NHL Playoff Odds (2026)
Odds from HockeyStats simulations, updated every 5 minutes.Odds from HockeyStats simulation model, updated every 5 minutes. Team strength estimated from WAR, then season simulated 300,000 times.
Last Updated: Apr 8, 2026, 2:40 PM EST. See data freshness
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| Team | Points(Pace) | Points(Proj.) | PlayoffOdds | CupOdds | Pick1st | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAC |  | EDM | 93 | 93 | 98% | 7% | 0.0% |
 | VGK | 93 | 93 | 98% | 8% | 0.0% | |
 | ANA | 91 | 91 | 88% | 1.0% | 0.2% | |
CEN |  | COLX | 119 | 119 | 100% | 16% | 0.0% |
 | DALX | 109 | 109 | 100% | 9% | 0.0% | |
 | MINX | 107 | 107 | 100% | 4% | 0.0% | |
WC |  | UTA | 94 | 94 | 99% | 5% | 0.0% |
 | L.A | 88 | 89 | 47% | 1% | 1% | |
 | NSH | 88 | 88 | 38% | 0.4% | 2% | |
 | S.J | 87 | 87 | 25% | 0.1% | 3% | |
 | WPG | 85 | 85 | 5% | 0.1% | 4% | |
 | STL | 83 | 84 | 1% | 0.0% | 6% | |
 | SEA | 80 | 80 | <1% | 0.0% | 9% | |
 | CGYE | 78 | 78 | 0% | 0.0% | 10% | |
 | CHIE | 74 | 74 | 0% | 0.0% | 13% | |
 | VANE | 55 | 57 | 0% | 0.0% | 26% | |
| Team | Points(Pace) | Points(Proj.) | PlayoffOdds | CupOdds | Pick1st | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MET |  | CARX | 111 | 111 | 100% | 18% | 0.0% |
 | PIT | 101 | 101 | >99% | 5% | 0.0% | |
 | PHI | 97 | 96 | 68% | 1% | 0.0% | |
ATL |  | T.BX | 107 | 107 | 100% | 9% | 0.0% |
 | BUFX | 107 | 107 | 100% | 5% | 0.0% | |
 | MTLX | 107 | 107 | 100% | 2% | 0.0% | |
WC |  | BOS | 100 | 99 | 99% | 2% | 0.0% |
 | OTT | 97 | 97 | 87% | 5% | 0.0% | |
 | CBJ | 95 | 94 | 27% | 0.6% | 0.0% | |
 | DET | 94 | 93 | 5% | 0.1% | 0.0% | |
 | NYI | 94 | 93 | 12% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
 | WSH | 91 | 91 | 3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
 | N.JE | 87 | 87 | 0% | 0.0% | 2% | |
 | TORE | 83 | 84 | 0% | 0.0% | 6% | |
 | FLAE | 82 | 82 | 0% | 0.0% | 7% | |
 | NYRE | 79 | 79 | 0% | 0.0% | 9% | |
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Delta shown is in comparison to odds from before yesterday's games began.
SIMULATION STATUS
Playoff odds incorporate finished and in-progress game scores. Shown below are scores used for our playoff odds.
7:00 PM EST
BUF49%NYR51%7:30 PM EST
WSH48%TOR52%10:00 PM EST
EDM54%S.J46%Note: Odds update every 5 minutes. Scores used for odds may be 5-10 minutes behind live scores in our games pages.
TODAY'S BIG GAMES
Ranked by swing in playoff odds. See all games at our games page.
10:00 PM EST
If Win
>99%
If Lose OT
98%
If Lose Reg
94%
If Win
If Lose OT
If Lose Reg
Playoffs
>99%
98%
94%
If Win
37%
If Lose OT
22%
If Lose Reg
13%
If Win
If Lose OT
If Lose Reg
Playoffs
37%
22%
13%
7:30 PM EST
If Win
6%
If Lose OT
2%
If Lose Reg
<1%
If Win
If Lose OT
If Lose Reg
Playoffs
6%
2%
<1%
If Win
<1%
If Lose OT
<1%
If Lose Reg
<1%
If Win
If Lose OT
If Lose Reg
Playoffs
<1%
<1%
<1%
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
ROUND 1 MATCHUP ODDS
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53%
26%
7%
7%
5%
1%
1%
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