Playoff Pool Predictor 2025 / 2026 Season

2025 / 2026 Season

Playoff Predictor

It can take guts to draft from the predicted list produced from this tool, but maybe it helps show you a dark-horse pick you would otherwise overlook? Who knows. It's fun! And free!

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Predict the winner and number of games for each series. Then, using your projected number of games played, and the player's regular season scoring percentages, we'll show you who you think is the most valuable to draft in the playoffs.

The more accurately you predict the winners, the better your player list will be.

See how you would have done in 2025 if you had correctly picked the winners and games played.

Click here to see how to link YOUR Predictions to a Live Draft.

2025 / 2026 Season NHL Standings

First Round Matchups
EAST			WEST
Home Ice Advantage	Away	Games	Home Ice Advantage	Away	Games
Carolina 102 PTS W:48 L:21 OT:3 GF:43 GA:268	Ottawa 88 PTS W:39 L:26 OT:9 GF:36 GA:251		Colorado 108 PTS W:49 L:15 OT:4 GF:46 GA:283	San Jose 79 PTS W:36 L:31 OT:6 GF:34 GA:228
Season Record Jan 24: CAR 4 at OTT 1 Feb 3: OTT 3 at CAR 4 Apr 5: CAR at OTT - yet to be played Carolina 4 PTS, Ottawa 0 PTS --- 1 GP at CAR, 1 GP at OTT			Season Record Nov 1: COL 2 at SJS 3 OT Nov 26: SJS 0 at COL 6 Feb 4: SJS 2 at COL 4 Colorado 5 PTS, San Jose 2 PTS --- 2 GP at COL, 1 GP at SJS Drop 1st COL home game (tie-breaker rule): COL 3 PTS, SJS 2 PTS
Pittsburgh 92 PTS W:38 L:22 OT:6 GF:35 GA:266	New York I. 89 PTS W:42 L:30 OT:0 GF:38 GA:223		Dallas 102 PTS W:45 L:19 OT:8 GF:40 GA:258	Minnesota 96 PTS W:42 L:21 OT:7 GF:38 GA:247
Season Record Oct 9: NYI 3 at PIT 4 Feb 3: PIT 4 at NYI 5 OT Mar 30: PIT 8 at NYI 3 Pittsburgh 5 PTS, New York I. 2 PTS --- 1 GP at PIT, 2 GP at NYI Drop 1st PIT home game (tie-breaker rule): PIT 4 PTS, NYI 0 PTS			Season Record Oct 14: MIN 2 at DAL 5 Dec 11: DAL 2 at MIN 5 Mar 21: DAL 1 at MIN 2 OT Apr 9: MIN at DAL - yet to be played Dallas 3 PTS, Minnesota 4 PTS --- 1 GP at DAL, 2 GP at MIN Drop 1st DAL home game (tie-breaker rule): DAL 3 PTS, MIN 2 PTS
Tampa Bay 100 PTS W:47 L:22 OT:4 GF:43 GA:274	Boston 94 PTS W:43 L:25 OT:5 GF:39 GA:257		Anaheim 87 PTS W:41 L:29 OT:5 GF:33 GA:250	Utah 84 PTS W:39 L:30 OT:6 GF:39 GA:241
Season Record Oct 13: TBL 4 at BOS 3 Feb 1: BOS 5 at TBL 6 ShO Apr 4: BOS at TBL - yet to be played Apr 11: TBL at BOS - yet to be played Tampa Bay 4 PTS, Boston 1 PTS --- 1 GP at TBL, 1 GP at BOS			Season Record Nov 17: UTA 2 at ANA 3 OT Dec 3: UTA 7 at ANA 0 Mar 20: ANA 2 at UTA 1 Anaheim 4 PTS, Utah 3 PTS --- 2 GP at ANA, 1 GP at UTA Drop 1st ANA home game (tie-breaker rule): ANA 2 PTS, UTA 2 PTS
Buffalo 100 PTS W:46 L:22 OT:8 GF:41 GA:264	Montreal 98 PTS W:44 L:21 OT:5 GF:42 GA:265		Edmonton 87 PTS W:39 L:28 OT:6 GF:39 GA:264	Vegas 84 PTS W:34 L:26 OT:9 GF:33 GA:242
Season Record Oct 20: BUF 2 at MTL 4 Jan 15: MTL 3 at BUF 5 Jan 22: BUF 4 at MTL 2 Jan 31: MTL 4 at BUF 2 Buffalo 4 PTS, Montreal 4 PTS --- 2 GP at BUF, 2 GP at MTL			Season Record Dec 21: VGK 3 at EDM 4 Mar 8: EDM 4 at VGK 2 Mar 26: EDM 4 at VGK 3 OT Apr 4: VGK at EDM - yet to be played Edmonton 6 PTS, Vegas 1 PTS --- 1 GP at EDM, 2 GP at VGK Drop 1st EDM home game (tie-breaker rule): EDM 4 PTS, VGK 1 PTS