2026-27 NHL Playoff Odds

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

Updated Oct 22, 2026, 4:31 AM ET

At a glance

Playoff odds since the preseason

Biggest gain: +31percentage pts; Bruins; 51% → 82%
Biggest drop: −32percentage pts; Sabres; 82% → 50%

Stanley Cup odds since the preseason

Biggest gain: +5percentage pts; Lightning; 4% → 9%
Biggest drop: −7percentage pts; Sabres; 8% → 1%

Seeding

Best shot at a #1 seed: Hurricanes; 53% chance

Make playoffs

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

PreseasonNow

Rank	Team		Pre-season to current
1	Hurricanes8-2-1	97%	Preseason 97% → now 98%	98%	+1pp	1642	tied for 9
2	Golden Knights8-3-0	88%	Preseason 88% → now 94%	94%	+6pp	1573	30
3	Lightning7-2-0	70%	Preseason 70% → now 89%	89%	+19pp	1576	16
4	Wild6-2-2	82%	Preseason 82% → now 88%	88%	+6pp	1558	32
5	Oilers7-1-1	57%	Preseason 57% → now 86%	86%	+29pp	1541	27
6	Avalanche5-4-1	91%	Preseason 91% → now 85%	85%	−6pp	1561	24
7	Stars5-3-1	78%	Preseason 78% → now 84%	84%	+6pp	1550	29
8	Bruins7-2-1	51%	Preseason 51% → now 82%	82%	+31pp	1555	13
9	Mammoth7-3-0	61%	Preseason 61% → now 80%	80%	+19pp	1528	22
10	Senators7-3-0	64%	Preseason 64% → now 78%	78%	+14pp	1546	6
11	Blues4-4-1	75%	Preseason 75% → now 68%	68%	−7pp	1523	20
12	Capitals5-4-0	59%	Preseason 59% → now 63%	63%	+4pp	1529	18
13	Rangers7-3-1	31%	Preseason 31% → now 61%	61%	+30pp	1517	12
14	Canadiens4-3-2	76%	Preseason 76% → now 59%	59%	−17pp	1533	8
15	Sabres4-4-2	82%	Preseason 82% → now 50%	50%	−32pp	1523	tied for 9
16	Kraken6-3-1	21%	Preseason 21% → now 46%	46%	+25pp	1468	25
tied for 17	Predators3-2-3	52%	Preseason 52% → now 42%	42%	−10pp	1485	23
tied for 17	Panthers5-3-2	33%	Preseason 33% → now 42%	42%	+9pp	1497	3
19	Devils5-4-0	34%	Preseason 34% → now 38%	38%	+4pp	1490	7
20	Islanders5-3-1	23%	Preseason 23% → now 37%	37%	+14pp	1488	2
21	Ducks4-5-0	46%	Preseason 46% → now 35%	35%	−11pp	1463	26
22	Jets4-3-2	33%	Preseason 33% → now 32%	32%	−1pp	1460	15
23	Penguins3-6-1	46%	Preseason 46% → now 28%	28%	−18pp	1488	11
24	Sharks5-4-1	32%	Preseason 32% → now 27%	27%	−5pp	1443	21
25	Blue Jackets3-5-0	47%	Preseason 47% → now 23%	23%	−24pp	1473	5
26	Flyers3-6-3	55%	Preseason 55% → now 22%	22%	−33pp	1482	17
27	Maple Leafs5-4-2	7%	Preseason 7% → now 16%	16%	+9pp	1452	4
28	Kings1-4-2	33%	Preseason 33% → now 15%	15%	−18pp	1433	28
29	Red Wings3-3-3	25%	Preseason 25% → now 12%	12%	−13pp	1450	1
30	Flames2-6-0	35%	Preseason 35% → now 10%	10%	−25pp	1415	19
31	Blackhawks3-6-0	11%	Preseason 11% → now 7%	7%	−4pp	1399	14
32	Canucks2-8-1	5%	Preseason 5% → now 1%	1%	−4pp	1359	31

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	Hurricanes8-2-1	31%	Preseason 31% → now 32%	32%	+1pp	1642	tied for 9
2	Golden Knights8-3-0	8%	Preseason 8% → now 10%	10%	+2pp	1573	30
3	Lightning7-2-0	4%	Preseason 4% → now 9%	9%	+5pp	1576	16
tied for 4	Wild6-2-2	6%	Preseason 6% → now 6%	6%	0pp	1558	32
tied for 4	Avalanche5-4-1	11%	Preseason 11% → now 6%	6%	−5pp	1561	24
tied for 6	Bruins7-2-1	2%	Preseason 2% → now 5%	5%	+3pp	1555	13
tied for 6	Oilers7-1-1	1%	Preseason 1% → now 5%	5%	+4pp	1541	27
tied for 6	Stars5-3-1	4%	Preseason 4% → now 5%	5%	+1pp	1550	29
9	Senators7-3-0	3%	Preseason 3% → now 4%	4%	+1pp	1546	6
10	Mammoth7-3-0	2%	Preseason 2% → now 3%	3%	+1pp	1528	22
tied for 11	Blues4-4-1	3%	Preseason 3% → now 2%	2%	−1pp	1523	20
tied for 11	Canadiens4-3-2	6%	Preseason 6% → now 2%	2%	−4pp	1533	8
tied for 11	Capitals5-4-0	2%	Preseason 2% → now 2%	2%	0pp	1529	18
tied for 11	Rangers7-3-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now 2%	2%	+2pp	1517	12
15	Sabres4-4-2	8%	Preseason 8% → now 1%	1%	−7pp	1523	tied for 9
16	Panthers5-3-2	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1497	3
17	Predators3-2-3	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1485	23
18	Devils5-4-0	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1490	7
19	Islanders5-3-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	+1pp	1488	2
20	Kraken6-3-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1468	25
21	Penguins3-6-1	1%	Preseason 1% → now <1%	<1%	−1pp	1488	11
22	Flyers3-6-3	2%	Preseason 2% → now <1%	<1%	−2pp	1482	17
23	Ducks4-5-0	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	−1pp	1463	26
24	Jets4-3-2	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1460	15
25	Blue Jackets3-5-0	1%	Preseason 1% → now <1%	<1%	−1pp	1473	5
26	Sharks5-4-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1443	21
27	Kings1-4-2	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1433	28
28	Maple Leafs5-4-2	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1452	4
29	Red Wings3-3-3	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1450	1
30	Flames2-6-0	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1415	19
31	Blackhawks3-6-0	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1399	14
32	Canucks2-8-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1359	31

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