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 |
| Hurricanes | MetropolitanMet | 44 | 19 | 6 | 69 | 94 | 10 | 9 | 8 | - | - | - | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 34 | 18 | 16 | 68 | 84 | DNCD | 14 | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 36 | 21 | 11 | 68 | 83 | DNCD | DNCD | 14 | - | - | - | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 43 | 20 | 6 | 69 | 92 | - | - | - | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 42 | 21 | 4 | 67 | 88 | - | - | - | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 37 | 21 | 10 | 68 | 84 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 14 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 38 | 23 | 8 | 69 | 84 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 38 | 23 | 8 | 69 | 84 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 39 | 25 | 5 | 69 | 83 | DNCD | DNCD | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 35 | 24 | 9 | 68 | 79 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 33 | 23 | 12 | 68 | 78 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Capitals | MetropolitanMet | 35 | 27 | 8 | 70 | 78 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 35 | 32 | 2 | 69 | 72 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 34 | 31 | 3 | 68 | 71 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 29 | 28 | 13 | 70 | 71 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 28 | 33 | 8 | 69 | 64 | X | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |