2025–26 NHL Season

Washington Capitals

Metropolitan Division · Eastern · 9 games left

The Washington Capitals currently have a 3% chance of making the 2025–26 NHL playoffs, a 0% chance of winning the Metropolitan Division, and are projected to finish with 90.8 points over 9 remaining games. Probabilities are updated daily at 9 AM ET using 25,000 Monte Carlo simulations of the remaining NHL schedule.

Metropolitan Division Standings

1

Carolina Hurricanes

45-20-6

96

PTS

Playoffs

Win Div 99%>99%

2

Pittsburgh Penguins

36-20-16

88

PTS

Playoffs

Win Div <1%87%

3

New York Islanders

41-27-5

87

PTS

Playoffs

Win Div <1%57%

4

Columbus Blue Jackets

38-23-11

87

PTS

Playoffs

Win Div <1%71%

5

Philadelphia Flyers

35-24-12

82

PTS

Playoffs

Win Div <1%14%

6

Washington Capitals

36-28-9

81

PTS

Playoffs

Win Div <1%3%

7

New Jersey Devils

37-32-2

76

PTS

Playoffs

Win Div <1%<1%

8

New York Rangers

28-35-9

65

PTS

Playoffs

Win Div <1%<1%

Team	PTS	W-L-OT	GP	REM	PLAYOFFS	WIN DIV
1Carolina Hurricanes	96	45-20-6	71	11	>99%	99%
2Pittsburgh Penguins	88	36-20-16	72	10	87%	<1%
3New York Islanders	87	41-27-5	73	9	57%	<1%
4Columbus Blue Jackets	87	38-23-11	72	10	71%	<1%
5Philadelphia Flyers	82	35-24-12	71	11	14%	<1%
6Washington Capitals	81	36-28-9	73	9	3%	<1%
7New Jersey Devils	76	37-32-2	71	11	<1%	<1%
8New York Rangers	65	28-35-9	72	9	<1%	<1%