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Get your odds to make the playoffs for all 30 NHL teams

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings -- Game 2

Per online sportsbook Bovada, here are the odds to make (and miss) the playoffs for all 30 NHL teams, from most likely to make to least likely:

Chicago Blackhawks
Yes -1100 (1/11)
No +625 (4/25)

Boston Bruins
Yes -1000 (1/10)
No +600 (6/1)

Pittsburgh Penguins
Yes -850 (2/17)
No +525 (21/4)

Anaheim Ducks
Yes -800 (1/8)
No +500 (5/1)

Los Angeles Kings
Yes -800 (1/8)
No +500 (5/1)

St Louis Blues
Yes -800 (1/8)
No +500 (5/1)

San Jose Sharks
Yes -300 (1/3)
No +240 (12/5)

Tampa Bay Lightning
Yes -300 (1/3)
No +240 (12/5)

Minnesota Wild
Yes -280 (5/14)
No +220 (11/5)

New York Rangers
Yes -280 (4/15)
No +220 (11/5)

Montreal Canadiens
Yes -250 (2/5)
No +200 (2/1)

Detroit Red Wings
Yes -200 (1/2)
No +160 (8/5)

Colorado Avalanche
Yes -160 (5/8)
No +130 (13/10)

Dallas Stars
Yes -150 (2/3)
No +120 (6/5)

Philadelphia Flyers
Yes -150 (2/3)
No +120 (6/5)

Columbus Blue Jackets
Yes -140 (5/7)
No +110 (11/10)

Washington Capitals
Yes -130 (10/13)
No EVEN (1/1)

New York Islanders
Yes EVEN (1/1)
No -130 (10/13)

Toronto Maple Leafs
Yes EVEN (1/1)
No -130 (10/13

New Jersey Devils
Yes +110 (11/10)
No -140 (5/7)

Vancouver Canucks
Yes +120 (6/5)
No -150 (2/3)

Edmonton Oilers
Yes +180 (9/5)
No -220 (5/11)

Carolina Hurricanes
Yes +200 (2/1)
No -240 (5/12)

Ottawa Senators
Yes +200 (2/1)
No -240 (5/12)

Nashville Predators
Yes +250 (5/2)
No -325 (4/13)

Winnipeg Jets
Yes +250 (5/2)
No -325 (4/13)

Arizona Coyotes
Yes +275 (11/4)
No -350 (2/7)

Florida Panthers
Yes +275 (11/4)
No -350 (2/7)

Calgary Flames
Yes +300 (3/1)
No -400 (1/4)

Buffalo Sabres
Yes +400 (4/1)
No -600 (1/6)

Can’t say that any of the odds jumped off the page for me. But if I absolutely had to pick one long shot for “missing” and one for “making,” I’d probably go with...

--- Anaheim to miss the playoffs at +500. I know all the things the Ducks have going for them. They were already loaded up front, and now they’ve got Ryan Kesler. They probably won’t miss the playoffs, OK? Still, this is all about the odds, and that’s a pretty big number for a team with a good-but-not-great blue line and so much inexperience between the pipes, and also one that has to compete in a very tough Western Conference.

--- Florida to make the playoffs at +275. I’d like this number to be a bit higher, but I think the Panthers have a reasonable chance of cracking the top eight in the East. There’s a ton of potential in that lineup, and Roberto Luongo should bring some stability in the goaltending department, which is something that’s been sorely lacking the past couple of seasons.