How are the NHL hockey standings calculated? 4 Articles

by Zach Bigalke

When the NHL emerged from its year-long lockout and began the 2006 season, the box scores in the sports section of the newspaper were greeted with a new system by which to calculate NHL standings. No longer was the league ...read more

by Marc Phillippe Babineau

NHL hockey standings are computed on the basis of a teams' accumulated points from the regular season of 82 games, based against the other teams' points totals from within their respective Conferences, Eastern and Western....read more

by Jared Ott

The standings in the National Hockey League are based on the number of games won during the regular season. Two points are awarded for a victory in regulation time, and no points for a loss. A single point is awarded to ...read more

by Daniel Reinard

The National Hockey League (NHL) is comprised of thirty teams divided into two conferences (Eastern and Western) of fifteen teams each. Those two conferences are further divided into three divisions of five teams. The divi...read more