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NHL Division Standings 2025 - 2026

Atlantic

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

2	Detroit Red Wings	46	27	15	4	58	20	145	142	+3	15-8-1	12-7-3	0-2	7-2-1	W3
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	43	27	13	3	57	22	153	114	+39	12-9-0	15-4-3	0-1	9-1-0	W9
1	Montreal Canadiens	45	25	14	6	56	16	151	148	+3	12-10-1	13-4-5	0-4	6-2-2	L1
4	Buffalo Sabres	43	24	15	4	52	18	140	134	+6	14-5-2	10-10-2	0-0	9-1-0	W3
5	Toronto Maple Leafs	44	22	15	7	51	17	148	140	+8	16-5-5	6-10-2	0-1	7-1-2	W3
6	Boston Bruins	45	24	19	2	50	17	151	146	+5	14-8-1	10-11-1	0-1	4-4-2	W2
7	Florida Panthers	44	23	18	3	49	20	135	142	-7	14-9-3	9-9-0	0-1	4-5-1	W1
8	Ottawa Senators	44	20	19	5	45	15	141	148	-7	10-9-3	10-10-2	0-0	3-6-1	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	Carolina Hurricanes	45	28	14	3	59	19	155	135	+20	16-8-1	12-6-2	0-2	6-4-0	W4
2	New York Islanders	45	25	15	5	55	16	134	125	+9	14-8-2	11-7-3	0-5	6-2-2	W1
3	Philadelphia Flyers	43	22	13	8	52	15	132	127	+5	12-6-5	10-7-3	0-3	5-3-2	L2
4	Washington Capitals	45	23	16	6	52	21	148	130	+18	13-8-3	10-8-3	0-5	4-4-2	W1
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	43	21	13	9	51	17	140	134	+6	10-7-5	11-6-4	0-5	7-3-0	L1
6	New Jersey Devils	44	22	20	2	46	15	115	137	-22	11-8-2	11-12-0	0-0	3-6-1	L3
7	New York Rangers	46	20	20	6	46	13	120	135	-15	5-11-4	15-9-2	0-0	3-5-2	L3
8	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

Central

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
3	Minnesota Wild	46	26	11	9	61	18	146	125	+21	13-4-6	13-7-3	0-3	4-2-4	L1
2	Dallas Stars	45	26	10	9	61	22	157	129	+28	12-6-3	14-4-6	0-3	3-3-4	L1
4	Utah Mammoth	45	22	20	3	47	16	137	127	+10	11-7-1	11-13-2	0-0	6-4-0	W3
6	Chicago Blackhawks	45	19	19	7	45	15	129	142	-13	10-9-4	9-10-3	0-3	6-3-1	W1
5	Nashville Predators	44	20	20	4	44	14	122	146	-24	11-10-2	9-10-2	0-0	6-4-0	L1
7	St Louis Blues	45	17	20	8	42	17	112	157	-45	10-9-5	7-11-3	0-2	4-5-1	L2
8	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

Pacific

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

2	Edmonton Oilers	44	22	16	6	50	17	149	148	+1	11-5-3	11-11-3	0-2	6-4-0	W2
1	Vegas Golden Knights	42	19	11	12	50	14	133	132	+1	9-6-6	10-5-6	0-5	3-5-2	W2
4	San Jose Sharks	44	23	18	3	49	12	141	155	-14	13-8-3	10-10-0	0-1	6-4-0	W3
3	Seattle Kraken	43	20	15	8	48	14	119	126	-7	10-7-5	10-8-3	0-4	7-1-2	L2
5	Los Angeles Kings	43	18	15	10	46	12	115	122	-7	7-9-5	11-6-5	0-5	4-5-1	L2
6	Anaheim Ducks	45	21	21	3	45	13	150	168	-18	12-8-1	9-13-2	0-0	1-8-1	L9
7	Calgary Flames	45	19	22	4	42	15	116	135	-19	12-7-2	7-15-2	0-2	5-5-0	W1
8	Vancouver Canucks	44	16	23	5	37	10	121	158	-37	4-12-3	12-11-2	0-1	2-6-2	L6
Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	RW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK

The National Hockey League (NHL) is organized into four divisions: the Atlantic Division and Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, and the Central Division and Pacific Division in the Western Conference. Each division includes a mix of historic franchises and emerging teams, creating intense rivalries and regional matchups throughout the season. Divisional alignment plays a crucial role in determining regular season schedules, playoff qualification, and the structure of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Divisions are not just for organizing teams geographically—they directly impact how the NHL season unfolds. Teams play more games against opponents within their own division, making divisional standings especially important for playoff seeding. Fans often follow division races closely, as even a few points can separate teams from making the playoffs or missing out. Understanding the NHL’s division format adds depth to tracking team performance, analyzing matchups, and appreciating the league’s competitive landscape.

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).