most division finals appearances by a team

The Montreal Canadiens have the most appearances by a team in the playoffs, with 11 appearances.

	TEAM	SERIES	GP	W	L	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Canadiens	Division Finals	61	32	29	64	.525	180	165	15	17.6	85.1	27.03	10.9	27.39	.901
2	Oilers	Division Finals	47	35	12	70	.745	212	141	71	21.4	80.4	31.17	14.5	31.89	.906
3	Bruins	Division Finals	46	26	20	52	.565	152	137	15	19.0	83.9	29.52	11.2	27.72	.893
4	Blues	Division Finals	50	19	31	38	.380	136	176	-40	18.7	76.6	29.50	9.2	32.08	.890
5	Islanders	Division Finals	42	24	18	48	.571	148	131	17	34.5	67.2	29.71	11.9	29.93	.896
6	Blackhawks	Division Finals	33	24	9	48	.727	136	104	32	23.4	65.3	32.06	12.9	31.67	.900
7	Capitals	Division Finals	28	11	17	22	.393	96	99	-3	20.5	79.1	31.61	10.8	27.32	.871
8	Flames	Division Finals	27	12	15	24	.444	98	121	-23	18.9	77.8	32.89	11.0	31.70	.859
9	Rangers	Division Finals	29	11	18	22	.379	89	126	-37	22.5	72.1	28.41	10.8	33.10	.869
10	Kings	Division Finals	25	7	18	14	.280	81	111	-30	23.2	76.2	33.28	9.7	32.24	.862
11	Avalanche	Division Finals	33	15	18	30	.455	104	116	-12	37.1	62.3	27.03	11.7	27.85	.874
12	Penguins	Division Finals	25	14	11	28	.560	94	87	7	21.0	78.0	29.92	12.6	33.64	.897
13	North Stars	Division Finals	24	11	13	22	.458	86	89	-3	40.0	79.3	33.38	10.7	32.29	.885
14	Red Wings	Division Finals	16	8	8	16	.500	47	43	4	14.3	81.7	27.25	10.8	27.56	.902
15	Maple Leafs	Division Finals	21	10	11	20	.476	62	55	7	24.7	84.6	35.14	8.4	30.62	.914
16	Flyers	Division Finals	19	12	7	24	.632	70	51	19	33.9	66.7	32.32	11.4	28.05	.904
17	Canucks	Division Finals	17	8	9	16	.471	59	58	1	27.6	74.1	31.82	10.9	32.88	.896
18	Hurricanes	Division Finals	12	4	8	8	.333	22	30	-8	10.3	68.3	25.75	7.1	27.00	.907
19	Jets	Division Finals	8	0	8	0	.000	20	39	-19	50.0	63.2	28.13	8.9	28.88	.831
20	Sabres	Division Finals	11	3	8	6	.273	35	49	-14	20.4	76.2	30.82	10.3	26.45	.832
21	Jets	Division Finals	4	0	4	0	.000	6	14	-8	0.0	76.9	25.75	5.8	33.00	.894
22	Lightning	Division Finals	5	4	1	8	.800	14	9	5	43.8	85.7	26.60	10.5	30.20	.940
23	Golden Knights	Division Finals	6	4	2	8	.667	20	18	2	15.4	64.7	32.00	10.4	27.17	.890
24	Devils	Division Finals	7	4	3	8	.571	25	23	2	22.2	88.5	29.14	12.3	30.86	.894

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More Canadiens Stats

Team Leaders

6

Newhook

11

Hutson

+/-

+8

Evans

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.40

7th

GA/GP

3.06

16th

PP%

23.1

10th

PK%

78.2

18th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres	50	23	9	109	47
Canadiens	48	24	10	106	27
Lightning	50	26	6	106	59
Bruins	45	27	10	100	22
Senators	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs	32	36	14	78	-46

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/18	MTL	@	BUF	7:30 PM

Last Game

Sabres

3 - 3

Final

Canadiens

3 - 3

Sat 16 May 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

9

Dorofeyev

8

Howden

7

Boldy

Playoffs Assists Leaders

14

Eichel

11

Hughes

11

Hutson

Playoffs Points Leaders

18

Marner

15

Hughes

15

Eichel

Playoffs Hits Leaders

65

Barbashev

55

Foligno

54

Kolesar

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

36

Matheson

35

Theodore

30

Carrier

Playoffs Wins Leaders

8

Andersen

8

Hart

7

Dobes

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.12

Andersen

1.52

Silovs

2.03

Ullmark

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

.950

Andersen

.939

Silovs

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

4.11

3.73

3.67

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.25

2.29

2.40

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

40.0

31.6

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

95.0

90.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

55-40

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

38-52

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12