NHL Wild Card Standings

2025-26 National Hockey League Magic Numbers

Wild Card

Wild Card DIV GP/R W L OTL PTS
CAR MET 76/6 49 21 6 104   11 7 9 — ← — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
TBL ATL 76/6 48 22 6 102 [15]   9 11 3 ← 3 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
BUF ATL 77/5 46 23 8 100 [17] [15]   [13] 5 ← 5 — — — ← ← ← ← ← ←
MTL ATL 76/6 45 21 10 100 [17] [15] 11   5 ← 5 — — — ← ← ← ← ← ←
PIT MET 77/5 39 22 16 94 [23] [21] [17] [19]   4 11 7 7 7 5 4 ← ← ← ←
NYI MET 78/4 42 31 5 89 • • • • [16]   [16] [12] [12] [12] [10] 9 5 ← — ←
BOS ATL 77/5 43 26 8 94 [23] [21] [17] [19] 11 4   7 7 7 5 4 ← ← ← ←
OTT ATL 76/6 39 27 10 88 • • [23] [25] [17] 10 [17]   13 13 11 10 6 — 2 ←
DET ATL 76/6 40 28 8 88 • • [23] [25] [17] 10 [17] 13   13 11 10 6 — 2 ←
PHI MET 76/6 38 26 12 88 • • [23] [25] [17] 10 [17] 13 13   11 10 6 — 2 ←
CBJ MET 77/5 38 27 12 88 • • • • [17] 10 [17] [13] [13] [13]   10 6 — 2 ←
WAS MET 77/5 39 29 9 87 • • • • [18] 11 [18] [14] [14] [14] [12]   7 2 3 ←
NJD MET 76/6 39 34 3 81 • • • • • [17] • [20] [20] [20] [18] [17]   8 9 3
TOR ATL 77/5 32 31 14 78 • • • • • • • [23] [23] [23] [21] [20] [16]   [12] 6
FLA ATL 76/6 37 36 3 77 • • • • • [21] • [24] [24] [24] [22] [21] [17] 12   7
NYR MET 77/5 32 36 9 73 • • • • • • • • • • • • [21] [16] [17]  

Wild Card

Wild Card DIV GP/R W L OTL PTS
COL CEN 75/7 50 15 10 110   3 — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
DAL CEN 77/5 45 20 12 102 [23]   9 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
MIN CEN 76/6 43 21 12 98 [27] [15]   ← ← ← — ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
ANA PAC 77/5 41 31 5 87 • • •   11 10 [12] 7 7 7 4 4 3 ← ← ←
EDM PAC 77/5 39 29 9 87 • • • 11   10 [12] 7 7 7 4 4 3 ← ← ←
LAS PAC 77/5 35 26 16 86 • • • [12] [12]   [13] 8 8 8 5 5 4 ← ← ←
UTH CEN 76/6 40 30 6 86 • • [25] 12 12 11   8 8 8 5 5 4 ← ← ←
NSH CEN 76/6 36 31 9 81 • • • [17] [17] [16] [18]   13 13 10 10 9 4 ← ←
LAK PAC 76/6 31 26 19 81 • • • [17] [17] [16] [18] 13   13 10 10 9 4 ← ←
SJS PAC 75/7 36 32 7 79 • • • [19] [19] [18] [20] 15 15   12 12 11 6 2 ←
WPG CEN 76/6 33 31 12 78 • • • [20] [20] [19] [21] [16] [16] [16]   13 12 7 3 ←
STL CEN 75/7 32 31 12 76 • • • [22] [22] [21] [23] [18] [18] [18] 15   14 9 5 ←
SEA PAC 75/7 32 32 11 75 • • • [23] [23] [22] [24] [19] [19] [19] [16] [16]   10 6 ←
CGY PAC 76/6 32 36 8 72 • • • • • • • [22] [22] [22] [19] [19] [18]   9 ←
CHI CEN 77/5 28 35 14 70 • • • • • • • • • [24] [21] [21] [20] [15]   ←
VAN PAC 76/6 22 46 8 52 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •  

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: April 5, 2026 7:00pm GMT