Standings

Atlantic

Eastern

	#	Team	GP	Record	Pct	Pts	Last 5
	1	Bruins	9	7-2-0	.778	14
	2	Lightning	8	6-2-0	.750	12
	3	Senators	9	6-3-0	.667	12
	4	PanthersWC1	9	5-2-2	.667	12
	5	SabresWC2	9	4-3-2	.556	10
	6	Maple Leafs	10	4-4-2	.500	10
	7	Canadiens	8	4-3-1	.563	9
	8	Red Wings	8	3-3-2	.500	8

Metropolitan

Eastern

	#	Team	GP	Record	Pct	Pts	Last 5
	1	Hurricanes	10	7-2-1	.750	15
	2	Rangers	11	7-3-1	.682	15
	3	Capitals	8	5-3-0	.625	10
	4	Islanders	8	4-3-1	.563	9
	5	Devils	8	4-4-0	.500	8
	6	Penguins	10	3-6-1	.350	7
	7	Flyers	11	2-6-3	.318	7
	8	Blue Jackets	7	3-4-0	.429	6

Central

Western

	#	Team	GP	Record	Pct	Pts	Last 5
	1	Mammoth	10	7-3-0	.700	14
	2	Wild	9	6-2-1	.722	13
	3	Avalanche	9	5-3-1	.611	11
	4	JetsWC1	8	4-2-2	.625	10
	5	StarsWC2	8	4-3-1	.563	9
	6	Predators	8	3-2-3	.563	9
	7	Blues	8	3-4-1	.438	7
	8	Blackhawks	9	3-6-0	.333	6

Pacific

Western

	#	Team	GP	Record	Pct	Pts	Last 5
	1	Golden Knights	10	8-2-0	.800	16
	2	Oilers	8	6-1-1	.813	13
	3	Kraken	9	5-3-1	.611	11
	4	Sharks	9	4-4-1	.500	9
	5	Ducks	8	4-4-0	.500	8
	6	Canucks	10	2-7-1	.250	5
	7	Flames	8	2-6-0	.250	4
	8	Kings	6	0-4-2	.167	2

The top 3 teams in each division qualify automatically; the next 2 in each conference by points, regardless of division, take the wild cards — 16 teams total.