The Central Division has been bizarre this year, with what’s projected to be the tightest point distribution of any of the divisions.
The Atlantic has the league’s first-place Tampa Bay Lightning, with 122 points through 78 games; it also has the last-place Ottawa Senators, who have only managed 62 points through the same number of games. It’s entirely possible that the Lightning will finish with at least twice as many standings points as the Senators. Other divisions aren’t anywhere near as silly—the Metro right now has the Capitals with 102 in and the Devils with 68, both in 79 games, and the Pacific has the Flames with 103 and the Kings with 67, both in 78 games.