Atlantic Division (NHL)

Atlantic Division
Conference	Eastern Conference
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Formerly	Patrick Division, Adams Division, Norris Division
Founded	(original) 1993 ; (new) 2013
Ceased	(original) 2013
Replaced by	Metropolitan Division
Teams
No. of teams	8
Championships
Last Atlantic Division champion(s)	Tampa Bay Lightning (1st title)
Most Atlantic Division titles	New Jersey Devils (9)

The National Hockey League has used the name Atlantic Division for two distinct groups of teams.

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 entirety of the former Northeast Division plus the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning from the now-dissolved Southeast Division, and the Detroit Red Wings, who moved from the Central Division of the Western Conference.

Current standings

Atlantic Division
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Toronto Maple Leafs	7	6	1	0	6	33	23	+10	12
2	Boston Bruins	5	4	1	0	4	22	13	+9	8
3	Montreal Canadiens	5	3	1	1	2	18	13	+5	7
4	Ottawa Senators	6	3	2	1	3	24	22	+2	7
5	Buffalo Sabres	5	3	2	0	3	11	13	−2	6
6	Tampa Bay Lightning	3	2	1	0	1	11	7	+4	4
7	Detroit Red Wings	6	0	4	2	0	14	30	−16	2
8	Florida Panthers	3	0	2	1	0	7	10	−3	1

Updated to game(s) played on October 15, 2018. Source: National Hockey League

Division lineups

1993–1998

Changes from the 1992–93 season

The Atlantic Division is formed as a result of NHL realignment
The New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, and Washington Capitals come from the Patrick Division
The Tampa Bay Lightning come from the Norris Division
The Florida Panthers are added as an expansion team

1998–2013

New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins

Changes from the 1997–98 season

The Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Washington Capitals move to the new Southeast Division
The Pittsburgh Penguins come from the Northeast Division

2013–present

Changes from the 2012–13 season

The Northeast and Southeast Divisions are dissolved due to NHL realignment
The New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins move to the Metropolitan Division
The Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, and Toronto Maple Leafs come from the Northeast Division
The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning come from the Southeast Division
The Detroit Red Wings come from the Central Division

Division champions

Atlantic Division (1993–2013)

1994—New York Rangers (52–24–8, 112 pts)
1995—Philadelphia Flyers (28–16–4, 60 pts)
1996—Philadelphia Flyers (45–24–13, 103 pts)
1997—New Jersey Devils (45–23–14, 104 pts)
1998—New Jersey Devils (48–23–11, 107 pts)
1999—New Jersey Devils (47–24–11, 105 pts)
2000—Philadelphia Flyers (45–22–12–3, 105 pts)
2001—New Jersey Devils (48–19–12–3, 111 pts)
2002—Philadelphia Flyers (42–27–10–3, 97 pts)
2003—New Jersey Devils (46–20–10–6, 108 pts)
2004—Philadelphia Flyers (40–21–15–6, 101 pts)
2005—no season (NHL Lockout)
2006—New Jersey Devils (46–27–9, 101 pts)
2007—New Jersey Devils (49–24–9, 107 pts)
2008—Pittsburgh Penguins (47–27–8, 102 pts)
2009—New Jersey Devils (51–27–4, 106 pts)
2010—New Jersey Devils (48–27–7, 103 pts)
2011—Philadelphia Flyers (47–23–12, 106 pts)
2012—New York Rangers (51–24–7, 109 pts)
2013—Pittsburgh Penguins (36–12–0, 72 pts)

Atlantic Division (2013–present)

2014—Boston Bruins (54–19–9, 117 pts)
2015—Montreal Canadiens (50–22–10, 110 pts)
2016—Florida Panthers (47–26–9, 103 pts)
2017—Montreal Canadiens (47–26–9, 103 pts)
2018—Tampa Bay Lightning (54–23–5, 113 pts)

Season results

Season	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
1993–94	NY Rangers (112)^‡†	New Jersey (106)	Washington (88)	NY Islanders (84)	Florida (83)	Philadelphia (80)	Tampa Bay (71)
1994–95	Philadelphia (60)	New Jersey (52)^†	Washington (52)	NY Rangers (47)	Florida (46)	Tampa Bay (37)	NY Islanders (35)
1995–96	Philadelphia (103)	NY Rangers (96)	Florida (92)	Washington (89)	Tampa Bay (88)	New Jersey (86)	NY Islanders (54)
1996–97	New Jersey (104)	Philadelphia (103)	Florida (89)	NY Rangers (86)	Washington (75)	Tampa Bay (74)	NY Islanders (70)
1997–98	New Jersey (107)	Philadelphia (95)	Washington (92)	NY Islanders (71)	NY Rangers (68)	Florida (63)	Tampa Bay (44)
1998–99	New Jersey (105)	Philadelphia (93)	Pittsburgh (90)	NY Rangers (77)	NY Islanders (58)
1999–2000	Philadelphia (105)	New Jersey (103)^†	Pittsburgh (88)	NY Rangers (73)	NY Islanders (58)
2000–01	New Jersey (111)	Philadelphia (100)	Pittsburgh (96)	NY Rangers (72)	NY Islanders (52)
2001–02	Philadelphia (97)	NY Islanders (96)	New Jersey (95)	NY Rangers (80)	Pittsburgh (69)
2002–03	New Jersey (108)^†	Philadelphia (107)	NY Islanders (83)	NY Rangers (78)	Pittsburgh (65)
2003–04	Philadelphia (101)	New Jersey (100)	NY Islanders (91)	NY Rangers (69)	Pittsburgh (58)
2004–05	No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout
2005–06	New Jersey (101)	Philadelphia (101)	NY Rangers (100)	NY Islanders (78)	Pittsburgh (58)
2006–07	New Jersey (107)	Pittsburgh (105)	NY Rangers (94)	NY Islanders (92)	Philadelphia (56)
2007–08	Pittsburgh (102)	New Jersey (99)	NY Rangers (97)	Philadelphia (95)	NY Islanders (79)
2008–09	New Jersey (106)	Pittsburgh (99)^†	Philadelphia (99)	NY Rangers (95)	NY Islanders (61)
2009–10	New Jersey (103)	Pittsburgh (101)	Philadelphia (88)	NY Rangers (87)	NY Islanders (79)
2010–11	Philadelphia (106)	Pittsburgh (106)	NY Rangers (93)	New Jersey (81)	NY Islanders (73)
2011–12	NY Rangers (109)	Pittsburgh (108)	Philadelphia (103)	New Jersey (102)	NY Islanders (79)
2012–13	Pittsburgh (72)	NY Rangers (56)	NY Islanders (55)	Philadelphia (49)	New Jersey (48)
Realignment
2013–14	Boston (117)^‡	Tampa Bay (101)	Montreal (100)	Detroit (93)	Ottawa (88)	Toronto (84)	Florida (66)	Buffalo (52)
2014–15	Montreal (110)	Tampa Bay (108)	Detroit (100)	Ottawa (99)	Boston (96)	Florida (91)	Toronto (68)	Buffalo (54)
2015–16	Florida (103)	Tampa Bay (97)	Detroit (93)	Boston (93)	Ottawa (85)	Montreal (82)	Buffalo (81)	Toronto (69)
2016–17	Montreal (103)	Ottawa (98)	Boston (95)	Toronto (95)	Tampa Bay (94)	Florida (81)	Detroit (79)	Buffalo (78)
2017–18	Tampa Bay (113)	Boston (112)	Toronto (105)	Florida (96)	Detroit (73)	Montreal (71)	Ottawa (67)	Buffalo (62)

Qualified for playoffs
‡ denotes winner of the Presidents' Trophy
† denotes winner of the Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup winners produced

Presidents' Trophy winners produced

1994—New York Rangers
2014—Boston Bruins

Atlantic Division titles won by team

Team	Number of championships won	Last year won
New Jersey Devils	9	2010
Philadelphia Flyers	6	2011
Montreal Canadiens	2	2017
New York Rangers	2	2012
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	2013
Boston Bruins	1	2014
Florida Panthers	1	2016
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	2018
Buffalo Sabres	0	–
Detroit Red Wings	0	–
Ottawa Senators	0	–
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	–
New York Islanders	0	–
Washington Capitals	0	–

Teams in bold are currently in the division.

References

NHL History

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National Hockey League divisions
Current	Eastern Conference: Atlantic (since 2013) Metropolitan (since 2013) Western Conference: Central (since 1993) Pacific (since 1993)
Historic	American (1926–1938) Canadian (1926–1938) East (1967–1974) West (1967–1974) Adams (1974–1993) Norris (1974–1993) Patrick (1974–1993) Smythe (1974–1993) Atlantic (1993–2013) Northeast (1993–2013) Northwest (1998–2013) Southeast (1998–2013)