How close is your team to clinching a certain playoff spot? A Winning Magic Number is the number of games a team must win to guarantee winning a given playoff spot. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.
| Record | Metropolitan Divisional Winners | Atlantic Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs |
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| Team | DivisionDiv | W | L | OTLi Overtime Loses |
GPi Games Played 82 game season |
Ptsi Pts = 2*W + 1*OTL |
1* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
2* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
3 | 1* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
2* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Hurricanes | MetropolitanMet | 20 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 42 | 50 | 49 | 48 | - | - | - | 46 | 45 | 0 |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 19 | 11 | 3 | 33 | 41 | DNCD | 49 | 48 | - | - | - | 47 | 46 | 0 |
| Capitals | MetropolitanMet | 18 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 40 | DNCD | 50 | 49 | - | - | - | 48 | 46 | 0 |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 18 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 39 | - | - | - | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 0 |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 18 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 39 | - | - | - | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 0 |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 19 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 38 | - | - | - | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 0 |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 16 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 37 | 52 | 51 | 50 | - | - | - | 49 | 48 | 0 |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 18 | 13 | 1 | 32 | 37 | DNCD | 50 | 49 | - | - | - | 49 | 48 | 0 |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 14 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 52 | 51 | 50 | - | - | - | 49 | 48 | 0 |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 16 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 36 | - | - | - | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 0 |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 16 | 13 | 4 | 33 | 36 | DNCD | DNCD | 49 | - | - | - | 49 | 48 | 0 |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 16 | 13 | 2 | 31 | 34 | - | - | - | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 0 |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 14 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 33 | - | - | - | DNCD | 51 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 0 |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 14 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 32 | - | - | - | DNCD | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 0 |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 13 | 13 | 6 | 32 | 32 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | 50 | 0 |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 13 | 14 | 4 | 31 | 30 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 51 | 50 | 49 | 0 |