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 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 43 | 61 | 36 | 35 | 32 | - | - | - | 32 | 31 | 0 |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 26 | 15 | 4 | 45 | 56 | DNCD | DNCD | 34 | - | - | - | 34 | 33 | 0 |
| Hurricanes | MetropolitanMet | 26 | 15 | 2 | 43 | 54 | DNCD | 38 | 35 | - | - | - | 35 | 34 | 0 |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 27 | 15 | 2 | 44 | 56 | - | - | - | 37 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 0 |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 25 | 15 | 3 | 43 | 53 | - | - | - | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 0 |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 22 | 15 | 3 | 40 | 47 | - | - | - | 42 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 0 |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 21 | 19 | 5 | 45 | 47 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 37 | 0 |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 20 | 17 | 6 | 43 | 46 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | 39 | 38 | 0 |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 20 | 18 | 4 | 42 | 44 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 40 | 39 | 0 |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 18 | 18 | 8 | 44 | 44 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 20 | 18 | 3 | 41 | 43 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 41 | 40 | 39 | 0 |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 19 | 18 | 4 | 41 | 42 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 41 | 40 | 39 | 0 |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 20 | 20 | 2 | 42 | 42 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | 39 | 0 |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 17 | 18 | 7 | 42 | 41 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | 40 | 0 |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 18 | 20 | 5 | 43 | 41 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 16 | 22 | 5 | 43 | 37 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |