Where are the Predators going in the playoff? The Predators playoff picture table presents the probabilities that the Predators will win each playoff spot. All future unplayed games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.
| Record | Pacific Divisional Winners | Central Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs |
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| Team | DivisionDiv | Wi Schedule Content Number of Wins ----- Hover/Touch Content Recent Games |
L | OTLi Overtime Loses |
GPi Games Played 82 game season |
Ptsi Pts = 2*W + 1*OTL |
1* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
2* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
3 | 1* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
2* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Golden Knights | PacificPcf | 42i Golden Knights Recent Games Lost Sun, Mar 16 @ Red Wings 0-3 Won Thu, Mar 20 vs Bruins 5-1 Won Sat, Mar 22 vs Red Wings 6-3 Won Sun, Mar 23 vs Lightning 4-2 Tue, Mar 25 @ Wild Fri, Mar 28 @ Blackhawks Sat, Mar 29 @ Predators Tue, Apr 01 vs Oilers |
20 | 8 | 70 | 92 | 71% | 22% | 7% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Kings | PacificPcf | 39 Kings Recent Games Lost Mon, Mar 17 @ Wild 1-3 Won Thu, Mar 20 @ Blackhawks 3-1 Won Sat, Mar 22 vs H.canes 7-2 Won Sun, Mar 23 vs Bruins 7-2 Tue, Mar 25 vs Rangers Thu, Mar 27 @ Avalanche Sat, Mar 29 vs M. Leafs Sun, Mar 30 vs Sharks |
21 | 9 | 69 | 87 | 17% | 46% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | <1% |
| Oilers | PacificPcf | 41 Oilers Recent Games Won Sun, Mar 16 @ Rangers 3-1 Won Tue, Mar 18 vs Hockey Club 7-1 Lost Thu, Mar 20 vs Jets 3-4 Won Sat, Mar 22 vs Kraken 5-4 Wed, Mar 26 vs Stars Thu, Mar 27 @ Kraken Sat, Mar 29 vs Flames Tue, Apr 01 @ G. Knights |
24 | 5 | 70 | 87 | 12% | 32% | 53% | - | - | - | 1% | 2% | <1% |
| Jets | CentralCnt | 48 Jets Recent Games Won Sun, Mar 16 @ Kraken 3-2 Lost Tue, Mar 18 @ Canucks 2-6 Won Thu, Mar 20 @ Oilers 4-3 Lost Sun, Mar 23 vs Sabres 3-5 Tue, Mar 25 vs Capitals Fri, Mar 28 vs Devils Sun, Mar 30 vs Canucks Tue, Apr 01 @ Kings |
19 | 4 | 71 | 100 | - | - | - | 75% | 24% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Stars | CentralCnt | 45 Stars Recent Games Won Tue, Mar 18 vs Ducks 4-3 Lost Thu, Mar 20 vs Lightning 2-3 Won Sat, Mar 22 vs Flyers 3-2 Won Mon, Mar 24 vs Wild 3-0 Wed, Mar 26 @ Oilers Thu, Mar 27 @ Flames Sat, Mar 29 @ Kraken Mon, Mar 31 @ Kraken |
21 | 4 | 70 | 94 | - | - | - | 25% | 67% | 7% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Avalanche | CentralCnt | 43 Avalanche Recent Games Won Sun, Mar 16 vs Stars 4-3 Lost Wed, Mar 19 @ M. Leafs 1-2 Won Thu, Mar 20 @ Senators 5-1 Won Sat, Mar 22 @ Canadiens 5-4 Tue, Mar 25 vs Red Wings Thu, Mar 27 vs Kings Sat, Mar 29 vs Blues Mon, Mar 31 vs Flames |
25 | 3 | 71 | 89 | - | - | - | <1% | 8% | 81% | 10% | 1% | <1% |
| Wild | CentralCnt | 40 Wild Recent Games Won Mon, Mar 17 vs Kings 3-1 Won Wed, Mar 19 vs Kraken 4-0 Won Sat, Mar 22 vs Sabres 4-1 Lost Mon, Mar 24 @ Stars 0-3 Tue, Mar 25 vs G. Knights Thu, Mar 27 vs Capitals Sat, Mar 29 vs Devils Mon, Mar 31 @ Devils |
26 | 5 | 71 | 85 | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 10% | 77% | 9% | 3% |
| Blues | CentralCnt | 37 Blues Recent Games Won Tue, Mar 18 @ Predators 4-1 Won Thu, Mar 20 vs Canucks 4-3 Won Sat, Mar 22 vs Blackhawks 4-1 Won Sun, Mar 23 vs Predators 4-1 Tue, Mar 25 vs Canadiens Thu, Mar 27 @ Predators Sat, Mar 29 @ Avalanche Tue, Apr 01 vs Red Wings |
28 | 7 | 72 | 81 | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 40% | 54% |
| Canucks | PacificPcf | 33 Canucks Recent Games Won Tue, Mar 18 vs Jets 6-2 Lost Thu, Mar 20 @ Blues 3-4 Lost Sat, Mar 22 @ Rangers 3-5 Won Mon, Mar 24 @ Devils 4-3 Wed, Mar 26 @ Islanders Fri, Mar 28 @ B. Jackets Sun, Mar 30 @ Jets Wed, Apr 02 vs Kraken |
26 | 12 | 71 | 78 | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 84% |
| Flames | PacificPcf | 33 Flames Recent Games Lost Mon, Mar 17 @ M. Leafs 2-6 Won Tue, Mar 18 @ Rangers 2-1 Won Thu, Mar 20 @ Devils 5-3 Won Sat, Mar 22 @ Islanders 4-3 Tue, Mar 25 vs Kraken Thu, Mar 27 vs Stars Sat, Mar 29 @ Oilers Mon, Mar 31 @ Avalanche |
25 | 11 | 69 | 77 | <1% | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 4% | 30% | 63% |
| Hockey Club | CentralCnt | 32 Hockey Club Recent Games Lost Tue, Mar 18 @ Oilers 1-7 Won Thu, Mar 20 vs Sabres 5-2 Won Sat, Mar 22 vs Lightning 6-4 Lost Mon, Mar 24 vs Red Wings 1-5 Thu, Mar 27 @ Lightning Fri, Mar 28 @ Panthers Sun, Mar 30 @ Blackhawks Tue, Apr 01 vs Flames |
28 | 11 | 71 | 75 | - | - | - | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 95% |
| Ducks | PacificPcf | 30 Ducks Recent Games Lost Sun, Mar 16 @ Blues 2-7 Lost Tue, Mar 18 @ Stars 3-4 Won Thu, Mar 20 @ Predators 4-1 Lost Sun, Mar 23 vs H.canes 2-5 Wed, Mar 26 vs Bruins Fri, Mar 28 vs Rangers Sun, Mar 30 vs M. Leafs Tue, Apr 01 vs Sharks |
32 | 8 | 70 | 68 | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Kraken | PacificPcf | 30 Kraken Recent Games Lost Sun, Mar 16 vs Jets 2-3 Won Tue, Mar 18 @ Blackhawks 6-2 Lost Wed, Mar 19 @ Wild 0-4 Lost Sat, Mar 22 @ Oilers 4-5 Tue, Mar 25 @ Flames Thu, Mar 27 vs Oilers Sat, Mar 29 vs Stars Mon, Mar 31 vs Stars |
36 | 5 | 71 | 65 | X | X | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Predators | CentralCnt | 26 Predators Recent Games Lost Tue, Mar 18 vs Blues 1-4 Lost Thu, Mar 20 vs Ducks 1-4 Won Sat, Mar 22 vs M. Leafs 5-2 Lost Sun, Mar 23 @ Blues 1-4 Tue, Mar 25 @ H.canes Thu, Mar 27 vs Blues Sat, Mar 29 vs G. Knights Mon, Mar 31 @ Flyers |
36 | 8 | 70 | 60 | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| Blackhawks | CentralCnt | 21 Blackhawks Recent Games Lost Tue, Mar 18 vs Kraken 2-6 Lost Thu, Mar 20 vs Kings 1-3 Lost Sat, Mar 22 @ Blues 1-4 Won Sun, Mar 23 vs Flyers 7-4 Wed, Mar 26 vs Devils Fri, Mar 28 vs G. Knights Sun, Mar 30 vs Hockey Club Wed, Apr 02 vs Avalanche |
41 | 9 | 71 | 51 | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Sharks | PacificPcf | 19 Sharks Recent Games Won Thu, Mar 13 vs Blackhawks 4-2 Lost Sat, Mar 15 vs Capitals 1-5 Lost Thu, Mar 20 vs H.canes 1-3 Won Sat, Mar 22 vs Bruins 3-1 Thu, Mar 27 vs M. Leafs Sat, Mar 29 vs Rangers Sun, Mar 30 @ Kings Tue, Apr 01 @ Ducks |
42 | 9 | 70 | 47 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Record | Total | Home (X) |
Away (<1%) |
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| Opponent | W | L | OTL | Pts | |||
| (1)Golden Knights | 42 | 20 | 8 | 92 | <1% | X | <1% |
| (2)Kings | 39 | 21 | 9 | 87 | <1% | X | <1% |
| (3)Oilers | 41 | 24 | 5 | 87 | <1% | X | <1% |
| (9)Canucks | 33 | 26 | 12 | 78 | <1% | X | <1% |
| (10)Flames | 33 | 25 | 11 | 77 | <1% | X | <1% |
| (1)Jets | 48 | 19 | 4 | 100 | X | X | X |
| (2)Stars | 45 | 21 | 4 | 94 | X | X | X |
| (3)Avalanche | 43 | 25 | 3 | 89 | X | X | X |
| (7)Wild | 40 | 26 | 5 | 85 | X | X | X |
| (8)Blues | 37 | 28 | 7 | 81 | X | X | X |
| (11)Hockey Club | 32 | 28 | 11 | 75 | X | X | X |
| (12)Ducks | 30 | 32 | 8 | 68 | X | X | X |
| (13)Kraken | 30 | 36 | 5 | 65 | X | X | X |
| Elimination | >99% | ||||||
| Week Wk | Opponent | Score | Home / Away | Date / Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Stars (45‑21‑4) |
3‑4 | Home | Thu Oct 10, 8:00 pm |
| 2 | Red Wings (33‑31‑6) |
0‑3 | Away | Sat Oct 12, 7:00 pm |
| 3 | Kraken (30‑36‑5) |
3‑7 | Home | Tue Oct 15, 8:00 pm |
| 3 | Oilers (41‑24‑5) |
2‑4 | Home | Thu Oct 17, 8:00 pm |
| 3 | Red Wings (33‑31‑6) |
2‑5 | Home | Sat Oct 19, 2:00 pm |
| 4 | Bruins (30‑33‑9) |
4‑0 | Home | Tue Oct 22, 8:45 pm |
| 4 | Blackhawks (21‑41‑9) |
3‑2 | Away | Fri Oct 25, 8:30 pm |
| 4 | Blue Jackets (32‑29‑9) |
4‑3 (OT) | Home | Sat Oct 26, 8:00 pm |
| 5 | Lightning (40‑25‑5) |
2‑3 (OT) | Away | Mon Oct 28, 7:30 pm |
| 5 | Oilers (41‑24‑5) |
1‑5 | Home | Thu Oct 31, 8:00 pm |
| 5 | Avalanche (43‑25‑3) |
5‑2 | Home | Sat Nov 2, 8:00 pm |
| 6 | Kings (39‑21‑9) |
0‑3 | Home | Mon Nov 4, 8:00 pm |
| 6 | Capitals (47‑15‑8) |
2‑3 | Away | Wed Nov 6, 7:00 pm |
| 6 | Panthers (43‑25‑3) |
2‑6 | Away | Thu Nov 7, 7:00 pm |
| 6 | Hockey Club (32‑28‑11) |
4‑0 | Home | Sat Nov 9, 8:00 pm |
| 7 | Avalanche (43‑25‑3) |
2‑3 (OT) | Away | Mon Nov 11, 9:00 pm |
| 7 | Oilers (41‑24‑5) |
2‑3 (OT) | Away | Thu Nov 14, 9:00 pm |
| 7 | Flames (33‑25‑11) |
0‑2 | Away | Fri Nov 15, 9:00 pm |
| 7 | Canucks (33‑26‑12) |
5‑3 | Away | Sun Nov 17, 10:00 pm |
| 8 | Kraken (30‑36‑5) |
0‑3 | Away | Wed Nov 20, 10:00 pm |
| 8 | Jets (48‑19‑4) |
4‑1 | Home | Sat Nov 23, 7:00 pm |
| 9 | Devils (37‑28‑7) |
2‑5 | Away | Mon Nov 25, 7:00 pm |
| 9 | Flyers (28‑35‑9) |
2‑3 (OT) | Home | Wed Nov 27, 8:00 pm |
| 9 | Lightning (40‑25‑5) |
2‑3 (OT) | Home | Fri Nov 29, 3:00 pm |
| 9 | Wild (40‑26‑5) |
2‑3 (OT) | Away | Sat Nov 30, 8:00 pm |
| 10 | Maple Leafs (42‑25‑3) |
2‑3 | Away | Wed Dec 4, 7:30 pm |
| 10 | Canadiens (33‑27‑9) |
0‑3 | Away | Thu Dec 5, 7:00 pm |
| 10 | Senators (37‑27‑5) |
1‑3 | Away | Sat Dec 7, 7:00 pm |
| 11 | Flames (33‑25‑11) |
3‑4 | Home | Tue Dec 10, 8:00 pm |
| 11 | Stars (45‑21‑4) |
4‑1 | Away | Thu Dec 12, 8:00 pm |
| 11 | Avalanche (43‑25‑3) |
2‑5 | Away | Sat Dec 14, 9:00 pm |
| 12 | Rangers (34‑31‑6) |
2‑0 | Home | Tue Dec 17, 8:00 pm |
| 12 | Penguins (29‑32‑11) |
4‑5 (OT) | Home | Thu Dec 19, 8:00 pm |
| 12 | Kings (39‑21‑9) |
3‑2 (OT) | Home | Sat Dec 21, 1:30 pm |
| 13 | Hurricanes (43‑23‑4) |
5‑2 | Home | Mon Dec 23, 8:00 pm |
| 13 | Blues (37‑28‑7) |
4‑7 | Away | Fri Dec 27, 8:00 pm |
| 14 | Jets (48‑19‑4) |
0‑3 | Away | Mon Dec 30, 7:30 pm |
| 14 | Wild (40‑26‑5) |
3‑5 | Away | Tue Dec 31, 8:00 pm |
| 14 | Canucks (33‑26‑12) |
3‑0 | Away | Fri Jan 3, 10:00 pm |
| 14 | Flames (33‑25‑11) |
4‑1 | Away | Sat Jan 4, 10:00 pm |
| 15 | Jets (48‑19‑4) |
2‑5 | Away | Tue Jan 7, 8:00 pm |
| 15 | Capitals (47‑15‑8) |
1‑4 | Home | Sat Jan 11, 8:00 pm |
| 16 | Golden Knights (42‑20‑8) |
5‑3 | Home | Tue Jan 14, 8:00 pm |
| 16 | Blackhawks (21‑41‑9) |
3‑2 (SO) | Home | Thu Jan 16, 8:00 pm |
| 16 | Wild (40‑26‑5) |
6‑2 | Home | Sat Jan 18, 8:00 pm |
| 17 | Sharks (19‑42‑9) |
7‑5 | Home | Tue Jan 21, 8:00 pm |
| 17 | Sharks (19‑42‑9) |
6‑5 | Away | Thu Jan 23, 10:30 pm |
| 17 | Ducks (30‑32‑8) |
2‑5 | Away | Sat Jan 25, 10:00 pm |
| 18 | Canucks (33‑26‑12) |
1‑3 | Home | Wed Jan 29, 9:00 pm |
| 18 | Sabres (28‑35‑6) |
3‑4 | Away | Fri Jan 31, 7:00 pm |
| 18 | Penguins (29‑32‑11) |
0‑3 | Away | Sat Feb 1, 7:00 pm |
| 19 | Senators (37‑27‑5) |
2‑5 | Home | Mon Feb 3, 7:30 pm |
| 19 | Blackhawks (21‑41‑9) |
2‑6 | Away | Fri Feb 7, 8:30 pm |
| 19 | Sabres (28‑35‑6) |
6‑4 | Home | Sat Feb 8, 8:00 pm |
| 21 | Avalanche (43‑25‑3) |
2‑1 | Home | Sat Feb 22, 6:00 pm |
| 21 | Devils (37‑28‑7) |
0‑5 | Home | Sun Feb 23, 6:00 pm |
| 22 | Panthers (43‑25‑3) |
1‑4 | Home | Tue Feb 25, 8:00 pm |
| 22 | Jets (48‑19‑4) |
2‑1 | Home | Thu Feb 27, 8:00 pm |
| 22 | Islanders (32‑28‑10) |
4‑7 | Away | Sat Mar 1, 12:30 pm |
| 22 | Rangers (34‑31‑6) |
0‑4 | Away | Sun Mar 2, 7:00 pm |
| 23 | Bruins (30‑33‑9) |
6‑3 | Away | Tue Mar 4, 7:00 pm |
| 23 | Kraken (30‑36‑5) |
5‑3 | Home | Thu Mar 6, 8:00 pm |
| 23 | Blackhawks (21‑41‑9) |
3‑2 (OT) | Home | Sat Mar 8, 8:00 pm |
| 24 | Sharks (19‑42‑9) |
3‑2 | Away | Tue Mar 11, 10:30 pm |
| 24 | Ducks (30‑32‑8) |
1‑2 | Away | Fri Mar 14, 10:00 pm |
| 24 | Kings (39‑21‑9) |
0‑1 (OT) | Away | Sat Mar 15, 8:00 pm |
| 25 | Blues (37‑28‑7) |
1‑4 | Home | Tue Mar 18, 8:00 pm |
| 25 | Ducks (30‑32‑8) |
1‑4 | Home | Thu Mar 20, 8:00 pm |
| 25 | Maple Leafs (42‑25‑3) |
5‑2 | Home | Sat Mar 22, 7:00 pm |
| 25 | Blues (37‑28‑7) |
1‑4 | Away | Sun Mar 23, 6:00 pm |
| 26 | Hurricanes (43‑23‑4) |
Away | Tue Mar 25, 7:00 pm | |
| 26 | Blues (37‑28‑7) |
Home | Thu Mar 27, 8:00 pm | |
| 26 | Golden Knights (42‑20‑8) |
Home | Sat Mar 29, 6:30 pm | |
| 27 | Flyers (28‑35‑9) |
Away | Mon Mar 31, 7:00 pm | |
| 27 | Blue Jackets (32‑29‑9) |
Away | Tue Apr 1, 7:00 pm | |
| 27 | Stars (45‑21‑4) |
Away | Thu Apr 3, 8:00 pm | |
| 27 | Canadiens (33‑27‑9) |
Home | Sun Apr 6, 7:00 pm | |
| 28 | Islanders (32‑28‑10) |
Home | Tue Apr 8, 8:00 pm | |
| 28 | Hockey Club (32‑28‑11) |
Away | Thu Apr 10, 9:00 pm | |
| 28 | Golden Knights (42‑20‑8) |
Away | Sat Apr 12, 10:00 pm | |
| 29 | Hockey Club (32‑28‑11) |
Home | Mon Apr 14, 8:00 pm | |
| 29 | Stars (45‑21‑4) |
Home | Wed Apr 16, 8:00 pm |