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 84 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 69 | 71 | 73 | - | - | - | 73 | 73 | MW |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 70 | 72 | - | - | - | 72 | 72 | MW |
| Hurricanes | MetropolitanMet | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 70 | 72 | - | - | - | 72 | 72 | MW |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 68 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 72 | MW |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 69 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 73 | MW |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 69 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 73 | MW |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 69 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 73 | MW |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 70 | 72 | - | - | - | 72 | 72 | MW |
| Capitals | MetropolitanMet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 70 | 72 | - | - | - | 72 | 72 | MW |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 70 | 72 | - | - | - | 72 | 72 | MW |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 68 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 72 | MW |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 68 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 72 | MW |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 70 | 72 | - | - | - | 72 | 72 | MW |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 67 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 71 | MW |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 69 | 71 | - | - | - | 71 | 71 | MW |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 68 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 72 | MW |