Hockey Magic Numbers

NHL Wild Card Standings

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How Magic and Tragic numbers work

Magic and Tragic are playoff countdowns. You want your team's Magic to hit 0 before Tragic does

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

Learn how these numbers are calculated →

Eastern Conference

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Team Magic Tragic Slot Div GP W L OT PTS
Atlantic
Buffalo Sabres (BUF)
ClinchedDIV1 Atlantic 82 50 23 9 109
Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL)
ClinchedDIV2 Atlantic 82 50 26 6 106
Montréal Canadiens (MTL)
ClinchedDIV3 Atlantic 82 48 24 10 106
Metropolitan
Carolina Hurricanes (CAR)
ClinchedDIV1 Metropolitan 82 53 22 7 113
Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)
ClinchedDIV2 Metropolitan 82 41 25 16 98
Philadelphia Flyers (PHI)
ClinchedDIV3 Metropolitan 82 43 27 12 98
Wild Cards
Boston Bruins (BOS)
ClinchedWC1 Atlantic 82 45 27 10 100
Ottawa Senators (OTT)
ClinchedWC2 Atlantic 82 44 27 11 99
In the hunt
Washington Capitals (WSH)
Eliminated Metropolitan 82 43 30 9 95
Detroit Red Wings (DET)
Eliminated Atlantic 82 41 31 10 92
Columbus Blue Jackets (CBJ)
Eliminated Metropolitan 82 40 30 12 92
New York Islanders (NYI)
Eliminated Metropolitan 82 43 34 5 91
New Jersey Devils (NJD)
Eliminated Metropolitan 82 42 37 3 87
Florida Panthers (FLA)
Eliminated Atlantic 82 40 38 4 84
Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR)
Eliminated Atlantic 82 32 36 14 78
New York Rangers (NYR)
Eliminated Metropolitan 82 34 39 9 77

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

Western Conference

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Team Magic Tragic Slot Div GP W L OT PTS
Central
Colorado Avalanche (COL)
ClinchedDIV1 Central 81 54 16 11 119
Dallas Stars (DAL)
ClinchedDIV2 Central 82 50 20 12 112
Minnesota Wild (MIN)
ClinchedDIV3 Central 82 46 24 12 104
Pacific
Vegas Golden Knights (VGK)
ClinchedDIV1 Pacific 81 38 26 17 93
Edmonton Oilers (EDM)
ClinchedDIV2 Pacific 81 40 30 11 91
Anaheim Ducks (ANA)
ClinchedDIV3 Pacific 81 42 33 6 90
Wild Cards
Utah Mammoth (UTA)
ClinchedWC1 Central 81 43 32 6 92
Los Angeles Kings (LAK)
ClinchedWC2 Pacific 81 35 26 20 90
In the hunt
Nashville Predators (NSH)
Eliminated Central 81 38 33 10 86
St. Louis Blues (STL)
Eliminated Central 81 36 33 12 84
San Jose Sharks (SJS)
Eliminated Pacific 81 38 35 8 84
Winnipeg Jets (WPG)
Eliminated Central 81 35 34 12 82
Seattle Kraken (SEA)
Eliminated Pacific 80 34 35 11 79
Calgary Flames (CGY)
Eliminated Pacific 81 33 39 9 75
Chicago Blackhawks (CHI)
Eliminated Central 82 29 39 14 72
Vancouver Canucks (VAN)
Eliminated Pacific 81 25 48 8 58

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