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 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 47 | 60 | 34 | 32 | 31 | - | - | - | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 26 | 16 | 5 | 47 | 57 | 35 | 34 | 33 | - | - | - | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 22 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 54 | 36 | 35 | 34 | - | - | - | 34 | 33 | 0 |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 29 | 13 | 3 | 45 | 61 | - | - | - | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 28 | 16 | 4 | 48 | 60 | - | - | - | DNCD | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 0 |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 26 | 15 | 7 | 48 | 59 | - | - | - | DNCD | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 26 | 16 | 4 | 46 | 56 | - | - | - | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 0 |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 27 | 19 | 2 | 48 | 56 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 34 | 34 | 33 | 0 |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 23 | 16 | 8 | 47 | 54 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 35 | 34 | 0 |
| Capitals | MetropolitanMet | 24 | 18 | 6 | 48 | 54 | DNCD | DNCD | 34 | - | - | - | 34 | 33 | 0 |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 22 | 16 | 8 | 46 | 52 | DNCD | 36 | 36 | - | - | - | 35 | 34 | 0 |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 24 | 18 | 3 | 45 | 51 | - | - | - | DNCD | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 0 |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 24 | 21 | 2 | 47 | 50 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | 35 | 0 |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 22 | 19 | 5 | 46 | 49 | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 36 | 0 |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 21 | 19 | 7 | 47 | 49 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | 35 | 0 |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 20 | 22 | 6 | 48 | 46 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | - | - | - | DNCD | DNCD | 0 |