2015-2016 NHL season
LeagueNational Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationN/A
Number of games82
Number of teams30
Regular season
Presidents' TrophyTBD
Playoffs
Stanley Cup
NHL seasons

The 2015–2016 NHL season is the 99th season of operation of the National Hockey League (NHL).

League business

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Realignment

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Rule changes

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Uniforms

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Regular season

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Coaching changes

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Winter Classic

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Postponed games

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Playoffs

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In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team was at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference, for a total of eight teams from each conference.

In the First Round, the lower seeded wild card in the conference played against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card played against the other division winner, and both wild cards were de facto #4 seeds. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. In the first two rounds, home ice advantage was awarded to the team with the better seed; in the last two rounds, it was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record.

First Round Second Round Conference Finals Stanley Cup Finals
            
A1 Montreal 4
WC Ottawa 2
A1 Montreal 2
A2 Tampa Bay 4
A2 Tampa Bay 4
A3 Detroit 3
A2 Tampa Bay 4
Eastern Conference
M1 NY Rangers 3
M1 NY Rangers 4
WC Pittsburgh 1
M1 NY Rangers 4
M2 Washington 3
M2 Washington 4
M3 NY Islanders 3
A2 Tampa Bay 2
C3 Chicago 4
C1 St. Louis 2
WC Minnesota 4
WC Minnesota 0
C3 Chicago 4
C2 Nashville 2
C3 Chicago 4
C3 Chicago 4
Western Conference
P1 Anaheim 3
P1 Anaheim 4
WC Winnipeg 0
P1 Anaheim 4
P3 Calgary 1
P2 Vancouver 2
P3 Calgary 4
Legend
  • A1, A2, A3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Atlantic Division, respectively
  • M1, M2, M3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Metropolitan Division, respectively
  • C1, C2, C3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Central Division, respectively
  • P1, P2, P3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Pacific Division, respectively
  • WC – Wild Card teams

Standings

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – New York Islanders 82 45 27 10 40 232 216 +16 100
2 ME x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 27 14 38 214 218 −4 96
3 AT Boston Bruins 82 42 31 9 38 240 230 +10 93
4 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 31 16 33 198 226 −28 86
5 AT Ottawa Senators 82 38 35 9 32 236 247 −11 85
6 ME New Jersey Devils 82 38 36 8 36 184 208 −24 84
7 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 38 38 6 33 221 236 −15 82
8 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 35 36 11 33 201 222 −21 81
9 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 40 8 28 219 252 −33 76
10 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 29 42 11 23 198 246 −48 69
Source: National Hockey League[1]
x – Clinched playoff spot
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE x – Nashville Predators 82 41 27 14 37 228 215 +13 96
2 CE x – Minnesota Wild 82 38 33 11 35 216 206 +10 87
3 CE Colorado Avalanche 82 39 39 4 35 216 240 −24 82
4 PA Arizona Coyotes 82 35 39 8 34 209 245 −36 78
5 CE Winnipeg Jets 82 35 39 8 32 215 239 −24 78
6 PA Calgary Flames 82 35 40 7 33 231 260 −29 77
7 PA Vancouver Canucks 82 31 38 13 26 191 243 −52 75
8 PA Edmonton Oilers 82 31 43 8 27 203 245 −42 70
Source: National Hockey League[2]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Tie Breakers:
1. Fewer number of games played.
2. Greater Regulation + OT Wins (ROW)
3. Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play. (If teams played an unequal # 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.)
4. Greater Goal differential

Player statistics

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Scoring leaders

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The following players lead the league in regular season points.[3] -->

References

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  1. ^ "2015-2016 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com.
  2. ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com.
  3. ^ "Player Stats: 2015–2016 Regular season: All Skaters – Total Points". National Hockey League.
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