Every 2025-26 NHL race charted day by day: Atlantic, Metropolitan, Eastern Wild Card, Central, Pacific and Western Wild Card. Final standings, from a season that ran October 7, 2025 to April 16, 2026.
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Atlantic standings, 2025-26
Team
W
L
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
Buffalo Sabres (BUF)y
50
23
9
109
6-3-1
OT1
Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL)x
50
26
6
106
5-5-0
L1
Montréal Canadiens (MTL)x
48
24
10
106
7-3-0
L1
Boston Bruins (BOS)x
45
27
10
100
5-3-2
W2
Ottawa Senators (OTT)x
44
27
11
99
6-3-1
W1
Detroit Red Wings (DET)
41
31
10
92
2-6-2
L1
Florida Panthers (FLA)
40
38
4
84
5-4-1
W3
Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR)
32
36
14
78
2-7-1
L5
Final standings.
Clinch key
x
clinched a playoff place
y
clinched the division
Turning points
The lead changed hands 28 times.
The Buffalo Sabres trailed by as many as 10 points on November 28, 2025.
The Buffalo Sabres took first place for good on April 8, 2026.
The Tampa Bay Lightning won 11 games in a row from December 20, 2025 to January 13, 2026, the longest run of the race.
The Tampa Bay Lightning led by 8 points as late as February 25, 2026.
The Buffalo Sabres went 7-0-0 from February 27, 2026 to March 10, 2026, turning a deficit of 8 points into a lead of 4 points.
The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 127 of the 157 days played.
Seven teams held or shared first place.
The Buffalo Sabres spent 33 of the season's 192 charted days in first place. The season's charted days include the Olympic break.