North Division (NHL)

The National Hockey League's North Division (branded as Scotia NHL North Division for sponsorship reasons)[1] is one of the four divisions being used by the NHL for the 2020–21 NHL season.[2] This division was organized in 2020 as the result of the travel restrictions that have been in place since March 2020 between the Canada–United States border due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5] The entirety of the 2020–21 regular season and first two rounds of the playoffs will be played between these seven teams.[6]

This is about the current NHL division and is not to be confused with the Canadian Division that existed from 1926 to 1938, the Northeast Division that existed from 1993 to 2013 or the Northwest Division that existed from 1998 to 2013.

North Division
LeagueNational Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Founded2020
Teams
No. of teams7

Of the four divisions set to play in 2020–21, the North Division is the only one with a name not previously used by the NHL. It is also the first all-Canadian NHL division to play since the league first expanded into the United States in 1924.

Current standings
North Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Toronto Maple Leafs 11 8 2 1 7 40 32 +8 17
2 Montreal Canadiens 11 7 2 2 7 46 30 +16 16
3 Winnipeg Jets 11 7 3 1 5 39 32 +7 15
4 Edmonton Oilers 12 6 6 0 5 42 43 −1 12
5 Vancouver Canucks 14 6 8 0 5 48 55 −7 12
6 Calgary Flames 10 4 5 1 3 27 27 0 9
7 Ottawa Senators 11 2 8 1 1 27 50 −23 5
Updated to game(s) played on February 4, 2021. Source: National Hockey League[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater amount of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater amount of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number 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; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater amount of goals scored (GF)

Division lineups

2020–present

Changes from the 2019–20 season
  • The North Division is formed due to COVID-19 restrictions
  • The Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks come from the Pacific Division
  • The Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs come from the Atlantic Division
  • The Winnipeg Jets come from the Central Division

References
  1. "NHL announces four sponsors for new re-aligned divisions". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  2. "NHL teams in new divisions for 2020-21 season". NHL.com. December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. Office of the Prime Minister (March 20, 2020). "U.S.-Canada joint initiative: Temporary restriction of travellers crossing the U.S.-Canada border for non-essential purposes". Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  4. McCarten, James (October 19, 2020). "Non-essential travel restrictions at Canada-U. S. border extended to at least Nov. 21". The Canadian Press. Toronto. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  5. "NHL outlines proposed division realignment for 2020-21 season". December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  6. "NHL announces 56-game 2021 season will start Jan. 13 and realignment with Canadian division". CBSSports.com. December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  7. "NHL Hockey Standings". www.nhl.com. National Hockey League.
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