How close is your team from being eliminated from winning a certain playoff spot? A Losing Magic Number is the number of games a team must lose to guarantee losing 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 | 52 | 22 | 7 | 81 | 111 | MW | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 41 | 24 | 16 | 81 | 98 | X | MW | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 42 | 27 | 12 | 81 | 96 | X | X | MW | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 50 | 23 | 8 | 81 | 108 | - | - | - | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 50 | 25 | 6 | 81 | 106 | - | - | - | X | MW | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 48 | 23 | 10 | 81 | 106 | - | - | - | X | 1 | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 44 | 27 | 10 | 81 | 98 | - | - | - | X | X | X | MW | MW | ^ |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 43 | 27 | 11 | 81 | 97 | - | - | - | X | X | X | 1 | MW | ^ |
| Capitals | MetropolitanMet | 42 | 30 | 9 | 81 | 93 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | MW |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 41 | 30 | 10 | 81 | 92 | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | MW |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 40 | 29 | 12 | 81 | 92 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | MW |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 43 | 33 | 5 | 81 | 91 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | MW |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 42 | 36 | 3 | 81 | 87 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | MW |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 39 | 38 | 4 | 81 | 82 | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | MW |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 32 | 35 | 14 | 81 | 78 | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | MW |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 33 | 39 | 9 | 81 | 75 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | MW |