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2025-26 NHL Metropolitan standings
The Carolina Hurricanes won the 2025-26 NHL Metropolitan division race on 113 points, 15 points ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers.
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Metropolitan standings, 2025-26
| Team | W | L | OT | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes (CAR) z | 53 | 22 | 7 | 113 | 7-2-1 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Flyers (PHI) x | 43 | 27 | 12 | 98 | 7-3-0 | W3 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT) x | 41 | 25 | 16 | 98 | 5-5-0 | L3 |
| Washington Capitals (WSH) | 43 | 30 | 9 | 95 | 8-2-0 | W4 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets (CBJ) | 40 | 30 | 12 | 92 | 2-7-1 | L2 |
| New York Islanders (NYI) | 43 | 34 | 5 | 91 | 3-7-0 | L3 |
| New Jersey Devils (NJD) | 42 | 37 | 3 | 87 | 5-4-1 | L1 |
| New York Rangers (NYR) | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | 6-4-0 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- z
- clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 9 times.
- The Carolina Hurricanes trailed by as many as 4 points on October 26, 2025.
- The Carolina Hurricanes took first place for good on December 11, 2025.
- The New Jersey Devils won 8 games in a row from October 11, 2025 to October 26, 2025, the longest run of the race.
- The New Jersey Devils led by 3 points as late as November 13, 2025.
- The Carolina Hurricanes went 13-6-2 from December 8, 2025 to January 17, 2026, turning a deficit of 3 points into a lead of 7 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 57 of the 158 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Carolina Hurricanes spent 152 of the season's 193 charted days in first place.