NHL playoff picture, 2026-27

Who is in if the season ended today?

If the 2026-27 NHL season ended today, the Boston Bruins (1-0) would be the top seed in the Eastern and the Vegas Golden Knights (1-0) would be the top seed in the Western. 8 clubs a conference make it.

Eastern

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Eastern seeds, 2026-27: record, games back of the last spot, status

Seed↓	Team↓	Record↓	Back↓	Status↓
1	BOS	1-0	—	In
2	MTL	1-0	—	In
3	FLA	1-0	—	In
4	CAR	0-0-1	—	In
5	WSH	0-0	—	In
6	NYI	0-0	—	In
7	PIT	0-0	—	In
8	NJ	0-0	—	In
9	DET	0-0	—	In the hunt
10	BUF	0-0	—	In the hunt
11	TB	0-0	—	In the hunt
12	OTT	0-0	—	In the hunt
13	PHI	0-0	—	In the hunt
14	CBJ	0-0	—	In the hunt
15	TOR	0-1	—	In the hunt
16	NYR	0-1	—	In the hunt

Western

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Western seeds, 2026-27: record, games back of the last spot, status

Seed↓	Team↓	Record↓	Back↓	Status↓
1	VGK	1-0	—	In
2	VAN	1-0	—	In
3	EDM	0-0-1	—	In
4	ANA	0-0	—	In
5	LA	0-0	—	In
6	COL	0-0	—	In
7	WPG	0-0	—	In
8	STL	0-0	—	In
9	DAL	0-0	—	In the hunt
10	NSH	0-0	—	In the hunt
11	SEA	0-0	—	In the hunt
12	UTAH	0-0	—	In the hunt
13	CGY	0-0	—	In the hunt
14	SJ	0-0	—	In the hunt
15	MIN	0-0	—	In the hunt
16	CHI	0-1	—	In the hunt

Seeds as ESPN ranks them, tiebreakers applied. “Back” counts games behind seed 8; the NHL ranks by points, so no games-back figure is given.