NHL Wild Card Standings

2024-25 National Hockey League Magic Numbers

Wild Card

Wild Card DIV GP/R W L OTL PTS
TBL ATL 25/57 16 7 2 34   114 115 114 107 112 111 112 110 111 107 105 108 108 106 105
NJD MET 25/57 16 8 1 33 [116]   [116] 115 108 113 112 113 111 112 108 106 109 109 107 106
CAR MET 24/58 15 7 2 32 117 116   116 109 114 113 114 112 113 109 107 110 110 108 107
PHI MET 24/58 14 7 3 31 [118] 117 [118]   110 115 114 115 113 114 110 108 111 111 109 108
BOS ATL 27/55 15 12 0 30 [119] [118] [119] [118]   [116] [115] [116] [114] [115] 111 109 [112] [112] 110 109
MTL ATL 24/58 13 8 3 29 [120] [119] [120] [119] 112   116 117 115 116 112 110 113 113 111 110
WAS MET 25/57 14 9 2 30 [119] [118] [119] [118] 111 [116]   [116] 114 115 111 109 112 112 110 109
PIT MET 24/58 12 7 5 29 [120] [119] [120] [119] 112 117 116   115 116 112 110 113 113 111 110
NYI MET 25/57 13 9 3 29 [120] [119] [120] [119] 112 [117] [116] [117]   [116] 112 110 113 113 111 110
OTT ATL 24/58 12 8 4 28 [121] [120] [121] [120] 113 [118] 117 [118] 116   113 111 114 114 112 111
DET ATL 26/56 13 11 2 28 [121] [120] [121] [120] 113 [118] [117] [118] [116] [117]   111 [114] [114] 112 111
NYR MET 27/55 13 12 2 28 [121] [120] [121] [120] [113] [118] [117] [118] [116] [117] [113]   [114] [114] [112] 111
CBJ MET 25/57 11 9 5 27 [122] [121] [122] [121] 114 [119] [118] [119] [117] [118] 114 112   115 113 112
FLA ATL 24/58 12 11 1 25 [124] [123] [124] [123] 116 [121] [120] [121] [119] [120] 116 114 117   115 114
TOR ATL 25/57 11 11 3 25 [124] [123] [124] [123] [116] [121] [120] [121] [119] [120] [116] 114 [117] [117]   114
BUF ATL 25/57 10 11 4 24 [125] [124] [125] [124] [117] [122] [121] [122] [120] [121] [117] 115 [118] [118] [116]  

Wild Card

Wild Card DIV GP/R W L OTL PTS
COL CEN 25/57 18 1 6 42   109 104 106 104 103 103 98 98 48 101 100 96 94 92 93
DAL CEN 25/57 16 5 4 36 [121]   110 112 110 109 109 104 104 54 107 106 102 100 98 99
MIN CEN 26/56 14 7 5 33 [124] [118]   [115] 113 112 112 107 107 57 110 109 105 103 101 102
ANA PAC 24/58 15 8 1 31 [126] [120] 115   115 114 114 109 109 59 112 111 107 105 103 104
LAK PAC 25/57 12 6 7 31 [126] [120] 115 [117]   114 114 109 109 59 112 111 107 105 103 104
LAS PAC 25/57 11 6 8 30 [127] [121] [116] [118] [116]   115 110 110 60 113 112 108 106 104 105
SEA PAC 24/58 11 7 6 28 [129] [123] [118] [120] [118] 117   112 112 62 115 114 110 108 106 107
SJS PAC 26/56 12 11 3 27 [130] [124] [119] [121] [119] [118] [118]   113 63 [116] [115] 111 109 107 108
EDM PAC 26/56 11 10 5 27 [130] [124] [119] [121] [119] [118] [118] 113   63 [116] [115] 111 109 107 108
UTH CEN 82/0 38 31 13 89 [68] [62] [57] [59] [57] [56] [56] [51] [51]   [54] [53] [49] [47] [45] [46]
WPG CEN 24/58 13 11 0 26 [131] [125] [120] [122] [120] [119] [119] 114 114 64   116 112 110 108 109
CHI CEN 24/58 10 9 5 25 [132] [126] [121] [123] [121] [120] [120] 115 115 65 [118]   113 111 109 110
STL CEN 26/56 9 10 7 25 [132] [126] [121] [123] [121] [120] [120] [115] [115] 65 [118] [117]   111 109 110
VAN PAC 26/56 10 13 3 23 [134] [128] [123] [125] [123] [122] [122] [117] [117] 67 [120] [119] [115]   111 112
CGY PAC 26/56 9 14 3 21 [136] [130] [125] [127] [125] [124] [124] [119] [119] 69 [122] [121] [117] [115]   [114]
NSH CEN 25/57 8 13 4 20 [137] [131] [126] [128] [126] [125] [125] [120] [120] 70 [123] [122] [118] [116] 114  

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: November 30, 2025 7:00am GMT