"MoneyPuck, one of the top analytical resources in hockey, updated its playoff odds table after the Capitals' dreadful 5-1 loss in Seattle. The results are not pretty for the Caps: after starting the week with 39.1 percent odds of qualifying for the postseason, their loss to the Kraken dropped them a full 8.6 percentage points. The team overall has lost six of its last seven games, earning just three standings points."
"According to MoneyPuck's model, the Capitals now have just a 30.5 percent chance of playing playoff hockey in April. The only teams in the Eastern Conference with worse odds are the Philadelphia Flyers (27.4%), Ottawa Senators (24.6%), Columbus Blue Jackets (21.7%), New Jersey Devils (14.7%), Toronto Maple Leafs (4.5%), and the New York Rangers (0.9%). The likely only reason the Capitals' chances haven't plummeted further is that no team in the Metropolitan Division, other than the Carolina Hurricanes, has been able to pull away from the rest of the pack."
MoneyPuck updated its playoff odds after the Capitals' 5-1 loss in Seattle, dropping their postseason probability from 39.1% to 30.5%. The Capitals have lost six of seven games and earned only three standings points during that span. Only six Eastern Conference teams have worse playoff odds. No Metropolitan Division team besides Carolina has separated itself, keeping the Caps within reach: they sit six points behind Pittsburgh for second and four points behind the Islanders for third. MoneyPuck's model emphasizes goaltending and downplays recent results, and strong goaltending metrics—Logan Thompson's high goals-saved-above-expected—partly sustain the Caps' projections.
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