NHL Division Standings

2025-26 National Hockey League Magic Numbers

Atlantic

Atlantic GP/R W L OTL PTS
TBL 73/9 46 21 6 98   17 15 11 7 7 ← ←
BUF 74/8 45 21 8 98 [19]   15 11 7 7 ← ←
MTL 73/9 42 21 10 94 [23] [21]   15 11 11 ← ←
BOS 74/8 42 24 8 92 [25] [23] [21]   13 13 ← ←
OTT 73/9 38 25 10 86 [31] [29] [27] [23]   19 6 6
DET 73/9 39 26 8 86 [31] [29] [27] [23] 19   6 6
TOR 74/8 31 30 13 75 • • • • [30] [30]   17
FLA 73/9 35 35 3 73 • • • • [32] [32] 19  

Metropolitan

Metropolitan GP/R W L OTL PTS
CAR 73/9 46 21 6 98   8 9 7 7 2 ← ←
NYI 74/8 42 27 5 89 [28]   [18] 16 16 11 8 ←
PIT 73/9 36 21 16 88 [29] 18   17 17 12 9 ←
CBJ 74/8 38 24 12 88 [29] [18] [19]   17 12 9 ←
PHI 73/9 37 24 12 86 [31] [20] [21] 19   14 11 ←
WAS 74/8 37 28 9 83 [34] [23] [24] [22] [22]   14 3
NJD 73/9 38 33 2 78 • [28] [29] [27] [27] [22]   8
NYR 74/8 30 35 9 69 • • • • • [31] [28]  

Central

Central GP/R W L OTL PTS
COL 72/10 48 14 10 106   11 5 ← ← ← ← ←
DAL 74/8 44 18 12 100 [27]   11 ← ← ← ← ←
MIN 74/8 41 21 12 94 [33] [23]   5 ← ← ← ←
UTH 74/8 38 30 6 82 • • [29]   12 11 12 2
NSH 74/8 34 31 9 77 • • • [22]   16 17 7
WPG 73/9 31 30 12 74 • • • [25] [20]   [20] 10
STL 72/10 31 30 11 73 • • • [26] 21 20   11
CHI 74/8 27 34 13 67 • • • [32] [27] [26] [27]  

Pacific

Pacific GP/R W L OTL PTS
ANA 73/9 41 28 4 86   14 11 9 10 10 3 ←
EDM 74/8 37 28 9 83 [22]   14 12 13 13 6 ←
LAS 74/8 32 26 16 80 [25] [20]   15 16 16 9 ←
LAK 73/9 29 26 18 76 [29] [24] [21]   [20] [20] 13 ←
SEA 72/10 32 29 11 75 [30] [25] [22] 20   21 14 ←
SJS 71/11 33 31 7 73 [32] [27] [24] 22 23   16 ←
CGY 73/9 31 34 8 70 [35] [30] [27] [25] [26] [26]   —
VAN 72/10 21 43 8 50 • • • • • • [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 30, 2026 1:00pm GMT