The bulk of teams housed within the NHL’s Metropolitan Division are situated in New York or within a stone’s throw of the Big Apple, so in a sense, this is hockey’s version of making it on Broadway. Metropolitan Division match-ups are even popular in pop culture, having been featured in an epsiode of Seinfeld and built into the plot of a Liam Neeson film. Some of the game’s biggest stars play in this division and several of the league’s most bitter and long-standing rivalries exist within its confines. [+]

The Metropolitan Division offers everything that makes hockey worth watching – superstar individual talents possessing high-end skill, rugged toughness requiring players to pay for every inch of the ice and spectacular goaltending. It’s one of only two NHL divisions to produce multiple Art Ross Trophy winners and multiple Vezina Trophy winners over the past decade.

Best NHL Metropolitan Division Game Betting Lines

With so many natural rivalries, Metropolitan Division games tend to bring the passion to the ice on a nightly basis. [+]

Blowouts are few and far between in this division, so it takes an astute bettor to find the best Metropolitan Division game betting lines.

With so many natural and traditional rivalries, it’s essential to stay on top of whats’s going on with the respective teams.

You have to play close attention to injury reports and tendencies of both player and teams against certain oponents. Watch for teams that are playing the second night of back to back games, or the third game in four nights who might be tired.

Teams coming home from a long road trip, especially a Western swing can be susceptible for upset the first game back, falling into a comfort zone of being home in familiar surroundings after living out of hotels for so long.

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StatusAwayAway ScoreHome ScoreHome
Sep 21 - 13:00NSNew York RangersNew Jersey Devils
Sep 21 - 15:00NSToronto Maple LeafsOttawa Senators
Sep 21 - 15:00NSFlorida PanthersNashville Predators
Sep 21 - 17:00NSWashington CapitalsBoston Bruins
Sep 21 - 17:00NSSt. Louis BluesColumbus Blue Jackets
Sep 21 - 18:00NSAnaheim DucksLos Angeles Kings
Sep 21 - 19:00NSFlorida PanthersNashville Predators
Sep 21 - 19:00NSPhiladelphia FlyersNew York Islanders
Sep 21 - 20:00NSVegas Golden KnightsSan Jose Sharks
Sep 22 - 19:00NSTampa Bay LightningCarolina Hurricanes
Sep 22 - 19:00NSBuffalo SabresColumbus Blue Jackets
Sep 22 - 19:00NSPittsburgh PenguinsMontreal Canadiens
Sep 22 - 22:00NSUtah MammothAnaheim Ducks
Sep 23 - 19:00NSNew York IslandersNew Jersey Devils
Sep 23 - 19:00NSBoston BruinsNew York Rangers
Sep 23 - 19:00NSOttawa SenatorsToronto Maple Leafs
Sep 23 - 19:00NSPhiladelphia FlyersMontreal Canadiens
Sep 23 - 19:00NSChicago BlackhawksDetroit Red Wings
Sep 23 - 19:00NSColumbus Blue JacketsBuffalo Sabres
Sep 23 - 20:00NSTampa Bay LightningNashville Predators
Sep 23 - 22:00NSLos Angeles KingsVegas Golden Knights
Sep 24 - 18:00NSFlorida PanthersCarolina Hurricanes
Sep 24 - 19:00NSPittsburgh PenguinsColumbus Blue Jackets
Sep 24 - 22:00NSLos Angeles KingsAnaheim Ducks
Sep 25 - 19:00NSPhiladelphia FlyersWashington Capitals
Sep 25 - 19:00NSNew York IslandersNew York Rangers
Sep 25 - 19:00NSToronto Maple LeafsMontreal Canadiens
Sep 25 - 19:00NSBuffalo SabresDetroit Red Wings
Sep 25 - 22:00NSUtah MammothVegas Golden Knights
Sep 26 - 19:00NSNew Jersey DevilsNew York Islanders
Sep 26 - 19:00NSCarolina HurricanesTampa Bay Lightning
Sep 26 - 19:00NSDetroit Red WingsPittsburgh Penguins
Sep 26 - 22:00NSVegas Golden KnightsSan Jose Sharks
Sep 27 - 15:00NSDetroit Red WingsBuffalo Sabres
Sep 27 - 17:00NSBoston BruinsPhiladelphia Flyers
Sep 27 - 18:00NSAnaheim DucksLos Angeles Kings
Sep 27 - 19:00NSDallas StarsColorado Avalanche
Sep 27 - 19:00NSColumbus Blue JacketsPittsburgh Penguins
Sep 27 - 19:00NSMontreal CanadiensToronto Maple Leafs
Sep 27 - 19:00NSNashville PredatorsTampa Bay Lightning
Sep 28 - 15:00NSNew Jersey DevilsOttawa Senators
Sep 28 - 19:00NSNashville PredatorsCarolina Hurricanes
Sep 29 - 18:00NSCarolina HurricanesFlorida Panthers
Sep 29 - 19:00NSPhiladelphia FlyersBoston Bruins
Sep 29 - 19:00NSPittsburgh PenguinsDetroit Red Wings
Sep 29 - 19:00NSNew York RangersNew York Islanders
Sep 29 - 22:00NSSan Jose SharksAnaheim Ducks
Sep 30 - 19:00NSTampa Bay LightningFlorida Panthers
Sep 30 - 19:00NSWashington CapitalsColumbus Blue Jackets
Sep 30 - 19:00NSMontreal CanadiensOttawa Senators
Sep 30 - 20:00NSDetroit Red WingsChicago Blackhawks
Sep 30 - 20:00NSVegas Golden KnightsColorado Avalanche
Sep 30 - 21:00NSLos Angeles KingsUtah Mammoth
Oct 01 - 19:00NSPittsburgh PenguinsBuffalo Sabres
Oct 01 - 21:00NSColorado AvalancheVegas Golden Knights
Oct 01 - 22:00NSAnaheim DucksSan Jose Sharks
Oct 02 - 19:00NSDetroit Red WingsToronto Maple Leafs
Oct 02 - 19:00NSNew York IslandersPhiladelphia Flyers
Oct 02 - 19:00NSFlorida PanthersTampa Bay Lightning
Oct 02 - 19:00NSNew Jersey DevilsNew York Rangers
Oct 02 - 19:00NSBoston BruinsWashington Capitals
Oct 02 - 20:00NSOttawa SenatorsSt. Louis Blues
Oct 02 - 21:00NSLos Angeles KingsUtah Mammoth
Oct 03 - 19:00NSBuffalo SabresPittsburgh Penguins
Oct 03 - 22:00NSSan Jose SharksVegas Golden Knights
Oct 04 - 14:00NSNew York RangersBoston Bruins
Oct 04 - 15:00NSNew Jersey DevilsPhiladelphia Flyers
Oct 04 - 16:00NSAnaheim DucksLos Angeles Kings
Oct 04 - 16:00NSCarolina HurricanesNashville Predators
Oct 04 - 17:00NSColorado AvalancheDallas Stars
Oct 04 - 19:00NSToronto Maple LeafsDetroit Red Wings
Oct 04 - 19:00NSTampa Bay LightningFlorida Panthers
Oct 04 - 19:00NSOttawa SenatorsMontreal Canadiens
Oct 04 - 19:00NSColumbus Blue JacketsWashington Capitals
Oct 04 - 20:00NSSan Jose SharksUtah Mammoth
Last update on Jul 17, 2025 06:15 AM

What Are The NHL Metropolitan Division Standings

Here are the Metropolitan Division standings. Much like the players, it’s good to get into a routine of studying them frequently, even making it a mandatory on a daily basis. [+]

Look for teams on streaks, both good and bad ones. Watch for games that can be traps for a hot team, and contests that might be the elixir to cure a struggling squad. Who’s strong at home? Which teams are solid on the road? Which teams score with more frequency, and which ones are frugal when it comes to surrendering tallies? All of these elements go into the equation when seeking a smart wager on any game.

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Atlantic Division
1Detroit Red Wings0000000
2Boston Bruins0000000
3Buffalo Sabres0000000
4Florida Panthers0000000
5Montreal Canadiens0000000
6Ottawa Senators0000000
7Tampa Bay Lightning0000000
8Toronto Maple Leafs0000000
Central Division
1Chicago Blackhawks0000000
2Colorado Avalanche0000000
3Dallas Stars0000000
4Nashville Predators0000000
5St. Louis Blues0000000
6Utah Mammoth0000000
Pacific Division
1Anaheim Ducks0000000
2Los Angeles Kings0000000
3San Jose Sharks0000000
4Vegas Golden Knights0000000
Metropolitan Division
1Pittsburgh Penguins0000000
2Carolina Hurricanes0000000
3Columbus Blue Jackets0000000
4New Jersey Devils0000000
5New York Islanders0000000
6Philadelphia Flyers0000000
7Washington Capitals0000000
8New York Rangers0000000
Last update on Jul 17, 2025 06:15 AM

Metropolitan Divison Betting Tips

Some of hockey's greatest stories have emerged from Metropolitan Division teams. There was Rangers caoch Lester Patrick donning the pads as an emergency goalie and winning a game during the 1928 Stanley Cup final.

In more recent years, the scoring exploits of Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin have astounded all in an era when goals are as hard to come by as at any time in the history of the NHL. 

Two of hockey's most legendary dynasties were fashioned by Metropoitan Division franchises. The Broad Street Bullies of the Philadelphia Flyers ran roughshod over the NHL in the 1970s, winning back to back Stanley Cups in 1973-74 and 1974-75 and members of that team are still viewed as larger than life icons within the City of Brotherly Love.

Likewise, the New York Islanders teams that won four successive Cups from 1979-80 through 1982-83 exist as perhaps the NHL's last true dynasty, sicne no team has managed to win more than two Cups in a row since their run.