NHL Wild Card Standings 2023 - 2024

Eastern

Atlantic

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	RW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK

1	Florida Panthers	82	52	24	6	110	42	268	200	+68	26-13-2	26-11-4	0-2	6-3-1	W4
2	Boston Bruins	82	47	20	15	109	36	267	224	+43	24-11-6	23-9-9	0-3	6-4-0	L2
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	46	26	10	102	33	303	263	+40	22-15-4	24-11-6	0-2	5-4-1	L4
Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	RW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK

Metropolitan

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	RW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK

1	New York Rangers	82	55	23	4	114	43	282	229	+53	30-11-0	25-12-4	0-3	7-3-0	W2
2	Carolina Hurricanes	82	52	23	7	111	44	279	216	+63	27-10-4	25-13-3	0-5	7-3-0	L1
3	New York Islanders	82	39	27	16	94	29	246	263	-17	21-10-10	18-17-6	0-5	8-1-1	W2
Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	RW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK

Wild Card

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	RW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK

1	New York Rangers	82	55	23	4	114	43	282	229	+53	30-11-0	25-12-4	0-3	7-3-0	W2
2	Carolina Hurricanes	82	52	23	7	111	44	279	216	+63	27-10-4	25-13-3	0-5	7-3-0	L1
1	Florida Panthers	82	52	24	6	110	42	268	200	+68	26-13-2	26-11-4	0-2	6-3-1	W4
2	Boston Bruins	82	47	20	15	109	36	267	224	+43	24-11-6	23-9-9	0-3	6-4-0	L2
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	46	26	10	102	33	303	263	+40	22-15-4	24-11-6	0-2	5-4-1	L4
4	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	45	29	8	98	37	291	268	+23	25-11-5	20-18-3	0-1	5-4-1	W1
3	New York Islanders	82	39	27	16	94	29	246	263	-17	21-10-10	18-17-6	0-5	8-1-1	W2
5	Detroit Red Wings	82	41	32	9	91	27	278	274	+4	23-13-5	18-19-4	0-1	5-3-2	W3
4	Washington Capitals	82	40	31	11	91	32	220	257	-37	22-12-7	18-19-4	0-5	4-4-2	W3
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	38	32	12	88	32	255	251	+4	23-14-4	15-18-8	0-3	6-2-2	L1
6	Philadelphia Flyers	82	38	33	11	87	30	235	261	-26	20-17-4	18-16-7	0-3	2-6-2	L1
6	Buffalo Sabres	82	39	37	6	84	33	246	244	+2	21-19-1	18-18-5	0-1	5-4-1	W1
7	New Jersey Devils	82	38	39	5	81	33	264	283	-19	17-21-3	21-18-2	0-2	3-6-1	L2
7	Ottawa Senators	82	37	41	4	78	25	255	281	-26	21-18-2	16-23-2	0-0	5-5-0	W1
8	Montreal Canadiens	82	30	36	16	76	20	236	289	-53	16-20-5	14-16-11	0-8	2-4-4	L4
8	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	27	43	12	66	21	237	300	-63	17-19-5	10-24-7	0-2	4-6-0	W1
Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	RW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK

Western

Central

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	RW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK

1	Dallas Stars	82	52	21	9	113	40	298	234	+64	26-11-4	26-10-5	0-2	8-2-0	W2
2	Winnipeg Jets	82	52	24	6	110	46	259	199	+60	27-11-3	25-13-3	0-1	8-2-0	W8
3	Colorado Avalanche	82	50	25	7	107	42	304	254	+50	31-9-1	19-16-6	0-2	4-4-2	W1
Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	RW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK

Pacific

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	RW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK

1	Vancouver Canucks	82	50	23	9	109	44	279	223	+56	27-9-5	23-14-4	0-2	5-4-1	L1
2	Edmonton Oilers	82	49	27	6	104	39	294	237	+57	28-9-4	21-18-2	0-1	4-4-2	L2
3	Los Angeles Kings	82	44	27	11	99	37	256	215	+41	22-12-7	22-15-4	0-5	6-4-0	W1
Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	RW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK

Wild Card

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	RW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK

1	Dallas Stars	82	52	21	9	113	40	298	234	+64	26-11-4	26-10-5	0-2	8-2-0	W2
2	Winnipeg Jets	82	52	24	6	110	46	259	199	+60	27-11-3	25-13-3	0-1	8-2-0	W8
1	Vancouver Canucks	82	50	23	9	109	44	279	223	+56	27-9-5	23-14-4	0-2	5-4-1	L1
3	Colorado Avalanche	82	50	25	7	107	42	304	254	+50	31-9-1	19-16-6	0-2	4-4-2	W1
2	Edmonton Oilers	82	49	27	6	104	39	294	237	+57	28-9-4	21-18-2	0-1	4-4-2	L2
4	Nashville Predators	82	47	30	5	99	38	269	248	+21	23-16-2	24-14-3	0-0	4-5-1	L1
3	Los Angeles Kings	82	44	27	11	99	37	256	215	+41	22-12-7	22-15-4	0-5	6-4-0	W1
4	Vegas Golden Knights	82	45	29	8	98	34	267	245	+22	27-12-2	18-17-6	0-2	6-4-0	L1
5	St Louis Blues	82	43	33	6	92	31	239	250	-11	25-14-2	18-19-4	0-2	5-3-2	L1
6	Minnesota Wild	82	39	34	9	87	32	251	263	-12	20-16-5	19-18-4	0-3	4-6-0	L1
6	Seattle Kraken	82	34	35	13	81	28	217	236	-19	17-18-6	17-17-7	0-4	4-6-0	W1
5	Calgary Flames	82	38	39	5	81	32	253	271	-18	21-19-1	17-20-4	0-4	5-5-0	W1
7	Utah Mammoth	82	36	41	5	77	28	256	274	-18	22-19-0	14-22-5	0-0	6-4-0	W1
7	Anaheim Ducks	82	27	50	5	59	21	204	295	-91	12-26-3	15-24-2	0-2	3-6-1	W1
8	Chicago Blackhawks	82	23	53	6	52	17	179	290	-111	16-21-4	7-32-2	0-1	2-7-1	L6
8	San Jose Sharks	82	19	54	9	47	14	181	331	-150	11-25-5	8-29-4	0-5	3-6-1	L3
Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	RW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK

The NHL wild card system is a key component of the league’s playoff format, allowing two additional teams from each conference to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After the top three teams in each of the four divisions earn automatic playoff spots, the next two teams with the highest point totals in each conference—regardless of division—are awarded wild card berths. This system ensures that strong teams in competitive divisions still have a chance to compete in the postseason, even if they don’t finish in the top three of their division.

The wild card format adds intensity to the final weeks of the NHL regular season, as teams on the playoff bubble fight for valuable points. Wild card teams typically face the top-seeded division winners in the first round, creating high-stakes matchups right from the start of the playoffs. Understanding how the NHL wild card race works is essential for fans tracking playoff scenarios, team performance, and postseason predictions. It brings additional excitement and strategic depth to the league’s already competitive structure.

Acronym	Stat Name	Definition
GP	Games Played	The total number of games the team has played during the season.
W	Wins	The number of games the team has won in regulation, overtime, or shootout.
L	Losses	The number of games the team has lost in regulation time.
OTL	Overtime Losses	The number of games the team lost in overtime or shootout. Teams earn one point for each OTL.
PTS	Points	The total number of points earned (2 for a win, 1 for an OTL, 0 for a regulation loss).
RW	Regulation Wins	The number of games the team won in regulation time (used as a playoff tiebreaker).
GF	Goals For	The total number of goals the team has scored during the season.
GA	Goals Against	The total number of goals the team has allowed during the season.
DIFF	Goal Differential	The difference between Goals For (GF) and Goals Against (GA): DIFF = GF – GA.
HOME	Home Record	The team’s win-loss-overtime loss record in home games (e.g., 18-9-3).
AWAY	Away Record	The team’s win-loss-overtime loss record in away games.
S/O	Shootout Record	The team’s record in games decided by a shootout (e.g., 3-2).
L10	Last 10 Games	The team’s performance over its last 10 games, typically shown as wins-losses-overtime losses.
STRK	Streak	The team’s current streak of wins, losses, or overtime losses (e.g., W3 for a 3-game win streak).