NHL Wild Card Standings

2025-26 National Hockey League Magic Numbers

Wild Card

Wild Card DIV GP/R W L OTL RW PTS
MTL ATL 2/80 2 0 0 1 4   161 161 161 160 161 161 158 161 161 161 161 161 161 159 159
NJD MET 1/81 1 0 0 1 2 163   163 163 162 163 163 160 163 163 163 163 163 163 161 161
FLA ATL 1/81 1 0 0 1 2 163 163   163 162 163 163 160 163 163 163 163 163 163 161 161
TBL ATL 1/81 1 0 0 1 2 163 163 163   162 163 163 160 163 163 163 163 163 163 161 161
WAS MET 1/81 0 0 1 0 1 NC NC NC NC   NC NC 161 NC NC NC NC NC NC 162 162
NYR MET 0/82 0 0 0 0 0 165 165 165 165 164   165 162 165 165 165 165 165 165 163 163
BOS ATL 1/81 1 0 0 0 2 163 163 163 163 162 163   160 163 163 163 163 163 163 161 161
TOR ATL 2/80 0 1 1 0 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC
DET ATL 0/82 0 0 0 0 0 165 165 165 165 164 165 165 162   165 165 165 165 165 163 163
BUF ATL 0/82 0 0 0 0 0 165 165 165 165 164 165 165 162 165   165 165 165 165 163 163
OTT ATL 0/82 0 0 0 0 0 165 165 165 165 164 165 165 162 165 165   165 165 165 163 163
PIT MET 0/82 0 0 0 0 0 165 165 165 165 164 165 165 162 165 165 165   165 165 163 163
CBJ MET 0/82 0 0 0 0 0 165 165 165 165 164 165 165 162 165 165 165 165   165 163 163
PHI MET 0/82 0 0 0 0 0 165 165 165 165 164 165 165 162 165 165 165 165 165   163 163
NYI MET 1/81 0 1 0 0 0 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 162 NC NC NC NC NC NC   163
CAR MET 1/81 0 1 0 0 0 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 162 NC NC NC NC NC NC 163  

Wild Card

Wild Card DIV GP/R W L OTL RW PTS
SEA PAC 2/80 2 0 0 2 4   161 161 161 161 161 161 160 159 159 159 159 159 159 159 159
COL CEN 1/81 1 0 0 1 2 163   163 163 163 163 163 162 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161
ANA PAC 1/81 1 0 0 1 2 163 163   163 163 163 163 162 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161
MIN CEN 1/81 1 0 0 0 2 163 163 163   163 163 163 162 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161
DAL CEN 1/81 1 0 0 1 2 163 163 163 163   163 163 162 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161
EDM PAC 1/81 1 0 0 1 2 163 163 163 163 163   163 162 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161
LAS PAC 1/81 1 0 0 1 2 163 163 163 163 163 163   162 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 161
CHI CEN 1/81 0 0 1 0 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   162 162 162 162 162 162 162 162
STL CEN 1/81 0 1 0 0 0 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   163 163 163 163 163 163 163
NSH CEN 1/81 0 1 0 0 0 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 163   163 163 163 163 163 163
VAN PAC 1/81 0 1 0 0 0 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 163 163   163 163 163 163 163
CGY PAC 1/81 0 1 0 0 0 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 163 163 163   163 163 163 163
LAK PAC 1/81 0 1 0 0 0 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 163 163 163 163   163 163 163
UTH CEN 1/81 0 1 0 0 0 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 163 163 163 163 163   163 163
WPG CEN 1/81 0 1 0 0 0 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 163 163 163 163 163 163   163
SJS PAC 1/81 0 1 0 0 0 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 163 163 163 163 163 163 163  

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: September 21, 2026 10:00pm GMT