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 |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 61 | 63 | 65 | - | - | - | 65 | 65 | MW |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 63 | 64 | - | - | - | 64 | 64 | MW |
| Hurricanes | MetropolitanMet | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 63 | 65 | - | - | - | 65 | 65 | MW |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 16 | - | - | - | 62 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 66 | MW |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | - | - | - | 61 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 65 | MW |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | - | - | - | 59 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | MW |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 63 | 64 | - | - | - | 64 | 64 | MW |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 60 | 62 | 64 | - | - | - | 64 | 64 | MW |
| Capitals | MetropolitanMet | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 59 | 61 | 63 | - | - | - | 63 | 63 | MW |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | - | - | - | 60 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 64 | MW |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 60 | 62 | - | - | - | 62 | 62 | MW |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 12 | - | - | - | 58 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 62 | MW |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 61 | 62 | - | - | - | 62 | 62 | MW |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | 59 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | MW |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | 59 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | MW |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | 59 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | MW |