NHL Standings after Thursday, Jan 8, 2026

2025-26 season · computed from 693 completed games

Standings after

Eastern

Eastern Atlantic

Team GP W-L-OTL PTS PTS% RW ROW GF GA DIFF
1 Montreal Canadiens 44 25-13-6 56 .636 16 23 151 144 +7
2 Detroit Red Wings 45 26-15-4 56 .622 19 24 141 142 -1
3 Tampa Bay Lightning 42 26-13-3 55 .655 21 25 146 112 +34
4 Buffalo Sabres 42 23-15-4 50 .595 17 20 135 131 +4
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 43 21-15-7 49 .570 16 21 143 140 +3
6 Boston Bruins 44 23-19-2 48 .545 16 21 141 144 -3
7 Florida Panthers 43 22-18-3 47 .547 19 20 132 140 -8
8 Ottawa Senators 43 20-18-5 45 .523 15 17 139 145 -6

Eastern Metropolitan

Team GP W-L-OTL PTS PTS% RW ROW GF GA DIFF
1 Carolina Hurricanes 44 27-14-3 57 .648 18 23 152 133 +19
2 New York Islanders 44 24-15-5 53 .602 16 20 130 122 +8
3 Philadelphia Flyers 42 22-12-8 52 .619 15 17 130 120 +10
4 Pittsburgh Penguins 42 21-12-9 51 .607 17 20 139 132 +7
5 Washington Capitals 44 22-16-6 50 .568 20 22 143 129 +14
6 New Jersey Devils 44 22-20-2 46 .523 15 19 115 137 -22
7 New York Rangers 45 20-19-6 46 .511 13 18 118 125 -7
8 Columbus Blue Jackets 43 18-18-7 43 .500 11 14 132 147 -15
Team GP W-L-OTL PTS PTS% RW ROW DIFF
1 Carolina Hurricanes 44 27-14-3 57 .648 18 23 +19
2 Montreal Canadiens 44 25-13-6 56 .636 16 23 +7
3 Detroit Red Wings 45 26-15-4 56 .622 19 24 -1
4 Tampa Bay Lightning 42 26-13-3 55 .655 21 25 +34
5 New York Islanders 44 24-15-5 53 .602 16 20 +8
6 Philadelphia Flyers 42 22-12-8 52 .619 15 17 +10
7 Pittsburgh Penguins 42 21-12-9 51 .607 17 20 +7
8 Buffalo Sabres 42 23-15-4 50 .595 17 20 +4
9 Washington Capitals 44 22-16-6 50 .568 20 22 +14
10 Toronto Maple Leafs 43 21-15-7 49 .570 16 21 +3
11 Boston Bruins 44 23-19-2 48 .545 16 21 -3
12 Florida Panthers 43 22-18-3 47 .547 19 20 -8
13 New Jersey Devils 44 22-20-2 46 .523 15 19 -22
14 New York Rangers 45 20-19-6 46 .511 13 18 -7
15 Ottawa Senators 43 20-18-5 45 .523 15 17 -6
16 Columbus Blue Jackets 43 18-18-7 43 .500 11 14 -15

Western

Western Central

Team GP W-L-OTL PTS PTS% RW ROW GF GA DIFF
1 Colorado Avalanche 43 32-4-7 71 .826 29 31 175 99 +76
2 Dallas Stars 44 26-10-8 60 .682 22 23 153 124 +29
3 Minnesota Wild 45 26-11-8 60 .667 18 23 143 121 +22
4 Utah Mammoth 44 21-20-3 45 .511 15 21 133 125 +8
5 Nashville Predators 43 20-19-4 44 .512 14 17 122 143 -21
6 Chicago Blackhawks 43 18-18-7 43 .500 14 16 125 137 -12
7 St. Louis Blues 44 17-19-8 42 .477 17 17 110 153 -43
8 Winnipeg Jets 42 15-22-5 35 .417 13 14 121 134 -13

Western Pacific

Team GP W-L-OTL PTS PTS% RW ROW GF GA DIFF
1 Vegas Golden Knights 42 19-11-12 50 .595 14 18 133 132 +1
2 Edmonton Oilers 44 22-16-6 50 .568 17 22 149 148 +1
3 Seattle Kraken 42 20-14-8 48 .571 14 19 117 123 -6
4 San Jose Sharks 43 22-18-3 47 .547 12 20 136 151 -15
5 Los Angeles Kings 42 18-14-10 46 .548 12 16 114 117 -3
6 Anaheim Ducks 44 21-20-3 45 .511 13 17 147 163 -16
7 Calgary Flames 44 18-22-4 40 .455 14 16 114 134 -20
8 Vancouver Canucks 43 16-22-5 37 .430 10 12 121 153 -32
Team GP W-L-OTL PTS PTS% RW ROW DIFF
1 Colorado Avalanche 43 32-4-7 71 .826 29 31 +76
2 Dallas Stars 44 26-10-8 60 .682 22 23 +29
3 Minnesota Wild 45 26-11-8 60 .667 18 23 +22
4 Vegas Golden Knights 42 19-11-12 50 .595 14 18 +1
5 Edmonton Oilers 44 22-16-6 50 .568 17 22 +1
6 Seattle Kraken 42 20-14-8 48 .571 14 19 -6
7 San Jose Sharks 43 22-18-3 47 .547 12 20 -15
8 Los Angeles Kings 42 18-14-10 46 .548 12 16 -3
9 Utah Mammoth 44 21-20-3 45 .511 15 21 +8
10 Anaheim Ducks 44 21-20-3 45 .511 13 17 -16
11 Nashville Predators 43 20-19-4 44 .512 14 17 -21
12 Chicago Blackhawks 43 18-18-7 43 .500 14 16 -12
13 St. Louis Blues 44 17-19-8 42 .477 17 17 -43
14 Calgary Flames 44 18-22-4 40 .455 14 16 -20
15 Vancouver Canucks 43 16-22-5 37 .430 10 12 -32
16 Winnipeg Jets 42 15-22-5 35 .417 13 14 -13

Records and totals are computed from completed regular-season games through Thursday, Jan 8, 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.