How close is your team from being eliminated from winning a certain playoff spot? A Losing Magic Number is the number of games a team must lose to guarantee losing 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 | 49 | 22 | 6 | 77 | 104 | MW | MW | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 40 | 22 | 16 | 78 | 96 | 1 | MW | MW | - | - | - | MW | MW | MW |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 39 | 26 | 12 | 77 | 90 | X | 2 | MW | - | - | - | MW | MW | MW |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 48 | 23 | 6 | 77 | 102 | - | - | - | MW | MW | MW | MW | ^ | ^ |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 47 | 23 | 8 | 78 | 102 | - | - | - | 4 | MW | MW | MW | ^ | ^ |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 45 | 22 | 10 | 77 | 100 | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | MW | MW | MW | ^ |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 43 | 26 | 9 | 78 | 95 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | MW | MW | MW |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 40 | 27 | 10 | 77 | 90 | - | - | - | X | X | 1 | 3 | MW | MW |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 42 | 31 | 5 | 78 | 89 | X | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | MW |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 40 | 29 | 8 | 77 | 88 | - | - | - | X | X | X | 2 | 4 | MW |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 38 | 27 | 12 | 77 | 88 | X | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | MW |
| Capitals | MetropolitanMet | 39 | 30 | 9 | 78 | 87 | X | X | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | MW |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 40 | 34 | 3 | 77 | 83 | X | X | 2 | - | - | - | X | 2 | MW |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 32 | 31 | 14 | 77 | 78 | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | MW |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 37 | 37 | 3 | 77 | 77 | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | MW |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 33 | 36 | 9 | 78 | 75 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | MW |