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The NHL’s Metropolitan Division was formed in 1993 as part of a league realignment. Its predecessor was the Patrick Division. It was known as the Atlantic Division for its first 19 seasons until the 2013 league realignment, when it adopted its current name and added three teams.

This is the only division in the league based entirely in the United States.

1993–1998

 * Florida Panthers
 * New Jersey Devils
 * New York Islanders
 * New York Rangers
 * Philadelphia Flyers
 * Tampa Bay Lightning
 * Washington Capitals

Changes from the 1992–93 season

 * The Atlantic Division is formed as a result of NHL realignment
 * The New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, and Washington Capitals come from the Patrick Division
 * The Tampa Bay Lightning come from the Norris Division
 * The Florida Panthers are added as an expansion team

1998–2013

 * New Jersey Devils
 * New York Islanders
 * New York Rangers
 * Philadelphia Flyers
 * Pittsburgh Penguins

Changes from the 1997–98 season

 * The Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Washington Capitals move to the new Southeast Division
 * The Pittsburgh Penguins come from the Northeast Division

2013–present

 * Carolina Hurricanes
 * Columbus Blue Jackets
 * New Jersey Devils
 * New York Islanders
 * New York Rangers
 * Philadelphia Flyers
 * Pittsburgh Penguins
 * Washington Capitals

Changes from the 2012–13 season

 * The Atlantic Division becomes the Metropolitan Division as the league realigns into two conferences with two divisions each
 * The Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals come from the dissolved Southeast Division (with the latter returning to this division after a 14-season absence)
 * The Columbus Blue Jackets come from the Central Division

Division champions

 * 1994—New York Rangers (52–24–8, 112 pts)
 * 1995—Philadelphia Flyers (28–16–4, 60 pts)
 * 1996—Philadelphia Flyers (45–24–13, 103 pts)
 * 1997—New Jersey Devils (45–23–14, 104 pts)
 * 1998—New Jersey Devils (48–23–11, 107 pts)
 * 1999—New Jersey Devils (47–24–11, 105 pts)
 * 2000—Philadelphia Flyers (45–22–12–3, 105 pts)
 * 2001—New Jersey Devils (48–19–12–3, 111 pts)
 * 2002—Philadelphia Flyers (42–27–10–3, 97 pts)
 * 2003—New Jersey Devils (46–20–10–6, 108 pts)
 * 2004—Philadelphia Flyers (40–21–15–6, 101 pts)
 * 2005—no season (NHL Lockout)
 * 2006—New Jersey Devils (46–27–9, 101 pts)
 * 2007—New Jersey Devils (49–24–9, 107 pts)
 * 2008—Pittsburgh Penguins (47–27–8, 102 pts)
 * 2009—New Jersey Devils (51–27–4, 106 pts)
 * 2010—New Jersey Devils (48–27–7, 103 pts)
 * 2011—Philadelphia Flyers (47–23–12, 106 pts)
 * 2012—New York Rangers (51–24–7, 109 pts)
 * 2013—Pittsburgh Penguins (36–12–0, 72 pts)
 * 2014—Pittsburgh Penguins (51–24–7, 109 pts)
 * 2015—New York Rangers (53–22–7, 113 pts)
 * 2016—Washington Capitals (56–18–8, 120 pts)
 * 2017—Washington Capitals (55–19–8, 118 pts)
 * 2018—Washington Capitals (49–26–7, 105 pts)

Season results
Qualified for playoffs

‡ denotes winner of the Presidents' Trophy

† denotes winner of the Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup winners produced

 * 1) 1994—New York Rangers
 * 2) 1995—New Jersey Devils
 * 3) 2000—New Jersey Devils
 * 4) 2003—New Jersey Devils
 * 5) 2009—Pittsburgh Penguins
 * 6) 2016—Pittsburgh Penguins
 * 7) 2017—Pittsburgh Penguins
 * 8) 2018—Washington Capitals

Presidents' Trophy winners produced

 * 1) 1994—New York Rangers
 * 2) 2015—New York Rangers
 * 3) 2016—Washington Capitals
 * 4) 2017—Washington Capitals

Atlantic Division titles won by team
Teams in bold are currently in the division.

1993–1995

 * Boston Bruins
 * Buffalo Sabres
 * Hartford Whalers
 * Montreal Canadiens
 * Ottawa Senators
 * Pittsburgh Penguins
 * Quebec Nordiques

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

 * The Quebec Nordiques relocate to Denver, Colorado, and become the Colorado Avalanche (who move to the Pacific Division)

1997–1998

 * Boston Bruins
 * Buffalo Sabres
 * Carolina Hurricanes
 * Montreal Canadiens
 * Ottawa Senators
 * Pittsburgh Penguins

Changes from the 1996–97 season

 * The Hartford Whalers relocate to Greensboro, North Carolina, and become the Carolina Hurricanes

1998–2013

 * Boston Bruins
 * Buffalo Sabres
 * Montreal Canadiens
 * Ottawa Senators
 * Toronto Maple Leafs

Changes from the 1997–98 season

 * The Carolina Hurricanes move to the Southeast Division
 * The Pittsburgh Penguins move to the original Atlantic Division
 * The Toronto Maple Leafs come from the Central Division

2013–present

 * Boston Bruins
 * Buffalo Sabres
 * Detroit Red Wings
 * Florida Panthers
 * Montreal Canadiens
 * Ottawa Senators
 * Tampa Bay Lightning
 * Toronto Maple Leafs

Changes from the 2012–13 season

 * The Northeast Division becomes the Atlantic Division (taking the Metropolitan Division’s old name) as the league realigns into two conferences with two divisions each
 * The Detroit Red Wings come from the Central Division
 * The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning come from the Southeast 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)
 * 2014—Boston Bruins (54–19–9, 117 pts)
 * 2015—Montreal Canadiens (50–22–10, 110 pts)
 * 2016—Florida Panthers (47–26–9, 103 pts)
 * 2017—Montreal Canadiens (47–26–9, 103 pts)
 * 2018—Tampa Bay Lightning (54–23–5, 113 pts)

Season results
Qualified for playoffs

‡ denotes winner of the Presidents' Trophy

† denotes winner of the Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup winners produced

 * 1) 2011—Boston Bruins

Presidents' Trophy winners produced

 * 1) 2003—Ottawa Senators
 * 2) 2007—Buffalo Sabres
 * 3) 2014—Boston Bruins

Atlantic Division titles won by team
Teams in bold are currently in the division

Early History
The Canadiens and the Ottawa Hockey Club played on the first evening in NHL history. It was widely thought to be the first ever NHL game, but it was later found out that the puck dropped earlier in the Montreal Wanderers' home game against the Toronto Hockey Club. During the original Senators' time in the NHL, the team won four Stanley Cups while the Canadiens won three. It was Ottawa, however, who later relocated to St. Louis to become the Eagles after the 1933–34 season, and later folded, ending the rivalry between Montreal and Ottawa for 58 years.