NHL Division Standings

2025-26 National Hockey League Magic Numbers

Atlantic

Atlantic GP/R W L OTL PTS
BUF 71/11 44 20 7 95   23 18 16 14 13 3 ←
TBL 69/13 43 21 5 91 27   22 20 18 17 7 3
MTL 69/13 38 21 10 86 [32] [32]   25 23 22 12 8
BOS 70/12 39 23 8 86 [32] [32] [27]   23 22 12 8
DET 70/12 38 24 8 84 [34] [34] [29] [27]   24 14 10
OTT 69/13 36 24 9 81 [37] [37] [32] [30] [28]   17 13
FLA 69/13 34 32 3 71 [47] [47] [42] [40] [38] [37]   23
TOR 71/11 29 29 13 71 • [47] [42] [40] [38] [37] [27]  

Metropolitan

Metropolitan GP/R W L OTL PTS
CAR 70/12 45 19 6 96   15 14 12 11 6 3 ←
PIT 70/12 35 19 16 86 [35]   24 22 21 16 13 4
CBJ 70/12 37 22 11 85 [36] [26]   23 22 17 14 5
NYI 71/11 40 26 5 85 [36] [26] [25]   22 17 14 5
PHI 69/13 34 23 12 80 [41] [31] [30] [28]   22 19 10
WAS 71/11 35 27 9 79 [42] [32] [31] [29] [28]   20 11
NJD 69/13 35 32 2 72 [49] [39] [38] [36] [35] [30]   18
NYR 70/12 28 33 9 65 • [46] [45] [43] [42] [37] [34]  

Central

Central GP/R W L OTL PTS
COL 69/13 46 13 10 102   20 13 — ← ← ← ←
DAL 70/12 43 16 11 97 [32]   18 6 3 ← ← ←
MIN 71/11 40 19 12 92 [37] [30]   11 8 3 2 ←
UTH 71/11 37 28 6 80 [49] [42] [35]   20 15 14 10
NSH 70/12 33 28 9 75 • [47] [40] [28]   20 19 15
WPG 70/12 29 29 12 70 • • [45] [33] [30]   24 20
STL 69/13 28 30 11 67 • • [48] [36] [33] [28]   23
CHI 70/12 26 31 13 65 • • • [38] [35] [30] [29]  

Pacific

Pacific GP/R W L OTL PTS
ANA 70/12 39 27 4 82   19 18 16 16 17 8 ←
LAS 71/11 32 25 14 78 [29]   22 20 20 21 12 ←
EDM 71/11 34 28 9 77 [30] [24]   21 21 22 13 ←
LAK 70/12 28 25 17 73 [34] [28] [27]   25 [26] 17 4
SEA 69/13 31 29 9 71 [36] [30] [29] 27   [28] 19 6
SJS 68/14 32 30 6 70 [37] [31] [30] 28 28   20 7
CGY 70/12 29 34 7 65 [42] [36] [35] [33] [33] [34]   12
VAN 69/13 21 40 8 50 • • • [48] [48] [49] [40]  

Eight teams from each conference qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs:

  • The top three teams from each of the two divisions
  • The two teams with the next best records from each conference, regardless if they are in the same or separate divisions
Clinched playoff berth
Clinched wild-card berth
Eliminated from the playoffs

Tie for the division, wildcard, or seeding

  1. The greater number of games won (not including games won in a shootout)
  2. The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs. If two clubs are tied, and have not played an equal number of home games against each other, points earned in the first game played in the city that had the extra game shall not be included. If more than two clubs are tied, the higher percentage of available points earned in games among those clubs, and not including any "odd" games, shall be used to determine the standing.
  3. Goal differential

Tiebreaking prodecures from nhl.com

Updated: March 24, 2026 2:00am GMT