North America · Season 2025-26. Table, fixtures and results on TalkFuse.
| # | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 53 | 0 | 22 | 296 | 240 | 113 |
| 2 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 50 | 0 | 23 | 288 | 241 | 109 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 50 | 0 | 26 | 290 | 231 | 106 |
| 4 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 48 | 0 | 24 | 283 | 256 | 106 |
| 5 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 45 | 0 | 27 | 272 | 250 | 100 |
| 6 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 44 | 0 | 27 | 278 | 246 | 99 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 41 | 0 | 25 | 293 | 268 | 98 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 43 | 0 | 27 | 250 | 243 | 98 |
| 9 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 43 | 0 | 30 | 263 | 244 | 95 |
| 10 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 0 | 31 | 241 | 258 | 92 |
| 11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 40 | 0 | 30 | 253 | 253 | 92 |
| 12 | New York Islanders | 82 | 43 | 0 | 34 | 233 | 241 | 91 |
| 13 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 42 | 0 | 37 | 230 | 254 | 87 |
| 14 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 40 | 0 | 38 | 251 | 276 | 84 |
| 15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 32 | 0 | 36 | 253 | 299 | 78 |
| 16 | New York Rangers | 82 | 34 | 0 | 39 | 238 | 250 | 77 |
| 17 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 55 | 0 | 16 | 302 | 203 | 121 |
| 18 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 279 | 226 | 112 |
| 19 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 46 | 0 | 24 | 272 | 240 | 104 |
| 20 | Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 39 | 0 | 26 | 265 | 250 | 95 |
| 21 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 41 | 0 | 30 | 282 | 269 | 93 |
| 22 | Utah Mammoth | 82 | 43 | 0 | 33 | 268 | 240 | 92 |
| 23 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 43 | 0 | 33 | 273 | 288 | 92 |
| 24 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 35 | 0 | 27 | 225 | 247 | 90 |
| 25 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 0 | 33 | 231 | 258 | 86 |
| 26 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 38 | 0 | 34 | 247 | 269 | 86 |
| 27 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 39 | 0 | 35 | 251 | 292 | 86 |
| 28 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 231 | 260 | 82 |
| 29 | Seattle Kraken | 82 | 34 | 0 | 37 | 226 | 263 | 79 |
| 30 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 34 | 0 | 39 | 212 | 259 | 77 |
| 31 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 29 | 0 | 39 | 213 | 275 | 72 |
| 32 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 25 | 0 | 49 | 216 | 316 | 58 |
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