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 East

Metropolitan Division
Conference	Eastern Conference
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	2013 ; Suspended in 2020–21; 2021 (reactivated)
No. of teams	8
Most recent; champion	Washington Capitals (6th title)
Most titles	Washington Capitals (6 titles)

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.

230km
143miles

Hurricanes

Blue
Jackets

Capitals

Penguins

Flyers

Islanders

Rangers

Devils

Metropolitan Division teams location

The Metropolitan Division contains some of the most historic and heated 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

Hurricanes

Blue Jackets

Devils

Islanders

Rangers

Flyers

Penguins

Capitals

2013–2020 Metropolitan Division teams

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

Hurricanes

Blue Jackets

Devils

Islanders

Rangers

Flyers

Penguins

Capitals

2021–present Metropolitan Division teams

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)
2025 – Washington Capitals (51–22–9, 111 pts)

Season results

^(#)	Denotes team that won the Stanley Cup
^(#)	Denotes team that won the Prince of Wales Trophy, but lost Stanley Cup Finals
^(#)	Denotes team that qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs
‡	Denotes winner of the Presidents' Trophy

Season	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
2013–14	⁽¹⁾ Pittsburgh (109)	⁽²⁾ NY Rangers (96)	⁽³⁾ Philadelphia (94)	^(WC1) Columbus (93)	Washington (90)	New Jersey (88)	Carolina (83)	NY Islanders (79)
2014–15	⁽¹⁾ NY Rangers (113)^‡	⁽²⁾ Washington (101)	⁽³⁾ NY Islanders (101)	^(WC2) Pittsburgh (98)	Columbus (89)	Philadelphia (84)	New Jersey (78)	Carolina (71)
2015–16	⁽¹⁾ Washington (120)^‡	⁽²⁾ Pittsburgh (104)	⁽³⁾ NY Rangers (101)	^(WC1) NY Islanders (100)	^(WC2) Philadelphia (96)	Carolina (86)	New Jersey (84)	Columbus (76)
2016–17	⁽¹⁾ Washington (118)^‡	⁽²⁾ Pittsburgh (111)	⁽³⁾ Columbus (108)	^(WC1) NY Rangers (102)	NY Islanders (94)	Philadelphia (88)	Carolina (87)	New Jersey (70)
2017–18	⁽¹⁾ Washington (105)	⁽²⁾ Pittsburgh (100)	⁽³⁾ Philadelphia (98)	^(WC1) Columbus (97)	^(WC2) New Jersey (97)	Carolina (83)	NY Islanders (80)	NY Rangers (77)
2018–19	⁽¹⁾ Washington (104)	⁽²⁾ NY Islanders (103)	⁽³⁾ Pittsburgh (100)	^(WC1) Carolina (99)	^(WC2) Columbus (98)	Philadelphia (82)	NY Rangers (78)	New Jersey (72)
2019–20^[a]	⁽³⁾ Washington (69 gp 90 pts. .652 ppct.)	⁽⁴⁾ Philadelphia (69 gp 89 pts. .645 ppct.)	⁽⁵⁾ Pittsburgh (69 gp 86 pts. .623 ppct.)	⁽⁶⁾ Carolina (68 gp 81 pts. .596 ppct.)	⁽⁷⁾ NY Islanders (68 gp 80 pts. .588 ppct.)	⁽⁹⁾ Columbus (70 gp 81 pts. .579 ppct.)	⁽¹¹⁾ NY Rangers (70 gp 79 pts. .564 ppct.)	New Jersey (69 gp 68 pts. .493 ppct.)
2020–21	Division suspended for season; temporary realignment
2021–22	⁽¹⁾ Carolina (116)	⁽²⁾ NY Rangers (110)	⁽³⁾ Pittsburgh (103)	^(WC2) Washington (100)	NY Islanders (84)	Columbus (81)	New Jersey (63)	Philadelphia (61)
2022–23	⁽¹⁾ Carolina (113)	⁽²⁾ New Jersey (112)	⁽³⁾ NY Rangers (107)	^(WC1) NY Islanders (93)	Pittsburgh (91)	Washington (80)	Philadelphia (75)	Columbus (59)
2023–24	⁽¹⁾ NY Rangers (114)^‡	⁽²⁾ Carolina (111)	⁽³⁾ NY Islanders (94)	^(WC2) Washington (91)	Pittsburgh (88)	Philadelphia (87)	New Jersey (81)	Columbus (66)
2024–25	⁽¹⁾ Washington (111)	⁽²⁾ Carolina (99)	⁽³⁾ New Jersey (91)	Columbus (89)	NY Rangers (85)	NY Islanders (82)	Pittsburgh (80)	Philadelphia (76)

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.

Stanley Cup winners produced

2016 – Pittsburgh Penguins
2017 – Pittsburgh Penguins
2018 – Washington Capitals

Presidents' Trophy winners produced

2015 – New York Rangers
2016 – Washington Capitals
2017 – Washington Capitals
2024 – New York Rangers

Metropolitan Division titles won by team

Teams in bold are currently in the division.

Team	Wins	Last win
Washington Capitals	6	2025
Carolina Hurricanes	2	2023
New York Rangers	2	2024
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	2014
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	—
New Jersey Devils	0	—
New York Islanders	0	—
Philadelphia Flyers	0	—