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 |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 64 | 66 | 68 | - | - | - | 68 | 68 | MW |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 66 | 68 | 70 | - | - | - | 70 | 70 | MW |
| Capitals | MetropolitanMet | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 65 | 67 | 69 | - | - | - | 69 | 69 | MW |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - | - | - | 64 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | MW |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | 65 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 69 | MW |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | 64 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | MW |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | 65 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 69 | MW |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | 65 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 69 | MW |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 66 | 68 | - | - | - | 68 | 68 | MW |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 64 | 66 | - | - | - | 66 | 66 | MW |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | 63 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 67 | MW |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | 62 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 66 | MW |
| Hurricanes | MetropolitanMet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 66 | 68 | - | - | - | 68 | 68 | MW |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 65 | 67 | - | - | - | 67 | 67 | MW |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 64 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | MW |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 63 | 65 | 67 | - | - | - | 67 | 67 | MW |