The Race Is On: Bruins in the Standings
Look at the top of the Atlantic and you'll find the Black & Gold, sitting at 7-2-1 with 15 points. The Tampa Bay Lightning are the closest thing to a challenger right now, 1 point back.
Zoom out to the whole East and they're 2nd. Only the Carolina Hurricanes have more points in the conference so far.
As for the wild-card race, the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs hold the two spots right now, with the Washington Capitals first in line on the outside. The Bruins are 3 points clear of that second wild card, which is a cushion you want to keep building, not lean on.
A +14 goal differential says this isn't smoke and mirrors. It's October, so nothing's decided, but banking points now is how you avoid a sweaty March.
Eastern Conference
| # | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | P% | RW | DIFF | L10 | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||
| 1 | Boston Bruins | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | .750 | 6 | +14 | 7-2-1 | OT1 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | .778 | 6 | +8 | 7-2-0 | W3 |
| 3 | Ottawa Senators | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | .700 | 5 | +5 | 7-3-0 | W1 |
| Metropolitan Division | |||||||||||
| 1 | Carolina Hurricanes | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .773 | 7 | +15 | 8-2-0 | W1 |
| 2 | New York Rangers | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | .682 | 7 | +9 | 7-2-1 | W1 |
| 3 | New York Islanders | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .611 | 5 | +7 | 5-3-1 | W2 |
| Wild Card | |||||||||||
| WC1 | Florida Panthers | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .600 | 3 | +1 | 5-3-2 | L1 |
| WC2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | .545 | 4 | +3 | 5-3-2 | W2 |
| Washington Capitals | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | .556 | 5 | +1 | 5-4-0 | L1 | |
| New Jersey Devils | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | .556 | 3 | -1 | 5-4-0 | W1 | |
| Montréal Canadiens | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .556 | 1 | -4 | 4-3-2 | OT1 | |
| Buffalo Sabres | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .500 | 2 | -9 | 4-4-2 | L1 | |
| Detroit Red Wings | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .500 | 2 | -5 | 3-3-3 | OT1 | |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | .375 | 3 | -17 | 3-5-2 | W3 | |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | .350 | 1 | -5 | 3-6-1 | L4 | |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | .375 | 1 | -9 | 3-5-0 | L2 | |
Western Conference
| # | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | P% | RW | DIFF | L10 | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Division | |||||||||||
| 1 | Utah Mammoth | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | .700 | 7 | +7 | 7-3-0 | W1 |
| 2 | Minnesota Wild | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | .700 | 6 | +6 | 6-2-2 | OT1 |
| 3 | Dallas Stars | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .611 | 3 | +8 | 5-3-1 | W3 |
| Pacific Division | |||||||||||
| 1 | Vegas Golden Knights | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 16 | .727 | 6 | +14 | 7-3-0 | L1 |
| 2 | Edmonton Oilers | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .833 | 6 | +14 | 7-1-1 | W2 |
| 3 | Seattle Kraken | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .650 | 4 | +5 | 6-3-1 | W1 |
| Wild Card | |||||||||||
| WC1 | Colorado Avalanche | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .550 | 5 | +10 | 5-4-1 | L2 |
| WC2 | San Jose Sharks | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .550 | 0 | -8 | 5-4-1 | W1 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .556 | 4 | -2 | 4-3-2 | L2 | |
| Nashville Predators | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .562 | 3 | -1 | 3-2-3 | W1 | |
| St. Louis Blues | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | .500 | 4 | 0 | 4-4-1 | W1 | |
| Anaheim Ducks | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | .444 | 3 | -3 | 4-5-0 | L4 | |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .333 | 2 | -15 | 3-6-0 | L1 | |
| Vancouver Canucks | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | .227 | 1 | -18 | 1-8-1 | L2 | |
| Los Angeles Kings | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .286 | 1 | -10 | 1-4-2 | W1 | |
| Calgary Flames | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 2 | -20 | 2-6-0 | W1 | |