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Lindy's Five

Washington Capitals Playoff Odds & Standings 2026-27

5-Game Set Analysis • Target: 6+ points per set

Season Progress

Games Played
2
82 remaining
Current Points
2
of 4 possible
Current Pace
1.00
pts/game (need 1.17)
Projected
94
season total (need 98)
2.0%
2
Expected: 2.3 pts

Current Projected Cut Line

Available after 10 games

Lindy's Five Target

96 pts to go

→ 98 pts • 1.17 pts/game

16%

If the Capitals Finish With...

92 pts

33%

93 pts

36%

94 pts

38%

95 pts

41%

96 pts

44%

97 pts

47%

98 pts

50%

99 pts

53%

Game Sets

What If

Set 1

Oct 2-11

2
of 10 points
1
Wins
0
OT Losses
1
Losses
#1AWAY
@
CAR
CAR
WSH
5
-
CAR
2
WIN
2 PTS
Fri, Oct 2
#2AWAY
@
TBL
TBL
WSH
1
-
TBL
3
LOSS
0 PTS
Sat, Oct 3
#3HOME
vs
PIT
PIT
Wed
Oct 7, 2026
7:30 PM
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#4HOME
vs
NYR
NYR
Fri
Oct 9, 2026
7:00 PM
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#5HOME
vs
SEA
SEA
Sun
Oct 11, 2026
5:00 PM
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Set 2

Oct 13-24

0
of 10 points
0
Wins
0
OT Losses
0
Losses
#6AWAY
@
CAR
CAR
Tue
Oct 13, 2026
6:45 PM
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#7HOME
vs
MTL
MTL
Wed
Oct 14, 2026
7:30 PM
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#8HOME
vs
NJD
NJD
Sat
Oct 17, 2026
1:00 PM
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#9HOME
vs
LAK
LAK
Tue
Oct 20, 2026
7:00 PM
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#10HOME
vs
BUF
BUF
Sat
Oct 24, 2026
7:00 PM
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Set 3

Oct 28 - Nov 7

0
of 10 points
0
Wins
0
OT Losses
0
Losses
#11HOME
vs
PHI
PHI
Wed
Oct 28, 2026
7:30 PM
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#12AWAY
@
NSH
NSH
Thu
Oct 29, 2026
8:00 PM
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#13HOME
vs
MIN
MIN
Sun
Nov 1, 2026
3:30 PM
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#14HOME
vs
DAL
DAL
Tue
Nov 3, 2026
7:00 PM
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#15HOME
vs
FLA
FLA
Sat
Nov 7, 2026
12:30 PM
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Set 4

Nov 10-19

0
of 10 points
0
Wins
0
OT Losses
0
Losses
#16AWAY
@
OTT
OTT
Tue
Nov 10, 2026
7:00 PM
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#17AWAY
@
NJD
NJD
Thu
Nov 12, 2026
7:00 PM
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#18HOME
vs
NJD
NJD
Sat
Nov 14, 2026
7:00 PM
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#19AWAY
@
TBL
TBL
Tue
Nov 17, 2026
7:30 PM
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#20HOME
vs
BUF
BUF
Thu
Nov 19, 2026
7:00 PM
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Set 5

Nov 21 - Dec 1

0
of 10 points
0
Wins
0
OT Losses
0
Losses
#21AWAY
@
BOS
BOS
Sat
Nov 21, 2026
7:00 PM
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#22HOME
vs
PHI
PHI
Wed
Nov 25, 2026
7:00 PM
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#23HOME
vs
FLA
FLA
Fri
Nov 27, 2026
3:00 PM
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#24AWAY
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STL
STL
Sat
Nov 28, 2026
7:00 PM
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#25HOME
vs
VAN
VAN
Tue
Dec 1, 2026
7:00 PM
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Set 6

Dec 3-12

0
of 10 points
0
Wins
0
OT Losses
0
Losses
#26AWAY
@
EDM
EDM
Thu
Dec 3, 2026
8:00 PM
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#27AWAY
@
CGY
CGY
Sat
Dec 5, 2026
3:30 PM
Upcoming Game
#28AWAY
@
VAN
VAN
Mon
Dec 7, 2026
9:00 PM
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#29AWAY
@
SEA
SEA
Thu
Dec 10, 2026
9:30 PM
Upcoming Game
#30AWAY
@
COL
COL
Sat
Dec 12, 2026
9:00 PM
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Set 7

Dec 15-26

0
of 10 points
0
Wins
0
OT Losses
0
Losses
#31AWAY
@
DAL
DAL
Tue
Dec 15, 2026
9:30 PM
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#32HOME
vs
DET
DET
Thu
Dec 17, 2026
7:00 PM
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#33HOME
vs
STL
STL
Sat
Dec 19, 2026
7:00 PM
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#34AWAY
@
TOR
TOR
Mon
Dec 21, 2026
2:00 PM
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#35HOME
vs
CBJ
CBJ
Sat
Dec 26, 2026
8:00 PM
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Set 8

Dec 28 - Jan 4

0
of 10 points
0
Wins
0
OT Losses
0
Losses
#36HOME
vs
EDM
EDM
Mon
Dec 28, 2026
7:00 PM
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#37AWAY
@
NYI
NYI
Wed
Dec 30, 2026
4:00 PM
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#38AWAY
@
CBJ
CBJ
Thu
Dec 31, 2026
2:00 PM
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#39HOME
vs
OTT
OTT
Sat
Jan 2, 2027
7:00 PM
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#40HOME
vs
TOR
TOR
Mon
Jan 4, 2027
7:30 PM
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Set 9

Jan 6-14

0
of 10 points
0
Wins
0
OT Losses
0
Losses
#41AWAY
@
LAK
LAK
Wed
Jan 6, 2027
10:00 PM
Upcoming Game
#42AWAY
@
SJS
SJS
Fri
Jan 8, 2027
10:00 PM
Upcoming Game
#43AWAY
@
ANA
ANA
Sun
Jan 10, 2027
3:30 PM
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#44HOME
vs
VGK
VGK
Tue
Jan 12, 2027
7:00 PM
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#45HOME
vs
CAR
CAR
Thu
Jan 14, 2027
7:00 PM
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Set 10

Jan 16-24

0
of 10 points
0
Wins
0
OT Losses
0
Losses
#46HOME
vs
COL
COL
Sat
Jan 16, 2027
7:00 PM
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#47AWAY
@
PIT
PIT
Mon
Jan 18, 2027
4:00 PM
Upcoming Game
#48HOME
vs
MTL
MTL
Tue
Jan 19, 2027
7:00 PM
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#49HOME
vs
NYI
NYI
Fri
Jan 22, 2027
7:00 PM
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#50AWAY
@
NJD
NJD
Sun
Jan 24, 2027
7:00 PM
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Set 11

Jan 29 - Feb 13

0
of 10 points
0
Wins
0
OT Losses
0
Losses
#51AWAY
@
UTA
UTA
Fri
Jan 29, 2027
9:00 PM
Upcoming Game
#52AWAY
@
VGK
VGK
Sat
Jan 30, 2027
10:00 PM
Upcoming Game
#53HOME
vs
WPG
WPG
Tue
Feb 2, 2027
6:00 PM
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#54AWAY
@
FLA
FLA
Wed
Feb 3, 2027
7:00 PM
Upcoming Game
#55AWAY
@
MTL
MTL
Sat
Feb 13, 2027
1:00 PM
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Set 12

Feb 14-23

0
of 10 points
0
Wins
0
OT Losses
0
Losses
#56HOME
vs
UTA
UTA
Sun
Feb 14, 2027
1:00 PM
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#57HOME
vs
ANA
ANA
Tue
Feb 16, 2027
7:00 PM
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#58HOME
vs
SJS
SJS
Fri
Feb 19, 2027
7:00 PM
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#59HOME
vs
NSH
NSH
Sun
Feb 21, 2027
6:00 PM
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#60HOME
vs
NYR
NYR
Tue
Feb 23, 2027
7:00 PM
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Set 13

Feb 25 - Mar 5

0
of 10 points
0
Wins
0
OT Losses
0
Losses
#61AWAY
@
BOS
BOS
Thu
Feb 25, 2027
8:00 PM
Upcoming Game
#62AWAY
@
NYR
NYR
Fri
Feb 26, 2027
7:00 PM
Upcoming Game
#63AWAY
@
NYI
NYI
Mon
Mar 1, 2027
7:00 PM
Upcoming Game
#64HOME
vs
CAR
CAR
Wed
Mar 3, 2027
7:00 PM
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@
WPG
WPG
Fri
Mar 5, 2027
7:00 PM
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Set 14

Mar 7-15

0
of 10 points
0
Wins
0
OT Losses
0
Losses
#66AWAY
@
MIN
MIN
Sun
Mar 7, 2027
9:30 PM
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#67HOME
vs
CGY
CGY
Tue
Mar 9, 2027
7:00 PM
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#68AWAY
@
CHI
CHI
Wed
Mar 10, 2027
8:00 PM
Upcoming Game
#69AWAY
@
PIT
PIT
Sat
Mar 13, 2027
3:00 PM
Upcoming Game
#70HOME
vs
TBL
TBL
Mon
Mar 15, 2027
3:00 PM
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Set 15

Mar 17-24

0
of 10 points
0
Wins
0
OT Losses
0
Losses
#71HOME
vs
NYI
NYI
Wed
Mar 17, 2027
7:00 PM
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#72AWAY
@
BUF
BUF
Thu
Mar 18, 2027
7:30 PM
Upcoming Game
#73AWAY
@
NYR
NYR
Sun
Mar 21, 2027
8:00 PM
Upcoming Game
#74HOME
vs
DET
DET
Tue
Mar 23, 2027
7:00 PM
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#75AWAY
@
DET
DET
Wed
Mar 24, 2027
7:30 PM
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Set 16

Mar 26 - Apr 3

0
of 10 points
0
Wins
0
OT Losses
0
Losses
#76HOME
vs
BOS
BOS
Fri
Mar 26, 2027
7:00 PM
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#77AWAY
@
TOR
TOR
Sun
Mar 28, 2027
7:00 PM
Upcoming Game
#78HOME
vs
CHI
CHI
Tue
Mar 30, 2027
7:00 PM
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#79AWAY
@
PHI
PHI
Thu
Apr 1, 2027
7:30 PM
Upcoming Game
#80HOME
vs
CBJ
CBJ
Sat
Apr 3, 2027
5:00 PM
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Set 17

Apr 4-10

0
of 8 points
0
Wins
0
OT Losses
0
Losses
#81HOME
vs
PIT
PIT
Sun
Apr 4, 2027
7:00 PM
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#82AWAY
@
CBJ
CBJ
Tue
Apr 6, 2027
7:45 PM
Upcoming Game
#83AWAY
@
OTT
OTT
Thu
Apr 8, 2027
7:00 PM
Upcoming Game
#84AWAY
@
PHI
PHI
Sat
Apr 10, 2027
12:30 PM
Upcoming Game

Capitals Season So Far

The Washington Capitals are 1-1-0 with 2 points through 2 games of the 2026-27 season, 4th in the Metropolitan Division and 11th in the Eastern Conference (5th wild card spot). The model gives them a 45% chance to make the playoffs. This early in the season that number leans mostly on their preseason projection and moves after every game. They're on a L1 streak, 1-1-0 over their last 10, with a +1 goal differential (6 for, 5 against), 0-0-0 at home and 1-1-0 on the road.

Metropolitan Division Standings

TeamGPWLOTLPTS
Rangers54108
Hurricanes42115
Penguins32104
Capitals21102
Blue Jackets21102
Islanders31202
Devils31202
Flyers40222

Current 5-game set (Set 1): 1-1-0, 2 of 10 points. Last game: L 1-3 at TBL (10/03/2026). Next game: vs PIT, 10/07/2026 at 7:30 PM.

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Capitals Playoff FAQ

Will the Washington Capitals make the playoffs in 2027?
As of today the Washington Capitals have a 45% chance to make the 2027 playoffs. They are 1-1-0 (2 points), 4th in the Metropolitan.
What are the Washington Capitals' playoff odds?
The Washington Capitals' playoff odds are 45%, based on their preseason projection blended with their results through 2 games, their 4th-place division position, and the current wild card cut line. The number updates after every game.
What are the Washington Capitals' Stanley Cup odds?
Stanley Cup odds start with making the playoffs, which the Washington Capitals currently have a 45% chance to do. Once the bracket is set, this page shows their series-by-series Cup odds and playoff journey.

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