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 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 67 | 96 | 11 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Hurricanes | MetropolitanMet | 41 | 22 | 4 | 67 | 86 | DNCD | 10 | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 36 | 26 | 6 | 68 | 78 | DNCD | DNCD | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 41 | 24 | 3 | 68 | 85 | - | - | - | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 38 | 23 | 5 | 66 | 81 | - | - | - | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 39 | 24 | 3 | 66 | 81 | - | - | - | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 36 | 25 | 5 | 66 | 77 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 33 | 29 | 6 | 68 | 72 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 32 | 27 | 7 | 66 | 71 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 16 | 0 |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 31 | 27 | 8 | 66 | 70 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | 16 | 0 |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 32 | 29 | 6 | 67 | 70 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 30 | 28 | 8 | 66 | 68 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 30 | 30 | 8 | 68 | 68 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 28 | 31 | 10 | 69 | 66 | X | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 28 | 32 | 8 | 68 | 64 | X | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 26 | 33 | 6 | 65 | 58 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |