2026-27 NHL Playoff Odds

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

Updated Nov 9, 2026, 3:31 AM ET

At a glance

Playoff odds since the preseason

Biggest gain: +50percentage pts; Devils; 34% → 84%
Biggest drop: −48percentage pts; Flyers; 55% → 7%

Stanley Cup odds since the preseason

Biggest gain: +7percentage pts; Bruins; 2% → 9%
Biggest drop: −7percentage pts; Sabres; 8% → 1%

Seeding

Best shot at a #1 seed: Hurricanes; 48% 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	6
2	Wild12-3-4	82%	Preseason 82% → now 95%	95%	+13pp	1587	29
3	Golden Knights12-5-2	88%	Preseason 88% → now 92%	92%	+4pp	1565	31
4	Bruins13-4-1	51%	Preseason 51% → now 90%	90%	+39pp	1582	11
tied for 5	Oilers12-3-3	57%	Preseason 57% → now 85%	85%	+28pp	1541	21
tied for 5	Avalanche10-6-2	91%	Preseason 91% → now 85%	85%	−6pp	1559	18
tied for 7	Canadiens11-3-3	76%	Preseason 76% → now 84%	84%	+8pp	1575	5
tied for 7	Devils13-5-0	34%	Preseason 34% → now 84%	84%	+50pp	1557	13
9	Lightning11-4-2	70%	Preseason 70% → now 82%	82%	+12pp	1567	10
10	Stars10-5-2	78%	Preseason 78% → now 81%	81%	+3pp	1540	26
11	Senators11-6-1	64%	Preseason 64% → now 67%	67%	+3pp	1533	4
12	Mammoth10-7-1	61%	Preseason 61% → now 66%	66%	+5pp	1503	tied for 27
13	Capitals9-6-0	59%	Preseason 59% → now 64%	64%	+5pp	1530	22
14	Predators8-4-5	52%	Preseason 52% → now 63%	63%	+11pp	1514	32
15	Ducks10-7-1	46%	Preseason 46% → now 59%	59%	+13pp	1493	20
16	Blues7-8-2	75%	Preseason 75% → now 57%	57%	−18pp	1510	30
17	Sabres8-6-3	82%	Preseason 82% → now 51%	51%	−31pp	1527	9
18	Rangers10-7-1	31%	Preseason 31% → now 41%	41%	+10pp	1495	7
19	Kraken9-6-1	21%	Preseason 21% → now 40%	40%	+19pp	1456	17
20	Blue Jackets7-8-0	47%	Preseason 47% → now 36%	36%	−11pp	1493	14
21	Panthers9-7-2	33%	Preseason 33% → now 35%	35%	+2pp	1492	1
22	Flames8-9-1	35%	Preseason 35% → now 23%	23%	−12pp	1442	16
23	Jets7-8-3	33%	Preseason 33% → now 22%	22%	−11pp	1445	tied for 27
24	Kings5-8-2	33%	Preseason 33% → now 20%	20%	−13pp	1445	23
tied for 25	Islanders7-6-3	23%	Preseason 23% → now 19%	19%	−4pp	1463	8
tied for 25	Penguins6-10-2	46%	Preseason 46% → now 19%	19%	−27pp	1479	12
27	Maple Leafs8-9-2	7%	Preseason 7% → now 12%	12%	+5pp	1445	3
tied for 28	Red Wings7-8-3	25%	Preseason 25% → now 11%	11%	−14pp	1452	2
tied for 28	Sharks7-11-1	32%	Preseason 32% → now 11%	11%	−21pp	1413	tied for 24
30	Flyers4-10-5	55%	Preseason 55% → now 7%	7%	−48pp	1455	15
31	Blackhawks4-13-1	11%	Preseason 11% → now 2%	2%	−9pp	1362	19
32	Canucks3-15-1	5%	Preseason 5% → now <1%	<1%	−5pp	1327	tied for 24

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 29%	29%	−2pp	1650	6
2	Wild12-3-4	6%	Preseason 6% → now 11%	11%	+5pp	1587	29
3	Bruins13-4-1	2%	Preseason 2% → now 9%	9%	+7pp	1582	11
tied for 4	Golden Knights12-5-2	8%	Preseason 8% → now 7%	7%	−1pp	1565	31
tied for 4	Canadiens11-3-3	6%	Preseason 6% → now 7%	7%	+1pp	1575	5
tied for 6	Lightning11-4-2	4%	Preseason 4% → now 5%	5%	+1pp	1567	10
tied for 6	Avalanche10-6-2	11%	Preseason 11% → now 5%	5%	−6pp	1559	18
tied for 6	Devils13-5-0	<1%	Preseason <1% → now 5%	5%	+4pp	1557	13
tied for 9	Oilers12-3-3	1%	Preseason 1% → now 4%	4%	+3pp	1541	21
tied for 9	Stars10-5-2	4%	Preseason 4% → now 4%	4%	0pp	1540	26
tied for 11	Senators11-6-1	3%	Preseason 3% → now 2%	2%	−1pp	1533	4
tied for 11	Capitals9-6-0	2%	Preseason 2% → now 2%	2%	0pp	1530	22
tied for 11	Predators8-4-5	<1%	Preseason <1% → now 2%	2%	+1pp	1514	32
tied for 14	Sabres8-6-3	8%	Preseason 8% → now 1%	1%	−7pp	1527	9
tied for 14	Blues7-8-2	3%	Preseason 3% → now 1%	1%	−2pp	1510	30
tied for 14	Mammoth10-7-1	2%	Preseason 2% → now 1%	1%	−1pp	1503	tied for 27
17	Ducks10-7-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1493	20
18	Rangers10-7-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	+1pp	1495	7
19	Panthers9-7-2	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1492	1
20	Blue Jackets7-8-0	1%	Preseason 1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1493	14
21	Kraken9-6-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1456	17
22	Penguins6-10-2	1%	Preseason 1% → now <1%	<1%	−1pp	1479	12
23	Islanders7-6-3	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1463	8
24	Kings5-8-2	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1445	23
25	Jets7-8-3	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1445	tied for 27
26	Flames8-9-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1442	16
27	Maple Leafs8-9-2	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1445	3
28	Red Wings7-8-3	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1452	2
29	Flyers4-10-5	2%	Preseason 2% → now <1%	<1%	−2pp	1455	15
30	Sharks7-11-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1413	tied for 24
31	Blackhawks4-13-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1362	19
32	Canucks3-15-1	<1%	Preseason <1% → now <1%	<1%	0pp	1327	tied for 24

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