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The 2015–2016 NHL season is the 99th season of operation of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Realignment
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Playoffs
In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team was at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference, for a total of eight teams from each conference.

In the First Round, the lower seeded wild card in the conference played against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card played against the other division winner, and both wild cards were de facto #4 seeds. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. In the first two rounds, home ice advantage was awarded to the team with the better seed; in the last two rounds, it was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record.


 * Legend
 * A1, A2, A3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Atlantic Division, respectively
 * M1, M2, M3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Metropolitan Division, respectively
 * C1, C2, C3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Central Division, respectively
 * P1, P2, P3 – The first, second, and third place teams from the Pacific Division, respectively
 * WC – Wild Card teams

Standings
Tie Breakers: 1. Fewer number of games played. 2. Greater Regulation + OT Wins (ROW) 3. Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play. (If teams played an unequal # of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.) 4. Greater Goal differential

Scoring leaders
The following players lead the league in regular season points. -->

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NHL awards
Awards will be presented at the NHL Awards ceremony, to be held following the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs. Finalists for voted awards are announced during the playoffs and winners are presented at the award ceremony. Voting will conclude immediately after the end of the regular season. The President's Trophy, the Prince of Wales Trophy and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl are not presented at the awards ceremony. The Lester Patrick Trophy is announced during the summer and presented in the fall.