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Playoff race lab
Why the margin matters tonight, a team-by-team path explainer, and cut-line tables with gaps vs the real 8th-place club — without crowding the main standings page.
This page is meant to read like a broadcast “B-panel” for the bubble: we spell out who is truly on the cut line, which clubs are only a few points from swapping seeds, and why a single regulation result can move several teams at once. Use it alongside the home standings when you want narrative context, not just sortable rows.
77 games left (avg.) · 8%
Your playoff path
Game-by-game “should win vs can slip” lives on each team page — it walks your real schedule in order.
Standings unavailable.
Where the race stands
Conference snapshots (cut line, bubble pressure, pack races) — same cards as the home page, kept here so this hub stays visual.
Eastern Conference
BUF holds the cut line by 0 point(s) over PIT.
Closest bubble pressure: BOS (M# 152 / E# —), OTT (M# 152 / E# —), TBL (M# 154 / E# —).
7 teams sit within 4 pts of the last playoff line — out-of-town scores swing the board fast.
Tight stack: only 0 pt(s) between TBL (8 pts) and FLA (8 pts); seeds can reshuffle overnight.
Western Conference
ANA holds the cut line by 1 point(s) over STL.
Closest bubble pressure: VGK (M# 152 / E# —), EDM (M# 153 / E# —), UTA (M# 154 / E# —).
7 teams sit within 4 pts of the last playoff line — out-of-town scores swing the board fast.
Tight stack: only 0 pt(s) between MIN (9 pts) and WPG (9 pts); seeds can reshuffle overnight.
Eastern Conference
- Boston82.6%
- Ottawa53.0%
- Tampa Bay71.8%
- Florida51.0%
- Toronto39.4%
- Buffalo27.4%
- Playoff CutoffPittsburgh56.4%
- Montréal32.6%
- NY Islanders66.2%
- Washington46.1%
- New Jersey31.6%
- Columbus29.7%
- Detroit27.8%
- Philadelphia3.4%
Everyone still in the band, spaced by where they sit in the race. Above the line is a playoff spot tonight; below it isn’t. The percentage is the model’s odds, not the standings.
Western Conference
- Las Vegas91.4%
- Edmonton76.8%
- Utah84.8%
- Seattle77.4%
- Minnesota69.1%
- Winnipeg70.7%
- Colorado65.5%
- Anaheim64.6%
- Playoff CutoffSt. Louis56.1%
- Nashville23.7%
- San Jose24.0%
- Dallas55.8%
- Chicago4.6%
- Vancouver3.8%
Everyone still in the band, spaced by where they sit in the race. Above the line is a playoff spot tonight; below it isn’t. The percentage is the model’s odds, not the standings.
Bubble race & cut line
The cut-line pack is only the teams packed around the last playoff seeds—not a full standings clone. Pace charts below plot every team in each conference after every game vs a 1 point-per-game baseline (positive = ahead of that pace).
Cut-line pack
Eastern Conference
Conference ranks 5–12 plus any extra bubble club outside that band. Rows show pts & ROW vs today’s 8th, max standing points, cushion if you won out while 8th held steady (WO v 8), games left, magic / elimination numbers, and sim odds.
8th (cut line): BUF 7 pts, ROW 2. First team out: PIT at 7 pts.
| # | Team | PTS | Pts ± | ROW ± | Max | WO v 8 | GL | M# | E# | Sim % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | BOSAtlantic | 10 | +3 | +2 | 164 | +157 | 77 | 152 | — | 83% |
| 4 | OTTAtlantic | 10 | +3 | +2 | 164 | +157 | 77 | 152 | — | 53% |
| 5 | TBLAtlantic | 8 | +1 | +2 | 164 | +157 | 78 | 154 | — | 72% |
| 6 | FLAAtlantic | 8 | +1 | 0 | 162 | +155 | 77 | 154 | — | 51% |
| 7 | TORAtlantic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 161 | +154 | 77 | 155 | — | 39% |
| 8 | BUFAtlantic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 161 | +154 | 77 | 155 | — | 27% |
| 9 | PITMetropolitan | 7 | 0 | -1 | 161 | +154 | 77 | — | 155 | 56% |
| 10 | MTLAtlantic | 7 | 0 | -1 | 163 | +156 | 78 | — | 157 | 33% |
| 11 | NYIMetropolitan | 6 | -1 | +1 | 162 | +155 | 78 | — | 156 | 66% |
| 12 | WSHMetropolitan | 6 | -1 | +1 | 162 | +155 | 78 | — | 156 | 46% |
| 13 | NJDMetropolitan | 6 | -1 | -1 | 162 | +155 | 78 | — | 156 | 32% |
| 14 | CBJMetropolitan | 4 | -3 | -1 | 162 | +155 | 79 | — | 156 | 30% |
| 15 | DETAtlantic | 4 | -3 | -1 | 160 | +153 | 78 | — | 154 | 28% |
| 16 | PHIMetropolitan | 3 | -4 | -2 | 155 | +148 | 76 | — | 149 | 3% |
Western Conference
Conference ranks 5–12 plus any extra bubble club outside that band. Rows show pts & ROW vs today’s 8th, max standing points, cushion if you won out while 8th held steady (WO v 8), games left, magic / elimination numbers, and sim odds.
8th (cut line): ANA 8 pts, ROW 3. First team out: STL at 7 pts.
| # | Team | PTS | Pts ± | ROW ± | Max | WO v 8 | GL | M# | E# | Sim % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VGKPacific | 12 | +4 | +1 | 164 | +156 | 76 | 152 | — | 91% |
| 2 | EDMPacific | 11 | +3 | +2 | 167 | +159 | 78 | 153 | — | 77% |
| 3 | UTACentral | 10 | +2 | +2 | 164 | +156 | 77 | 154 | — | 85% |
| 4 | SEAPacific | 10 | +2 | +1 | 164 | +156 | 77 | 154 | — | 77% |
| 5 | MINCentral | 9 | +1 | +1 | 163 | +155 | 77 | 155 | — | 69% |
| 6 | WPGCentral | 9 | +1 | +1 | 165 | +157 | 78 | 155 | — | 71% |
| 7 | COLCentral | 8 | 0 | +1 | 164 | +156 | 78 | 156 | — | 66% |
| 8 | ANAPacific | 8 | 0 | 0 | 164 | +156 | 78 | 156 | — | 65% |
| 9 | STLCentral | 7 | -1 | 0 | 163 | +155 | 78 | — | 156 | 56% |
| 10 | NSHCentral | 6 | -2 | -1 | 162 | +154 | 78 | — | 155 | 24% |
| 11 | SJSPacific | 6 | -2 | -3 | 162 | +154 | 78 | — | 155 | 24% |
| 12 | DALCentral | 5 | -3 | -1 | 161 | +153 | 78 | — | 154 | 56% |
| 13 | CHICentral | 4 | -4 | -1 | 158 | +150 | 77 | — | 151 | 5% |
| 14 | VANPacific | 4 | -4 | -2 | 156 | +148 | 76 | — | 149 | 4% |