Atlantic Division (NHL)

The NHL's **Atlantic Division** was formed in 1993 as part of the Eastern Conference in a league realignment, the predecessor of which was the Patrick Division. It was changed in 2013 with the league's realignment.

### 1993–1998

- Florida Panthers
- New Jersey Devils
- New York Islanders
- New York Rangers
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Washington Capitals

#### 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

- Boston Bruins
- Buffalo Sabres
- Detroit Red Wings
- Florida Panthers
- Montreal Canadiens
- Ottawa Senators
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Toronto Maple Leafs

#### 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

### 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)

### Season results

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|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)|||||||||||||
|colspan="9"|_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)||||||||||
- Green background denotes qualified for playoffs

## Stanley Cup winners produced

1. 1994—New York Rangers
1. 1995—New Jersey Devils
1. 2000—New Jersey Devils
1. 2003—New Jersey Devils
1. 2009—Pittsburgh Penguins

## Presidents' Trophy winners produced

1. 1994—New York Rangers
1. 2014—Boston Bruins

## Atlantic Division titles won by team

|style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Team|style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Number of championships won|style="background: #e3e3e3;"|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**||||
|**Buffalo Sabres**|**0**|–||||
|**Detroit Red Wings**|**0**|–||||
|**Ottawa Senators**|**0**|–||||
|**Tampa Bay Lightning**|**0**|–||||
|**Toronto Maple Leafs**|**0**|–||||
|New York Islanders|0|–||||
|Washington Capitals|0|–||||
**Teams in bold are currently in the division.**

## References

- NHL History