NHL Division Standings

2025-26 National Hockey League Magic Numbers

Atlantic

Atlantic GP/R W L OTL PTS
BUF 69/13 43 20 6 92   27 21 19 19 16 6 4
TBL 67/15 42 21 4 88 31   25 23 23 20 10 8
MTL 68/14 37 21 10 84 [35] [35]   27 27 24 14 12
BOS 69/13 38 23 8 84 [35] [35] [29]   27 24 14 12
DET 69/13 38 23 8 84 [35] [35] [29] 27   24 14 12
OTT 68/14 35 24 9 79 [40] [40] [34] [32] [32]   19 17
FLA 69/13 34 32 3 71 [48] [48] [42] [40] [40] [37]   25
TOR 70/12 29 28 13 71 [48] [48] [42] [40] [40] [37] [27]  

Metropolitan

Metropolitan GP/R W L OTL PTS
CAR 69/13 44 19 6 94   19 18 16 13 9 5 ←
PIT 68/14 34 18 16 84 [37]   28 26 23 19 15 7
CBJ 68/14 36 21 11 83 [38] [30]   27 24 20 16 8
NYI 69/13 39 25 5 83 [38] [30] [29]   24 20 16 8
PHI 68/14 33 23 12 78 [43] [35] [34] [32]   25 21 13
WAS 70/12 35 27 8 78 [43] [35] [34] [32] [29]   21 13
NJD 69/13 35 32 2 72 [49] [41] [40] [38] [35] [31]   19
NYR 69/13 28 33 8 64 • [49] [48] [46] [43] [39] [35]  

Central

Central GP/R W L OTL PTS
COL 68/14 45 13 10 100   25 15 3 ← ← ← ←
DAL 68/14 43 15 10 96 [33]   19 7 4 ← ← ←
MIN 70/12 39 19 12 90 [39] [35]   13 10 6 4 —
UTH 70/12 36 28 6 78 [51] [47] [37]   22 18 16 13
NSH 68/14 31 28 9 71 • [54] [44] [32]   25 23 20
WPG 68/14 28 29 11 67 • • [48] [36] [33]   27 24
STL 68/14 27 30 11 65 • • [50] [38] [35] [31]   26
CHI 69/13 26 31 12 64 • • [51] [39] [36] [32] [30]  

Pacific

Pacific GP/R W L OTL PTS
ANA 69/13 38 27 4 80   22 23 21 20 21 10 ←
EDM 70/12 34 27 9 77 [30]   [26] 24 23 24 13 2
LAS 69/13 31 24 14 76 [31] 26   25 24 25 14 3
LAK 68/14 28 24 16 72 [35] [30] [31]   28 29 18 7
SEA 68/14 31 28 9 71 [36] [31] [32] [30]   [30] 19 8
SJS 67/15 32 29 6 70 [37] [32] [33] 31 30   20 9
CGY 69/13 28 34 7 63 [44] [39] [40] [38] [37] [38]   16
VAN 68/14 21 39 8 50 • [52] [53] [51] [50] [51] [40]  

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: March 21, 2026 7:00am GMT