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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	Montreal Canadiens	44	25	13	6	56	16	151	144	+7	12-9-1	13-4-5	0-4	7-1-2	W3
2	Detroit Red Wings	45	26	15	4	56	19	141	142	-1	15-8-1	11-7-3	0-2	7-2-1	W2
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	42	26	13	3	55	21	146	112	+34	12-9-0	14-4-3	0-1	8-2-0	W8
4	Buffalo Sabres	42	23	15	4	50	17	135	131	+4	13-5-2	10-10-2	0-0	9-1-0	W2
5	Toronto Maple Leafs	43	21	15	7	49	16	143	140	+3	15-5-5	6-10-2	0-1	6-2-2	W2
6	Boston Bruins	44	23	19	2	48	16	141	144	-3	13-8-1	10-11-1	0-1	3-5-2	W1
7	Florida Panthers	43	22	18	3	47	19	132	140	-8	14-9-3	8-9-0	0-1	4-5-1	L2
8	Ottawa Senators	43	20	18	5	45	15	139	145	-6	10-8-3	10-10-2	0-0	4-5-1	L3
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	44	27	14	3	57	18	152	133	+19	15-8-1	12-6-2	0-2	5-5-0	W3
2	New York Islanders	44	24	15	5	53	16	130	122	+8	14-8-2	10-7-3	0-5	5-3-2	L1
3	Philadelphia Flyers	42	22	12	8	52	15	130	120	+10	12-5-5	10-7-3	0-3	5-3-2	L1
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	42	21	12	9	51	17	139	132	+7	10-6-5	11-6-4	0-5	7-3-0	W6
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	45	20	19	6	46	13	118	125	-7	5-11-4	15-8-2	0-0	4-4-2	L2
8	Columbus Blue Jackets	43	18	18	7	43	11	132	147	-15	9-7-4	9-11-3	0-1	4-5-1	L3
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	43	32	4	7	71	29	175	99	+76	18-0-2	14-4-5	0-4	8-2-0	W1
3	Minnesota Wild	45	26	11	8	60	18	143	121	+22	13-4-5	13-7-3	0-3	5-2-3	W1
2	Dallas Stars	44	26	10	8	60	22	153	124	+29	12-6-3	14-4-5	0-3	4-3-3	W1
4	Utah Mammoth	45	22	20	3	47	16	137	127	+10	11-7-1	11-13-2	0-0	6-4-0	W3
5	Nashville Predators	43	20	19	4	44	14	122	143	-21	11-9-2	9-10-2	0-0	7-3-0	W1
6	Chicago Blackhawks	44	18	19	7	43	14	126	142	-16	10-9-4	8-10-3	0-3	5-4-1	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
3	Seattle Kraken	42	20	14	8	48	14	117	123	-6	10-7-5	10-7-3	0-4	8-0-2	L1
4	San Jose Sharks	43	22	18	3	47	12	136	151	-15	12-8-3	10-10-0	0-1	6-4-0	W2
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	44	21	20	3	45	13	147	163	-16	12-8-1	9-12-2	0-0	1-8-1	L8
7	Calgary Flames	44	18	22	4	40	14	114	134	-20	12-7-2	6-15-2	0-2	5-5-0	L4
8	Vancouver Canucks	43	16	22	5	37	10	121	153	-32	4-12-3	12-10-2	0-1	3-5-2	L5
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).