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Eastern Conference Winning Magic Numbers

How close is your team to clinching a certain playoff spot? A Winning Magic Number is the number of consecutive upcoming games a team must win to guarantee winning a given playoff spot. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.

Eastern Conference Winning Magic Numbers
Record Metropolitan Divisional Winners Atlantic Divisional Winners Wildcard No
Playoffs No
POs
Team DivisionDiv W L OTL GP Pts 1* 2* 3 1* 2* 3 7 8 9
Panthers AtlanticAtl 27 8 5 40 59 - - - 40 40 39 37 36 0
Lightning AtlanticAtl 27 9 5 41 59 - - - DNCD 40 38 36 35 0
Maple Leafs AtlanticAtl 24 10 3 37 51 - - - 43 43 42 40 39 0
Bruins AtlanticAtl 23 12 2 37 48 - - - DNCD 45 45 42 40 0
Red Wings AtlanticAtl 18 17 5 40 41 - - - DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 0
Sabres AtlanticAtl 12 21 7 40 31 - - - DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 0
Senators AtlanticAtl 11 20 2 33 24 - - - DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 0
Canadiens AtlanticAtl 8 25 6 39 22 - - - DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD DNCD 0
 
Rangers MetropolitanMet 26 10 4 40 56 42 39 38 - - - 38 36 0
Hurricanes MetropolitanMet 26 8 2 36 54 40 39 38 - - - 38 37 0
Penguins MetropolitanMet 24 10 5 39 53 DNCD 40 39 - - - 39 37 0
Capitals MetropolitanMet 22 10 9 41 53 DNCD DNCD 41 - - - 40 39 0
Blue Jackets MetropolitanMet 18 18 1 37 37 DNCD DNCD DNCD - - - DNCD DNCD 0
Flyers MetropolitanMet 13 19 8 40 34 DNCD DNCD DNCD - - - DNCD DNCD 0
Devils MetropolitanMet 14 19 5 38 33 DNCD DNCD DNCD - - - DNCD DNCD 0
Islanders MetropolitanMet 13 13 6 32 32 DNCD DNCD 50 - - - 50 49 0
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this spot
  • X means the team cannot win this spot
  • numeric numeric indicates the number of consecutive upcoming games that must be won to guarantee winning this spot
  • "DNCD" indicates the team Does Not Control its Destiny for this spot and thus, even after winning all remaining games, needs help from other teams to win
  • * denotes first round home ice advantage in the playoffs