2026 NHL Playoff Standings Today

The NHL 2025-2026 regular season standings for both the Eastern and Western Conferences show which teams are clinching playoff spots and which are eliminated from postseason contention.

We provide updated NHL standings after each game of the 82-game season. Below, we break down the 2025-26 NHL playoff picture with the latest scenarios – highlighting who’s in and who’s out if the season ended today.

NHL Standings for 2025 Season

2026 Eastern Conference Playoff Standings

POS	Eastern	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	Streak
1st	Carolina	64	41	17	6	88	W1
2nd	Buffalo	65	40	19	6	86	W8
3rd	Tampa Bay	63	39	20	4	82	L2
4th	Montreal	63	35	18	10	80	W2
5th	Pittsburgh	64	32	17	15	79	L1
6th	Detroit	65	36	22	7	79	L1
7th	NY Islanders	65	37	23	5	79	W2
8th	Boston	64	36	22	6	78	W1
Out	Columbus	64	33	21	10	76	W1
Out	Ottawa	63	32	22	9	73	W3
Out	Washington	65	32	26	7	71	W1
Out	Philadelphia	63	29	23	11	69	L1
Out	Florida	64	32	29	3	67	W2
Out	New Jersey	64	32	30	2	66	L1
Out	Toronto	65	27	27	11	65	L8
Out	NY Rangers	64	26	30	8	60	W2

2026 Western Conference Playoff Standings

POS	Western	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	Streak
1st	Colorado	63	43	11	9	95	L1
2nd	Dallas	64	40	14	10	90	W2
3rd	Minnesota	65	38	16	11	87	W1
4th	Anaheim	64	36	25	3	75	W1
5th	Utah	65	34	26	5	73	L2
6th	Edmonton	65	32	25	8	72	W2
7th	Vegas	65	29	22	14	72	L3
8th	Seattle	63	29	25	9	67	L3
Out	Los Angeles	64	26	23	15	67	L1
Out	San Jose	62	30	26	6	66	L3
Out	Nashville	64	29	27	8	66	W1
Out	Winnipeg	63	26	27	10	62	L1
Out	St. Louis	64	25	29	10	60	L1
Out	Chicago	64	24	29	11	59	W1
Out	Calgary	64	25	32	7	57	L2
Out	Vancouver	64	19	37	8	46	L2

Glossary

• GP: Games Played
• W: Wins (worth two points)
• L: Losses (worth zero points)
• OTL: OT/Shootout losses (honor one point)
• Pts: Points
• Diff: Goal Differential
• L10 – Record in last ten games
• Streak – Streak

Data: Yahoo NHL Standings.