NHL standings
Definition
A tabular ranking of teams in the National Hockey League (NHL), updated regularly to reflect performance metrics such as wins, losses, overtime losses, points, goals for/against, and recent form, determining playoff qualification.
The live scoreboard of puck-chasing glory (or despair), where fans obsess over their team's spot amid the ice-cold competition of professional hockey.
Examples
My fantasy league exploded when I ignored the NHL standings and drafted a goalie from the basement dwellers.
Checking the NHL standings at 3 AM became my questionable life choice after my team clinched the top spot by a Zamboni's width.
The NHL standings are like a hockey soap opera: one overtime win, and your heroes are presidents' trophy bound; one loss, and it's rebuild city.
He bet his rent on the NHL standings shifting dramatically, only to watch his team slide faster than a puck on fresh ice.