How teams make the playoffs - 16 of 32 teams, 8 per conference: the top 3 in each division (6) plus 2 wild cards, the next two best teams in the conference regardless of division.
First round - In each division, 2nd plays 3rd. The division winner with more points plays the 2nd wild card, the other division winner plays the 1st wild card. Every round is best-of-seven, and the team with more points gets home ice.
After that - Second round (division final) → Conference Final → Stanley Cup Final (East champion vs West champion). Matchups follow the bracket and are not reseeded.
Points and tiebreakers - 2 points for any win, 1 for an overtime or shootout loss, 0 for a regulation loss. Ties on points go to points % (fewer games played), then regulation wins (RW), wins excluding shootouts, total wins, head-to-head points and goal differential (head-to-head isn't applied on this page). The "#" in the wild card tables ranks only the teams outside their division's top 3.