NHL Playoff Race - East - 2026-10-13 @ 12:09 pm EDT

Eastern Conference Playoff Race

Last updated 2026-10-13 @ 12:09 pm EDT

Showing completed games from yesterday plus today and upcoming games. Magic/Tragic displayed in points mode

	Metropolitan			Atlantic			Wild Card		In the Hunt
	1	2	3	1	2	3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Carolina Hurricanes	New York Rangers	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ottawa Senators	Tampa Bay Lightning	Boston Bruins	Toronto Maple Leafs	Washington Capitals	Buffalo Sabres	Florida Panthers	Montréal Canadiens	New York Islanders	New Jersey Devils	Columbus Blue Jackets	Detroit Red Wings	Philadelphia Flyers
	8 of 14 remain	7 of 13 remain	8 of 13 remain	9 of 15 remain	8 of 13 remain	9 of 14 remain	10 of 14 remain	7 of 12 remain	8 of 14 remain	8 of 13 remain	9 of 13 remain	9 of 13 remain	9 of 14 remain	8 of 12 remain	9 of 14 remain	8 of 14 remain
Oct 12				W @NJD					W vs FLA	L @BUF			L vs OTT
Oct 13	vs WSH	vs TBL	@CHI	vs STL	@NYR	@SJS	@UTA	@CAR	@MTL	@CBJ	vs BUF	vs VAN	@DET	vs FLA	vs NJD	vs SEA
Oct 14								vs MTL			@WSH
Oct 15		@NJD		vs NYI	vs SEA		vs BUF		@TOR	vs VAN		@OTT	vs NYR		vs PHI	@DET
Oct 16			@COL			@ANA
Oct 17	@WPG	@CBJ	@VGK	@PHI	vs VAN	@LAK	vs NYI	vs NJD	@MTL	vs SEA	vs BUF	@TOR	@WSH	vs NYR	vs SJS	vs OTT
Oct 18	@CGY													@MIN
Oct 19		vs ANA	@UTA				vs SJS									vs COL
Oct 20	@VAN				@VGK	@DAL	@CBJ	vs LAK			vs SJS	vs ANA	vs COL	vs TOR	@SEA
Oct 21				vs FLA					vs PHI	@OTT						@BUF
Oct 22	@EDM	@TOR	vs FLA	vs SJS		vs NSH	vs NYR			@PIT		vs LAK	vs ANA		@VAN
Oct 23					@COL						@CHI
Oct 24	@STL	@OTT	vs NSH	vs NYR	@UTA	vs SJS	@EDM	vs BUF	@WSH				vs LAK	vs VGK	@CGY	vs ANA
Oct 25										@CHI	@WPG	@DAL
Oct 26		vs LAK					@CGY								@EDM
Oct 27	vs BOS			@VGK		@CAR			@SJS	@WPG	@STL	@NSH	@DAL	@PHI		vs CBJ
Oct 28							@SEA	vs PHI					@COL			@WSH
Oct 29	vs CBJ		vs UTA	@LAK	vs WPG	@STL		@NSH	@ANA		@DAL	@MIN		@CAR	vs CHI
Oct 30										vs WPG			@VGK
Oct 31			@MTL	@SJS	@NSH	vs CHI	@VAN		@LAK		vs PIT	vs EDM		@DAL	vs STL
	12 games	13 games	13 games	14 games	13 games	11 games	13 games	12 games	12 games	13 games	14 games	12 games	13 games	13 games	12 games	15 games
Nov 1	vs WPG	vs EDM		@ANA				vs MIN								vs UTA
Nov 2						vs VGK				vs DET					@FLA
Nov 3	@NSH	vs STL	vs VGK		vs DET		vs UTA	vs DAL			vs WPG		vs EDM	vs COL	@TBL	vs MIN
Nov 4				@BUF					vs OTT	vs CHI
Nov 5	@NYI	vs PHI	vs BOS		vs CHI	@PIT					vs UTA	vs CAR	vs STL	vs DAL	vs VGK	@NYR
Nov 6									vs CBJ					@BUF
Nov 7	vs CHI	@SEA	@LAK	vs UTA	@MIN		vs MTL	vs FLA		@WSH	@TOR	vs NJD	@NYI		@COL
Nov 8			@ANA		@WPG	vs FLA	vs NJD		vs VGK	@BOS			@TOR			@CGY
Nov 9		@EDM										@SJS				@VAN
Nov 10				vs WSH			vs COL	@OTT		@CBJ	vs MIN		@WPG	vs FLA	@STL
Nov 11		@CGY	@SJS		@BUF				vs TBL							@EDM
Nov 12	@SEA			vs COL	@CBJ	vs MTL	vs MIN	@NJD	@CHI	vs DET	@BOS	@LAK	vs WSH	vs TBL	@FLA
Nov 13		@VAN
Nov 14	vs SEA		vs OTT	@PIT	vs DET	vs MIN	vs EDM	vs NJD	@DAL	@STL	vs COL	@ANA	@WSH	vs PHI	@TBL	@CBJ
Nov 15										@DAL						vs EDM
Nov 16		vs MTL									@NYR
Nov 17				@WPG	vs WSH	vs LAK	@CHI	@TBL	@PHI	vs EDM		vs CBJ		@NYI		vs BUF
Nov 18						@DET					@NJD		vs MTL		vs BOS
Nov 19	vs MTL		vs STL	vs PHI	vs EDM		vs LAK	vs BUF	@WSH		@CAR	@WPG		@CHI		@OTT
Nov 20
Nov 21	vs EDM		@NSH	vs LAK		vs WSH	vs CBJ	@BOS	@FLA	vs BUF	vs PHI	@DET	@STL	@TOR	vs NYI	@MTL
Nov 22	@NYR	vs CAR	@DAL		vs BUF				@TBL
Nov 23				vs CGY			@NYI				vs LAK	vs TOR	vs CBJ	@NJD
Nov 24
Nov 25	@TBL	@BUF	vs CGY	@FLA	vs CAR	vs WPG		vs PHI	vs NYR	vs OTT	@COL	vs STL	@CBJ	vs NJD	vs VAN	@WSH
Nov 26
Nov 27		@CHI	@BUF	@TBL	vs OTT	vs TOR	@BOS	vs FLA	vs PIT	@WSH		vs WPG	vs CGY	vs DET	@CBJ	vs VAN
Nov 28	vs OTT	vs CGY	vs TOR	@CAR	@FLA		@PIT	@STL		vs TBL	@VGK	@PHI	vs WPG		vs NSH	vs NYI
Nov 29						vs VAN
Nov 30	@NYR	vs CAR	vs CBJ	@NSH			vs PHI				@UTA			@PIT		@TOR
	13 games	14 games	13 games	12 games	15 games	14 games	13 games	14 games	14 games	13 games	14 games	14 games	14 games	15 games	15 games	11 games
Dec 1						vs COL		vs VAN	@EDM	@NYI		vs FLA	vs SJS		vs CGY
Dec 2			@STL		@MTL						vs TBL
Dec 3	vs CBJ	vs SJS		vs NJD			vs FLA	@EDM	@CGY	@TOR		@PHI	@OTT	@CAR	vs COL	vs NYI
Dec 4									@VAN			vs SJS
Dec 5	vs TOR	vs COL	vs NJD	vs TBL	@OTT	vs DET	@CAR	@CGY		@MTL	vs FLA		@PIT	@NSH	@BOS	@MIN
Dec 6			vs SJS	@MTL					@SEA		vs OTT
Dec 7		vs NJD			vs CBJ			@VAN				vs COL	@NYR	@TBL
Dec 8	vs NYR	@CAR	vs CHI	vs ANA		@FLA				vs BOS	vs VGK					@WPG
Dec 9							@DAL						vs DET		@NJD
Dec 10			@FLA	vs VGK	vs BOS	@TBL		@SEA	vs EDM	vs PIT	vs ANA	vs CGY		vs MIN
Dec 11	vs NYI	@DET										@CAR			vs NYR	vs CGY
Dec 12			@TBL	vs EDM	vs PIT	vs NJD	vs VGK	@COL	vs ANA	@DET	@CBJ		@BOS	vs MTL	vs FLA
Dec 13	vs BOS	vs CBJ			@STL	@CAR	vs ANA							@NYR
Dec 14				vs BUF					@OTT	@PHI	vs EDM					vs FLA
Dec 15	@CBJ	@NJD	vs TBL		@PIT	vs FLA	@MIN	@DAL	vs CGY	@BOS		@UTA	vs NYR	vs CAR	vs LAK
Dec 16		@PHI										@COL				vs NYR
Dec 17	@UTA		vs LAK		vs CGY	vs STL	@NJD	vs DET					vs TOR	vs SEA	@WSH
Dec 18	@COL	vs NSH	vs SEA	vs CHI					vs MTL		@BUF	@VGK			@PHI	vs DET
Dec 19					@TOR	@NJD	vs TBL	vs STL		vs CGY	@MIN		vs BOS	vs LAK
Dec 20		@NYI		@CHI	@DET	vs PHI			vs LAK			vs NYR	vs NSH		vs TBL	@BOS
Dec 21	@VGK						vs WSH	@TOR		vs STL				@PHI		vs CBJ
Dec 22		vs NJD	vs BUF		vs STL	@NYI	@DET		@PIT		@CBJ	vs BOS	@NYR	vs MTL	vs TOR
Dec 23
Dec 24
Dec 25
Dec 26	vs PIT		@CAR		@FLA	vs NYI	@MTL	vs CBJ	vs NJD	vs TBL	vs TOR	@BOS	@BUF	@WSH	@NSH
Dec 27		@STL		@NYI		@NJD					vs DAL	vs OTT	vs BOS	vs EDM		@CHI
Dec 28	vs TBL				@CAR			vs EDM	vs DET	vs NSH					@BUF
Dec 29	@PIT	vs DET	vs CAR	vs DAL	vs NSH		@ANA				vs CBJ		@UTA	@MTL	@NYR	@SEA
Dec 30						vs EDM	@LAK	@NYI	@FLA	vs BUF		vs WSH
Dec 31	@DET	@DAL	@OTT	vs PIT	vs MTL			@CBJ			@TBL			vs WSH	vs CAR
	14 games	15 games	14 games	13 games	12 games	15 games	13 games	14 games	15 games	14 games	14 games	14 games	16 games	15 games	14 games	16 games
Jan 1			vs MIN			@CHI				@NSH			@ANA			@SJS
Jan 2	vs NSH			@WSH	vs BUF	@CBJ	@SJS	vs OTT	@TBL	vs MTL	@FLA	@SEA	@LAK	vs BOS	vs EDM
Jan 3		vs CBJ	vs EDM											@NYR		@ANA
Jan 4							@WSH	vs TOR	vs WPG		vs CHI		@SJS		@DAL	@LAK
Jan 5	vs STL	@CBJ		@UTA	@SEA	vs BUF			@BOS	@CGY		@VAN		vs NYR
Jan 6				@COL		@MTL		@LAK			vs BOS
Jan 7	vs PIT	vs CHI	@CAR		@VAN		@PHI			@EDM		@CGY	vs CBJ	@NJD	vs UTA	vs TOR
Jan 8				@STL				@SJS	@CBJ					vs BUF
Jan 9	@BUF	@SJS	@MTL		@CGY	@DET	vs PHI		vs CAR	@VAN	vs PIT	@EDM	vs CHI		vs BOS	@TOR
Jan 10								@ANA								vs CHI
Jan 11		@LAK			@EDM		vs WPG
Jan 12	@BOS	@ANA	vs COL	@DAL		vs CAR		vs VGK	vs NJD	@SEA			@BUF	@CGY		@NSH
Jan 13			@NYI								vs NJD	vs PIT	@MTL		@UTA
Jan 14	@WSH			vs WPG	vs VGK	vs DAL	vs CHI	vs CAR	vs COL	@MIN	@NSH
Jan 15	vs PHI											vs DAL		@EDM		@CAR
Jan 16		vs BOS	@TOR	@TBL	vs OTT	@NYR	vs PIT	vs COL	vs NSH	vs VGK	@PHI	@NJD	vs NYI	@VAN	@CHI	vs MTL
Jan 17	vs VGK	vs DAL													vs MIN
Jan 18			vs WSH	@FLA	@BOS	vs TBL	vs STL	@PIT	vs MTL	vs OTT	@BUF	vs NSH		@SEA
Jan 19		vs PHI						vs MTL			@WSH		vs DAL		vs ANA	@NYR
Jan 20				vs TOR		@COL	@OTT		@NYI			vs BUF
Jan 21	@FLA	@WPG	vs ANA		@NJD				vs SEA	vs CAR	vs STL		vs TBL	vs CGY	@MIN	vs NSH
Jan 22						@VGK		vs NYI				@WSH
Jan 23	vs ANA	@MIN	vs VAN	vs CBJ	@DET	@UTA	@STL				vs CGY	vs SEA	@PHI	@OTT	vs TBL	vs NJD
Jan 24								@NJD	@WPG	vs LAK			vs WSH	vs ANA
Jan 25	@OTT	vs SEA	@DET	vs CAR											vs PIT
Jan 26	@MTL		vs NYI		vs LAK	vs CBJ	vs CGY			@PHI	vs CAR	@PIT	vs SEA	@BOS		vs FLA
Jan 27		vs FLA					@DET		@UTA	@NYR					vs TOR
Jan 28	vs NYI			vs BOS		@OTT			@VGK		@CGY	@CAR	@EDM	vs WPG		vs LAK
Jan 29		@PIT	vs NYR					@UTA		@DET					vs FLA
Jan 30	vs LAK	@OTT		vs NYR	vs NYI	vs TOR	@BOS	@VGK	@COL		@EDM	@TBL	@CGY	vs DET	@CBJ	vs WPG
Jan 31			vs PHI										@SEA			@PIT
	10 games	10 games	9 games	10 games	11 games	9 games	9 games	10 games	9 games	11 games	9 games	11 games	9 games	11 games	10 games	9 games
Feb 1										vs NYI	@VAN	@FLA
Feb 2			vs TBL		@PIT			vs WPG
Feb 3		vs WPG			@PHI			@FLA	vs NYI	vs WSH	@SEA	@BUF	@VAN			vs TBL
Feb 4
Feb 5
Feb 6
Feb 7
Feb 8							vs CBJ							@TOR
Feb 9	vs COL			vs CBJ										@OTT	@ANA
Feb 10						@TOR	vs BOS
Feb 11	vs MIN			@CBJ										vs OTT	@LAK
Feb 12		vs NYI			vs DAL					vs COL		@NYR
Feb 13	vs BUF		@EDM	vs TOR	vs COL	vs CBJ	@OTT	@MTL	@CAR	vs DAL	vs WSH	vs MIN	@PHI	@BOS	@SJS	vs NJD
Feb 14		@MTL						vs UTA			vs NYR
Feb 15		vs BUF	@SEA	@MIN		vs ANA			@NYR			vs UTA		@COL	@VGK	@STL
Feb 16	@TOR		@VAN		vs FLA		vs CAR	vs ANA		@TBL			@NSH
Feb 17				@SEA		@CGY								@UTA
Feb 18	@BUF	@NYI		@VAN	vs ANA		@NSH		vs CAR	vs NJD	@DET	vs NYR	@FLA	@VGK	vs MTL	@DAL
Feb 19	vs DET		@CGY			@EDM		vs SJS							@CAR
Feb 20		@PHI			vs TOR		@TBL		@NJD	vs ANA	vs NYI	@MTL	vs BUF	vs NSH		vs NYR
Feb 21	vs NYR	@CAR	@WPG	@CGY		@VAN		vs NSH	@DET	vs SJS			@CHI		vs BUF
Feb 22				@EDM		@SEA					@PHI	@CBJ		vs NYI		vs MTL
Feb 23	@NJD	@WSH	@MIN		vs SJS		vs DET	vs NYR				@CHI	vs CAR		@TOR
Feb 24									@PHI	@VGK	@LAK					vs BUF
Feb 25	vs SJS		vs TOR	vs DET	@DAL	vs WSH	@PIT	@BOS							@OTT
Feb 26		vs WSH		@BUF				@NYR	vs OTT	@UTA		vs PHI	@CBJ	vs NJD		@NYI
Feb 27	vs TBL				@CAR	vs DET	@BUF		vs TOR	@COL	@ANA	@CBJ		vs NYI	@BOS	vs SJS
Feb 28		@PIT	vs NYR		vs UTA								@MIN
	15 games	14 games	15 games	15 games	14 games	14 games	16 games	16 games	15 games	13 games	14 games	13 games	13 games	13 games	14 games	13 games
Mar 1	@CBJ						vs DET	@NYI			@SJS	vs WSH		vs CAR	@TOR
Mar 2			@BUF	@NJD					vs PIT	vs UTA			vs OTT			vs VGK
Mar 3	@WSH	vs BOS			@LAK	@NYR	vs SEA	vs CAR						@SJS
Mar 4			@FLA	vs BOS		@OTT			vs STL	vs PIT	vs SEA	vs VGK	@DET		vs NJD
Mar 5	vs TOR				@ANA		@CAR	@WPG					vs VGK	@LAK		vs DAL
Mar 6		@BUF	@BOS	vs SEA	@SJS	vs PIT	@FLA		vs NYR	vs TOR	vs VAN				vs DAL
Mar 7	vs UTA	vs VGK	@NYI	vs BUF				@MIN	@OTT			vs PIT		@ANA		vs STL
Mar 8					@CHI	vs SEA	vs DAL
Mar 9	@MIN	@UTA	vs OTT	@PIT				vs CGY	vs VAN	vs NJD	@NYI	vs MTL	@FLA		@WPG	@COL
Mar 10						@MTL		@CHI			vs BOS
Mar 11		@COL	vs BOS	vs MIN	vs NJD	@PIT	@WPG						@TBL	vs VAN		@VGK
Mar 12	vs CGY								@DET	vs NYI		@FLA			vs BUF
Mar 13	vs NJD	@VGK	vs WSH	vs MTL	vs NYI	vs CGY	vs VAN	@PIT			@OTT	@TBL	@CAR	vs SJS		@UTA
Mar 14			vs DET	vs VAN					@MIN						@PIT
Mar 15					@WSH	vs NYI	vs FLA	vs TBL	vs SJS	@TOR		@BOS
Mar 16	@ANA	vs OTT	@CBJ	@NYR						@MTL	vs FLA			vs PIT	@PHI	vs DET
Mar 17					@TOR		vs TBL	vs NYI				@WSH
Mar 18	@LAK	vs TOR	@NJD	vs FLA	@MTL	@PHI	@NYR	@BUF	vs WSH	@OTT	vs TBL		vs PIT	@DET	vs CBJ	vs BOS
Mar 19
Mar 20	@SJS	vs PIT	@NYR	vs TBL	@OTT	@NSH	@NJD		vs FLA	@BUF	@DET	vs PHI	vs TOR	@WPG	vs MTL	@NYI
Mar 21		vs WSH						@NYR	@NYI			vs BUF
Mar 22			vs CBJ				@MTL				vs TOR			@PIT
Mar 23	@DAL	@NSH			vs FLA	vs BUF		vs DET	@BOS	@TBL			vs PHI		@WSH	@NJD
Mar 24				@MTL				@DET			vs OTT				vs WSH
Mar 25	vs DAL	@FLA	vs NJD	@BOS	vs PHI	vs OTT	@BUF		vs TOR	vs NYR		@STL	@PIT	vs CHI		@TBL
Mar 26						@WSH		vs BOS
Mar 27	@PIT	@TBL	vs CAR	@TOR	vs NYR		vs OTT			vs PHI	vs NJD	vs DET	@MTL	vs STL	@NYI	@FLA
Mar 28							vs WSH	@TOR	@STL		vs DET				@MTL
Mar 29	@NJD	vs MIN											vs CAR
Mar 30	@NYI		@PHI	@DET	vs TOR	vs MTL	@TBL	vs CHI	@NSH	vs CBJ	@BOS	vs CAR		@FLA	vs OTT	vs PIT
Mar 31													vs MIN
	5 games	4 games	6 games	5 games	6 games	6 games	4 games	6 games	5 games	6 games	5 games	6 games	5 games	5 games	5 games	5 games
Apr 1		@MTL	vs NYI		vs CBJ	@BUF	@FLA	@PHI	vs BOS	vs TOR	vs NYR	@PIT		@TBL		vs WSH
Apr 2	@DET			@NYI								vs OTT			vs CAR
Apr 3	vs NJD	vs FLA	vs PHI		@BOS	vs TBL	vs BUF	vs CBJ	@TOR	@NYR			@CAR	@WSH		@PIT
Apr 4			@WSH	vs DET				vs PIT		@NJD	@NYI	vs MTL	vs FLA		@OTT
Apr 5	vs PHI				@BUF	@TOR	vs BOS		vs TBL							@CAR
Apr 6		vs PIT	@NYR		@NJD			@CBJ		vs MTL	@FLA	vs DET	vs TBL	vs WSH	@NYI
Apr 7	vs OTT			@CAR		@BUF			vs BOS
Apr 8				vs WSH	vs MTL			@OTT			@TBL	@NJD	vs NYI	vs PHI		@CBJ
Apr 9			@DET			@FLA				vs BOS					vs PIT
Apr 10	@FLA	vs TOR	@NJD	vs MTL	vs BOS	@TBL	@NYR	@PHI	vs DET	vs CAR	@OTT	vs CBJ	vs PIT	@NYI	@BUF	vs WSH
PTS	11	10	7	10	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	3	2
RW	4	5	1	4	4	3	2	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	0
ROW	5	5	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	1	1	0
Games Left	77 (39H/38A)	77 (38H/39A)	78 (39H/39A)	78 (40H/38A)	79 (39H/40A)	78 (38H/40A)	78 (38H/40A)	79 (39H/40A)	78 (37H/41A)	78 (41H/37A)	79 (39H/40A)	79 (39H/40A)	79 (38H/41A)	80 (39H/41A)	79 (38H/41A)	77 (39H/38A)
Magic #	153	154		154	156	156		158
Tragic #									156	156	157	156	156	158	155	150
Division	Metropolitan	Metropolitan	Metropolitan	Atlantic	Atlantic	Atlantic	Atlantic	Metropolitan	Atlantic	Atlantic	Atlantic	Metropolitan	Metropolitan	Metropolitan	Atlantic	Metropolitan
Metropolitan	Carolina Hurricanes	New York Rangers	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ottawa Senators	Tampa Bay Lightning	Boston Bruins	Toronto Maple Leafs	Washington Capitals	Buffalo Sabres	Florida Panthers	Montréal Canadiens	New York Islanders	New Jersey Devils	Columbus Blue Jackets	Detroit Red Wings	Philadelphia Flyers
Atlantic	Carolina Hurricanes	New York Rangers	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ottawa Senators	Tampa Bay Lightning	Boston Bruins	Toronto Maple Leafs	Washington Capitals	Buffalo Sabres	Florida Panthers	Montréal Canadiens	New York Islanders	New Jersey Devils	Columbus Blue Jackets	Detroit Red Wings	Philadelphia Flyers

Teams in red currently hold a playoff position

Magic # indicates the number of points needed to guarantee a playoff spot

Tragic # indicates the number of points dropped to guarantee missing the playoffs