With the start of the 2026-27 NHL regular season approaching fast, all aspects of the season must be appropriately previewed.
We talk a lot about Stanley Cup contenders or Presidents’ Trophy contenders. Comparatively, much less time is spent covering the worst teams in the league, who could find themselves at the bottom of the standings.Â
Here are the odds as of July 21 for which team will finish the year with the fewest regular-season points.Â
NHL Odds: Fewest Regular-Season Points
| Rank | Team | Odds |
| 1 | Vancouver Canucks | +325 |
| 2 | Calgary Flames | +450 |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks | +650 |
| 4 | Seattle Kraken | +700 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | +1200 |
| 6 | Nashville Predators | +1300 |
| 7 | Winnipeg Jets | +1600 |
| 8 | Detroit Red Wings | +1800 |
| 9 | Boston Bruins | +2000 |
| 10 | New York Islanders | +2500 |
| 11 | New York Rangers | +3000 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | +3500 |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | +4000 |
| 14 | Philadelphia Flyers | +5000 |
| 15 | San Jose Sharks | +6000 |
| 16 | Los Angeles Kings | +6600 |
| 17 | Ottawa Senators | +8000 |
| 18 | Anaheim Ducks | +8000 |
| 19 | Buffalo Sabres | +8000 |
| 20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | +10000 |
| 21 | Utah Mammoth | +10000 |
| 22 | New Jersey Devils | +12500 |
| 23 | Montreal Canadiens | +20000 |
| 24 | Dallas Stars | +25000 |
| 25 | Washington Capitals | +25000 |
| 26 | Minnesota Wild | +30000 |
| 27 | Vegas Golden Knights | +30000 |
| 28 | Edmonton Oilers | +40000 |
| 29 | Tampa Bay Lightning | +40000 |
| 30 | Carolina Hurricanes | +50000 |
| 31 | Colorado Avalanche | +50000 |
| 32 | Florida Panthers | +50000 |
Who’s Favored to Have the Fewest Points?
Vancouver Canucks (+325)Â
The Canucks are favored to follow up last season’s last-place finish with another last-place finish in 2027.Â
After trading away superstar defenseman Quinn Hughes last season, Vancouver fell like a rock to the bottom of the standings. They ended the year with a 25-49-8 record and 58 team points.Â
It was the worst finish for the Canucks in a full season since the 1970s. They’ve had fewer points in the 2020-21 season and the 1994-95 season, but both those seasons were shortened because of a pandemic and a lockout in the respective cases.Â
Despite having a 25.5% chance at the first overall pick and an 18.8% chance at a second overall pick, Vancouver ended up drafting third after losing both lotteries.Â
With their third overall pick, they selected center Caleb Malhotra from the OHL’s Brantford Bulldogs. Malhorta had 29 goals and 55 assists in 67 games played in the OHL last season.Â
Malhotra’s dad, Manny, was hired by the Canucks to be their head coach this offseason to succeed Adam Foote.Â
He previously worked with the team’s AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks, whom he coached to a Calder Trophy win in 2024. Before that, he had a 16-year NHL career, including three years in Vancouver in the latter part of his pro career.
With no major offseason moves, the Canucks seem to be signalling that they’re going for a rebuild around their young talent, like Malhotra and the prospect capital they received in the Hughes trade.Â
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