NHL Wild Card Standings 2024 - 2025

Eastern

Atlantic

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

1	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	52	26	4	108	41	268	231	+37	27-13-1	25-13-3	0-2	9-1-0	W5
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	47	27	8	102	41	294	219	+75	29-8-4	18-19-4	0-3	5-2-3	L1
3	Florida Panthers	82	47	31	4	98	37	252	223	+29	27-12-2	20-19-2	0-0	3-6-1	L2
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	Washington Capitals	82	51	22	9	111	43	288	232	+56	26-9-6	25-13-3	0-3	4-6-0	L1
2	Carolina Hurricanes	82	47	30	5	99	42	266	233	+33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-6-1	L3
3	New Jersey Devils	82	42	33	7	91	36	242	222	+20	19-17-5	23-16-2	0-2	5-5-0	L1
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	Washington Capitals	82	51	22	9	111	43	288	232	+56	26-9-6	25-13-3	0-3	4-6-0	L1
1	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	52	26	4	108	41	268	231	+37	27-13-1	25-13-3	0-2	9-1-0	W5
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	47	27	8	102	41	294	219	+75	29-8-4	18-19-4	0-3	5-2-3	L1
2	Carolina Hurricanes	82	47	30	5	99	42	266	233	+33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-6-1	L3
3	Florida Panthers	82	47	31	4	98	37	252	223	+29	27-12-2	20-19-2	0-0	3-6-1	L2
4	Ottawa Senators	82	45	30	7	97	35	243	234	+9	27-11-3	18-19-4	0-2	6-2-2	W1
5	Montreal Canadiens	82	40	31	11	91	30	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	0-4	7-1-2	W1
3	New Jersey Devils	82	42	33	7	91	36	242	222	+20	19-17-5	23-16-2	0-2	5-5-0	L1
4	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	40	33	9	89	30	273	268	+5	26-10-5	14-23-4	0-1	7-3-0	W6
6	Detroit Red Wings	82	39	35	8	86	30	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	0-0	6-2-2	L1
5	New York Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	35	256	255	+1	19-19-3	20-17-4	0-0	5-4-1	W2
6	New York Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	28	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	0-3	3-5-2	L2
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	34	36	12	80	24	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	0-6	5-4-1	W1
7	Buffalo Sabres	82	36	39	7	79	29	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	0-2	6-3-1	W1
8	Boston Bruins	82	33	39	10	76	26	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-6-1	L1
8	Philadelphia Flyers	82	33	39	10	76	21	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	0-3	5-4-1	L3
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	Winnipeg Jets	82	56	22	4	116	43	277	191	+86	30-7-4	26-15-0	0-1	7-3-0	W1
2	Dallas Stars	82	50	26	6	106	41	277	224	+53	28-10-3	22-16-3	0-2	3-5-2	L7
3	Colorado Avalanche	82	49	29	4	102	40	277	234	+43	26-12-3	23-17-1	0-3	5-4-1	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	Vegas Golden Knights	82	50	22	10	110	46	275	219	+56	29-9-3	21-13-7	0-5	6-2-2	W1
2	Los Angeles Kings	82	48	25	9	105	43	250	206	+44	31-6-4	17-19-5	0-3	8-2-0	L1
3	Edmonton Oilers	82	48	29	5	101	36	259	236	+23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3-0	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	Winnipeg Jets	82	56	22	4	116	43	277	191	+86	30-7-4	26-15-0	0-1	7-3-0	W1
1	Vegas Golden Knights	82	50	22	10	110	46	275	219	+56	29-9-3	21-13-7	0-5	6-2-2	W1
2	Dallas Stars	82	50	26	6	106	41	277	224	+53	28-10-3	22-16-3	0-2	3-5-2	L7
2	Los Angeles Kings	82	48	25	9	105	43	250	206	+44	31-6-4	17-19-5	0-3	8-2-0	L1
3	Colorado Avalanche	82	49	29	4	102	40	277	234	+43	26-12-3	23-17-1	0-3	5-4-1	W1
3	Edmonton Oilers	82	48	29	5	101	36	259	236	+23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3-0	W1
4	Minnesota Wild	82	45	30	7	97	33	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	0-3	5-3-2	W2
5	St Louis Blues	82	44	30	8	96	32	254	233	+21	24-14-3	20-16-5	0-2	7-2-1	W1
4	Calgary Flames	82	41	27	14	96	31	225	238	-13	23-12-6	18-15-8	0-2	7-1-2	W4
5	Vancouver Canucks	82	38	30	14	90	28	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	0-2	4-4-2	L1
6	Utah Mammoth	82	38	31	13	89	30	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	0-4	6-2-2	L1
6	Anaheim Ducks	82	35	37	10	80	24	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	0-2	3-5-2	L4
7	Seattle Kraken	82	35	41	6	76	28	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	0-3	5-5-0	L1
7	Nashville Predators	82	30	44	8	68	24	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	0-0	3-7-0	W1
8	Chicago Blackhawks	82	25	46	11	61	20	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	0-4	4-4-2	W2
8	San Jose Sharks	82	20	50	12	52	14	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	0-5	0-7-3	L11
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).