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| 2015-2016 NHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | N/A |
| Number of games | 82 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| Regular season | |
| Presidents' Trophy | TBD |
| Playoffs | |
| Stanley Cup | |
The 2015–2016 NHL season is the 99th season of operation of the National Hockey League (NHL).
League business[edit]
Realignment[edit]
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Rule changes[edit]
Uniforms[edit]
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Regular season[edit]
Coaching changes[edit]
Winter Classic[edit]
Postponed games[edit]
Playoffs[edit]
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[edit]
| 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 |
| 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 |
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[edit]
Scoring leaders[edit]
The following players lead the league in regular season points.[3] -->
References[edit]
- ^ "2015-2016 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com.
- ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com.
- ^ "Player Stats: 2015–2016 Regular season: All Skaters – Total Points". National Hockey League.