NHL Division Standings

2025-26 National Hockey League Magic Numbers

Atlantic

Atlantic GP/R W L OTL PTS
DET 30/52 16 11 3 35   [106] 104 [107] 104 104 104 98
TBL 29/53 16 11 2 34 106   105 [108] 105 105 105 99
BOS 30/52 17 13 0 34 [106] [107]   [108] 105 105 105 99
MTL 28/54 15 10 3 33 107 108 106   106 106 106 100
TOR 29/53 14 11 4 32 [108] [109] 107 [110]   107 107 101
FLA 28/54 14 12 2 30 [110] [111] 109 [112] 109   109 103
OTT 28/54 13 11 4 30 [110] [111] 109 [112] 109 109   103
BUF 29/53 11 14 4 26 [114] [115] [113] [116] [113] [113] [113]  

Metropolitan

Metropolitan GP/R W L OTL PTS
WAS 30/52 18 9 3 39   [106] 101 [106] 98 105 101 100
CAR 28/54 17 9 2 36 108   104 109 101 108 104 103
NYI 30/52 16 11 3 35 [109] [110]   [110] 102 [109] 105 104
PIT 27/55 14 7 6 34 110 111 106   103 110 106 105
NYR 31/51 15 12 4 34 [110] [111] [106] [111]   [110] [106] [105]
PHI 27/55 15 9 3 33 111 [112] 107 [112] 104   107 106
NJD 29/53 16 12 1 33 [111] [112] 107 [112] 104 [111]   106
CBJ 29/53 13 10 6 32 [112] [113] [108] [113] 105 [112] [108]  

Central

Central GP/R W L OTL PTS
COL 29/53 21 2 6 48   102 94 86 89 90 86 85
DAL 30/52 20 5 5 45 [110]   97 89 92 93 89 88
MIN 30/52 16 9 5 37 [118] [113]   97 100 101 97 96
UTH 31/51 14 14 3 31 [124] [119] [111]   [106] [107] 103 102
CHI 29/53 12 11 6 30 [125] [120] [112] 104   [108] 104 103
WPG 28/54 14 13 1 29 [126] [121] [113] 105 108   105 104
STL 30/52 11 12 7 29 [126] [121] [113] 105 [108] [109]   104
NSH 28/54 10 14 4 24 [131] [126] [118] [110] [113] [114] [110]  

Pacific

Pacific GP/R W L OTL PTS
ANA 29/53 18 10 1 37   [108] 105 101 99 102 94 93
LAS 28/54 14 6 8 36 108   106 102 100 103 95 94
LAK 29/53 14 8 7 35 [109] [110]   103 101 104 96 95
EDM 29/53 13 11 5 31 [113] [114] [111]   105 [108] 100 99
SJS 30/52 14 13 3 31 [113] [114] [111] [107]   [108] 100 99
SEA 27/55 11 10 6 28 [116] [117] [114] 110 108   103 102
CGY 31/51 12 15 4 28 [116] [117] [114] [110] [108] [111]   102
VAN 30/52 11 16 3 25 [119] [120] [117] [113] [111] [114] [106]  

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 9, 2025 1:00pm GMT