The National Hockey League's Pacific Division was formed in 1993 as part of the Western Conference in a league realignment. It is also one of the two successors of the Smythe Division (the other one was the Northwest Division), though of the current teams, only the Anaheim Ducks, Seattle Kraken and Vegas Golden Knights did not play in the Smythe Division. Due to subsequent realignments, three of the Pacific Division's original teams (the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and Vancouver Canucks) left the division in 1998 but returned in 2013. The division is the only one in the NHL without any Original Six teams. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting closure of the Canada–United States border, all eight teams were transferred into two different divisions for the 2020–21 NHL season. The American-based teams were moved to the West Division, while the Canadian-based teams were placed into the North Division.
With the addition of the expansion Seattle Kraken to the division in the 2021–22 NHL season and the NHL becoming a 32 team league, the Coyotes were moved to the Central Division to balance out the divisional alignment of eight teams per division.
Division lineups
1993–1995
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks Vancouver Canucks
Changes from the 1992–93 season The Pacific Division is formed as a result of NHL realignment The Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, and Vancouver Canucks come from the Smythe Division The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim are added as an expansion team
1995–1998
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks Vancouver Canucks
Changes from the 1994–95 season The Quebec Nordiques relocate to Denver, Colorado, and become the Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche come from the Northeast Division
1998–2006
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks
Changes from the 1997–98 season The Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, and Vancouver Canucks move to the Northwest Division The Dallas Stars and Phoenix Coyotes come from the Central Division
2006–2013
Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks
Changes from the 2005–06 season The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim changed their name to the Anaheim Ducks
2013–2014
Anaheim Ducks Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks Vancouver Canucks
Changes from the 2012–13 season The Northwest Division is dissolved due to NHL realignment The Dallas Stars move to the Central Division The Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and Vancouver Canucks come from the Northwest Division
2014–2017
Anaheim Ducks Arizona Coyotes Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks Vancouver Canucks
Changes from the 2013–14 season The Phoenix Coyotes changed their name to the Arizona Coyotes
2017–2020
Anaheim Ducks Arizona Coyotes Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks Vancouver Canucks Vegas Golden Knights
Changes from the 2016–17 season The Vegas Golden Knights are added as an expansion team
2020–2021 Division not used for the 2020–21 NHL season
Changes from the 2019–20 season Due to COVID-19 restrictions the NHL realigned into four divisions with no conferences for the 2020–21 season The Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights move to the West Division The Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks move to the North Division
2021–present
Anaheim Ducks Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks Seattle Kraken Vancouver Canucks Vegas Golden Knights
Changes from the 2020–21 season The league returned to using a four division and two conference alignment The Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights come from the West Division The Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks come from the North Division The Seattle Kraken are added as an expansion team
Season results (#) Denotes team that won the Stanley Cup (#) Denotes team that won the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, but lost Stanley Cup Final (#) Denotes team that qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs‡ Denotes winner of the Presidents' Trophy Season 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th (2) Calgary (97) (7) Vancouver (85) (8) San Jose (82) Anaheim (71) Los Angeles (66) Edmonton (64) (2) Calgary (55) (6) Vancouver (48) (7) San Jose (42) Los Angeles (41) Edmonton (38) Anaheim (37) (2) Colorado (104) (6) Calgary (79) (7) Vancouver (79) Anaheim (78) Edmonton (68) Los Angeles (66) San Jose (47) (1) Colorado (107)‡ (4) Anaheim (85) (7) Edmonton (81) Vancouver (77) Calgary (73) Los Angeles (67) San Jose (62) (2) Colorado (95) (5) Los Angeles (87) (7) Edmonton (80) (8) San Jose (78) Calgary (67) Anaheim (65) Vancouver (64) (1) Dallas (114)‡ (4) Phoenix (90) (6) Anaheim (83) (7) San Jose (80) Los Angeles (69) (2) Dallas (102) (5) Los Angeles (94) (6) Phoenix (90) (8) San Jose (87) Anaheim (83) (3) Dallas (106) (5) San Jose (95) (7) Los Angeles (92) Phoenix (90) Anaheim (66) (3) San Jose (99) (6) Phoenix (95) (7) Los Angeles (95) Dallas (90) Anaheim (69) (1) Dallas (111) (7) Anaheim (95) Los Angeles (78) Phoenix (78) San Jose (73) (2) San Jose (104) (5) Dallas (97) Los Angeles (81) Anaheim (76) Phoenix (68) No season due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout (2) Dallas (112) (5) San Jose (99) (6) Anaheim (98) Los Angeles (89) Phoenix (81) (2) Anaheim (110) (5) San Jose (107) (6) Dallas (107) Los Angeles (68) Phoenix (67) (2) San Jose (108) (4) Anaheim (102) (5) Dallas (97) Phoenix (83) Los Angeles (71) (1) San Jose (117)‡ (8) Anaheim (91) Dallas (83) Phoenix (79) Los Angeles (79) (1) San Jose (113) (4) Phoenix (107) (6) Los Angeles (101) Anaheim (89) Dallas (88) (2) San Jose (105) (4) Anaheim (99) (6) Phoenix (99) (7) Los Angeles (98) Dallas (95) (3) Phoenix (97) (7) San Jose (96) (8) Los Angeles (95) Dallas (89) Anaheim (80) (2) Anaheim (66) (5) Los Angeles (59) (6) San Jose (57) Phoenix (51) Dallas (48) (1) Anaheim (116) (2) San Jose (111) (3) Los Angeles (100) Phoenix (89) Vancouver (83) Calgary (77) Edmonton (67) (1) Anaheim (109) (2) Vancouver (101) (3) Calgary (97) Los Angeles (95) San Jose (89) Edmonton (62) Arizona (56) (1) Anaheim (103) (2) Los Angeles (102) (3) San Jose (98) Arizona (78) Calgary (77) Vancouver (75) Edmonton (70) (1) Anaheim (105) (2) Edmonton (103) (3) San Jose (99) (WC1) Calgary (94) Los Angeles (86) Arizona (70) Vancouver (69) (1) Vegas (109) (2) Anaheim (101) (3) San Jose (100) (WC1) Los Angeles (98) Calgary (84) Edmonton (78) Vancouver (73) Arizona (70) (1) Calgary (107) (2) San Jose (101) (3) Vegas (93) Arizona (86) Vancouver (81) Anaheim (80) Edmonton (79) Los Angeles (71) (3) Vegas (71 gp86 pts..606 ppct.) (5) Edmonton (71 gp83 pts..585 ppct.) (7) Vancouver (69 gp78 pts..565 ppct.) (8) Calgary (70 gp79 pts..564 ppct.) (11) Arizona (70 gp74 pts..529 ppct.) Anaheim (71 gp67 pts. .472 ppct.) Los Angeles (70 gp64 pts..457 ppct.) San Jose (70 gp63 pts..450 ppct.) Division suspended for the season; temporary realignment (1) Calgary (111) (2) Edmonton (104) (3) Los Angeles (99) Vegas (94) Vancouver (92) San Jose (77) Anaheim (76) Seattle (60) (1) Vegas (111)(2) Edmonton (109)(3) Los Angeles (104)(WC1) Seattle (100) Calgary (93) Vancouver (83) San Jose (60) Anaheim (58) (1) Vancouver (109)(2) Edmonton (104)(3) Los Angeles (99)(WC2) Vegas (98) Calgary (81) Seattle (81) Anaheim (59) San Jose (47) (1) Vegas (110) (2) Los Angeles (105) (3) Edmonton (101) Calgary (96) Vancouver (90) Anaheim (80) Seattle (76) San Jose (52) (1) Vegas (95) (2) Edmonton (93) (3) Anaheim (92) (WC2) Los Angeles (90) San Jose (86) Seattle (79) Calgary (77) Vancouver (58) Notes The 1994–95 NHL season was shortened to 48 games due to the lockout. The 2012–13 NHL season was shortened to 48 games due to the lockout. The 2019–20 NHL season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the imbalance in the number of games played among teams, the regular season standings were determined by points percentage.
Pacific Division titles won by team Teams in bold are currently in the division. Team Wins Last win Anaheim Ducks 6 2017 San Jose Sharks 6 2011 Dallas Stars 5 2006 Vegas Golden Knights 5 2026 Calgary Flames 4 2022 Colorado Avalanche 3 1998 Arizona Coyotes 1 2012 Vancouver Canucks 1 2024 Edmonton Oilers 0 — Los Angeles Kings 0 — Seattle Kraken 0 —
References
NHL history