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

Note: These are not the final match-ups, just where teams stand as of today. But go ahead and try the predictor out!

First Round Matchups
EAST			WEST
Home Ice Advantage	Away	Games	Home Ice Advantage	Away	Games
Carolina 96 PTS W:45 L:20 OT:3 GF:40 GA:252	New York I. 87 PTS W:41 L:27 OT:0 GF:37 GA:211		Colorado 106 PTS W:48 L:13 OT:4 GF:45 GA:266	Nashville 77 PTS W:34 L:29 OT:8 GF:30 GA:217
Season Record Oct 30: NYI 2 at CAR 6 Apr 4: NYI at CAR - yet to be played Apr 14: CAR at NYI - yet to be played Carolina 2 PTS, New York I. 0 PTS --- 1 GP at CAR, 0 GP at NYI Drop 1st CAR home game (tie-breaker rule): CAR 0 PTS, NYI 0 PTS			Season Record Nov 22: COL 3 at NSH 0 Dec 9: COL 3 at NSH 4 ShO Dec 13: NSH 2 at COL 4 Jan 16: NSH 7 at COL 3 Colorado 5 PTS, Nashville 4 PTS --- 2 GP at COL, 2 GP at NSH
Pittsburgh 88 PTS W:36 L:20 OT:6 GF:33 GA:247	Columbus 87 PTS W:38 L:23 OT:10 GF:32 GA:232		Dallas 97 PTS W:43 L:18 OT:7 GF:38 GA:245	Minnesota 94 PTS W:41 L:20 OT:7 GF:37 GA:239
Season Record Oct 25: CBJ 5 at PIT 4 ShO Nov 28: PIT 4 at CBJ 3 OT Jan 4: PIT 5 at CBJ 4 OT Jan 17: CBJ 4 at PIT 3 ShO Pittsburgh 6 PTS, Columbus 6 PTS --- 2 GP at PIT, 2 GP at CBJ			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
Buffalo 96 PTS W:44 L:21 OT:8 GF:40 GA:256	Boston 88 PTS W:40 L:24 OT:5 GF:37 GA:240		Anaheim 86 PTS W:41 L:27 OT:4 GF:33 GA:241	Utah 80 PTS W:37 L:30 OT:6 GF:37 GA:229
Season Record Oct 11: BUF 1 at BOS 3 Oct 30: BUF 3 at BOS 4 OT Dec 27: BOS 1 at BUF 4 Mar 25: BOS 4 at BUF 3 OT Buffalo 4 PTS, Boston 6 PTS --- 2 GP at BUF, 2 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
Tampa Bay 94 PTS W:44 L:21 OT:4 GF:40 GA:260	Montreal 90 PTS W:40 L:21 OT:5 GF:38 GA:251		Edmonton 81 PTS W:36 L:28 OT:6 GF:36 GA:254	Vegas 79 PTS W:32 L:26 OT:9 GF:31 GA:228
Season Record Dec 9: TBL 6 at MTL 1 Dec 28: MTL 4 at TBL 5 ShO Mar 31: MTL at TBL - yet to be played Apr 9: TBL at MTL - yet to be played Tampa Bay 4 PTS, Montreal 1 PTS --- 1 GP at TBL, 1 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

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