* The Golden Knights clinched the Pacific Division crown – their fifth division title since entering the League in 2017-18 – and secured a First Round matchup against the Mammoth in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
* The Stars, Blackhawks and Golden Knights each recorded comeback wins Wednesday, increasing this season’s total to 561 – the most in a campaign in NHL history.
* The final two matchups for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs will be decided Thursday with the Oilers, Ducks and Kings all in action during a six-game slate.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS CLINCH PACIFIC DIVISION TITLE
After the Kraken took a 1-0 lead, Reilly Smith (2-1—3) led the Vegas rally and Mitch Marner (1-0—1)netted the game-winning goal to help the Golden Knights (39-26-17, 95 points) clinch the Pacific Division title by virtue of a win against the Kraken and lock in a First Round matchup with the Mammoth. In the process, Vegas became the first franchise in NHL history to record at least 20 home wins in each of their first nine seasons.
* Marner recorded his fifth consecutive 80-point season (24-56—80 in 81 GP) and tied Nathan MacKinnon and Artemi Panarin (both w/ 5 dating to 2021-22) for the fifth-longest streak among active players. Jack Eichel (0-2—2), who assisted on Marner’s winner, became the 11th U.S.-born player in NHL history to record consecutive 90-point seasons and just the third active, joining Kyle Connor (2 dating to 2024-25) and Matthew Tkachuk (2 from 2021-22 to 2022-23). Jeremy Roenick paces the list with four from 1990-91 to 1993-94.
* Vegas recorded the 10th instance in NHL history of a team capturing a division title after making an in-season head coaching change – a feat it has accomplished once before (2019-20 w/ Peter DeBoer). John Tortorella, who was hired as the Golden Knights’ head coach on March 29, made the second-latest debut among the head coaches included in those previous instances (75 GP) behind only Lou Lamoriello (80 GP in 2006-07 w/ NJD).
* The Golden Knights and Mammoth will play the first playoff series involving franchises with 11 or fewer combined seasons of existence since the Oilers faced the original Winnipeg Jets in the 1984 Division Semifinals. For more #NHLStats about matchups ahead of the First Round, click here and use the drop-down menu to peruse each team.
PACIFIC DIVISION TO BE FINALIZED ON FINAL DAY
The Pacific Division standings will be finalized on the last day of the regular season as Edmonton (P2; 40-30-11, 91 points), Anaheim (P3; 42-33-6, 90 points) and Los Angeles (WC2; 35-26-20, 90 points), all within one point of one another, take to the ice. Each of the three teams can finish in any of three seeds (P2, P3 or WC2) and lock in a series against one of their division rivals playing Thursday or the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Avalanche.
* Connor McDavid has a point in every Oilers victory this season (40 wins) and looks to keep that streak alive Thursday as Edmonton attempts to secure the No. 2 seed in the Pacific Division and home ice advantage. McDavid can become the third player to record a point in every game their team won in a season (min. 25 wins), following Wayne Gretzky (29 in 1980-81 w/ EDM) and Dennis Maruk (26 in 1981-82 w/ WSH).
* Beckett Sennecke (23-37—60 in 81 GP) needs one point to tie Trevor Zegras (23-38—61 in 2021-22) for the most points in a season by a Ducks rookie. Sennecke also requires two points to tie Ivan Demidov (19-43—62 in 82 GP) for the League lead among rookies – he can join Bobby Ryan (31-26—57 in 2008-09) as the second player in Ducks history to lead all rookies in points.
* The Kings enter Thursday on an eight-game point streak dating to April 1 (6-0-2) and can post their third run of nine-plus contests in the past decade, following 2022-23 (12 GP) and 2017-18 (9 GP). Los Angeles will also look to conclude a season on a point streak of at least nine games for the second time in franchise history alongside 2000-01, when the club finished the campaign on a nine-game run en route to a Conference Semifinals appearance.
STARS’ THIRD STRAIGHT 50-WIN SEASON SPOTLIGHTED IN #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES
The penultimate day of the 2025-26 regular season saw the Central Division’s No.2-seeded Stars best the Atlantic Division-leading Sabres in a shootout to secure their third consecutive 50-win campaign – the franchise’s longest such streak and a rare feat in NHL history. For more on Dallas and the other 11 teams that were in action, check out the latest edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates.
QUICK CLICKS
* Blackhawks re-sign GM Kyle Davidson, turn focus to new contract for Connor Bedard
* Derek Roy bangs drum before Sabres regular season finale
* Canadiens ‘could go far’ in Stanley Cup Playoffs, Cory Schneider says
* Erik Karlsson wins 2026 Mr. TNT award
* TNT Sports delivers its most-watched NHL on TNT regular season
PACIFIC DIVISION TAKES CENTER STAGE ON FINAL DAY OF REGULAR SEASON
The final day of the 2025-26 regular season sees all eyes fixed on the Pacific Division, where positioning and First Round matchups will be finalized for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs which begin this Saturday. The all-Western Conference six-game slate will also feature an ESPN doubleheader that opens with the Mammoth battling the Blues in their final game before their postseason debut and closes with the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Avalanche going head-to-head with the Kraken.
* The Golden Knights clinched the Pacific Division crown – their fifth division title since entering the League in 2017-18 – and secured a First Round matchup against the Mammoth in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
* The Stars, Blackhawks and Golden Knights each recorded comeback wins Wednesday, increasing this season’s total to 561 – the most in a campaign in NHL history.
* The final two matchups for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs will be decided Thursday with the Oilers, Ducks and Kings all in action during a six-game slate.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS CLINCH PACIFIC DIVISION TITLE
After the Kraken took a 1-0 lead, Reilly Smith (2-1—3) led the Vegas rally and Mitch Marner (1-0—1)netted the game-winning goal to help the Golden Knights (39-26-17, 95 points) clinch the Pacific Division title by virtue of a win against the Kraken and lock in a First Round matchup with the Mammoth. In the process, Vegas became the first franchise in NHL history to record at least 20 home wins in each of their first nine seasons.
* Marner recorded his fifth consecutive 80-point season (24-56—80 in 81 GP) and tied Nathan MacKinnon and Artemi Panarin (both w/ 5 dating to 2021-22) for the fifth-longest streak among active players. Jack Eichel (0-2—2), who assisted on Marner’s winner, became the 11th U.S.-born player in NHL history to record consecutive 90-point seasons and just the third active, joining Kyle Connor (2 dating to 2024-25) and Matthew Tkachuk (2 from 2021-22 to 2022-23). Jeremy Roenick paces the list with four from 1990-91 to 1993-94.
* Vegas recorded the 10th instance in NHL history of a team capturing a division title after making an in-season head coaching change – a feat it has accomplished once before (2019-20 w/ Peter DeBoer). John Tortorella, who was hired as the Golden Knights’ head coach on March 29, made the second-latest debut among the head coaches included in those previous instances (75 GP) behind only Lou Lamoriello (80 GP in 2006-07 w/ NJD).
* The Golden Knights and Mammoth will play the first playoff series involving franchises with 11 or fewer combined seasons of existence since the Oilers faced the original Winnipeg Jets in the 1984 Division Semifinals. For more #NHLStats about matchups ahead of the First Round, click here and use the drop-down menu to peruse each team.
PACIFIC DIVISION TO BE FINALIZED ON FINAL DAY
The Pacific Division standings will be finalized on the last day of the regular season as Edmonton (P2; 40-30-11, 91 points), Anaheim (P3; 42-33-6, 90 points) and Los Angeles (WC2; 35-26-20, 90 points), all within one point of one another, take to the ice. Each of the three teams can finish in any of three seeds (P2, P3 or WC2) and lock in a series against one of their division rivals playing Thursday or the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Avalanche.
* Connor McDavid has a point in every Oilers victory this season (40 wins) and looks to keep that streak alive Thursday as Edmonton attempts to secure the No. 2 seed in the Pacific Division and home ice advantage. McDavid can become the third player to record a point in every game their team won in a season (min. 25 wins), following Wayne Gretzky (29 in 1980-81 w/ EDM) and Dennis Maruk (26 in 1981-82 w/ WSH).
* Beckett Sennecke (23-37—60 in 81 GP) needs one point to tie Trevor Zegras (23-38—61 in 2021-22) for the most points in a season by a Ducks rookie. Sennecke also requires two points to tie Ivan Demidov (19-43—62 in 82 GP) for the League lead among rookies – he can join Bobby Ryan (31-26—57 in 2008-09) as the second player in Ducks history to lead all rookies in points.
* The Kings enter Thursday on an eight-game point streak dating to April 1 (6-0-2) and can post their third run of nine-plus contests in the past decade, following 2022-23 (12 GP) and 2017-18 (9 GP). Los Angeles will also look to conclude a season on a point streak of at least nine games for the second time in franchise history alongside 2000-01, when the club finished the campaign on a nine-game run en route to a Conference Semifinals appearance.
STARS’ THIRD STRAIGHT 50-WIN SEASON SPOTLIGHTED IN #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES
The penultimate day of the 2025-26 regular season saw the Central Division’s No.2-seeded Stars best the Atlantic Division-leading Sabres in a shootout to secure their third consecutive 50-win campaign – the franchise’s longest such streak and a rare feat in NHL history. For more on Dallas and the other 11 teams that were in action, check out the latest edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates.
QUICK CLICKS
* Blackhawks re-sign GM Kyle Davidson, turn focus to new contract for Connor Bedard
* Derek Roy bangs drum before Sabres regular season finale
* Canadiens ‘could go far’ in Stanley Cup Playoffs, Cory Schneider says
* Erik Karlsson wins 2026 Mr. TNT award
* TNT Sports delivers its most-watched NHL on TNT regular season
PACIFIC DIVISION TAKES CENTER STAGE ON FINAL DAY OF REGULAR SEASON
The final day of the 2025-26 regular season sees all eyes fixed on the Pacific Division, where positioning and First Round matchups will be finalized for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs which begin this Saturday. The all-Western Conference six-game slate will also feature an ESPN doubleheader that opens with the Mammoth battling the Blues in their final game before their postseason debut and closes with the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Avalanche going head-to-head with the Kraken.
