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NHL Conference Standings 2025 - 2026

Eastern

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

1	Carolina Hurricanes	44	27	14	3	57	18	152	133	+19	15-8-1	12-6-2	0-2	5-5-0	W3
2	Montreal Canadiens	44	25	13	6	56	16	151	144	+7	12-9-1	13-4-5	0-4	7-1-2	W3
3	Detroit Red Wings	45	26	15	4	56	19	141	142	-1	15-8-1	11-7-3	0-2	7-2-1	W2
4	Tampa Bay Lightning	42	26	13	3	55	21	146	112	+34	12-9-0	14-4-3	0-1	8-2-0	W8
5	New York Islanders	44	24	15	5	53	16	130	122	+8	14-8-2	10-7-3	0-5	5-3-2	L1
6	Philadelphia Flyers	42	22	12	8	52	15	130	120	+10	12-5-5	10-7-3	0-3	5-3-2	L1
7	Washington Capitals	45	23	16	6	52	21	148	130	+18	13-8-3	10-8-3	0-5	4-4-2	W1
8	Pittsburgh Penguins	43	21	13	9	51	17	140	134	+6	10-7-5	11-6-4	0-5	7-3-0	L1
9	Buffalo Sabres	42	23	15	4	50	17	135	131	+4	13-5-2	10-10-2	0-0	9-1-0	W2
11	Boston Bruins	45	24	19	2	50	17	151	146	+5	14-8-1	10-11-1	0-1	4-4-2	W2
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	43	21	15	7	49	16	143	140	+3	15-5-5	6-10-2	0-1	6-2-2	W2
12	Florida Panthers	43	22	18	3	47	19	132	140	-8	14-9-3	8-9-0	0-1	4-5-1	L2
13	New Jersey Devils	44	22	20	2	46	15	115	137	-22	11-8-2	11-12-0	0-0	3-6-1	L3
14	New York Rangers	46	20	20	6	46	13	120	135	-15	5-11-4	15-9-2	0-0	3-5-2	L3
15	Ottawa Senators	43	20	18	5	45	15	139	145	-6	10-8-3	10-10-2	0-0	4-5-1	L3
16	Columbus Blue Jackets	44	18	19	7	43	11	132	151	-19	9-7-4	9-12-3	0-1	4-5-1	L4
Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	RW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK

Western

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

1	Colorado Avalanche	44	33	4	7	73	30	179	99	+80	19-0-2	14-4-5	0-4	8-2-0	W2
2	Dallas Stars	45	26	10	9	61	22	157	129	+28	12-6-3	14-4-6	0-3	3-3-4	L1
3	Minnesota Wild	45	26	11	8	60	18	143	121	+22	13-4-5	13-7-3	0-3	5-2-3	W1
5	Edmonton Oilers	44	22	16	6	50	17	149	148	+1	11-5-3	11-11-3	0-2	6-4-0	W2
4	Vegas Golden Knights	42	19	11	12	50	14	133	132	+1	9-6-6	10-5-6	0-5	3-5-2	W2
7	San Jose Sharks	44	23	18	3	49	12	141	155	-14	13-8-3	10-10-0	0-1	6-4-0	W3
6	Seattle Kraken	42	20	14	8	48	14	117	123	-6	10-7-5	10-7-3	0-4	8-0-2	L1
8	Utah Mammoth	45	22	20	3	47	16	137	127	+10	11-7-1	11-13-2	0-0	6-4-0	W3
9	Los Angeles Kings	43	18	15	10	46	12	115	122	-7	7-9-5	11-6-5	0-5	4-5-1	L2
10	Anaheim Ducks	44	21	20	3	45	13	147	163	-16	12-8-1	9-12-2	0-0	1-8-1	L8
11	Nashville Predators	43	20	19	4	44	14	122	143	-21	11-9-2	9-10-2	0-0	7-3-0	W1
12	Chicago Blackhawks	44	18	19	7	43	14	126	142	-16	10-9-4	8-10-3	0-3	5-4-1	L1
13	St Louis Blues	45	17	20	8	42	17	112	157	-45	10-9-5	7-11-3	0-2	4-5-1	L2
14	Calgary Flames	45	19	22	4	42	15	116	135	-19	12-7-2	7-15-2	0-2	5-5-0	W1
16	Vancouver Canucks	43	16	22	5	37	10	121	153	-32	4-12-3	12-10-2	0-1	3-5-2	L5
15	Winnipeg Jets	43	16	22	5	37	14	126	135	-9	9-9-3	7-13-2	0-1	1-6-3	W1
Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	RW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK

The National Hockey League (NHL) is divided into two main conferences: the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. Each conference is further split into two divisions, creating a structure that helps organize regular season play, playoff qualification, and scheduling. The Eastern Conference includes the Atlantic and Metropolitan Divisions, while the Western Conference consists of the Central and Pacific Divisions. This setup promotes regional rivalries and competitive balance, shaping the journey to the Stanley Cup Playoffs each season.

In the NHL, teams earn points throughout the regular season to compete for playoff spots within their conference. The top three teams from each division, along with two wild card teams from each conference, advance to the postseason. This format ensures intense competition across both conferences as teams battle for positioning. Understanding the NHL’s conference system is key for fans following standings, playoff races, and team matchups throughout the year. It also plays a critical role in the league’s history, scheduling, and overall competitive dynamics.

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).