Top Ten NHL Teams Most Likely to Make the Playoffs in the 2018-19 NHL Season

The 2018-19 NHL Season is packed with great talented players. A few surprising teams early on in the season such as the Canadiens, Canucks, and even the Islanders. Do you think these teams have what it takes to make the playoffs? Who do you think has the best chances of making the 2018-19 NHL playoffs?
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The Top Ten
1 Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Absolutely great team, Rinne, Subban, Arvidsson are all great players. Mark my words the Predators are no way going to miss the playoffs.

I agree there great but you can not forget that forsburg is awesome

2 Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. It is a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. The Lightning have three Stanley Cup championships in their history, in 2003-04, 2019-20, and 2020-21.

Vasilevskiy, Stamkos, Point are few of many great players. The Lightning should have an easy time making the playoffs.

3 Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs, officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often simply referred to as the Leafs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

With Matthews injured early in the season, the hopes for the Leafs making the playoffs fell a bit, but they are still definitely making the playoffs.

4 San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Their start to the season didn't look too promising, but I think they'll pick up and easily make the playoffs.

5 Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Flames are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

They did, but they only won game 1, it was disappointing series thanks to avalanche tying it late in the 3rd, and winning in overtime, in game 2 and 4, sorry avalanche fans, but that was upsetting for me

The Flames are a very talented team, they just need to work on their chemistry a bit. I think the Flames should be able to make the playoffs.

It sucked how the playoffs went for them in 2019 except for the game 1 shutout win

6 Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division.

Bruins should be able to clinch the playoffs. Unless the Habs continue to surprise the entire league, which as much as I like the sound of that I doubt it's going to happen.

7 Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Amazing team, when Hellebuyck is playing well they can do a lot of damage.

8 Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League. The Avalanche and Coyotes are the only two teams in their division not based in the Central Time Zone; the teams are ...read more.

Rantanen is so talented along with Landeskog and others. The Avs should be able to make the playoffs pretty easily.

9 Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

They were close, but they had a 5 game losing streak at from end of march to april 4, they got eliminated on april 1 2019

Connor McDavid is so amazing. I had to put the Oilers somewhere I this list.

They were pretty close to make the 2019 playoffs, if they didn't have a 5 game losing streak at the end of the season they probably would of made it

10 Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Great defensive team. I can't believe that Dubnyk used to be the Habs forth backup goalie. Lol, that always makes me mad!

Hopefully the wild can actually beat a team in the playoffs I’m from Minnesota so I mostly pay attentionto the Vikings but I watch the wild playoff games

The Contenders
11 Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.
12 Vegas Golden Knights The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference. Founded in 2017 as an expansion team, the Golden Knights are the first major sports franchise ...read more.
13 Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (French: Sénateurs d'Ottawa) are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The Senators play their home games at the 18,652-seat Canadian Tire Centre, ...read more.