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 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 37 | 53 | 52 | 51 | - | - | - | 50 | 49 | 0 |
| Hurricanes | MetropolitanMet | 17 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 36 | 54 | 52 | 51 | - | - | - | 51 | 49 | 0 |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 16 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 35 | DNCD | 53 | 52 | - | - | - | 52 | 50 | 0 |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 16 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 34 | - | - | - | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 0 |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 17 | 13 | 0 | 30 | 34 | - | - | - | 52 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 0 |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 15 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 33 | - | - | - | 54 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 0 |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 14 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 33 | 55 | 54 | 53 | - | - | - | 52 | 51 | 0 |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 15 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 33 | 55 | 54 | 53 | - | - | - | 52 | 51 | 0 |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 15 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 33 | - | - | - | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 0 |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 16 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 33 | DNCD | DNCD | 53 | - | - | - | 52 | 51 | 0 |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 15 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 33 | DNCD | DNCD | 52 | - | - | - | 52 | 51 | 0 |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 13 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 32 | DNCD | 54 | 53 | - | - | - | 52 | 51 | 0 |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 13 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 30 | - | - | - | DNCD | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 0 |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 13 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 30 | - | - | - | DNCD | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 0 |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 13 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 28 | - | - | - | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 0 |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 11 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 26 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 54 | 54 | 53 | 0 |