NHL Division Standings

2025-26 National Hockey League Magic Numbers

Atlantic

Atlantic GP/R W L OTL PTS
TBL 46/36 29 13 4 62   67 66 67 63 63 62 60
DET 49/33 29 16 4 62 [73]   66 67 63 63 62 60
MTL 48/34 26 15 7 59 [76] [70]   [70] 66 66 65 63
BUF 46/36 26 16 4 56 [79] 73 72   69 69 68 66
BOS 48/34 27 19 2 56 [79] [73] [72] [73]   69 68 66
TOR 47/35 23 16 8 54 [81] [75] [74] [75] 71   70 68
FLA 46/36 24 19 3 51 [84] [78] [77] [78] [74] [74]   71
OTT 46/36 22 19 5 49 [86] [80] [79] [80] [76] [76] [75]  

Metropolitan

Metropolitan GP/R W L OTL PTS
CAR 48/34 29 15 4 62   66 65 61 63 59 58 53
NYI 47/35 26 16 5 57 [74]   70 66 68 64 63 58
PIT 46/36 22 14 10 54 [77] [74]   69 71 67 66 61
WAS 48/34 24 18 6 54 [77] [74] [73]   [71] 67 66 61
PHI 46/36 22 16 8 52 [79] [76] [75] 71   69 68 63
NJD 47/35 24 21 2 50 [81] [78] [77] [73] [75]   70 65
CBJ 47/35 21 19 7 49 [82] [79] [78] [74] [76] [72]   66
NYR 48/34 20 22 6 46 [85] [82] [81] [77] [79] [75] [74]  

Central

Central GP/R W L OTL PTS
COL 46/36 33 5 8 74   58 56 47 47 41 42 42
DAL 48/34 27 12 9 63 [84]   67 58 58 52 53 53
MIN 48/34 26 13 9 61 [86] [71]   60 60 54 55 55
UTH 48/34 24 20 4 52 [95] [80] [78]   69 63 64 64
NSH 47/35 23 20 4 50 [97] [82] [80] 71   65 66 66
STL 48/34 19 21 8 46 [101] [86] [84] [75] [75]   [70] [70]
CHI 47/35 19 21 7 45 [102] [87] [85] [76] [76] 70   71
WPG 46/36 19 22 5 43 [104] [89] [87] [78] [78] 72 73  

Pacific

Pacific GP/R W L OTL PTS
LAS 46/36 23 11 12 58   65 66 64 63 62 57 50
EDM 48/34 23 17 8 54 [77]   [70] 68 67 66 61 54
SEA 46/36 21 16 9 51 [80] 72   71 70 69 64 57
SJS 47/35 24 20 3 51 [80] [72] [73]   70 69 64 57
LAK 47/35 19 16 12 50 [81] [73] [74] [72]   70 65 58
ANA 47/35 23 21 3 49 [82] [74] [75] [73] [72]   66 59
CGY 47/35 20 23 4 44 [87] [79] [80] [78] [77] [76]   64
VAN 47/35 16 26 5 37 [94] [86] [87] [85] [84] [83] [78]  

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 17, 2026 7:00pm GMT