Sports Magic Numbers
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NHL Wild Card Standings

Click a team to view their live Magic Number card.

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 82 55 16 11 121
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 82 39 26 17 95
Edmonton Oilers (EDM)
ClinchedDIV2 Pacific 82 41 30 11 93
Anaheim Ducks (ANA)
ClinchedDIV3 Pacific 82 43 33 6 92
Wild Cards
Utah Mammoth (UTA)
ClinchedWC1 Central 82 43 33 6 92
Los Angeles Kings (LAK)
ClinchedWC2 Pacific 82 35 27 20 90
In the hunt
St. Louis Blues (STL)
Eliminated Central 82 37 33 12 86
Nashville Predators (NSH)
Eliminated Central 82 38 34 10 86
San Jose Sharks (SJS)
Eliminated Pacific 82 39 35 8 86
Winnipeg Jets (WPG)
Eliminated Central 82 35 35 12 82
Seattle Kraken (SEA)
Eliminated Pacific 82 34 37 11 79
Calgary Flames (CGY)
Eliminated Pacific 82 34 39 9 77
Chicago Blackhawks (CHI)
Eliminated Central 82 29 39 14 72
Vancouver Canucks (VAN)
Eliminated Pacific 82 25 49 8 58

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