North Division (NHL)

This is about the current NHL division and is not to be confused with the Canadian Division that existed from 1926 to 1938, the Northeast Division that existed from 1993 to 2013 or the Northwest Division that existed from 1998 to 2013.

North Division

League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	2020
Teams
No. of teams	7

The National Hockey League's North Division (branded as Scotia NHL North Division for sponsorship reasons) is one of the four divisions being used by the NHL for the 2020–21 NHL season. This division was organized in 2020 as the result of the travel restrictions that have been in place since March 2020 between the Canada–United States border due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The entirety of the 2020–21 regular season and first two rounds of the playoffs will be played between these seven teams.

Of the four divisions set to play in 2020–21, the North Division is the only one with a name not previously used by the NHL. It is also the first all-Canadian NHL division to play since the league first expanded into the United States in 1924.

Current standings

North Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	52	33	13	6	27	174	136	+38	72
2	x – Edmonton Oilers	50	31	17	2	29	163	134	+29	64
3	Winnipeg Jets	51	27	21	3	21	154	145	+9	57
4	Montreal Canadiens	51	24	18	9	20	148	147	+1	57
5	Calgary Flames	50	22	25	3	19	132	144	−12	47
6	e – Ottawa Senators	52	20	27	5	16	143	178	−35	45
7	Vancouver Canucks	46	19	24	3	13	122	152	−30	41

Updated to game(s) played on May 3, 2021. Source: National Hockey League
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Division lineups

2020–present

• Calgary Flames
• Edmonton Oilers
• Montreal Canadiens
• Ottawa Senators
• Toronto Maple Leafs
• Vancouver Canucks
• Winnipeg Jets

Changes from the 2019–20 season

• The North Division is formed due to COVID-19 restrictions
• The Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks come from the Pacific Division
• The Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs come from the Atlantic Division
• The Winnipeg Jets come from the Central Division

External links

• NHL History