NHL Division Standings

2025-26 National Hockey League Magic Numbers

Atlantic

Atlantic GP/R W L OTL PTS
BUF 72/10 44 20 8 96   21 17 13 11 11 ← ←
TBL 71/11 44 21 6 94 23   19 15 13 13 ← 2
MTL 71/11 40 21 10 90 [27] [27]   19 17 17 4 6
BOS 72/10 40 24 8 88 [29] [29] [25]   19 19 6 8
OTT 72/10 38 24 10 86 [31] [31] [27] [23]   21 8 10
DET 71/11 38 25 8 84 [33] [33] [29] [25] 23   10 12
TOR 73/9 31 29 13 75 • • [38] [34] [32] [32]   [21]
FLA 71/11 35 33 3 73 • [44] [40] [36] [34] [34] 21  

Metropolitan

Metropolitan GP/R W L OTL PTS
CAR 71/11 45 20 6 96   13 12 10 9 4 3 ←
PIT 72/10 36 20 16 88 [31]   20 18 17 12 11 ←
CBJ 72/10 38 23 11 87 [32] [22]   19 18 13 12 ←
NYI 73/9 41 27 5 87 [32] [22] [21]   18 13 12 ←
PHI 71/11 35 24 12 82 [37] [27] [26] [24]   18 17 4
WAS 73/9 36 28 9 81 [38] [28] [27] [25] [24]   18 5
NJD 71/11 37 32 2 76 [43] [33] [32] [30] [29] [24]   10
NYR 72/10 28 35 9 65 • • • • [40] [35] [34]  

Central

Central GP/R W L OTL PTS
COL 71/11 48 13 10 106   12 7 ← ← ← ← ←
DAL 72/10 43 18 11 97 [32]   16 2 — ← ← ←
MIN 73/9 41 20 12 94 [35] [24]   5 4 ← ← ←
UTH 73/9 37 30 6 80 • [38] [33]   18 13 14 8
NSH 72/10 34 29 9 77 • [41] [36] [22]   16 17 11
WPG 72/10 30 30 12 72 • • • [27] [26]   [22] 16
STL 71/11 30 30 11 71 • • • [28] [27] 22   17
CHI 72/10 27 32 13 67 • • • [32] [31] [26] [27]  

Pacific

Pacific GP/R W L OTL PTS
ANA 72/10 41 27 4 86   14 12 11 11 10 3 ←
EDM 73/9 36 28 9 81 [26]   17 16 16 15 8 ←
LAS 73/9 32 26 15 79 [28] [21]   18 18 17 10 ←
LAK 72/10 29 25 18 76 [31] [24] [22]   21 20 13 ←
SEA 71/11 32 29 10 74 [33] [26] [24] 23   22 15 ←
SJS 70/12 32 31 7 71 [36] [29] [27] [26] [26]   18 2
CGY 72/10 30 34 8 68 [39] [32] [30] [29] [29] [28]   5
VAN 71/11 21 42 8 50 • • • • • [46] [39]  

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 27, 2026 6:00am GMT