NHL Projections

2026 Division Projections

Eastern Atlantic		SCRANK	PP	PW	PL	POTL
1	Tampa Bay Lightning^*	5.88	133	65	14	3
2	Montreal Canadiens^*	4.75	103	48	27	7
3	Buffalo Sabres^*	4.76	98	47	31	4
4	Detroit Red Wings^*	4.61	98	47	31	4
5	Boston Bruins^*	4.73	94	46	34	2
6	Toronto Maple Leafs	4.62	93	43	32	7
7	Florida Panthers	4.43	89	43	36	3
8	Ottawa Senators	4.37	83	39	38	5

Eastern Metropolitan		SCRANK	PP	PW	PL	POTL
1	Carolina Hurricanes^*	5.06	114	55	23	4
2	New York Islanders^*	4.84	107	51	26	5
3	Washington Capitals^*	4.95	98	46	30	6
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	4.62	94	42	30	10
5	Philadelphia Flyers	4.47	88	40	34	8
6	New Jersey Devils	4.03	74	36	44	2
7	Columbus Blue Jackets	3.99	71	32	43	7
8	New York Rangers	3.81	60	27	49	6

Western Central		SCRANK	PP	PW	PL	POTL
1	Colorado Avalanche^*	7.00	148	70	4	8
2	Dallas Stars^*	5.41	125	58	15	9
3	Minnesota Wild^*	5.07	107	49	24	9
4	Utah Mammoth^*	4.72	96	46	32	4
5	Winnipeg Jets	3.97	65	30	47	5
6	Nashville Predators	3.80	64	30	48	4
7	Chicago Blackhawks	3.84	63	28	47	7
8	St. Louis Blues	3.20	44	18	56	8

Western Pacific		SCRANK	PP	PW	PL	POTL
1	Vegas Golden Knights^*	4.77	102	45	25	12
2	Edmonton Oilers^*	4.54	100	46	28	8
3	Seattle Kraken^*	4.27	83	37	36	9
4	Los Angeles Kings^*	4.22	79	34	37	11
5	Anaheim Ducks	3.96	73	35	44	3
6	San Jose Sharks	4.01	73	35	44	3
7	Calgary Flames	3.73	58	27	51	4
8	Vancouver Canucks	3.08	39	17	60	5