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Eastern Conference Winning Magic Numbers

How close is your team to clinching a certain playoff spot? A Winning Magic Number is the number of consecutive upcoming games a team must win to guarantee winning a given playoff spot. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.

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Eastern Conference Winning Magic Numbers

  Record  Divisional Winners Wildcard No Playoffs
Team Division W L OTL Pts 1* 2* 3* 4* 5 6 7 8 9
Penguins Atlantic 36 12 0 72 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Canadiens Northeast 29 14 5 63 X 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Capitals Southeast 27 18 3 57 X X 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Bruins Northeast 28 14 6 62 X X X 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Maple Leafs Northeast 26 17 5 57 X X X X 0 ^ ^ ^ ^
Rangers Atlantic 26 18 4 56 X X X X X 0 ^ ^ ^
Senators Northeast 25 17 6 56 X X X X X X 0 ^ ^
Islanders Atlantic 24 17 7 55 X X X X X X X 0 ^
 
Jets Southeast 24 21 3 51 X X X X X X X X 0
Flyers Atlantic 23 22 3 49 X X X X X X X X 0
Devils Atlantic 19 19 10 48 X X X X X X X X 0
Sabres Northeast 21 21 6 48 X X X X X X X X 0
Hurricanes Southeast 19 25 4 42 X X X X X X X X 0
Lightning Southeast 18 26 4 40 X X X X X X X X 0
Panthers Southeast 15 27 6 36 X X X X X X X X 0
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • numeric indicates the number of consecutive upcoming games that must be won to guarantee winning this spot
  • "DNCD" indicates the team Does Not Control its Destiny for this playoff spot and thus, even after winning all remaining games, needs help from other teams to win
  • * denotes home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs