NHL Standings and Magic Numbers

This page lists playoff standings and magic numbers for the National Hockey League. People visiting this page for the first time will probably want to read the companion page of answers to anticipated questions, which includes info on how these tables are generated, how often they are updated, and how to interpret them as more than just rows and columns of meaningless numbers.

I make no claims as to the accuracy of this page; if you make use of any of this information, you do so at your own risk. But if you do see a mistake or have other feedback, feel free to e-mail me. Thanks.

Notes

Montreal/Florida are in the wrong order below because the program doesn't know about the head-to-head records. Ditto Columbus/St. Louis.

Data last updated on Mon Apr 13 10:52:00 PDT 2009

Magic Numbers

Western Conference

        GP  W  L OTL PTS|SJS DET VAN CHI CGY CLM STL ANA MIN NAS EDM DAL PHX LAK COL 
+SJS:P  82 53 18  11 117|... *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
+DET:C  82 51 21  10 112|....... *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
+VAN:NW 82 45 27  10 100|............... *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
+CHI:C  82 46 24  12 104|....... ***.... *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
+CGY:NW 82 46 30   6  98|................... *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
+CLM:C  82 41 31  10  92|....................... === *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
+STL:C  82 41 31  10  92|................... ===.... *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
+ANA:P  82 42 33   7  91|............................... *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
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-MIN:NW 82 40 33   9  89|................................... *** *** *** *** *** ***
-NAS:C  82 40 34   8  88|....................................... *** *** *** *** ***
-EDM:NW 82 38 35   9  85|........................................... *** *** *** ***
-DAL:P  82 36 35  11  83|............................................... *** *** ***
-PHX:P  82 36 39   7  79|................................................... *** ***
-LAK:P  82 34 37  11  79|....................................................... ***
-COL:NW 82 32 45   5  69|...........................................................

Eastern Conference

        GP  W  L OTL PTS|BOS WSH NJD PIT PHI CAR NYR FLA MTL BUF OTT TOR ATL TBL NYI 
+BOS:NE 82 53 19  10 116|... *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
+WSH:SE 82 50 24   8 108|....... *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
+NJD:A  82 51 27   4 106|........... *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
+PIT:A  82 45 28   9  99|............... *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
+PHI:A  82 44 27  11  99|................... *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
+CAR:SE 82 45 30   7  97|....................... *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
+NYR:A  82 43 30   9  95|........................... *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
 FLA:SE 82 41 30  11  93|............................... === *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 MTL:NE 82 41 30  11  93|........................... ===.... *** *** *** *** *** ***
-BUF:NE 82 41 32   9  91|....................................... *** *** *** *** ***
-OTT:NE 82 36 35  11  83|........................................... *** *** *** ***
-TOR:NE 82 34 35  13  81|............................................... *** *** ***
-ATL:SE 82 35 41   6  76|................................................... *** ***
-TBL:SE 82 24 40  18  66|....................................................... ***
-NYI:A  82 26 47   9  61|...........................................................

Projected Final Standings

Assuming all teams continue to earn points at their current rates, this is what the standings will look like at the end of the season.

        WESTERN CONFERENCE                  EASTERN CONFERENCE
       GP  W  L OTL PTS PTS/G PRJ          GP  W  L OTL PTS PTS/G PRJ
SJS:P  82 53 18  11 117 1.427 117   BOS:NE 82 53 19  10 116 1.415 116
DET:C  82 51 21  10 112 1.366 112   WSH:SE 82 50 24   8 108 1.317 108
VAN:NW 82 45 27  10 100 1.220 100   NJD:A  82 51 27   4 106 1.293 106
CHI:C  82 46 24  12 104 1.268 104   PIT:A  82 45 28   9  99 1.207  99
CGY:NW 82 46 30   6  98 1.195  98   PHI:A  82 44 27  11  99 1.207  99
CLM:C  82 41 31  10  92 1.122  92   CAR:SE 82 45 30   7  97 1.183  97
STL:C  82 41 31  10  92 1.122  92   NYR:A  82 43 30   9  95 1.159  95
ANA:P  82 42 33   7  91 1.110  91   FLA:SE 82 41 30  11  93 1.134  93
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MIN:NW 82 40 33   9  89 1.085  89   MTL:NE 82 41 30  11  93 1.134  93
NAS:C  82 40 34   8  88 1.073  88   BUF:NE 82 41 32   9  91 1.110  91
EDM:NW 82 38 35   9  85 1.037  85   OTT:NE 82 36 35  11  83 1.012  83
DAL:P  82 36 35  11  83 1.012  83   TOR:NE 82 34 35  13  81 0.988  81
PHX:P  82 36 39   7  79 0.963  79   ATL:SE 82 35 41   6  76 0.927  76
LAK:P  82 34 37  11  79 0.963  79   TBL:SE 82 24 40  18  66 0.805  66
COL:NW 82 32 45   5  69 0.841  69   NYI:A  82 26 47   9  61 0.744  61

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