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 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 62 | 60 | 59 | - | - | - | 57 | 56 | 0 |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 13 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 28 | DNCD | 60 | 59 | - | - | - | 57 | 56 | 0 |
| Capitals | MetropolitanMet | 13 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 27 | 62 | 61 | 60 | - | - | - | 58 | 56 | 0 |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 12 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 26 | - | - | - | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 0 |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 12 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 25 | - | - | - | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 0 |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 22 | - | - | - | 63 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 0 |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 12 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 63 | 62 | 60 | - | - | - | 59 | 57 | 0 |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 10 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 21 | - | - | - | DNCD | 61 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 0 |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | DNCD | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 0 |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 19 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | 62 | 60 | 0 |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 18 | DNCD | DNCD | 63 | - | - | - | 62 | 61 | 0 |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 18 | - | - | - | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 0 |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 18 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | 62 | 60 | 0 |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 7 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 18 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | 60 | 0 |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 17 | - | - | - | DNCD | 63 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 0 |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 16 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 62 | 61 | 60 | 0 |