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 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 40 | 51 | 41 | 40 | 39 | - | - | - | 38 | 37 | 0 |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 22 | 15 | 4 | 41 | 48 | DNCD | 41 | 40 | - | - | - | 39 | 38 | 0 |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 20 | 12 | 7 | 39 | 47 | DNCD | 42 | 41 | - | - | - | 40 | 39 | 0 |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 24 | 14 | 4 | 42 | 52 | - | - | - | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 0 |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 24 | 13 | 3 | 40 | 51 | - | - | - | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 0 |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 22 | 12 | 6 | 40 | 50 | - | - | - | 42 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 0 |
| Capitals | MetropolitanMet | 21 | 15 | 5 | 41 | 47 | DNCD | 41 | 40 | - | - | - | 40 | 39 | 0 |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 21 | 14 | 4 | 39 | 46 | - | - | - | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 0 |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 21 | 15 | 3 | 39 | 45 | - | - | - | DNCD | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 0 |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 18 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 41 | - | - | - | 41 | 40 | 0 |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 19 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 44 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 42 | 41 | 0 |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 21 | 17 | 2 | 40 | 44 | DNCD | DNCD | 42 | - | - | - | 41 | 40 | 0 |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 21 | 18 | 2 | 41 | 44 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 19 | 15 | 5 | 39 | 43 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 43 | 42 | 41 | 0 |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 19 | 18 | 5 | 42 | 43 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | 40 | 0 |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 17 | 16 | 6 | 39 | 40 | DNCD | DNCD | 43 | - | - | - | 43 | 42 | 0 |