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NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs 2026

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The 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Rank all 16 playoff teams from best to worst — who lifts the Cup?

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Entry Deadline
April 18, 2026
Entry Fee
$20
Total Entries
0
Teams
16

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Prize Pool & Payouts

Total EntriesPositions PaidDistribution
2 – 1031st: 60% / 2nd: 25% / 3rd: 15%
11 – 2541st: 50% / 2nd: 25% / 3rd: 15% / 4th: 10%
26 – 5051st: 40% / 2nd: 25% / 3rd: 15% / 4th: 12% / 5th: 8%
51 – 100101st: 35% / 2nd: 20% / 3rd: 12% / 4th–10th: graduated
101 – 250201st: 30% / 2nd: 15% / 3rd: 10% / 4th–20th: graduated
251+Top 10%1st: 25% / 2nd: 12% / 3rd: 8% / remaining: graduated
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97% of all entry fees go directly to winners.

Earn Badges

After the entry deadline, every paid entry is analyzed and badges are awarded automatically. Wear them on the leaderboard.

📋Chalk TalkEntry most correlated with seed order — played it safe
🌪️Hold My BeerEntry least correlated with seed order — pure chaos
👸Glass SlipperMost Cinderellas — ranked the most 12+ seeds in the top 20
🐑Follow the HerdEntry most similar to the field average
🎲Dice RollRankings most resembling a random shuffle

Scoring Multipliers

RoundMultiplier
First Round1x
Conference Semifinals2x
Conference Finals4x
Stanley Cup Final6x

Teams

Eastern8 teams

1Carolina Hurricanes
2Buffalo Sabres
3Tampa Bay Lightning
4Montreal Canadiens
5Pittsburgh Penguins
6New York Islanders
7Boston Bruins
8Detroit Red Wings

Western8 teams

1Colorado Avalanche
2Dallas Stars
3Minnesota Wild
4Vegas Golden Knights
5Anaheim Ducks
6Utah Mammoth
7Edmonton Oilers
8San Jose Sharks