NHL Power Rankings: Jets stay in the top spot, plus each team's playoff chances

Alex Ovechkin's chase of Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record continues to receive a lot of the attention.

The Knights were already a shoo-in to qualify for the postseason, and now they'll get to experience playoff hockey with original Golden Misfit Reilly Smith again.

Stathletes projects the Oilers as having a 25.1% chance of winning the Stanley Cup and 13.2% of winning it all.

The Wild have faded a bit since they were one of the NHL 's biggest surprises in the first half of the season .

But they remain firmly entrenched in playoff position.

Will this be the year that the Kings finally make it out of the second round again? The Blue Jackets remain squarely in the mix for a playoff spot as March continues.

The St. Louis Blues are out of a playoff spot for now but have a path to getting back in position.

The New York Islanders have never really entered the playoff picture this season .

The Philadelphia Flyers overachieved in 2023-24 , remaining in the playoff mix well into April .

The Seattle Kraken has missed the postseason three times in four seasons .