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Metropolitan Division

The National Hockey League's Metropolitan Division (often referred to simply as the "Metro Division") was formed in 2013 as one of the two divisions in the Eastern Conference as part of a league realignment. It is also a successor of the original Atlantic Division and one of the two successors to the Southeast Division. Six of its teams were previously together in the Patrick Division from 1981 to 1993 (one joined in 1982). It is the only NHL division without a Canadian team, with five of the division's clubs located in either the New York City area or in Pennsylvania and the other three in North Carolina, Ohio, and Washington, D.C.

The Metropolitan Division contains some of the most historic and intense rivalries in the NHL, including Flyers–Penguins, Devils–Rangers, Capitals–Penguins, Islanders–Rangers, Capitals–Rangers, Capitals–Islanders, Flyers–Rangers, Capitals–Flyers, and Devils–Flyers. Three of its teams (Rangers, Islanders, and Devils) are within the league's largest market (New York), the Flyers are in the fourth largest market (Philadelphia), and the Capitals are in the seventh largest (Washington, D.C.). Games involving Metropolitan Division teams are frequently shown on U.S. national television.

Division lineups

2013–2020

Carolina Hurricanes
Columbus Blue Jackets
New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals

Changes from the 2012–13 season

The Metropolitan Division is formed due to NHL realignment
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 come from the original Atlantic Division
The Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals come from the Southeast Division
The Columbus Blue Jackets come from the Central Division

2020–2021

Division not used for the 2020–21 NHL season

Changes from the 2019–20 season

Due to COVID-19 restrictions the NHL realigned into four divisions with no conferences for the 2020–21 season
The Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets move to the Central Division
The New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals move to the East Division

2021–present

Carolina Hurricanes
Columbus Blue Jackets
New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals

Changes from the 2020–21 season

The league returned to using a four division and two conference alignment
The Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets come from the Central Division
The New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals come from the East Division

Division champions

2014 – Pittsburgh Penguins (51–24–7, 109 pts)
2015 – New York Rangers (53–22–7, 113 pts)
2016 – Washington Capitals (56–18–8, 120 pts)
2017 – Washington Capitals (55–19–8, 118 pts)
2018 – Washington Capitals (49–26–7, 105 pts)
2019 – Washington Capitals (48–26–8, 104 pts)
2020 – Washington Capitals (41–20–8, 90 pts)
2021 – Division suspended for season
2022 – Carolina Hurricanes (54–20–8, 116 pts)
2023 – Carolina Hurricanes (52–21–9, 113 pts)
2024 – New York Rangers (55–23–4, 114 pts)

Season results

Notes

^a The 2019–20 NHL season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the imbalance in the number of games played among teams, the regular season standings were determined by points percentage.