Conference
Eastern Conference
Sixteen clubs, two divisions, eight playoff berths.
16 teams
CarolinaHurricanesMetropolitan Division53-22-7.689W1HOME29-10-2AWAY24-12-5DIFF+56Lenovo Center
BuffaloSabresAtlantic Division50-23-9.665OT1HOME26-10-5AWAY24-13-4DIFF+47KeyBank Center
Tampa BayLightningAtlantic Division50-26-6.646L1HOME26-14-1AWAY24-12-5DIFF+59Benchmark International Arena
MontréalCanadiensAtlantic Division48-24-10.646L1HOME24-15-2AWAY24-9-8DIFF+27Centre Bell
BostonBruinsAtlantic Division45-27-10.610W2HOME29-11-1AWAY16-16-9DIFF+22TD Garden
OttawaSenatorsAtlantic Division44-27-11.604W1HOME23-12-6AWAY21-15-5DIFF+32Canadian Tire Centre
PittsburghPenguinsMetropolitan Division41-25-16.598L3HOME20-13-8AWAY21-12-8DIFF+25PPG Paints Arena
PhiladelphiaFlyersMetropolitan Division43-27-12.598W3HOME20-13-8AWAY23-14-4DIFF+7Xfinity Mobile Arena
WashingtonCapitalsMetropolitan Division43-30-9.579W4HOME25-11-5AWAY18-19-4DIFF+19Capital One Arena
DetroitRed WingsAtlantic Division41-31-10.561L1HOME21-16-4AWAY20-15-6DIFF-17Little Caesars Arena
ColumbusBlue JacketsMetropolitan Division40-30-12.561L2HOME20-13-8AWAY20-17-4DIFF0Nationwide Arena
New YorkIslandersMetropolitan Division43-34-5.555L3HOME22-17-2AWAY21-17-3DIFF-8UBS Arena
New JerseyDevilsMetropolitan Division42-37-3.530L1HOME21-17-3AWAY21-20-0DIFF-24Prudential Center
FloridaPanthersAtlantic Division40-38-4.512W3HOME23-15-3AWAY17-23-1DIFF-25Amerant Bank Arena
TorontoMaple LeafsAtlantic Division32-36-14.476L5HOME18-15-8AWAY14-21-6DIFF-46Scotiabank Arena
New YorkRangersMetropolitan Division34-39-9.470W1HOME14-20-7AWAY20-19-2DIFF-12Madison Square GardenStandings
Standings and records: 2025-26 final
StandingsEastern Conference
Carolina lead the Eastern Conference at .689
Record53-22-7GF296GA240DIFF+56Clinched playoff berth16 teamsTap a column to sort
| RK | Team | W | L | OTL | PTS% | PTS | GF | GA | DIFF | HOME | AWAY | DIV | CONF | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1x | CARCarolinaHurricanes | 53 | 22 | 7 | .689 | 113 | 296 | 240 | +56 | 29-10-2 | 24-12-5 | — | — | W1 |
| 2x | BUFBuffaloSabres | 50 | 23 | 9 | .665 | 109 | 288 | 241 | +47 | 26-10-5 | 24-13-4 | — | — | OT1 |
| 3x | TBLTampa BayLightning | 50 | 26 | 6 | .646 | 106 | 290 | 231 | +59 | 26-14-1 | 24-12-5 | — | — | L1 |
| 4x | MTLMontréalCanadiens | 48 | 24 | 10 | .646 | 106 | 283 | 256 | +27 | 24-15-2 | 24-9-8 | — | — | L1 |
| 5x | BOSBostonBruins | 45 | 27 | 10 | .610 | 100 | 272 | 250 | +22 | 29-11-1 | 16-16-9 | — | — | W2 |
| 6x | OTTOttawaSenators | 44 | 27 | 11 | .604 | 99 | 278 | 246 | +32 | 23-12-6 | 21-15-5 | — | — | W1 |
| 7x | PITPittsburghPenguins | 41 | 25 | 16 | .598 | 98 | 293 | 268 | +25 | 20-13-8 | 21-12-8 | — | — | L3 |
| 8x | PHIPhiladelphiaFlyers | 43 | 27 | 12 | .598 | 98 | 250 | 243 | +7 | 20-13-8 | 23-14-4 | — | — | W3 |
| 9 | WSHWashingtonCapitals | 43 | 30 | 9 | .579 | 95 | 263 | 244 | +19 | 25-11-5 | 18-19-4 | — | — | W4 |
| 10 | DETDetroitRed Wings | 41 | 31 | 10 | .561 | 92 | 241 | 258 | -17 | 21-16-4 | 20-15-6 | — | — | L1 |
| 11 | CBJColumbusBlue Jackets | 40 | 30 | 12 | .561 | 92 | 253 | 253 | 0 | 20-13-8 | 20-17-4 | — | — | L2 |
| 12 | NYINew YorkIslanders | 43 | 34 | 5 | .555 | 91 | 233 | 241 | -8 | 22-17-2 | 21-17-3 | — | — | L3 |
| 13 | NJDNew JerseyDevils | 42 | 37 | 3 | .530 | 87 | 230 | 254 | -24 | 21-17-3 | 21-20-0 | — | — | L1 |
| 14 | FLAFloridaPanthers | 40 | 38 | 4 | .512 | 84 | 251 | 276 | -25 | 23-15-3 | 17-23-1 | — | — | W3 |
| 15 | TORTorontoMaple Leafs | 32 | 36 | 14 | .476 | 78 | 253 | 299 | -46 | 18-15-8 | 14-21-6 | — | — | L5 |
| 16 | NYRNew YorkRangers | 34 | 39 | 9 | .470 | 77 | 238 | 250 | -12 | 14-20-7 | 20-19-2 | — | — | W1 |
Division breakdown
Atlantic DivisionSabres lead
| 1 | BUFBuffaloSabres | 50-23-9 | .665 | |
| 2 | TBLTampa BayLightning | 50-26-6 | .646 | |
| 3 | MTLMontréalCanadiens | 48-24-10 | .646 | |
| 4 | BOSBostonBruins | 45-27-10 | .610 | |
| 5 | OTTOttawaSenators | 44-27-11 | .604 | |
| 6 | DETDetroitRed Wings | 41-31-10 | .561 | |
| 7 | FLAFloridaPanthers | 40-38-4 | .512 | |
| 8 | TORTorontoMaple Leafs | 32-36-14 | .476 |
Metropolitan DivisionHurricanes lead
| 1 | CARCarolinaHurricanes | 53-22-7 | .689 | |
| 2 | PITPittsburghPenguins | 41-25-16 | .598 | |
| 3 | PHIPhiladelphiaFlyers | 43-27-12 | .598 | |
| 4 | WSHWashingtonCapitals | 43-30-9 | .579 | |
| 5 | CBJColumbusBlue Jackets | 40-30-12 | .561 | |
| 6 | NYINew YorkIslanders | 43-34-5 | .555 | |
| 7 | NJDNew JerseyDevils | 42-37-3 | .530 | |
| 8 | NYRNew YorkRangers | 34-39-9 | .470 |
StandingsWestern Conference
Colorado lead the Western Conference at .738
Record55-16-11GF302GA203DIFF+99Clinched playoff berth16 teamsTap a column to sort
| RK | Team | W | L | OTL | PTS% | PTS | GF | GA | DIFF | HOME | AWAY | DIV | CONF | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1x | COLColoradoAvalanche | 55 | 16 | 11 | .738 | 121 | 302 | 203 | +99 | 26-9-6 | 29-7-5 | — | — | W3 |
| 2x |  DALDallasStars | 50 | 20 | 12 | .683 | 112 | 279 | 226 | +53 | 26-11-4 | 24-9-8 | — | — | W5 |
| 3x |  MINMinnesotaWild | 46 | 24 | 12 | .634 | 104 | 272 | 240 | +32 | 23-10-8 | 23-14-4 | — | — | W1 |
| 4x |  VGKVegasGolden Knights | 39 | 26 | 17 | .579 | 95 | 265 | 250 | +15 | 20-12-9 | 19-14-8 | — | — | W3 |
| 5x |  EDMEdmontonOilers | 41 | 30 | 11 | .567 | 93 | 282 | 269 | +13 | 22-14-5 | 19-16-6 | — | — | W1 |
| 6x |  UTAUtahMammoth | 43 | 33 | 6 | .561 | 92 | 268 | 240 | +28 | 22-16-3 | 21-17-3 | — | — | L1 |
| 7x |  ANAAnaheimDucks | 43 | 33 | 6 | .561 | 92 | 273 | 288 | -15 | 24-13-4 | 19-20-2 | — | — | W1 |
| 8x |  LAKLos AngelesKings | 35 | 27 | 20 | .549 | 90 | 225 | 247 | -22 | 15-17-9 | 20-10-11 | — | — | L1 |
| 9 |  STLSt. LouisBlues | 37 | 33 | 12 | .524 | 86 | 231 | 258 | -27 | 20-14-7 | 17-19-5 | — | — | W4 |
| 10 |  NSHNashvillePredators | 38 | 34 | 10 | .524 | 86 | 247 | 269 | -22 | 21-17-3 | 17-17-7 | — | — | L2 |
| 11 |  SJSSan JoseSharks | 39 | 35 | 8 | .524 | 86 | 251 | 292 | -41 | 21-14-6 | 18-21-2 | — | — | W1 |
| 12 |  WPGWinnipegJets | 35 | 35 | 12 | .500 | 82 | 231 | 260 | -29 | 19-16-6 | 16-19-6 | — | — | L4 |
| 13 |  SEASeattleKraken | 34 | 37 | 11 | .482 | 79 | 226 | 263 | -37 | 19-17-5 | 15-20-6 | — | — | L3 |
| 14 |  CGYCalgaryFlames | 34 | 39 | 9 | .470 | 77 | 212 | 259 | -47 | 23-13-5 | 11-26-4 | — | — | W1 |
| 15 |  CHIChicagoBlackhawks | 29 | 39 | 14 | .439 | 72 | 213 | 275 | -62 | 14-19-8 | 15-20-6 | — | — | W1 |
| 16 |  VANVancouverCanucks | 25 | 49 | 8 | .354 | 58 | 216 | 316 | -100 | 9-27-5 | 16-22-3 | — | — | L1 |
Division breakdown
Central DivisionAvalanche lead
| 1 | COLColoradoAvalanche | 55-16-11 | .738 | |
| 2 | DALDallasStars | 50-20-12 | .683 | |
| 3 | MINMinnesotaWild | 46-24-12 | .634 | |
| 4 | UTAUtahMammoth | 43-33-6 | .561 | |
| 5 | STLSt. LouisBlues | 37-33-12 | .524 | |
| 6 | NSHNashvillePredators | 38-34-10 | .524 | |
| 7 | WPGWinnipegJets | 35-35-12 | .500 | |
| 8 | CHIChicagoBlackhawks | 29-39-14 | .439 |
Pacific DivisionGolden Knights lead
| 1 | VGKVegasGolden Knights | 39-26-17 | .579 | |
| 2 | EDMEdmontonOilers | 41-30-11 | .567 | |
| 3 | ANAAnaheimDucks | 43-33-6 | .561 | |
| 4 | LAKLos AngelesKings | 35-27-20 | .549 | |
| 5 | SJSSan JoseSharks | 39-35-8 | .524 | |
| 6 | SEASeattleKraken | 34-37-11 | .482 | |
| 7 | CGYCalgaryFlames | 34-39-9 | .470 | |
| 8 | VANVancouverCanucks | 25-49-8 | .354 |
Conference leaderTop eight teams reach the playoffsDashed line marks the playoff cutEliminated from contentionPTSstandings pointsGFgoals forGAgoals againstDIFFgoal differentialSTRKcurrent streak