Welcome to The BlueLine
Track the NHL playoff race with real-time standings, magic numbers, and Monte Carlo projections. Teams highlighted in green have clinched, teams in yellow are on the bubble, and teams in grey have been eliminated.
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Go to any team page and tap Track in the top-right (next to Share). You can follow up to three teams. Their playoff odds and points will show here, and when those teams play, tonight’s important matchups appear in this section.
Tonight's Games
Stanley Cup Playoffs — BUF vs MTL. Every game counts in a best-of-7.
Why this matters tonight
Division top three and wild card order from current standings (not limited to one night’s games).
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
Metropolitan
Wildcard
Western Conference
Central
Pacific
Wildcard
Draft Positioning Race
EliminatedInverse standings — worst record gets the best lottery odds. Click a team to see their draft outlook.
How We Calculate
Every stat is derived from mathematical models. Playoff odds come from 100,000 Monte Carlo simulations using recency-weighted Pythagorean win expectation, Log5 matchup probabilities, home/away adjustments, and regression to the mean. No AI, no gut feelings.
Last call for playoff tickets.