alexis Lafrenière9324.17
Will Cuylle10374.03
Mika Zibanejad10303.42
Gabe Perreault9282.93

Team Trends (15-game rolling)

Rolling Win Prediction Accuracy (15g)0.000.501.00Accuracy
xG Differential (15g rolling)0.260.490.71xG For - Against
Goals vs xG (15g rolling)2.073.104.13Goals ForxG For
Cumulative Points vs Expected0.00272.00544.00ActualExpected

Recent Results

DateOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp AgainstxG ForxG AgainstResult
2026-10-17CBJ37.8%3.373.033.633.05L
2026-10-15NJD23.4%3.033.711.753.16L
2026-10-13TBL39.9%3.032.913.002.49W
2026-10-11VAN67.6%3.122.813.441.95W
2026-10-09WSH44.4%3.172.752.914.70L
2026-10-06NYI56.0%2.963.374.642.31W
2026-10-04UTA54.1%3.353.913.674.15W
2026-10-02DET46.8%2.853.743.001.71W
2026-10-01TBL49.7%2.224.064.662.91W
2026-09-29BOS55.6%3.491.722.133.47L

Upcoming Games

DateLocal TimeOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp Against
2026-10-197:00 PM EDTANA48.2%3.333.02
2026-10-227:00 PM EDTTOR48.2%3.403.05
2026-10-247:00 PM EDTOTT36.8%2.973.33
2026-10-267:00 PM EDTLAK48.4%2.783.27
2026-11-016:00 PM ESTEDM56.0%2.862.99
2026-11-037:00 PM ESTSTL58.2%3.432.95
2026-11-057:00 PM ESTPHI70.6%3.592.68
2026-11-072:00 PM PSTSEA56.0%3.293.09