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NHL Standings 2025-26

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NHL standings for the 2025-26 season through 2026-04-07. 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	xBUF Buffalo Sabres	78

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	xCAR Carolina Hurricanes	78	50	22	6	106	281	233	+48
2	3PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	78	40	22	16	96	280	250	+30
3	7PHI Philadelphia Flyers	78	40	26	12	92	233	232	+1
4	7CBJ Columbus Blue Jackets	78	39	27	12	90	245	241	+4
5	6NYI New York Islanders	78	42	31	5	89	226	229	-3
6	4WSH Washington Capitals	78	39	30	9	87	248	240	+8
7	eNJD New Jersey Devils	78	40	35	3	83	219	239	-20
8	eNYR New York Rangers	78	33	36	9	75	229	238	-9

Central DivisionWestern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF
1	xCOL Colorado Avalanche	77	51	16	10	112	290	197	+93
2	xDAL Dallas Stars	78	46	20	12	104	262	214	+48
3	xMIN Minnesota Wild	78	45	21	12	102	261	225	+36
4	6UTA Utah Mammoth	77	41	30	6	88	254	223	+31
5	10NSH Nashville Predators	78	37	31	10	84	238	256	-18
6	7WPG Winnipeg Jets	77	34	31	12	80	221	234	-13
7	5STL St. Louis Blues	77	33	32	12	78	206	241	-35
8	eCHI Chicago Blackhawks	78	28	36	14	70	202	256	-54

Pacific DivisionWestern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF
1	6EDM Edmonton Oilers	78	39	29	10	88	270	263	+7
2	6VGK Vegas Golden Knights	78	36	26	16	88	249	241	+8
3	7ANA Anaheim Ducks	78	41	32	5	87	257	276	-19
4	10LAK Los Angeles Kings	77	32	26	19	83	211	236	-25
5	10SJS San Jose Sharks	76	37	32	7	81	234	269	-35
6	2SEA Seattle Kraken	77	32	34	11	75	214	248	-34
7	eCGY Calgary Flames	77	32	36	9	73	202	247	-45
8	eVAN Vancouver Canucks	77	22	47	8	52	202	297	-95