Standings sim

Playoff odds

The rest of the regular season simulated 10,000 times · 1,068 games left · updated Nov 8, 3:33 AM ET

At a glance

Presidents' Trophy favoriteCAR 58.0%
Most projected pointsCAR 120.0
Right on the bubbleWSH 49.3% to make it

Presidents' Trophy race

Chance of finishing with the most points in the league.

CAR
58.0%
MIN
22.9%
TBL
5.7%
NJD
3.6%
VGK
2.5%

Bar = 80% range of final pointsDot = averagePlayoffs = top 3 in division or a wild card

Eastern Conference

Atlantic

Projected points
TBL11-3-224 pts
94.9%
45%
BOS12-4-125 pts
85.7%
20%
MTL11-3-325 pts
84.8%
19%
FLA9-6-220 pts
73.4%
10%
OTT11-6-123 pts
60.1%
6%
BUF8-5-319 pts
21.1%
1%
DET7-8-317 pts
15.0%
0%
TOR8-8-218 pts
5.8%
0%

Metropolitan

Projected points
CAR14-3-230 pts
>99%
89%
NJD12-5-024 pts
93.1%
9%
NYR10-7-121 pts
67.4%
1%
WSH9-6-018 pts
49.3%
1%
NYI7-6-317 pts
29.4%
0%
PIT6-9-214 pts
12.2%
0%
CBJ7-8-014 pts
7.5%
0%
PHI4-10-412 pts
0.4%
0%

Western Conference

Central

Projected points
MIN12-3-428 pts
99.8%
76%
DAL10-5-222 pts
90.2%
10%
COL10-6-222 pts
82.8%
5%
UTA10-7-121 pts
82.3%
5%
NSH8-4-521 pts
75.6%
3%
STL7-8-216 pts
45.1%
1%
WPG6-8-315 pts
11.5%
0%
CHI4-13-19 pts
0.1%
0%

Pacific

Projected points
VGK11-5-224 pts
97.9%
64%
EDM12-3-327 pts
92.3%
30%
SEA9-6-119 pts
42.2%
2%
LAK5-8-212 pts
34.9%
2%
ANA9-7-119 pts
32.5%
2%
CGY7-9-115 pts
7.3%
0%
SJS7-11-115 pts
5.6%
0%
VAN3-15-17 pts
<0.1%
0%

Every remaining game is played with the same simulator as the game previews, using each team's current ratings and its most-used goalie. Wins are worth 2 points and OT/SO losses 1. Ties in the standings go to regulation wins, then a coin flip.

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