The Metropolitan Division continues to be a dogfight, with the top four teams all having better records than anyone in the Atlantic or Pacific. The current top 16 overall teams in points break down like this:
WSH (MET)
MIN (CEN)
PIT (MET)
CBJ (MET)
NYR (MET)
CHI (CEN)
SJ (PAC)
MON (ATL)
ANA (PAC)
EDM (PAC)
STL (CEN)
OTT (ATL)
BOS (ATL)
TOR (ATL)
NYI (MET)
NSH (CEN)