NHL Remaining Strength of Schedule

Who has the toughest road left? Every team's remaining opponents, ranked by how good those opponents are right now. Updates automatically as results come in.

Toughest road

Ottawa Senators Remaining opponents average .566 over 75 games

Easiest road

Minnesota Wild Remaining opponents average .535 over 75 games

	Team	Opp Pts%	Games left	Home	Away	Own Pts%
1	Ottawa Senators OTT	.566	75	38	37	.667
2	Detroit Red Wings DET	.565	76	35	41	.500
3	Buffalo Sabres BUF	.563	75	37	38	.556
4	Montréal Canadiens MTL	.563	76	37	39	.562
5	Pittsburgh Penguins PIT	.563	75	39	36	.389
6	Florida Panthers FLA	.562	75	39	36	.667
7	Toronto Maple Leafs TOR	.560	75	36	39	.444
8	Chicago Blackhawks CHI	.559	75	37	38	.333
9	New Jersey Devils NJD	.559	76	37	39	.500
10	Colorado Avalanche COL	.558	76	37	39	.688
11	Philadelphia Flyers PHI	.558	74	37	37	.250
12	New York Islanders NYI	.557	76	38	38	.562
13	St. Louis Blues STL	.557	76	40	36	.438
14	Carolina Hurricanes CAR	.557	74	38	36	.750
15	Columbus Blue Jackets CBJ	.556	77	37	40	.429
16	Calgary Flames CGY	.555	76	38	38	.250
17	Dallas Stars DAL	.555	76	39	37	.562
18	Tampa Bay Lightning TBL	.554	76	37	39	.750
19	Los Angeles Kings LAK	.552	78	39	39	.167
20	Boston Bruins BOS	.552	75	38	37	.778
21	Vegas Golden Knights VGK	.548	74	36	38	.800
22	Nashville Predators NSH	.548	76	37	39	.562
23	Vancouver Canucks VAN	.547	74	39	35	.250
24	Winnipeg Jets WPG	.545	76	37	39	.625
25	New York Rangers NYR	.544	74	37	37	.650
26	San Jose Sharks SJS	.544	76	38	38	.562
27	Seattle Kraken SEA	.543	75	40	35	.611
28	Utah Mammoth UTA	.542	75	39	36	.667
29	Washington Capitals WSH	.542	76	37	39	.625
30	Edmonton Oilers EDM	.540	76	39	37	.812
31	Anaheim Ducks ANA	.540	77	38	39	.571
32	Minnesota Wild MIN	.535	75	38	37	.722

red = toughest third of the league, green = easiest third. Ranked 1 (hardest) to 32 (easiest).

How remaining strength of schedule is calculated

For each team we take every game still on its schedule, look up each opponent's current Pts% in the standings, and average them — once per game, so a team that still faces a strong opponent twice is weighted twice. The result is the average quality of the opposition a team has left to play. A higher number means a harder road to the playoffs.

This is the same schedule data the magic and tragic numbers use, so it refreshes with every result. It's a snapshot of the opponents' records today, not a projection — a tough opponent that goes cold will lower the number as the season goes on.

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