Standings, 2005-06 season

League Conference Division

A win is worth 2 points. A loss in overtime or a shootout (OTL) is worth 1.

Atlantic Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	New Jersey Devils y	82	46	27	9	101	242	229	+13
2	Philadelphia Flyers x	82	45	26	11	101	267	259	+8
3	New York Rangers x	82	44	26	12	100	257	215	+42
4	New York Islanders e	82	36	40	6	78	230	278	-48
5	Pittsburgh Penguins e	82	22	46	14	58	244	316	-72

Northeast Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Ottawa Senators z	82	52	21	9	113	314	211	+103
2	Buffalo Sabres x	82	52	24	6	110	281	239	+42
3	Montréal Canadiens x	82	42	31	9	93	243	247	-4
4	Toronto Maple Leafs e	82	41	33	8	90	257	270	-13
5	Boston Bruins e	82	29	37	16	74	230	266	-36

Southeast Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Carolina Hurricanes y	82	52	22	8	112	294	260	+34
2	Tampa Bay Lightning x	82	43	33	6	92	252	260	-8
3	Atlanta Thrashers e	82	41	33	8	90	281	275	+6
4	Florida Panthers e	82	37	34	11	85	240	257	-17
5	Washington Capitals e	82	29	41	12	70	237	306	-69

Central Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Detroit Red Wings p	82	58	16	8	124	305	209	+96
2	Nashville Predators x	82	49	25	8	106	259	227	+32
3	Columbus Blue Jackets e	82	35	43	4	74	223	279	-56
4	Chicago Blackhawks e	82	26	43	13	65	211	285	-74
5	St. Louis Blues e	82	21	46	15	57	197	292	-95

Northwest Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Calgary Flames y	82	46	25	11	103	218	200	+18
2	Colorado Avalanche x	82	43	30	9	95	283	257	+26
3	Edmonton Oilers x	82	41	28	13	95	256	251	+5
4	Vancouver Canucks e	82	42	32	8	92	256	255	+1
5	Minnesota Wild e	82	38	36	8	84	231	215	+16

Pacific Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Dallas Stars y	82	53	23	6	112	265	218	+47
2	San Jose Sharks x	82	44	27	11	99	266	242	+24
3	Anaheim Ducks x	82	43	27	12	98	254	229	+25
4	Los Angeles Kings e	82	42	35	5	89	249	270	-21
5	Phoenix Coyotes e	82	38	39	5	81	246	271	-25

x Clinched Playoff spot y Clinched Division p Presidents' Trophy z Clinched Conference e Eliminated from Playoff contention Stanley Cup champions