For me the main thing about these four new systems is you reward going for the win. When you think about it it’s ridiculous I have to even say that when this is a sport we’re talking about… But here we are..
First The System That Rewards You Based on How Well You Play
BASED ON 2024-2026 FINAL RECORDS
TEAM
ACTUAL
3-2-1-0-0
DIFF
TOR
108
~153
+45
TBL
102
~136
+34
FLA
98
~135
+37
OTT
97
~132
+35
MON
91
~120
+29
DET
86
~110
+24
BUF
79
~95
+16
BOS
76
~90
+14
Metropolitan Division Points
TEAM
ACTUAL
3-2-1-0-0
DIFF
WSH
111
~148
+37
CAR
99
~135
+36
NJD
91
~124
+33
CBJ
89
~120
+31
NYR
85
~115
+30
NYI
82
~110
+28
PIT
80
~107
+27
PHI
76
~100
+24
TEAM
ACTUAL
3-2-1-0-0
DIFF
WPG
116
~149
+33
DAL
106
~141
+35
COL
102
~132
+30
MIN
97
~118
+21
STL
96
~112
+16
UTA
89
~100
+11
NSH
68
~85
+17
CHI
61
~80
+19
TEAM
ACTUAL
3-2-1-0-0
DIFF
VGK
110
~149
+39
LAK
105
~142
+37
EDM
101
~135
+34
CGY
96
~110
+14
VAN
90
~100
+10
ANA
80
~92
+12
SEA
76
~90
+14
SJS
52
~70
+18
Eastern CONFERENCE (8 playoff spots)
Atlantic Division (3 automatic qualifiers):
- TOR (153 pts) — A1
- TBL (136 pts) — A2
- FLA (135 pts) — A3
Metropolitan Division (3 automatic qualifiers):
- WSH (148 pts) — M1
- CAR (135 pts) — M2
- NJD (124 pts) — M3
Wild Card (2 spots — next best records regardless of division):
- OTT (132 pts) — WC1 (Atlantic 4th place)
- MON (120 pts) — WC2 (Atlantic 5th place)
WESTERN CONFERENCE (8 playoff spots)
Central Division (3 automatic qualifiers):
- WPG (149 pts) — C1
- DAL (141 pts) — C2
- COL (132 pts) — C3
Pacific Division (3 automatic qualifiers):
- VGK (149 pts) — P1
- LAK (142 pts) — P2
- EDM (135 pts) — P3
- MIN (118 pts) — WC2 (Central 3th place)
- STL (112pts)
Key Changes from Current System:
- ✅ CBJ (Blue Jackets) — would make it as WC1 in West
- ❌ Whoever currently holds the 7th and 8th playoff spots in the actual system but has fewer regulation wins
- OTT jumps into a Wild Card spot with 132 points (+35 from actual)
- Vegas and Winnipeg tie at 149 pts, both dominating their divisions
- Columbus almost sneaks into playoffs from the Metro despite being 4th in division
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SIMPLY 2 points for ANY win.
Atlantic Division — System #3 (22200)
TEAM
ACTUAL
2-2-2-0-0 PTS
DIFF
TOR
108
~104
-4
TBL
102
~94
-8
FLA
98
~94
-4
OTT
97
~90
-7
MON
91
~80
-11
DET
86
~72
-14
BUF
79
~66
-13
BOS
76
~66
-10
Metropolitan Division — System #3 (22200)
TEAM
ACTUAL
2-2-2-0-0 PTS
DIFF
WSH
111
~102
-9
CAR
99
~94
-5
NJD
91
~84
-7
NYR
85
~78
-7
NYI
82
~76
-6
CBJ
89
~74
-15
PIT
80
~68
-12
PHI
76
~64
-12
Central Division — System #3 (22200)
TEAM
ACTUAL
2-2-2-0-0
DIFF
WPG
116
~112
-4
DAL
106
~100
-6
COL
102
~98
-4
MIN
97
~90
-7
STL
96
~88
-8
UTA
89
~76
-13
NSH
68
~60
-8
CHI
61
~52
-9
Pacific Division — System #3 (22200)
TEAM
ACTUAL
2-2-2-0-0
DIFF
VGK
110
~100
-10
LAK
105
~96
-9
EDM
101
~96
-5
CGY
96
~84
-12
VAN
90
~76
-14
ANA
80
~68
-12
SEA
76
~64
-12
SJS
52
~44
-8
PLAYOFFS — System #3 (22200)
EASTERN CONFERENCE (8 playoff spots)
- TOR (104 pts) — A1
- TBL (94 pts) — A2
- FLA (94 pts) — A3
- WSH (102 pts) — M1
- CAR (94 pts) — M2
- NJD (84 pts) — M3
- OTT (90 pts) — WC1 (Atlantic 4th)
- MON (80 pts) — WC2 (Atlantic 5th)
WESTERN CONFERENCE (8 playoff spots)
- WPG (112 pts) — C1
- DAL (100 pts) — C2
- COL (98 pts) — C3
- VGK (100 pts) — P1
- LAK (96 pts) — P2
- EDM (96 pts) — P3
- MIN (90 pts) — WC1 (Central 4th)
- STL (88 pts) — WC2 (Central 5th)
Key Changes from Current System (System #3):
- ✅ MON (Canadiens) — makes it again as WC2 in East
- ✅ STL (Blues) — makes it as WC2 in West
- ❌ Teams with high OT/SO loss counts lose significant points
- ALL teams lose points because there are no more “loser points”
- Teams with many OT/SO losses are hit hardest (e.g., Columbus -15, Detroit -14, Vancouver -14)
- Tighter races overall — point spreads compress significantly
- Vegas drops 10 points (had 10 OT/SO losses in actual system)
Monday I will add two more systems, and then we can analyze and fix this…
