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NHL Standings 2025-26

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NHL standings for the 2025-26 season through 2025-12-13. All teams organized by division and conference. Points are calculated as 2 for a win and 1 for an overtime/shootout loss. Stats are updated daily.

Conference Leaders

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Division Standings

2025-26 divisions: Pacific, Metropolitan, Atlantic, Central. Teams are ranked by points within their division.

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Atlantic DivisionEastern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF
1	102TBL Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL Points System

Win (W): 2 points awarded for any win, whether in regulation, overtime, or a shootout.

Overtime Loss (OTL): 1 point awarded when a team loses in overtime or a shootout, ensuring both teams earn at least one point for reaching overtime.

Regulation Loss (L): 0 points. Losses in regulation (first 3 periods) do not earn any standings points.

Goal Differential (DIFF): Goals For minus Goals Against. Used as a tiebreaker and indicator of team strength.

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Metropolitan DivisionEastern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF
1	99CAR Carolina Hurricanes	31	20	9	2	42	105	88	+17
2	100NYI New York Islanders	33	19	11	3	41	100	93	+7
3	101WSH Washington Capitals	32	18	10	4	40	106	83	+23
4	104NJD New Jersey Devils	32	18	13	1	37	96	101	-5
5	104PHI Philadelphia Flyers	30	16	9	5	37	90	85	+5
6	98NYR New York Rangers	33	16	13	4	36	88	88	0
7	104PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	30	14	8	8	36	95	91	+4
8	96CBJ Columbus Blue Jackets	32	13	13	6	32	96	112	-16

Central DivisionWestern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF
1	84COL Colorado Avalanche	32	23	2	7	53	128	74	+54
2	90DAL Dallas Stars	33	21	7	5	47	111	89	+22
3	96MIN Minnesota Wild	32	18	9	5	41	93	85	+8
4	97UTA Utah Mammoth	33	15	15	3	33	101	97	+4
5	98CHI Chicago Blackhawks	32	13	13	6	32	91	98	-7
6	95STL St. Louis Blues	33	12	14	7	31	84	118	-34
7	99WPG Winnipeg Jets	31	15	15	1	31	96	96	0
8	96NSH Nashville Predators	31	12	15	4	28	87	109	-22

Pacific DivisionWestern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF
1	96VGK Vegas Golden Knights	31	16	6	9	41	96	90	+6
2	98ANA Anaheim Ducks	32	19	12	1	39	114	107	+7
3	100LAK Los Angeles Kings	31	14	8	9	37	83	82	+1
4	101EDM Edmonton Oilers	32	15	11	6	36	109	110	-1
5	102SJS San Jose Sharks	33	16	14	3	35	96	110	-14
6	94CGY Calgary Flames	33	13	16	4	30	84	97	-13
7	102SEA Seattle Kraken	29	12	11	6	30	73	90	-17
8	93VAN Vancouver Canucks	31	11	17	3	25	87	111	-24