NHL Standings after Thursday, Jan 1, 2026

2025-26 season · computed from 639 completed games

Standings after

Eastern

Eastern Atlantic

Team GP W-L-OTL PTS PTS% RW ROW GF GA DIFF
1 Detroit Red Wings 42 24-14-4 52 .619 17 22 130 134 -4
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 40 24-13-3 51 .637 19 23 135 107 +28
3 Montreal Canadiens 40 22-12-6 50 .625 14 20 137 136 +1
4 Buffalo Sabres 39 21-14-4 46 .590 15 18 124 121 +3
5 Florida Panthers 39 21-15-3 45 .577 18 19 126 124 +2
6 Toronto Maple Leafs 40 19-15-6 44 .550 15 19 134 134 0
7 Boston Bruins 41 21-18-2 44 .537 15 19 130 134 -4
8 Ottawa Senators 39 19-15-5 43 .551 14 16 129 127 +2

Eastern Metropolitan

Team GP W-L-OTL PTS PTS% RW ROW GF GA DIFF
1 Carolina Hurricanes 40 24-13-3 51 .637 15 20 135 122 +13
2 New York Islanders 41 22-15-4 48 .585 15 18 116 117 -1
3 Philadelphia Flyers 39 20-12-7 47 .603 13 15 119 114 +5
4 Washington Capitals 41 21-15-5 47 .573 19 21 133 118 +15
5 Pittsburgh Penguins 39 18-12-9 45 .577 15 17 126 126 0
6 New Jersey Devils 40 21-17-2 44 .550 14 18 109 120 -11
7 New York Rangers 42 19-18-5 43 .512 12 17 109 116 -7
8 Columbus Blue Jackets 39 17-16-6 40 .513 10 13 118 131 -13
Team GP W-L-OTL PTS PTS% RW ROW DIFF
1 Detroit Red Wings 42 24-14-4 52 .619 17 22 -4
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 40 24-13-3 51 .637 19 23 +28
3 Carolina Hurricanes 40 24-13-3 51 .637 15 20 +13
4 Montreal Canadiens 40 22-12-6 50 .625 14 20 +1
5 New York Islanders 41 22-15-4 48 .585 15 18 -1
6 Philadelphia Flyers 39 20-12-7 47 .603 13 15 +5
7 Washington Capitals 41 21-15-5 47 .573 19 21 +15
8 Buffalo Sabres 39 21-14-4 46 .590 15 18 +3
9 Florida Panthers 39 21-15-3 45 .577 18 19 +2
10 Pittsburgh Penguins 39 18-12-9 45 .577 15 17 0
11 Toronto Maple Leafs 40 19-15-6 44 .550 15 19 0
12 New Jersey Devils 40 21-17-2 44 .550 14 18 -11
13 Boston Bruins 41 21-18-2 44 .537 15 19 -4
14 Ottawa Senators 39 19-15-5 43 .551 14 16 +2
15 New York Rangers 42 19-18-5 43 .512 12 17 -7
16 Columbus Blue Jackets 39 17-16-6 40 .513 10 13 -13

Western

Western Central

Team GP W-L-OTL PTS PTS% RW ROW GF GA DIFF
1 Colorado Avalanche 39 30-2-7 67 .859 27 29 159 88 +71
2 Dallas Stars 41 25-9-7 57 .695 21 22 143 113 +30
3 Minnesota Wild 41 24-10-7 55 .671 17 21 129 108 +21
4 Utah Mammoth 41 19-19-3 41 .500 14 19 126 118 +8
5 Nashville Predators 40 18-18-4 40 .500 13 16 114 133 -19
6 St. Louis Blues 41 15-18-8 38 .463 15 15 101 143 -42
7 Chicago Blackhawks 40 15-18-7 37 .463 13 14 112 130 -18
8 Winnipeg Jets 39 15-20-4 34 .436 13 14 113 122 -9

Western Pacific

Team GP W-L-OTL PTS PTS% RW ROW GF GA DIFF
1 Edmonton Oilers 41 20-15-6 46 .561 15 20 137 138 -1
2 Vegas Golden Knights 38 17-10-11 45 .592 13 16 119 119 0
3 Anaheim Ducks 40 21-16-3 45 .562 13 17 137 141 -4
4 San Jose Sharks 40 20-17-3 43 .537 11 18 124 139 -15
5 Seattle Kraken 38 17-14-7 41 .539 12 17 99 112 -13
6 Los Angeles Kings 39 16-14-9 41 .526 11 15 102 107 -5
7 Calgary Flames 40 18-18-4 40 .500 14 16 108 117 -9
8 Vancouver Canucks 39 16-20-3 35 .449 10 12 112 136 -24
Team GP W-L-OTL PTS PTS% RW ROW DIFF
1 Colorado Avalanche 39 30-2-7 67 .859 27 29 +71
2 Dallas Stars 41 25-9-7 57 .695 21 22 +30
3 Minnesota Wild 41 24-10-7 55 .671 17 21 +21
4 Edmonton Oilers 41 20-15-6 46 .561 15 20 -1
5 Vegas Golden Knights 38 17-10-11 45 .592 13 16 0
6 Anaheim Ducks 40 21-16-3 45 .562 13 17 -4
7 San Jose Sharks 40 20-17-3 43 .537 11 18 -15
8 Seattle Kraken 38 17-14-7 41 .539 12 17 -13
9 Los Angeles Kings 39 16-14-9 41 .526 11 15 -5
10 Utah Mammoth 41 19-19-3 41 .500 14 19 +8
11 Calgary Flames 40 18-18-4 40 .500 14 16 -9
12 Nashville Predators 40 18-18-4 40 .500 13 16 -19
13 St. Louis Blues 41 15-18-8 38 .463 15 15 -42
14 Chicago Blackhawks 40 15-18-7 37 .463 13 14 -18
15 Vancouver Canucks 39 16-20-3 35 .449 10 12 -24
16 Winnipeg Jets 39 15-20-4 34 .436 13 14 -9

Records and totals are computed from completed regular-season games through Thursday, Jan 1, 2026. The table is ranked on points, and clubs still level are separated by the league's own order: fewer games played, shown as PTS%, then regulation wins, then regulation plus overtime wins, then the record between them, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where this differs from the published procedure, stated rather than hidden: where two clubs played an unequal number of home games against each other the league discounts one of those meetings, and that adjustment is not applied. So a tie the league would settle there may come out in a different order here. Game results from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.