How close is your team to clinching a certain playoff spot? A Winning Magic Number is the number of games a team must win to guarantee winning 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 |
| Capitals | MetropolitanMet | 36 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 80 | 22 | 20 | 16 | - | - | - | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Hurricanes | MetropolitanMet | 33 | 19 | 4 | 56 | 70 | DNCD | 24 | 21 | - | - | - | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 31 | 20 | 6 | 57 | 68 | DNCD | DNCD | 22 | - | - | - | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 34 | 20 | 3 | 57 | 71 | - | - | - | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 33 | 20 | 2 | 55 | 68 | - | - | - | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 0 |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 31 | 20 | 4 | 55 | 66 | - | - | - | DNCD | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 0 |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 29 | 23 | 4 | 56 | 62 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 26 | 25 | 0 |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 28 | 22 | 5 | 55 | 61 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 26 | 22 | 8 | 56 | 60 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | 26 | 25 | 0 |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 27 | 24 | 6 | 57 | 60 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 27 | 24 | 4 | 55 | 58 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | 27 | 0 |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 25 | 23 | 7 | 55 | 57 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 25 | 26 | 5 | 56 | 55 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 23 | 25 | 9 | 57 | 55 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 24 | 26 | 7 | 57 | 55 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 22 | 27 | 5 | 54 | 49 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |