NHL Magic Numbers

NHL Wild Card Standings

Wild card format: top 3 teams in each division plus two wild cards per conference.

How Magic and Tragic numbers work

Magic and Tragic are playoff countdowns.

  • Magic # — How close you are to clinching a playoff spot.
  • Tragic # — How close you are to elimination.

Quick mental model: Magic = clinching. Tragic = elimination.

Learn how these numbers are calculated →

Eastern Conference

Team Slot Div GP W L OT PTS Magic Tragic
Atlantic
Detroit Red Wings (DET)
DIV1 Atlantic 35 19 13 3 41 96 98
Boston Bruins (BOS)
DIV2 Atlantic 34 20 14 0 40 96 99
Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL)
DIV3 Atlantic 33 18 12 3 39 97 100
Metropolitan
Carolina Hurricanes (CAR)
DIV1 Metropolitan 33 22 9 2 46 90 107
New York Islanders (NYI)
DIV2 Metropolitan 34 19 12 3 41 95 100
Washington Capitals (WSH)
DIV3 Metropolitan 33 18 11 4 40 96 101
Wild Cards
Philadelphia Flyers (PHI)
WC1 Metropolitan 32 17 9 6 40 96 103
New Jersey Devils (NJD)
WC2 Metropolitan 34 19 14 1 39 98 98
In the hunt
Florida Panthers (FLA)
Atlantic 33 18 13 2 38 98 98
Montréal Canadiens (MTL)
Atlantic 33 17 12 4 38 98 98
Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)
Metropolitan 32 14 9 9 37 99 99
New York Rangers (NYR)
Metropolitan 35 16 15 4 36 101 92
Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR)
Atlantic 32 15 12 5 35 102 97
Ottawa Senators (OTT)
Atlantic 32 15 13 4 34 103 96
Columbus Blue Jackets (CBJ)
Metropolitan 33 14 13 6 34 103 94
Buffalo Sabres (BUF)
Atlantic 32 14 14 4 32 105 94

Slot legend: DIV1–DIV3 = top 3 in each division, WC1–WC2 = Wild Card spots.

Western Conference

Team Slot Div GP W L OT PTS Magic Tragic
Central
Colorado Avalanche (COL)
DIV1 Central 33 24 2 7 55 76 117
Dallas Stars (DAL)
DIV2 Central 34 22 7 5 49 82 109
Minnesota Wild (MIN)
DIV3 Central 34 20 9 5 45 86 105
Pacific
Anaheim Ducks (ANA)
DIV1 Pacific 34 20 12 2 42 89 102
Vegas Golden Knights (VGK)
DIV2 Pacific 32 16 6 10 42 89 106
Edmonton Oilers (EDM)
DIV3 Pacific 34 16 12 6 38 93 98
Wild Cards
Utah Mammoth (UTA)
WC1 Central 36 17 16 3 37 96 93
Los Angeles Kings (LAK)
WC2 Pacific 33 14 10 9 37 94 99
In the hunt
San Jose Sharks (SJS)
Pacific 34 17 14 3 37 94 97
St. Louis Blues (STL)
Central 35 13 15 7 33 100 91
Winnipeg Jets (WPG)
Central 33 15 16 2 32 101 94
Chicago Blackhawks (CHI)
Central 33 13 14 6 32 101 94
Calgary Flames (CGY)
Pacific 34 13 17 4 30 103 90
Nashville Predators (NSH)
Central 33 13 16 4 30 103 92
Seattle Kraken (SEA)
Pacific 31 12 13 6 30 101 96
Vancouver Canucks (VAN)
Pacific 33 13 17 3 29 104 91

Slot legend: DIV1–DIV3 = top 3 in each division, WC1–WC2 = Wild Card spots.