There is le s than one quarter left for Nick Yorke Jersey the NHL regular season. The surprise team of the season, the expansion Vegas Golden Knights, have all but secured their playoffspot. Based on AccuScore simulations, their playoffprobability is 99 percent.But how about other teams? Who will get in to play for the Stanley Cup? Let's take a look at the updated as of March 8.Each week, will update its 2018Stanley Cup playoffs forecast by simulating the remainder of the NHL season 10,000 times to predict win totals, division winners and probabilities of reaching the playoffs on the road to the Stanley Cup. Below are the probabilities and Vegas odds of making the NHL playoffs and how they have changed.MORE: AccuScore's odds to make NHLplayoffsProbability vs. weekly % changeTampa Bay Lightning100.000Boston Bruins100.000Toronto Maple Leafs100.000Winnipeg Jets100.000Nashville Predators100.000Vegas Golden Knights100.000Pittsburgh Penguins99.670Washington Capitals99.180Minnesota Wild98.030Philadelphia Flyers94.790San Jose Sharks91.050Anaheim Ducks88.270Columbus Blue Jackets79.360Dallas Stars78.810Los Angeles Kings65.560New Jersey Devils64.250Florida Panthers45.990Colorado Avalanche37.300St. Louis Blues23.420Calgary Flames17.370Carolina Hurricanes10.000New York Islanders4.620New York Rangers1.810Detroit Red Wings0.330Chicago Blackhawks0.190Eliminated from playoff contention (0.00%): Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, Steven Wright Jersey Ottawa Senators, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, Arizona CoyotesMORE:Eastern Conference playoff pictureRight now the last three teams above playoffline are the Philadelphia Flyers, the New Jersey Devils and the Columbus Blue Jackets. All these teams have played 67 games, while the Florida Panthers two points behind Columbus have played only 63 games.In simulations, current standings looks to be same at the end of the season as well. Even though the Flyers have lost their last four games, their postseason probability is over 96 percent. Season simulations show the Blue Jackets'playoffs probability at 78 percent. New Jerseys chances to reach playoffs are hovering around 64 percent.The top challenger especially for the Devils is Florida. Currently, their probability to reach playoffs is 46 percent havingwon seven out of their last 10.For Matt Barnes Jersey other teams in Eastern Conference, the playoffs will be a long shot. Currently fourpoints behind the last wild card spot is the Carolina Hurricanes, whose chances sit at10 percent.TheTampa Bay Lightning, currently atop the Atlantic Division, hold an88 percentprobability to win thedivision.Competition in the the Metropolitan Divisionis much tougher. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins have a 45 percent chances to clinch the division title. The Washington Capitals are their top challenger at 35 percent. The Flyers are also in the mix for the division title with a 15 percent chance.MORE: Martin Perez Jersey Western Conference playoff pictureSo far, there has been one team above all others in the Western Conference. The defending conference champion Nashville Predators are making another strong push for the Stanley Cup. Their probability to win their division is over 80 percent, andis only going upduring their nine-game win streak. Ther main challengeris the Winnipeg Jets, who hold a 20 percent chanceto win the division.The wild-card race is very tight. Currently, Anaheim, San Jose, Dallas, Los Angeles, Colorado, Calgary and St. Louis are within five points in standings, with the first four above the playoffs line.Of that field, the San Jose Sharks (82 percent)and Anaheim Ducks (76 percent)have best chances atthe postseason. The Starsoccupy thefirst wild card position and have 61 percentchance to reach playoffs; the Kings are theother wild card team, with a postseason Alex Verdugo Jersey probabilityjust under 50 percent.The Avalanche arethe main challengers for Dallas and L.A. Their postseason chances sit around 20 percent. St. Louis has played in the playoffs six years in a row. As of now, it looks like thatstreak will be snapped with only a12 percent chance to get in. NHL playoff probabilities will be updated on a weekly basis.