The Atlantic Division was rugged last season, producing five of the eight Eastern Conference qualifiers for the Stanley Cup Playoffs and two of the three Eastern Conference teams to record more than 100 points in the standings.

The Toronto Maple Leafs ended up winning the division with 108 points, six more than the second-place Tampa Bay Lightning. But it was the third-place Florida Panthers (98 points) who had the last laugh, upsetting each team on the way to repeating as Stanley Cup champions.

Those three perennial qualifiers were joined by two newcomers. The Ottawa Senators finished fourth with 97 points, making the postseason for the first time since 2017. The Montreal Canadiens, who had 91 points, ended a three-year drought since their surprising run to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final.

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