At SportsClubStats, the Oilers are given an 81 per cent chance of making the playoffs, which is the eighth highest percentage in the league. Calgary is at 55.5 per cent. Moneypuck has the Oilers with the tenth best chance of making the playoffs, at 75.6 per cent.
2020 Stanley Cup Odds
| Team | Stanley Cup Odds |
|---|
| Philadelphia Flyers | +900 |
| St. Louis Blues | +900 |
| Washington Capitals | +1200 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | +1400 |
The Montreal Canadiens entered the 2019-20 season with high hopes for a playoff berth. After finishing with 96 points last season and narrowly missing the postseason, some internal growth and a little extra help on left defence would hopefully put them into the 2020 playoff picture.
[WKBW] — Despite their second-half slump and third-fewest points in the Eastern Conference, the Buffalo Sabres could end up in a playoff spot. According to Mark Spector of Sportnet, the National Hockey League is exploring the idea of hosting four mini playoff tournaments if the league can't resume regular season play.
If the season ended today, the Toronto Maple Leafs would miss the playoffs. Money Puck gives the Maple Leafs a 71.8 percent chance of making the playoffs, while The Athletic's Dom Luszczyszyn has Toronto's chances at 67 percent. Again, we're talking about a team currently on the outside looking in.
According to Hockey Reference, the Blackhawks have a 33.8 percent chance of making the playoffs. Money Puck's model has them at 38.8 and The Athletic's model at 34. Three of the next four games are against teams within four points of the Blackhawks in the wildcard race.
The top three teams in each division earn berths in the playoffs. The top seed in each division plays one of the wild-card teams in its conference. The division leader with the most points plays the wild-card team with the fewest points. The second and third seeds in each division face each other in the first round.
On March 28, 2017, the Oilers made the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2006. In the first round of the 2017 playoffs, the Oilers eliminated San Jose following a 3–1 win in Game 6 to secure their first playoff series win in 11 years.
Home-ice advantage through the first two rounds goes to the team that placed higher in the regular-season standings. In the Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Final, home-ice advantage goes to the team that had the better regular-season record -- regardless of the teams' final standing in their respective divisions.
National Hockey League - number of Stanley Cups won by team from 1915 to 2019
| Stanley Cups won |
|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 24 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 13 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 11 |
| Boston Bruins | 6 |
NHL Teams With No Stanley Cups
- St. Louis Blues (1967-68)
- Buffalo Sabres (1970-71)
- Vancouver Canucks (1970-71)
- San Jose Sharks (1991-92)
- Florida Panthers (1993-94)
- Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes (1996-97)
- Nashville Predators (1998-99)
- Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets (1999-2000)
2019 Stanley Cup playoffs
| Tournament details |
|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | Washington Capitals |
| Final positions |
| Champions | St. Louis Blues |
13 NHL Teams That No Longer Exist
- Brooklyn Americans.
- 5. California Golden Seals.
- Cleveland Barons.
- Kansas City Scouts.
- Colorado Rockies.
- The Montreal Wanderers were one of the NHL's real original teams.
- Montreal Wanderers.
- Quebec Bulldogs.
2019-20 NHL Power Rankings: Where does each team stand?
- Minnesota Wild.
- Anaheim Ducks.
- Chicago Blackhawks.
- Ottawa Senators.
- Montreal Canadiens.
- New Jersey Devils.
- Columbus Blue Jackets.
- Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings hit the road this week and lost all four games without earning a single point.
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| # | NHL Team | Number of Fans |
|---|
| 1 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2,867,678 |
| 2 | Boston Bruins | 2,211,511 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2,062,579 |
| 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 2,029,284 |
Well, there are four teams left in the NFL playoffs, and with three of them, it's really not that big of a surprise. They're the San Francisco 49ers, the Green Bay Packers, the Kansas City Chiefs - they all won their divisions in the regular season. But Tennessee?
To win the Stanley Cup, a team must win 16 playoff games, 4 in each of the 4 rounds. The playoffs have 4 rounds. Each round is a best-of-seven series. This means up to seven games are played until one team wins 4 of the games.
