Where are the Capitals going in the playoff? The Capitals playoff picture table presents the probabilities that the Capitals will win each playoff spot. All future unplayed games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.
| Record | Metropolitan Divisional Winners | Atlantic 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 |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 2i Devils Recent Games Won Fri, Oct 04 @ Sabres 4-1 Won Sat, Oct 05 vs Sabres 3-1 Thu, Oct 10 vs M. Leafs Sat, Oct 12 @ Capitals Mon, Oct 14 vs Hockey Club Tue, Oct 15 @ H.canes |
0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 45% |
| Capitals | MetropolitanMet | 0 Capitals Recent Games Sat, Oct 12 vs Devils Tue, Oct 15 vs G. Knights Thu, Oct 17 vs Stars Sat, Oct 19 @ Devils |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 0 Penguins Recent Games Wed, Oct 09 vs Rangers Thu, Oct 10 @ Red Wings Sat, Oct 12 @ M. Leafs Mon, Oct 14 @ Canadiens |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 50% |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 1 Panthers Recent Games Won Tue, Oct 08 vs Bruins 6-4 Thu, Oct 10 @ Senators Sat, Oct 12 @ Sabres Mon, Oct 14 @ Bruins Tue, Oct 15 @ B. Jackets |
0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 17% | 13% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 45% |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 0 Canadiens Recent Games Wed, Oct 09 vs M. Leafs Thu, Oct 10 @ Bruins Sat, Oct 12 vs Senators Mon, Oct 14 vs Penguins |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 13% | 13% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 0 Red Wings Recent Games Thu, Oct 10 vs Penguins Sat, Oct 12 vs Predators Mon, Oct 14 @ Rangers Thu, Oct 17 vs Rangers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 13% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 0 Islanders Recent Games Thu, Oct 10 vs Hockey Club Sat, Oct 12 @ Stars Mon, Oct 14 @ Avalanche Thu, Oct 17 @ Blues |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 0 Flyers Recent Games Fri, Oct 11 @ Canucks Sat, Oct 12 @ Flames Tue, Oct 15 @ Oilers Thu, Oct 17 @ Kraken |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 50% |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 0 Rangers Recent Games Wed, Oct 09 @ Penguins Sat, Oct 12 vs Hockey Club Mon, Oct 14 vs Red Wings Thu, Oct 17 @ Red Wings |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 51% |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 0 Blue Jackets Recent Games Thu, Oct 10 @ Wild Sat, Oct 12 @ Avalanche Tue, Oct 15 vs Panthers Thu, Oct 17 vs Sabres |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Hurricanes | MetropolitanMet | 0 Hurricanes Recent Games Fri, Oct 11 vs Lightning Sat, Oct 12 @ Lightning Tue, Oct 15 vs Devils Fri, Oct 18 @ Penguins |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 0 Lightning Recent Games Fri, Oct 11 @ H.canes Sat, Oct 12 vs H.canes Tue, Oct 15 vs Canucks Thu, Oct 17 vs G. Knights |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 13% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 0 Maple Leafs Recent Games Wed, Oct 09 @ Canadiens Thu, Oct 10 @ Devils Sat, Oct 12 vs Penguins Wed, Oct 16 vs Kings |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 13% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 0 Senators Recent Games Thu, Oct 10 vs Panthers Sat, Oct 12 @ Canadiens Mon, Oct 14 vs Kings Thu, Oct 17 vs Devils |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 13% | 12% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 0 Bruins Recent Games Lost Tue, Oct 08 @ Panthers 4-6 Thu, Oct 10 vs Canadiens Sat, Oct 12 vs Kings Mon, Oct 14 vs Panthers Wed, Oct 16 @ Avalanche |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 54% |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 0 Sabres Recent Games Lost Fri, Oct 04 vs Devils 1-4 Lost Sat, Oct 05 @ Devils 1-3 Thu, Oct 10 vs Kings Sat, Oct 12 vs Panthers Wed, Oct 16 @ Penguins Thu, Oct 17 @ B. Jackets |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 55% |
| Record | Total | Home (25%) |
Away (25%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | W | L | OTL | Pts | |||
| (1)Devils | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| (7)Islanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| (10)Blue Jackets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| (9)Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| (11)Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| (8)Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| (3)Penguins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| (1)Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| (13)Maple Leafs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| (12)Lightning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| (2)Canadiens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| (3)Red Wings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| (14)Senators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| (16)Sabres | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| (15)Bruins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Elimination | 50% | ||||||
| Week Wk | Opponent | Score | Home / Away | Date / Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Devils (2‑0‑0) |
Home | Sat Oct 12, 7:00 pm | |
| 3 | Golden Knights (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Tue Oct 15, 7:00 pm | |
| 3 | Stars (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Thu Oct 17, 7:00 pm | |
| 3 | Devils (2‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Oct 19, 7:00 pm | |
| 4 | Flyers (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Tue Oct 22, 6:00 pm | |
| 4 | Flyers (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Wed Oct 23, 7:30 pm | |
| 4 | Lightning (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Oct 26, 7:00 pm | |
| 5 | Rangers (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Tue Oct 29, 7:30 pm | |
| 5 | Canadiens (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Thu Oct 31, 7:00 pm | |
| 5 | Blue Jackets (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Sat Nov 2, 5:00 pm | |
| 5 | Hurricanes (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sun Nov 3, 5:00 pm | |
| 6 | Predators (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Wed Nov 6, 7:00 pm | |
| 6 | Penguins (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Fri Nov 8, 7:30 pm | |
| 6 | Blues (1‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Nov 9, 7:00 pm | |
| 7 | Maple Leafs (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Wed Nov 13, 7:30 pm | |
| 7 | Avalanche (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Fri Nov 15, 9:00 pm | |
| 7 | Golden Knights (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sun Nov 17, 8:00 pm | |
| 8 | Hockey Club (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Mon Nov 18, 9:00 pm | |
| 8 | Avalanche (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Thu Nov 21, 7:00 pm | |
| 8 | Devils (2‑0‑0) |
Home | Sat Nov 23, 7:00 pm | |
| 9 | Panthers (1‑0‑0) |
Away | Mon Nov 25, 7:00 pm | |
| 9 | Lightning (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Wed Nov 27, 7:30 pm | |
| 9 | Islanders (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Fri Nov 29, 3:00 pm | |
| 9 | Devils (2‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Nov 30, 7:00 pm | |
| 10 | Sharks (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Tue Dec 3, 7:00 pm | |
| 10 | Maple Leafs (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Fri Dec 6, 7:00 pm | |
| 10 | Canadiens (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Dec 7, 7:00 pm | |
| 11 | Blue Jackets (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Thu Dec 12, 7:00 pm | |
| 11 | Sabres (0‑2‑0) |
Home | Sat Dec 14, 7:00 pm | |
| 12 | Stars (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Mon Dec 16, 8:00 pm | |
| 12 | Blackhawks (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Tue Dec 17, 8:30 pm | |
| 12 | Hurricanes (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Fri Dec 20, 7:00 pm | |
| 12 | Kings (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Sun Dec 22, 5:00 pm | |
| 13 | Bruins (0‑1‑0) |
Away | Mon Dec 23, 7:00 pm | |
| 13 | Maple Leafs (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Dec 28, 7:00 pm | |
| 13 | Red Wings (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sun Dec 29, 5:00 pm | |
| 14 | Bruins (0‑1‑0) |
Home | Tue Dec 31, 12:30 pm | |
| 14 | Wild (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Thu Jan 2, 7:00 pm | |
| 14 | Rangers (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Sat Jan 4, 12:00 pm | |
| 15 | Sabres (0‑2‑0) |
Away | Mon Jan 6, 7:00 pm | |
| 15 | Canucks (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Wed Jan 8, 7:30 pm | |
| 15 | Canadiens (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Fri Jan 10, 7:00 pm | |
| 15 | Predators (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Jan 11, 8:00 pm | |
| 16 | Ducks (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Tue Jan 14, 7:00 pm | |
| 16 | Senators (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Thu Jan 16, 7:00 pm | |
| 16 | Penguins (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Sat Jan 18, 7:00 pm | |
| 17 | Oilers (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Tue Jan 21, 9:00 pm | |
| 17 | Kraken (0‑1‑0) |
Away | Thu Jan 23, 10:00 pm | |
| 17 | Canucks (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Jan 25, 10:00 pm | |
| 18 | Flames (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Tue Jan 28, 9:00 pm | |
| 18 | Senators (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Thu Jan 30, 7:00 pm | |
| 18 | Jets (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Sat Feb 1, 7:00 pm | |
| 19 | Panthers (1‑0‑0) |
Home | Tue Feb 4, 7:00 pm | |
| 19 | Flyers (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Thu Feb 6, 7:00 pm | |
| 19 | Hockey Club (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Sun Feb 9, 12:30 pm | |
| 21 | Penguins (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Feb 22, 3:00 pm | |
| 21 | Oilers (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Sun Feb 23, 1:00 pm | |
| 22 | Flames (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Tue Feb 25, 7:00 pm | |
| 22 | Blues (1‑0‑0) |
Home | Thu Feb 27, 7:00 pm | |
| 22 | Lightning (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Sat Mar 1, 12:30 pm | |
| 23 | Senators (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Mon Mar 3, 6:30 pm | |
| 23 | Rangers (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Wed Mar 5, 7:30 pm | |
| 23 | Red Wings (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Fri Mar 7, 7:00 pm | |
| 23 | Kraken (0‑1‑0) |
Home | Sun Mar 9, 3:30 pm | |
| 24 | Ducks (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Tue Mar 11, 10:00 pm | |
| 24 | Kings (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Thu Mar 13, 10:30 pm | |
| 24 | Sharks (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Mar 15, 5:00 pm | |
| 25 | Red Wings (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Tue Mar 18, 7:00 pm | |
| 25 | Flyers (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Thu Mar 20, 7:00 pm | |
| 25 | Panthers (1‑0‑0) |
Home | Sat Mar 22, 5:00 pm | |
| 26 | Jets (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Tue Mar 25, 8:00 pm | |
| 26 | Wild (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Thu Mar 27, 8:00 pm | |
| 26 | Sabres (0‑2‑0) |
Home | Sun Mar 30, 3:00 pm | |
| 27 | Bruins (0‑1‑0) |
Away | Tue Apr 1, 7:00 pm | |
| 27 | Hurricanes (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Wed Apr 2, 7:00 pm | |
| 27 | Blackhawks (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Fri Apr 4, 7:00 pm | |
| 27 | Islanders (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sun Apr 6, 12:30 pm | |
| 28 | Hurricanes (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Thu Apr 10, 7:30 pm | |
| 28 | Blue Jackets (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Apr 12, 7:00 pm | |
| 28 | Blue Jackets (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Sun Apr 13, 6:00 pm | |
| 29 | Islanders (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Tue Apr 15, 8:00 pm | |
| 29 | Penguins (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Thu Apr 17, 7:00 pm |