Eastern Conference (NHL)
| Eastern Conference logo (2006–present) | |
| League | National Hockey League | 
|---|---|
| Sport | Ice hockey | 
| Founded | 1974 (as the Prince of Wales Conference), Suspended for 2020–21 Reactivated in 2021 | 
| No. of teams | 16 | 
| Most recent champion(s) | Florida Panthers | 
The Eastern Conference (French: Conférence de l'Est) is one of two conferences in the National Hockey League (NHL) used to divide teams. Its counterpart is the Western Conference.