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 2024 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 88 PTS W:41 L:18 OT:3 GF:36 GA:230	Boston 78 PTS W:36 L:23 OT:3 GF:34 GA:216		Colorado 97 PTS W:44 L:11 OT:4 GF:41 GA:246	L.A. 69 PTS W:27 L:23 OT:9 GF:23 GA:172
Season Record Nov 1: CAR 1 at BOS 2 Nov 17: CAR 3 at BOS 1 Apr 7: BOS at CAR - yet to be played Carolina 2 PTS, Boston 2 PTS --- 0 GP at CAR, 2 GP at BOS Drop 1st CAR home game (tie-breaker rule): CAR 2 PTS, BOS 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 79 PTS W:32 L:18 OT:5 GF:31 GA:219	New York I. 79 PTS W:37 L:24 OT:0 GF:33 GA:194		Dallas 92 PTS W:41 L:14 OT:6 GF:37 GA:229	Minnesota 88 PTS W:38 L:16 OT:7 GF:34 GA:222
Season Record Oct 9: NYI 3 at PIT 4 Feb 3: PIT 4 at NYI 5 OT Mar 30: PIT at NYI - yet to be played Pittsburgh 3 PTS, New York I. 2 PTS --- 1 GP at PIT, 1 GP at NYI			Season Record Oct 14: MIN 2 at DAL 5 Dec 11: DAL 2 at MIN 5 Mar 21: DAL at MIN - yet to be played Apr 9: MIN at DAL - yet to be played Dallas 2 PTS, Minnesota 2 PTS --- 1 GP at DAL, 1 GP at MIN
Buffalo 86 PTS W:40 L:20 OT:6 GF:37 GA:232	Detroit 79 PTS W:36 L:23 OT:4 GF:34 GA:193		Anaheim 75 PTS W:36 L:26 OT:3 GF:28 GA:219	Utah 74 PTS W:34 L:26 OT:6 GF:34 GA:205
Season Record Oct 22: DET 2 at BUF 4 Nov 15: BUF 5 at DET 4 OT Mar 27: DET at BUF - yet to be played Buffalo 4 PTS, Detroit 1 PTS --- 1 GP at BUF, 1 GP at DET			Season Record Nov 17: UTA 2 at ANA 3 OT Dec 3: UTA 7 at ANA 0 Mar 20: ANA at UTA - yet to be played Anaheim 2 PTS, Utah 3 PTS --- 2 GP at ANA, 0 GP at UTA Drop 1st ANA home game (tie-breaker rule): ANA 0 PTS, UTA 2 PTS
Tampa Bay 84 PTS W:40 L:20 OT:2 GF:36 GA:229	Montreal 82 PTS W:36 L:18 OT:5 GF:34 GA:228		Vegas 74 PTS W:30 L:22 OT:8 GF:29 GA:216	Edmonton 73 PTS W:32 L:26 OT:6 GF:32 GA:235
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 at VGK - yet to be played Apr 4: VGK at EDM - yet to be played Vegas 0 PTS, Edmonton 4 PTS --- 1 GP at VGK, 1 GP at EDM