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 100 PTS W:47 L:21 OT:3 GF:42 GA:263	Columbus 88 PTS W:38 L:25 OT:10 GF:32 GA:239		Colorado 108 PTS W:49 L:15 OT:4 GF:46 GA:283	L.A. 78 PTS W:30 L:26 OT:10 GF:26 GA:197
Season Record Dec 9: CBJ 1 at CAR 4 Mar 17: CAR 1 at CBJ 5 Mar 31: CAR 5 at CBJ 2 Apr 2: CBJ at CAR - yet to be played Carolina 4 PTS, Columbus 2 PTS --- 1 GP at CAR, 2 GP at CBJ Drop 1st CAR home game (tie-breaker rule): CAR 4 PTS, CBJ 0 PTS			Season Record Oct 7: COL 4 at LAK 1 Dec 29: LAK 2 at COL 5 Mar 2: COL 4 at LAK 2 Colorado 6 PTS, L.A. 0 PTS --- 1 GP at COL, 2 GP at LAK Drop 1st COL home game (tie-breaker rule): COL 4 PTS, LAK 0 PTS
Pittsburgh 92 PTS W:38 L:21 OT:6 GF:35 GA:263	New York I. 89 PTS W:42 L:29 OT:0 GF:38 GA:222		Dallas 100 PTS W:44 L:19 OT:8 GF:39 GA:255	Minnesota 94 PTS W:41 L:21 OT:7 GF:37 GA:242
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
Buffalo 100 PTS W:46 L:21 OT:8 GF:41 GA:263	Boston 94 PTS W:43 L:24 OT:5 GF:39 GA:256		Anaheim 87 PTS W:41 L:29 OT:5 GF:33 GA:250	Utah 82 PTS W:38 L:30 OT:6 GF:38 GA:235
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 98 PTS W:46 L:22 OT:4 GF:42 GA:268	Montreal 96 PTS W:43 L:21 OT:5 GF:41 GA:262		Edmonton 85 PTS W:38 L:28 OT:6 GF:38 GA:261	Vegas 82 PTS W:33 L:26 OT:9 GF:32 GA:236
Season Record Dec 9: TBL 6 at MTL 1 Dec 28: MTL 4 at TBL 5 ShO Mar 31: MTL 4 at TBL 1 Apr 9: TBL at MTL - yet to be played Tampa Bay 4 PTS, Montreal 3 PTS --- 2 GP at TBL, 1 GP at MTL Drop 1st TBL home game (tie-breaker rule): TBL 2 PTS, MTL 2 PTS			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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