Standings
2026-27 final · NHL regular season · as of 2026-11-01
NHL wild-card format (from 2013–14): top three in each division clinch, then the next two teams in each conference by points.
Pacific
Western · automatic playoff berths| # | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Pac | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 17 | W2 |
| 2 |
|
Pac | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 9 | L1 |
| 3 |
|
Pac | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | L1 |
Central
Western · automatic playoff berths| # | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Cen | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | OT1 |
| 2 |
|
Cen | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 5 | W1 |
| 3 |
|
Cen | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 12 | W1 |
Wild Card
Western · top two clinch| # | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Cen | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 5 | L2 |
| 2 |
|
Cen | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 2 | W2 |
| 3 |
|
Cen | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -5 | W1 |
| 4 |
|
Pac | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | -11 | L1 |
| 5 |
|
Pac | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | -13 | W1 |
| 6 |
|
Pac | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | -7 | L1 |
| 7 |
|
Cen | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | -13 | L4 |
| 8 |
|
Pac | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | -9 | L1 |
| 9 |
|
Cen | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | -22 | OT1 |
| 10 |
|
Pac | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 7 | -23 | L1 |
Atlantic
Eastern · automatic playoff berths| # | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Atl | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 19 | W1 |
| 2 |
|
Atl | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 4 | W1 |
| 3 |
|
Atl | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 5 | OT1 |
Metropolitan
Eastern · automatic playoff berths| # | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Met | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 20 | W3 |
| 2 |
|
Met | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 8 | W1 |
| 3 |
|
Met | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | W3 |
Wild Card
Eastern · top two clinch| # | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Atl | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 5 | W4 |
| 2 |
|
Atl | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 5 | W3 |
| 3 |
|
Atl | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -6 | W3 |
| 4 |
|
Met | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 1 | L1 |
| 5 |
|
Atl | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 5 | L2 |
| 6 |
|
Met | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 2 | L3 |
| 7 |
|
Atl | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -2 | L1 |
| 8 |
|
Met | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | -1 | OT1 |
| 9 |
|
Met | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 | -8 | L1 |
| 10 |
|
Met | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | -22 | L1 |