The Atlantic Division is a name used by the National Hockey League for two distinct groups of teams.[citation needed]
Formerly | Patrick Division, Adams Division, Norris Division |
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Conference | Eastern Conference |
League | National Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Founded | 1993 (original) 2013 (current)[citation needed] Suspended in 2020–21 2021 (reactivated) |
Ceased | 2013 (original)[citation needed] |
No. of teams | 8 |
Last champion(s) | Florida Panthers (3rd title) |
Most titles | New Jersey Devils (9 titles) |
The original Atlantic Division, the predecessor of which was the Patrick Division, was formed in 1993 as part of the Eastern Conference in a league realignment.
As part of a 2013 realignment, the entirety of the former Atlantic Division was realigned into the Metropolitan Division. The Atlantic Division name was assigned to a new division comprising the former Northeast Division plus the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning (coincidentally, both were members of the original Atlantic Division until 1998) from the now-dissolved Southeast Division, and the Detroit Red Wings, who moved from the Central Division of the Western Conference.
This division features a number of classic and modern NHL rivalries, including Bruins–Canadiens, Canadiens–Maple Leafs, Maple Leafs–Red Wings, Maple Leafs–Senators, and Lightning–Panthers. Games between the division's three Canadian teams, plus the Bruins and Red Wings, are frequently featured on Hockey Night in Canada as its main attraction.
(#) | Denotes team that won the Stanley Cup |
(#) | Denotes team that won the Prince of Wales Trophy, but lost Stanley Cup Finals |
(#) | Denotes team that qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs |
‡ | Denotes winner of the Presidents' Trophy |
Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
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1993–94 | (2) NY Rangers (112)‡ | (3) New Jersey (106) | (7) Washington (88) | (8) NY Islanders (84) | Florida (83) | Philadelphia (80) | Tampa Bay (71) | |
1994–95[a] | (2) Philadelphia (60) | (5) New Jersey (52) | (6) Washington (52) | (8)NY Rangers (47) | Florida (46) | Tampa Bay (37) | NY Islanders (35) | |
1995–96 | (1) Philadelphia (103) | (3) NY Rangers (96) | (4) Florida (92) | (7) Washington (89) | (8) Tampa Bay (88) | New Jersey (86) | NY Islanders (54) | |
1996–97 | (1) New Jersey (104) | (3) Philadelphia (103) | (4) Florida (89) | (5) NY Rangers (86) | Washington (75) | Tampa Bay (74) | NY Islanders (70) | |
1997–98 | (1) New Jersey (107) | (3) Philadelphia (95) | (4) Washington (92) | NY Islanders (71) | NY Rangers (68) | Florida (63) | Tampa Bay (44) | |
1998–99 | (1) New Jersey (105) | (5) Philadelphia (93) | (8) Pittsburgh (90) | NY Rangers (77) | NY Islanders (58) | |||
1999–2000 | (1) Philadelphia (105) | (4) New Jersey (103) | (7) Pittsburgh (88) | NY Rangers (73) | NY Islanders (58) | |||
2000–01 | (1) New Jersey (111) | (4) Philadelphia (100) | (6) Pittsburgh (96) | NY Rangers (72) | NY Islanders (52) | |||
2001–02 | (2) Philadelphia (97) | (5) NY Islanders (96) | (6) New Jersey (95) | NY Rangers (80) | Pittsburgh (69) | |||
2002–03 | (2) New Jersey (108) | (4) Philadelphia (107) | (8) NY Islanders (83) | NY Rangers (78) | Pittsburgh (65) | |||
2003–04 | (3) Philadelphia (101) | (6) New Jersey (100) | (8) NY Islanders (91) | NY Rangers (69) | Pittsburgh (58) | |||
2004–05 | No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout | |||||||
2005–06 | (3) New Jersey (101) | (5) Philadelphia (101) | (6) NY Rangers (100) | NY Islanders (78) | Pittsburgh (58) | |||
2006–07 | (2) New Jersey (107) | (5) Pittsburgh (105) | (6) NY Rangers (94) | (8) NY Islanders (92) | Philadelphia (56) | |||
2007–08 | (2) Pittsburgh (102) | (4) New Jersey (99) | (5) NY Rangers (97) | (6) Philadelphia (95) | NY Islanders (79) | |||
2008–09 | (3) New Jersey (106) | (4) Pittsburgh (99) | (5) Philadelphia (99) | (7) NY Rangers (95) | NY Islanders (61) | |||
2009–10 | (2) New Jersey (103) | (4) Pittsburgh (101) | (7) Philadelphia (88) | NY Rangers (87) | NY Islanders (79) | |||
2010–11 | (2) Philadelphia (106) | (4) Pittsburgh (106) | (8) NY Rangers (93) | New Jersey (81) | NY Islanders (73) | |||
2011–12 | (1) NY Rangers (109) | (4) Pittsburgh (108) | (5) Philadelphia (103) | (6) New Jersey (102) | NY Islanders (79) | |||
2012–13[b] | (1) Pittsburgh (72) | (6) NY Rangers (56) | (8) NY Islanders (55) | Philadelphia (49) | New Jersey (48) | |||
Realignment | ||||||||
2013–14 | (1) Boston (117)‡ | (2) Tampa Bay (101) | (3) Montreal (100) | (WC2) Detroit (93) | Ottawa (88) | Toronto (84) | Florida (66) | Buffalo (52) |
2014–15 | (1) Montreal (110) | (2) Tampa Bay (108) | (3) Detroit (100) | (WC1) Ottawa (99) | Boston (96) | Florida (91) | Toronto (68) | Buffalo (54) |
2015–16 | (1) Florida (103) | (2) Tampa Bay (97) | (3) Detroit (93) | Boston (93) | Ottawa (85) | Montreal (82) | Buffalo (81) | Toronto (69) |
2016–17 | (1) Montreal (103) | (2) Ottawa (98) | (3) Boston (95) | (WC2) Toronto (95) | Tampa Bay (94) | Florida (81) | Detroit (79) | Buffalo (78) |
2017–18 | (1) Tampa Bay (113) | (2) Boston (112) | (3) Toronto (105) | Florida (96) | Detroit (73) | Montreal (71) | Ottawa (67) | Buffalo (62) |
2018–19 | (1) Tampa Bay (128)‡ | (2)Boston (107) | (3) Toronto (100) | Montreal (96) | Florida (86) | Buffalo (76) | Detroit (74) | Ottawa (64) |
2019–20[c] | (1) Boston (70 gp 100 pts. .714 ppct.)‡ |
(2) Tampa Bay (70 gp 92 pts. .657 ppct.) |
(8) Toronto (70 gp 81 pts. .579 ppct.) |
(10) Florida (69 gp 78 pts. .565 ppct.) |
(12) Montreal (71 gp 71 pts. .500 ppct.) |
Buffalo (69 gp 68 pts. .493 ppct.) |
Ottawa (71 gp 62 pts. .437 ppct.) |
Detroit (71 gp 39 pts. .275 ppct.) |
2020–21 | Division suspended for season; temporary realignment | |||||||
2021–22 | (1) Florida (122)‡ | (2) Toronto (115) | (3) Tampa Bay (110) | (WC1) Boston (107) | Buffalo (75) | Detroit (74) | Ottawa (73) | Montreal (55) |
2022–23 | (1) Boston (135)‡ | (2) Toronto (111) | (3) Tampa Bay (98) | (WC2) Florida (92) | Buffalo (91) | Ottawa (86) | Detroit (80) | Montreal (68) |
2023–24 | (1) Florida (110) | (2) Boston (109) | (3) Toronto (102) | (WC1) Tampa Bay(98) | Detroit (91) | Buffalo (84) | Ottawa (78) | Montreal (76) |
Teams in bold are currently in the division.
Team | Wins | Last win |
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New Jersey Devils | 9 | 2010 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 6 | 2011 |
Boston Bruins | 3 | 2023 |
Florida Panthers | 3 | 2024 |
Montreal Canadiens | 2 | 2017 |
New York Rangers | 2 | 2012 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | 2013 |
Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 | 2019 |
Buffalo Sabres | 0 | — |
Detroit Red Wings | 0 | — |
Ottawa Senators | 0 | — |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | — |
New York Islanders | 0 | — |
Washington Capitals | 0 | — |