Which Wild Card teams have the best chance of postseason success?
There’s no postseason like the Stanley Cup Playoffs, especially when you look at unpredictability. According to Michael Felger of Comcast SportsNet, the favored team in any Stanley Cup Playoff round won only 54 percent of the time in playoffs between 2010 and 2014. Compare that to the NBA, in which the favored team won 74 percent of the time.
The bottom line is once you get in, you have as good a chance as anyone. This includes Wild Card teams. On the morning of Mar. 2, the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Nashville Predators, and Minnesota Wild held the four available Wild Card spots.