NHL 2025-2026: tables, schedule and results of the playoffs

NHL 2025-2026 is a universal source of information about the current season in the National Hockey League. Standings, calendar and results of the playoff round.

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Regular championship

Pl	Team	GP	PTS	W	OTW	SOW	L	OTL	SOL	Goal
1	Colorado	82	121	48	3	4	16	5	6	302-203
2	Carolina	82	113	39	9	5	22	3	4	296-240
3	Dallas	82	112	38	6	6	20	8	4	279-226
4	Buffalo	82	109	42	3	5	23	8	1	288-241
5	Tampa Bay	82	106	40	6	4	26	4	2	290-231
6	Montreal	82	106	34	10	4	24	5	5	283-256
7	Minnesota	82	104	31	11	4	24	7	5	272-240
8	Boston	82	100	33	8	4	27	7	3	272-250
9	Ottawa	82	99	38	3	3	27	10	1	278-246
10	Pittsburgh	82	98	34	4	3	25	6	10	293-268
11	Philadelphia	82	98	27	6	10	27	8	4	250-243
12	Washington	82	95	37	4	2	30	3	6	263-244
13	Vegas	82	95	30	8	1	26	9	8	265-250
14	Edmonton	82	93	32	9	0	30	7	4	282-269
15	Utah	82	92	33	10	0	33	6	0	268-240
16	Detroit	82	92	30	9	2	31	6	4	241-258
17	Columbus	82	92	28	5	7	30	10	2	253-253
18	Anaheim	82	92	26	9	8	33	6	0	273-288
19	Islanders	82	91	29	10	4	34	0	5	233-241
20	Los Angeles	82	90	22	8	5	27	11	9	225-247
21	New Jersey	82	87	29	9	4	37	2	1	230-254
22	St Louis	82	86	33	3	1	33	8	4	231-258
23	Nashville	82	86	28	5	5	34	8	2	247-269
24	San Jose	82	86	27	10	2	35	6	2	251-292
25	Florida	82	84	32	3	5	38	2	2	251-276
26	Winnipeg	82	82	28	5	2	35	8	4	231-260
27	Seattle	82	79	26	6	2	37	5	6	226-263
28	Toronto	82	78	23	8	1	36	10	4	253-299
29	Calgary	82	77	27	3	4	39	6	3	212-259
30	Rangers	82	77	25	6	3	39	8	1	238-250
31	Chicago	82	72	22	4	3	39	9	5	213-275
32	Vancouver	82	58	15	4	6	49	6	2	216-316

Transcript of abbreviations: Pl – place; GP – number of games played; PTS – points scored by the team; W – number of wins; OTW – number of wins in overtime; SOW — number of shootout wins; L – number of losses; OTL — number of losses in overtime; SOL — number of shootout losses; Goal – goals scored and missed pucks.

Conference tables

Division tables

Playoff round (Stanley Cup 2026)

Date and time	Match	Score
03.06, 3:00	Carolina – Vegas	4:5
05.06, 3:00	Carolina – Vegas	4:3(ОТ)
07.06, 3:00	Vegas – Carolina	5:4(ОТ)
10.06, 3:00	Vegas – Carolina	3:5
12.06, 3:00	Carolina – Vegas	4:2
15.06, 3:00	Vegas – Carolina	0:3

Score in the final series of games

Team	Series score
Carolina – Vegas	4 : 2

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NHL 2025-2026 is the 108th season in the history of the National Hockey League. The tournament starts on October 7, 2025, and its culmination, the presentation of the main trophy, is scheduled for June 2026. Since 2021, 32 clubs have been competing in the championship: 25 from the USA and 7 from Canada.

The season promises to be especially exciting for Russian fans. The focus is still on the key figures whose game largely determines the fate of their teams. Alexander Ovechkin (Washington), Artemy Panarin (New York Rangers), Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh) and Andrey Vasilevsky (Tampa Bay) are expected to play not just a bright game, but real leadership, decisive victories and new records.

Tournament format: from regular season to playoffs

In the regular season, each of the 32 teams will play the traditional 82 matches (plans to increase to 84 games will take effect later). The scoring system remains the same:

• 2 points is a win in regular time.
• 1 point — defeat in overtime or shootout.
• 0 points — a loss in the regular season.

The team that tops the standings at the end of the season will be awarded the President’s Cup.

The three strongest teams from each division advance to the playoff round, as well as the two clubs from each conference that have shown the best result among the others (wild card). Next, an uncompromising elimination battle begins, where each series is played to four wins. There are no draws: if there is no winner in regular time, the fate of the match is decided by a non-stop overtime until the first goal is scored.

Interesting fact! NHL players don’t get paid during the playoffs. Instead, there is a special prize pool from which money is distributed among the teams depending on their success. The further the team goes, the more each player gets.

Trophies and calendar changes

The crowning achievement of the season for the champions is the coveted Stanley Cup. A legendary silver trophy with a massive base, on which the names of all the players and coaches of the winning team are forever engraved. In addition to team awards, personal awards are also awarded in the league: according to the statistical indicators of the regular season (the best scorer, goalkeeper, etc.), and according to the results of the playoffs, the Most valuable player (MVP) and Coach of the season are determined.

An important calendar change will be the absence of the traditional All-Star Game. Instead, a special event dedicated to the Olympic movement will be held at the UBS Arena. The return of the star weekend is scheduled only for 2027.

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