NHL playoff race, 2026–27

Every team's playoff chance after each day's games since Oct 18. Most likely now: CAR 99%, EDM 95%, MIN 93%. Biggest climb: NJD 58% to 79%.

Playoff chance

Team	Oct 18	Nov 1	Change (points)
Carolina Hurricanes	96.2%	99.5%	+3.3
Edmonton Oilers	84.3%	95.3%	+11.0
Minnesota Wild	74.2%	93.4%	+19.2
Vegas Golden Knights	94.0%	92.1%	−1.9
Dallas Stars	81.7%	89.4%	+7.8
Colorado Avalanche	87.9%	89.2%	+1.3
New Jersey Devils	58.0%	78.5%	+20.6
Utah Mammoth	76.7%	77.1%	+0.4
Tampa Bay Lightning	78.7%	75.1%	−3.5
Montréal Canadiens	51.4%	68.8%	+17.4
Boston Bruins	66.1%	65.0%	−1.2
Florida Panthers	63.3%	64.7%	+1.4
Ottawa Senators	72.4%	61.9%	−10.4
St. Louis Blues	48.7%	57.5%	+8.8
Anaheim Ducks	59.2%	49.5%	−9.7
Los Angeles Kings	46.3%	49.1%	+2.8
Buffalo Sabres	49.3%	47.4%	−1.9
Detroit Red Wings	34.9%	44.0%	+9.1
Washington Capitals	38.6%	41.5%	+2.8
New York Islanders	47.3%	41.0%	−6.3
Nashville Predators	37.0%	37.5%	+0.5
New York Rangers	58.5%	31.2%	−27.3
Pittsburgh Penguins	29.9%	26.6%	−3.3
Columbus Blue Jackets	31.2%	23.9%	−7.3
Seattle Kraken	23.4%	22.4%	−1.0
Philadelphia Flyers	18.2%	19.9%	+1.7
Calgary Flames	9.0%	18.3%	+9.3
San Jose Sharks	28.8%	13.0%	−15.7
Toronto Maple Leafs	6.0%	11.0%	+5.0
Winnipeg Jets	38.4%	10.9%	−27.5
Chicago Blackhawks	6.0%	3.7%	−2.3
Vancouver Canucks	4.6%	1.6%	−3.0