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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

1	Tampa Bay Lightning	22	13	7	2	28	10	69	60	+9	7-5-0	6-2-2	0-0	7-3-0	W4
2	Detroit Red Wings	23	13	9	1	27	9	69	74	-5	8-4-1	5-5-0	0-0	4-5-1	L1
3	Ottawa Senators	22	11	7	4	26	8	71	71	0	6-3-2	5-4-2	0-0	5-2-3	L1
4	Boston Bruins	24	13	11	0	26	8	75	77	-2	8-4-0	5-7-0	0-0	6-4-0	L1
5	Montreal Canadiens	21	11	7	3	25	6	72	76	-4	6-5-1	5-2-2	0-2	3-4-3	W1
6	Florida Panthers	22	12	9	1	25	11	70	68	+2	8-3-1	4-6-0	0-1	6-4-0	W1
7	Buffalo Sabres	22	9	9	4	22	7	71	75	-4	8-4-2	1-5-2	0-0	4-5-1	W2
8	Toronto Maple Leafs	22	9	10	3	21	6	74	82	-8	8-4-3	1-6-0	0-0	3-5-2	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	Carolina Hurricanes	22	14	6	2	30	10	78	65	+13	6-2-1	8-4-1	0-1	6-2-2	L1
2	New Jersey Devils	22	14	7	1	29	9	69	67	+2	8-0-1	6-7-0	0-0	5-4-1	W1
3	New York Islanders	23	13	8	2	28	9	71	66	+5	5-4-1	8-4-1	0-2	7-3-0	W1
4	Washington Capitals	23	12	9	2	26	11	76	63	+13	7-5-1	5-4-1	0-2	5-4-1	W1
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	21	10	6	5	25	10	64	58	+6	5-3-2	5-3-3	0-3	3-4-3	L2
7	Columbus Blue Jackets	23	11	9	3	25	6	69	76	-7	5-3-1	6-6-2	0-1	4-3-3	L2
6	Philadelphia Flyers	21	11	7	3	25	5	60	59	+1	8-3-2	3-4-1	0-0	5-3-2	L1
8	New York Rangers	24	11	11	2	24	8	61	63	-2	2-7-1	9-4-1	0-0	5-5-0	W1
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	22	16	1	5	37	15	88	50	+38	8-0-2	8-1-3	0-2	9-0-1	W9
2	Dallas Stars	23	14	5	4	32	11	80	65	+15	6-4-1	8-1-3	0-2	7-2-1	W1
3	Minnesota Wild	23	12	7	4	28	8	68	64	+4	7-3-3	5-4-1	0-0	8-1-1	W5
4	Utah Mammoth	23	12	8	3	27	9	71	68	+3	7-2-1	5-6-2	0-0	3-4-3	W2
6	Chicago Blackhawks	22	10	8	4	24	9	69	62	+7	5-4-2	5-4-2	0-1	5-4-1	L3
5	Winnipeg Jets	21	12	9	0	24	10	67	59	+8	6-5-0	6-4-0	0-0	4-6-0	L2
7	St Louis Blues	23	7	10	6	20	7	61	85	-24	3-5-4	4-5-2	0-2	3-3-4	L1
8	Nashville Predators	22	6	12	4	16	4	52	81	-29	5-7-2	1-5-2	0-0	2-6-2	L3
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	Anaheim Ducks	22	14	7	1	29	9	80	69	+11	8-2-0	6-5-1	0-0	6-4-0	W1
3	Los Angeles Kings	23	11	6	6	28	7	62	64	-2	2-4-3	9-2-3	0-4	6-2-2	W1
2	Seattle Kraken	22	11	5	6	28	7	57	59	-2	6-1-3	5-4-3	0-3	5-3-2	L1
4	Vegas Golden Knights	22	10	5	7	27	9	68	65	+3	5-3-3	5-2-4	0-1	3-3-4	L2
5	San Jose Sharks	23	11	9	3	25	5	68	72	-4	7-4-3	4-5-0	0-1	7-3-0	W1
6	Edmonton Oilers	25	10	10	5	25	5	77	95	-18	5-2-2	5-8-3	0-2	4-5-1	L1
7	Vancouver Canucks	23	9	12	2	20	5	71	86	-15	3-7-1	6-5-1	0-0	3-5-2	L3
8	Calgary Flames	24	8	13	3	19	6	59	73	-14	4-4-2	4-9-1	0-2	5-4-1	W3
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).