It’s been a rough 2025-26 season for several Canadian NHL teams.

There is still plenty of time to turn things around, with it being the quarter mark of the 2025-26 season, but at this point, there are just two Canadian teams who sit in a playoff spot: the Winnipeg Jets and Ottawa Senators.

There has been a slight regression from the Jets, who won the Presidents’ Trophy in 2024-25 with a staggering 116 points. Nonetheless, they sit at a solid 12-7-0, good enough for third in the Central Division.

As for the Senators, they sit at 10-6-4, which has them third in the Atlantic Division. They were able to earn the top wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference in 2024-25, snapping an eight-year playoff drought.

Last season saw five Canadian teams make the playoffs: the Jets, Senators, Toronto

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