NHL Division Standings

2025-26 National Hockey League Magic Numbers

Atlantic

Atlantic GP/R W L OTL PTS
TBL 52/30 34 14 4 72   53 54 52 50 46 44 42
DET 55/27 32 17 6 70 [63]   [56] 54 52 48 46 44
BUF 53/29 31 17 5 67 [66] 58   57 55 51 49 47
MTL 54/28 30 17 7 67 [66] [58] [59]   55 51 49 47
BOS 55/27 32 20 3 67 [66] [58] [59] [57]   51 49 47
FLA 53/29 28 22 3 59 [74] [66] [67] [65] [63]   57 55
OTT 53/29 25 21 7 57 [76] [68] [69] [67] [65] [61]   57
TOR 54/28 24 21 9 57 [76] [68] [69] [67] [65] [61] [59]  

Metropolitan

Metropolitan GP/R W L OTL PTS
CAR 53/29 33 15 5 71   55 51 43 44 47 45 34
PIT 52/30 27 14 11 65 [65]   57 49 50 53 51 40
NYI 54/28 30 19 5 65 [65] [61]   49 50 53 51 40
WAS 55/27 26 22 7 59 [71] [67] [63]   [56] [59] [57] 46
NJD 54/28 28 24 2 58 [72] [68] [64] 56   [60] [58] 47
CBJ 52/30 25 20 7 57 [73] [69] [65] 57 58   59 48
PHI 53/29 24 20 9 57 [73] [69] [65] 57 58 [61]   48
NYR 55/27 22 27 6 50 [80] [76] [72] [64] [65] [68] [66]  

Central

Central GP/R W L OTL PTS
COL 52/30 35 8 9 79   48 49 38 34 29 29 27
MIN 55/27 31 14 10 72 [68]   [56] 45 41 36 36 34
DAL 54/28 31 14 9 71 [69] 56   46 42 37 37 35
UTH 54/28 28 22 4 60 [80] [67] [68]   53 48 48 46
NSH 53/29 24 23 6 54 [86] [73] [74] [63]   54 54 52
CHI 54/28 21 24 9 51 [89] [76] [77] [66] [62]   57 55
WPG 53/29 21 25 7 49 [91] [78] [79] [68] [64] 59   57
STL 54/28 20 25 9 49 [91] [78] [79] [68] [64] [59] [59]  

Pacific

Pacific GP/R W L OTL PTS
LAS 53/29 25 14 14 64   55 54 52 55 54 43 34
EDM 55/27 28 19 8 64 [59]   54 52 55 54 43 34
SEA 53/29 25 19 9 59 [64] [60]   57 [60] 59 48 39
ANA 54/28 28 23 3 59 [64] [60] [59]   [60] [59] 48 39
SJS 52/30 27 21 4 58 [65] 61 60 58   60 49 40
LAK 52/30 22 17 13 57 [66] [62] 61 59 [62]   50 41
CGY 53/29 21 26 6 48 [75] [71] [70] [68] [71] [70]   50
VAN 54/28 18 31 5 41 [82] [78] [77] [75] [78] [77] [66]  

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: January 30, 2026 12:00pm GMT