How close is your team from being eliminated from winning a certain playoff spot? A Losing Magic Number is the number of consecutive upcoming 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 | Division Div | W | L | OTL | GP | Pts | 1* | 2* | 3 | 1* | 2* | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Capitals | MetropolitanMet | 48 | 26 | 8 | 82 | 104 | MW | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 48 | 27 | 7 | 82 | 103 | X | MW | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 44 | 26 | 12 | 82 | 100 | X | X | MW | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 62 | 16 | 4 | 82 | 128 | - | - | - | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 49 | 24 | 9 | 82 | 107 | - | - | - | X | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 46 | 28 | 8 | 82 | 100 | - | - | - | X | X | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Hurricanes | MetropolitanMet | 46 | 29 | 7 | 82 | 99 | X | X | X | - | - | - | MW | ^ | ^ |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 47 | 31 | 4 | 82 | 98 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | MW | ^ |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 44 | 30 | 8 | 82 | 96 | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | MW |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 36 | 32 | 14 | 82 | 86 | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | MW |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 37 | 37 | 8 | 82 | 82 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | MW |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 32 | 36 | 14 | 82 | 78 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | MW |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 33 | 39 | 10 | 82 | 76 | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | MW |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 32 | 40 | 10 | 82 | 74 | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | MW |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 31 | 41 | 10 | 82 | 72 | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | MW |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 29 | 47 | 6 | 82 | 64 | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | MW |