NHL REALIGNMENT
WESTERN CONFERENCEEASTERN CONFERENCE
Division ADivision BDivision CDivision D
AnaheimChicagoBostonCarolina
CalgaryColoradoBuffaloColumbus
EdmontonDallasDetroitNew Jersey
Los AngelesMinnesotaFloridaNY Islanders
PhoenixNashvilleMontrealNY Rangers
San JoseSt. LouisOttawaPhiladelphia
VancouverWinnipegTampa BayPittsburgh
TorontoWashington
Notes:
• Divisions yet to be named.
• Each Western Conference team plays home/away against each team in the East,
21 games vs. the other division in its conference and 29 games in its own division.
• Each Eastern Conference team plays home/away against each team in the West,
24 games vs. the other division in its conference and 30 games in its own division.
• Top three teams in each division make the playoffs; two wild cards per conference.