The NHL's Northeast Division was formed in 1993 as part of the Eastern Conference in a league adjustment, the predecessor of which was the Adams Division. Although none of its members have won the Stanley Cup since the adjustment, its members account for a combined 42 Stanley Cup championships (24 by Montreal, 13 by Toronto, and 5 by Boston), which is the most championships of any division in the NHL.
Division lineups
1993–1995
Changes from the 1992–93 season
- The Northeast Division is formed as a result of NHL realignment
- The Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Hartford Whalers, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, and Quebec Nordiques come from the Adams Division
- The Pittsburgh Penguins come from the Patrick Division
1995–1997
- Boston Bruins
- Buffalo Sabres
- Hartford Whalers
- Montreal Canadiens
- Ottawa Senators
- Pittsburgh Penguins
Changes from the 1994–95 season
1997–1998
- Boston Bruins
- Buffalo Sabres
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Montreal Canadiens
- Ottawa Senators
- Pittsburgh Penguins
Changes from the 1996–97 season
1998–2013
Changes from the 1997–98 season
2013 realignment
The Northeast Division was dissolved as the league realigned into two conferences with two divisions each. All five teams were moved into the new Atlantic Division.
Division Champions
- 1994—Pittsburgh Penguins (44–27–13, 101 pts)
- 1995—Quebec Nordiques (30–13–5, 65 pts)
- 1996—Pittsburgh Penguins (49–29–4, 102 pts)
- 1997—Buffalo Sabres (40–30–12, 92 pts)
- 1998—Pittsburgh Penguins (40–24–18, 98 pts)
- 1999—Ottawa Senators (44–23–15, 103 pts)
- 2000—Toronto Maple Leafs (45–27–7–3, 100 pts)
- 2001—Ottawa Senators (48–21–9–4, 109 pts)
- 2002—Boston Bruins (43–24–6–9, 101 pts)
- 2003—Ottawa Senators (52–21–8–1, 113 pts)
- 2004—Boston Bruins (41–19–15–7, 104 pts)
- 2005—no season (NHL Lockout)
- 2006—Ottawa Senators (52–21–9, 113 pts)
- 2007—Buffalo Sabres (53–22–7, 113 pts)
- 2008—Montreal Canadiens (47–25–10, 104 pts)
- 2009—Boston Bruins (53–19–10, 116 pts)
- 2010—Buffalo Sabres (45–27–10, 100 pts)
- 2011—Boston Bruins (46–25–11, 103 pts)
- 2012—Boston Bruins (49–29–4, 102 pts)
- 2013—Montreal Canadiens (29–14–5, 63 pts)
Season results
Season
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
|
7th
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1993–94 |
Pittsburgh (101) |
Boston (97) |
Montreal (96) |
Buffalo (95) |
Quebec (76) |
Hartford (63) |
Ottawa (37)
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1994–95 |
Quebec (65) |
Pittsburgh (61) |
Boston (57) |
Buffalo (51) |
Hartford (43) |
Montreal (43) |
Ottawa (23)
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1995–96 |
Pittsburgh (102) |
Boston (91) |
Montreal (90) |
Hartford (77) |
Buffalo (72) |
Ottawa (41) |
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1996–97 |
Buffalo (92) |
Pittsburgh (84) |
Ottawa (77) |
Montreal (77) |
Hartford (75) |
Boston (61) |
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1997–98 |
Pittsburgh (98) |
Boston (91) |
Buffalo (89) |
Montreal (87) |
Ottawa (83) |
Carolina (74) |
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1998–99 |
Ottawa (103) |
Toronto (97) |
Boston (91) |
Buffalo (91) |
Montreal (75) |
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1999–2000 |
Toronto (100) |
Ottawa (95) |
Buffalo (85) |
Montreal (83) |
Boston (73) |
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2000–01 |
Ottawa (109) |
Buffalo (98) |
Toronto (90) |
Boston (88) |
Montreal (70) |
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2001–02 |
Boston (101) |
Toronto (100) |
Ottawa (94) |
Montreal (87) |
Buffalo (82) |
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2002–03 |
Ottawa (113) |
Toronto (98) |
Boston (87) |
Montreal (77) |
Buffalo (72) |
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2003–04 |
Boston (104) |
Toronto (103) |
Ottawa (102) |
Montreal (93) |
Buffalo (85) |
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2004–05 |
No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout
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2005–06 |
Ottawa (113) |
Buffalo (110) |
Montreal (93) |
Toronto (90) |
Boston (74) |
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2006–07 |
Buffalo (113) |
Ottawa (105) |
Toronto (91) |
Montreal (90) |
Boston (76) |
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2007–08 |
Montreal (104) |
Ottawa (94) |
Boston (94) |
Buffalo (90) |
Toronto (83) |
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2008–09 |
Boston (116) |
Montreal (93) |
Buffalo (91) |
Ottawa (83) |
Toronto (81) |
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2009–10 |
Buffalo (100) |
Ottawa (94) |
Boston (91) |
Montreal (88) |
Toronto (74) |
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2010–11 |
Boston (103) |
Montreal (96) |
Buffalo (96) |
Toronto (85) |
Ottawa (74) |
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2011–12 |
Boston (102) |
Ottawa (92) |
Buffalo (89) |
Toronto (80) |
Montreal (78) |
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2012–13 |
Montreal (63) |
Boston (62) |
Toronto (57) |
Ottawa (56) |
Buffalo (48) |
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- Green background denotes qualified for playoffs
Stanley Cup winners produced
- 2011—Boston Bruins
Presidents' Trophy winners produced
- 2003—Ottawa Senators
- 2007—Buffalo Sabres
Northeast Division titles won by team
References