NHL Division Standings

2025-26 National Hockey League Magic Numbers

Atlantic

Atlantic GP/R W L OTL PTS
DET 40/42 23 14 3 49   [87] [86] 84 84 83 79 80
TBL 38/44 22 13 3 47 87   88 86 86 85 81 82
MTL 38/44 20 12 6 46 88 [90]   87 87 86 82 83
FLA 37/45 20 15 2 42 [92] [94] [93]   91 90 86 87
BUF 37/45 19 14 4 42 [92] [94] [93] 91   90 86 87
OTT 37/45 18 14 5 41 [93] [95] [94] [92] [92]   87 88
BOS 39/43 20 18 1 41 [93] [95] [94] [92] [92] [91]   [88]
TOR 38/44 17 15 6 40 [94] [96] [95] [93] [93] [92] 88  

Metropolitan

Metropolitan GP/R W L OTL PTS
CAR 37/45 23 11 3 49   84 87 85 82 78 83 80
NYI 39/43 21 14 4 46 [94]   [90] [88] 85 81 86 83
PHI 37/45 19 11 7 45 [95] 88   89 86 82 87 84
WAS 38/44 20 13 5 45 [95] 88 [91]   86 82 87 84
NJD 38/44 20 16 2 42 [98] [91] [94] [92]   85 [90] 87
NYR 40/42 19 17 4 42 [98] [91] [94] [92] [89]   [90] [87]
PIT 37/45 16 12 9 41 [99] [92] [95] [93] 90 86   88
CBJ 37/45 16 15 6 38 [102] [95] [98] [96] [93] 89 [94]  

Central

Central GP/R W L OTL PTS
COL 37/45 28 2 7 63   81 76 63 62 64 64 60
DAL 39/43 25 7 7 57 [97]   82 69 68 70 70 66
MIN 39/43 23 10 6 52 [102] [92]   74 73 75 75 71
UTH 39/43 18 18 3 39 [115] [105] [100]   86 [88] [88] 84
STL 39/43 15 16 8 38 [116] [106] [101] [88]   [89] [89] 85
NSH 37/45 16 17 4 36 [118] [108] [103] 90 89   91 87
WPG 36/46 15 17 4 34 [120] [110] [105] 92 91 93   89
CHI 38/44 14 18 6 34 [120] [110] [105] [92] [91] [93] [93]  

Pacific

Pacific GP/R W L OTL PTS
LAS 36/46 17 8 11 45   88 86 87 83 86 80 79
ANA 38/44 21 15 2 44 [94]   87 88 84 87 81 80
EDM 39/43 19 14 6 44 [94] [89]   [88] 84 87 81 80
LAK 37/45 16 12 9 41 [97] [92] 90   87 90 84 83
SJS 38/44 18 17 3 39 [99] [94] [92] [93]   [92] 86 85
SEA 36/46 16 14 6 38 [100] [95] 93 [94] 90   87 86
CGY 38/44 16 18 4 36 [102] [97] [95] [96] [92] [95]   88
VAN 37/45 15 19 3 33 [105] [100] [98] [99] [95] [98] [92]  

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: December 30, 2025 1:00am GMT