With 30 teams in action Saturday, there were big shifts. Plus, a guide to Sunday's games and full playoff projections.
With 30 NHL teams in action Saturday, there was bound to be some movement in the standings as the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs bracket continues to take shape.San Jose Sharks The Preds -- on a 7-3-0 streak -- hold the second wild card with 81 points and 26 regulation wins through 76 games.
They are five back of theare tied in the points column, with 81 through 76 games, but are well behind in the regulation wins tally, with 19. There are not enough games left for the Kings to pass the Preds in RW, so they will need to be ahead of Nashville in points. The Sharks are now two back of the Preds' and Kings' pace in points, but have a game in hand. They have 24 regulation wins; if they are tied with Nashville in RW, the next tiebreaker is regulation and overtime wins, where they have an edge, 34-31remain in the mix, three points back of the Kings and Wild, and with an equal number of RW to Nashville ., in third place in the Metro Division, are just a point ahead of the four teams battling for the second wild-card spot.Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday , who would be their first-round opponent if the standings hold from now through April 16.Minnesota Wildare the hottest of the teams in the race, having gone 7-3-0 in their last 10, and also have 88 points through 76 games. However, they are nine back in the RW column, so will need to be ahead outright in points to earn the spot. The Flyers host theColumbus Blue Jackets were one of the best stories of the second half of the season, but have hit a rough stretch, going 3-6-1 in their last 10. They have 88 points through 77 games, with 27 RW, and are idle on Sunday.John Carlson . Nevertheless, they've charged back into the picture with a 6-2-2 record in their last 10, pulling within a point of the four teams with 88. The Caps' edge is that they already have 33 RW , should the tiebreaking get to that point. Washington visits theEvery team has seven or fewer games remaining before the regular season concludes April 16, and we'll help you keep track of it all here on the NHL playoff watch every day. As we traverse the final stretch, we'll provide details on all the playoff races -- along with the teams jockeying for position in the 2026 NHL draft lottery.Note: An "x" with a team's name means the club has clinched a playoff spot. An "e" means that the club has been mathematically eliminated. Teams clinch a playoff spot when their magic number reaches zero, and are mathematically eliminated when their tragic number reaches zero.The NHL uses a draft lottery to determine the order of the first round, so the team that finishes in last place is not guaranteed the No. 1 selection. As of 2021, a team can move up a maximum of 10 spots if it wins the lottery, so only 11 teams are eligible for the draw for the No. 1 pick. Full details on the process can be found hereLive updates: 2nd US airman rescued from Iran after F-15 shot down2 killed in crash involving big rig on 210 Fwy in Sunland area
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