2026-27 NHL Playoff Odds

Every team’s chances to make the playoffs and win the Stanley Cup.

Updated Nov 11, 2026, 3:31 AM ET

At a glance

Playoff odds since the preseason

Biggest gain: +45percentage pts; Devils; 34% → 79%
Biggest drop: −45percentage pts; Flyers; 55% → 10%

Stanley Cup odds since the preseason

Biggest gain: +7percentage pts; Wild; 6% → 13%
Biggest drop: −7percentage pts; Sabres; 8% → 1%

Seeding

Best shot at a #1 seed: Hurricanes; 51% chance

Make playoffs

Chance to reach the postseason, at the start of the season and now.

PreseasonNow

Rank	Team		Pre-season to current
1	Hurricanes14-3-2	97%	Preseason 97% → now 99%	99%	+2pp	1650	10
2	Wild13-3-4	82%	Preseason 82% → now 96%	96%	+14pp	1594	31
3	Bruins13-4-1	51%	Preseason 51% → now 91%	91%	+40pp	1582	12
4	Golden Knights12-5-2	88%	Preseason 88% → now 90%	90%	+2pp	1565	tied for 29
tied for 5	Oilers13-3-3	57%	Preseason 57% → now 87%	87%	+30pp	1548	19
tied for 5	Avalanche11-6-2	91%	Preseason 91% → now 87%	87%	−4pp	1568	16
7	Lightning11-4-2	70%	Preseason 70% → now 83%	83%	+13pp	1567	9
8	Canadiens11-3-4	76%	Preseason 76% → now 82%	82%	+6pp	1569	8
9	Devils13-6-0	34%	Preseason 34% → now 79%	79%	+45pp	1546	11
10	Stars10-5-2	78%	Preseason 78% → now 78%	78%	0pp	1540	27
11	Capitals10-6-0	59%	Preseason 59% → now 72%	72%	+13pp	1537	26
12	Predators9-4-5	52%	Preseason 52% → now 68%	68%	+16pp	1525	32
tied for 13	Mammoth10-7-1	61%	Preseason 61% → now 63%	63%	+2pp	1503	21
tied for 13	Senators11-6-2	64%	Preseason 64% → now 63%	63%	−1pp	1526	4
15	Blues8-8-2	75%	Preseason 75% → now 58%	58%	−17pp	1514	28
16	Ducks10-7-1	46%	Preseason 46% → now 57%	57%	+11pp	1493	24
17	Sabres8-6-3	82%	Preseason 82% → now 52%	52%	−30pp	1527	7
18	Panthers10-7-2	33%	Preseason 33% → now 46%	46%	+13pp	1505	tied for 1
tied for 19	Rangers10-8-1	31%	Preseason 31% → now 38%	38%	+7pp	1488	6
tied for 19	Kraken9-6-1	21%	Preseason 21% → now 38%	38%	+17pp	1456	17
21	Blue Jackets7-9-0	47%	Preseason 47% → now 29%	29%	−18pp	1479	15
22	Jets8-8-3	33%	Preseason 33% → now 28%	28%	−5pp	1457	tied for 29
tied for 23	Flames8-9-1	35%	Preseason 35% → now 21%	21%	−14pp	1442	18
tied for 23	Penguins6-10-2	46%	Preseason 46% → now 21%	21%	−25pp	1479	13
25	Islanders7-6-4	23%	Preseason 23% → now 16%	16%	−7pp	1457	5
26	Kings5-9-2	33%	Preseason 33% → now 14%	14%	−19pp	1434	23
27	Sharks8-11-1	32%	Preseason 32% → now 13%	13%	−19pp	1419	22
tied for 28	Red Wings7-9-3	25%	Preseason 25% → now 10%	10%	−15pp	1448	tied for 1
tied for 28	Flyers5-10-5	55%	Preseason 55% → now 10%	10%	−45pp	1462	14
30	Maple Leafs8-10-2	7%	Preseason 7% → now 9%	9%	+2pp	1436	3
31	Blackhawks4-13-1	11%	Preseason 11% → now 1%	1%	−10pp	1362	20
32	Canucks3-16-1	5%	Preseason 5% → now <1%	<1%	−5pp	1320	25

Now: Current
Chg: Change, in percentage points (pp)
Rem SoS: Remaining SoS Rank (1 = hardest)

Win Stanley Cup

Chance to win the title, at the start of the season and now.

PreseasonNow

Rank	Team		Pre-season to current
1	Hurricanes14-3-2	31%	Preseason 31% → now 30%	30%	−1pp	1650	10
2	Wild13-3-4	6%	Preseason 6% → now 13%	13%	+7pp	1594	31
3	Bruins13-4-1	2%	Preseason 2% → now 8%	8%	+6pp	1582	12
4	Golden Knights12-5-2	8%	Preseason 8% → now 7%	7%	−1pp	1565	tied for 29
5	Avalanche11-6-2	11%	Preseason 11% → now 6%	6%	−5pp	1568	16
tied for 6	Lightning11-4-2	4%	Preseason 4% → now 5%	5%	+1pp	1567	9
tied for 6	Canadiens11-3-4	6%	Preseason 6% → now 5%	5%	−1pp	1569	8
tied for 6	Oilers13-3-3	1%	Preseason 1% → now 5%	5%	+4pp	1548	19
9	Devils13-6-0	<1%	Preseason <1% → now 4%	4%	+3pp	1546	11
tied for 10	Stars10-5-2	4%	Preseason 4% → now 3%	3%	−1pp	1540	27
tied for 10	Capitals10-6-0	2%	Preseason 2% → now 3%	3%	+1pp	1537	26
tied for 12	Predators9-4-5	<1%	Preseason <1% → now 2%	2%	+1pp	1525	32
tied for 12	Senators11-6-2	3%	Preseason 3% → now 2%	2%	−1pp	1526	4
tied for 14	Sabres8-6-3	8%	Preseason 8% → now 1%	1%	−7pp	1527	7
tied for 14	Blues8-8-2	3%	Preseason 3% → now 1%	1%	−2pp	1514	28
tied for 14	Mammoth10-7-1	2%	Preseason 2% → now 1%	1%	−1pp	1503	21
17	Ducks10-7-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1493	24
18	Panthers10-7-2	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1505	tied for 1
19	Rangers10-8-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	+1pp	1488	6
20	Blue Jackets7-9-0	1%	Preseason 1% → now <1%	<1%	−1pp	1479	15
21	Penguins6-10-2	1%	Preseason 1% → now <1%	<1%	−1pp	1479	13
22	Kraken9-6-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1456	17
23	Jets8-8-3	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1457	tied for 29
24	Islanders7-6-4	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1457	5
25	Flames8-9-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1442	18
26	Flyers5-10-5	2%	Preseason 2% → now <1%	<1%	−2pp	1462	14
27	Kings5-9-2	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1434	23
28	Red Wings7-9-3	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1448	tied for 1
29	Maple Leafs8-10-2	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1436	3
30	Sharks8-11-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1419	22
31	Blackhawks4-13-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1362	20
32	Canucks3-16-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1320	25

Now: Current
Chg: Change, in percentage points (pp)
Rem SoS: Remaining SoS Rank (1 = hardest)