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 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 56 | 76 | MW | MW | MW | - | - | - | MW | MW | MW |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 28 | 15 | 12 | 55 | 68 | 24 | 26 | 27 | - | - | - | 27 | 27 | MW |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 31 | 21 | 5 | 57 | 67 | 21 | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | 24 | MW |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 36 | 14 | 4 | 54 | 76 | - | - | - | 27 | 28 | MW | MW | MW | MW |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 32 | 17 | 8 | 57 | 72 | - | - | - | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | MW |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 33 | 19 | 6 | 58 | 72 | - | - | - | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | MW |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 32 | 18 | 6 | 56 | 70 | - | - | - | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | MW |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 32 | 20 | 5 | 57 | 69 | - | - | - | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | MW |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 29 | 20 | 7 | 56 | 65 | 21 | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | 24 | MW |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 27 | 21 | 9 | 57 | 63 | - | - | - | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | MW |
| Capitals | MetropolitanMet | 28 | 23 | 7 | 58 | 63 | 18 | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | 21 | 21 | MW |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 29 | 24 | 3 | 56 | 61 | - | - | - | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | MW |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 27 | 22 | 7 | 56 | 61 | - | - | - | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | MW |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 25 | 20 | 10 | 55 | 60 | 20 | 22 | 23 | - | - | - | 23 | 23 | MW |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 28 | 26 | 2 | 56 | 58 | 18 | 20 | 21 | - | - | - | 21 | 21 | MW |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 22 | 28 | 6 | 56 | 50 | 14 | 16 | 17 | - | - | - | 17 | 17 | MW |