NHL Wild Card Standings

2025-26 National Hockey League Magic Numbers

Wild Card

Wild Card DIV GP/R W L OTL RW PTS
CAR MET 82/0 53 22 7 39 113   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
BUF ATL 81/1 50 23 8 42 108 •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
MTL ATL 82/0 48 24 10 34 106 • •   • ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
TBL ATL 81/1 50 25 6 40 106 • • ←   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
PIT MET 82/0 41 25 16 34 98 • • • •   ← • NC ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
PHI MET 82/0 43 27 12 27 98 • • • • —   • NC ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
BOS ATL 82/0 45 27 10 33 100 • • • • ← ←   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
OTT ATL 81/1 43 27 11 37 97 • • • • 1 1 •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
WAS MET 82/0 43 30 9 37 95 • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
DET ATL 81/1 41 30 10 30 92 • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ← ←
CBJ MET 82/0 40 30 12 28 92 • • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ← ←
NYI MET 82/0 43 34 5 29 91 • • • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ← ←
NJD MET 82/0 42 37 3 29 87 • • • • • • • • • • • •   ← ← ←
FLA ATL 81/1 39 38 4 31 82 • • • • • • • • • • • • •   ← ←
TOR ATL 81/1 32 35 14 23 78 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •   ←
NYR MET 81/1 33 39 9 24 75 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •  

Wild Card

Wild Card DIV GP/R W L OTL RW PTS
COL CEN 81/1 54 16 11 47 119   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
DAL CEN 81/1 49 20 12 38 110 •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
MIN CEN 82/0 46 24 12 31 104 • •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAS PAC 81/1 38 26 17 29 93 • • •   — ← 2 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
EDM PAC 81/1 40 30 11 31 91 • • • NC   1 NC 1 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
ANA PAC 81/1 42 33 6 25 90 • • • • NC   • 2 ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
UTH CEN 81/1 43 32 6 33 92 • • • NC 1 ←   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
LAK PAC 81/1 35 26 20 22 90 • • • • NC 3 •   ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ←
NSH CEN 81/1 38 33 10 28 86 • • • • • • • •   3 — ← ← ← ← ←
SJS PAC 80/2 38 34 8 26 84 • • • • • • • • 5   3 — ← ← ← ←
STL CEN 81/1 36 33 12 32 84 • • • • • • • • NC NC   ← ← ← ← ←
WPG CEN 81/1 35 34 12 28 82 • • • • • • • • • NC •   2 ← ← ←
SEA PAC 80/2 34 35 11 26 79 • • • • • • • • • • • NC   ← ← ←
CGY PAC 81/1 33 39 9 26 75 • • • • • • • • • • • • •   ← ←
CHI CEN 81/1 28 39 14 21 70 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •   ←
VAN PAC 81/1 25 48 8 15 58 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •  

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 in regulation (RW)
  2. The greater number of games won in regulation or overtime (ROW)
  3. The greater number of games won in any manner (W)
  4. 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.
  5. The greater number of goals scored

Tiebreaking prodecures from nhl.com

Updated: April 16, 2026 12:00am GMT