NHL playoff race

Eastern Conference

Atlantic top three	GP	PTS	Left	Max	Pace	Cut
Montréal Canadiens	19	28	63	154	121	+8
Boston Bruins	19	27	63	153	117	+7
Tampa Bay Lightning	18	26	64	154	118	+6

Metropolitan top three	GP	PTS	Left	Max	Pace	Cut
Carolina Hurricanes	20	32	62	156	131	+12
New Jersey Devils	20	28	62	152	115	+8
New York Rangers	20	23	62	147	94	+3

Wild card	GP	PTS	Left	Max	Pace	Cut
Ottawa Senators	19	24	63	150	104	+4
Florida Panthers	19	22	63	148	95	+2
Washington Capitals	17	20	65	150	96	−2
Buffalo Sabres	18	19	64	147	87	−3
New York Islanders	17	18	65	148	87	−4
Toronto Maple Leafs	21	18	61	140	70	−4
Detroit Red Wings	19	17	63	143	73	−5
Pittsburgh Penguins	19	16	63	142	69	−6
Philadelphia Flyers	21	16	61	138	62	−6
Columbus Blue Jackets	16	14	66	146	72	−8

The eighth-best points pace in the conference is 95 over 82 games. The line below the second wild card is the cut: teams under it are out today.

Western Conference

Central top three	GP	PTS	Left	Max	Pace	Cut
Minnesota Wild	21	32	61	154	125	+13
Nashville Predators	19	25	63	151	108	+6
Colorado Avalanche	19	24	63	150	104	+5

Pacific top three	GP	PTS	Left	Max	Pace	Cut
Edmonton Oilers	20	31	62	155	127	+12
Vegas Golden Knights	20	28	62	152	115	+9
Anaheim Ducks	19	21	63	147	91	+2

Wild card	GP	PTS	Left	Max	Pace	Cut
Dallas Stars	17	22	65	152	106	+3
Utah Mammoth	19	21	63	147	91	+2
Seattle Kraken	17	19	65	149	92	−2
Winnipeg Jets	19	19	63	145	82	−2
St. Louis Blues	18	18	64	146	82	−3
San Jose Sharks	21	18	61	140	70	−3
Calgary Flames	19	17	63	143	73	−4
Los Angeles Kings	16	12	66	144	62	−9
Chicago Blackhawks	18	9	64	137	41	−12
Vancouver Canucks	20	7	62	131	29	−14

The eighth-best points pace in the conference is 91 over 82 games. The line below the second wild card is the cut: teams under it are out today.

Playoff odds show here only while the day's simulation is current, and from Nov 15 on, the earliest date they were tested. How the playoff odds model works.

Top three in each division and two wild cards per conference make the playoffs. Order and tiebreakers are the league's published standings. Max is the most points a team can still reach (2 for each game left). Pace is points over 82 games at the current rate. Cut is points ahead of the first team out, or behind the last team in. Clinch letters are the league's: x playoff spot, y division, z conference, p Presidents' Trophy, e eliminated.