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)
11 32 DIV1 Atlantic 72 44 20 8 96
Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL)
14 33 DIV2 Atlantic 70 44 21 5 93
Montréal Canadiens (MTL)
19 28 DIV3 Atlantic 70 39 21 10 88
Metropolitan
Carolina Hurricanes (CAR)
11 34 DIV1 Metropolitan 71 45 20 6 96
Columbus Blue Jackets (CBJ)
20 25 DIV2 Metropolitan 71 38 22 11 87
Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)
21 24 DIV3 Metropolitan 71 35 20 16 86
Wild Cards
Boston Bruins (BOS)
19 24 WC1 Atlantic 72 40 24 8 88
Ottawa Senators (OTT)
22 23 WC2 Atlantic 71 38 24 9 85
In the hunt
New York Islanders (NYI)
23 21 Metropolitan 72 40 27 5 85
Detroit Red Wings (DET)
24 22 Atlantic 71 38 25 8 84
Philadelphia Flyers (PHI)
28 20 Metropolitan 70 34 24 12 80
Washington Capitals (WSH)
29 15 Metropolitan 72 35 28 9 79
Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR)
33 9 Atlantic 73 31 29 13 75
New Jersey Devils (NJD)
34 14 Metropolitan 70 36 32 2 74
Florida Panthers (FLA)
35 13 Atlantic 70 35 32 3 73
New York Rangers (NYR)
43 0 Metropolitan 72 28 35 9 65

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)
0 55 DIV1 Central 70 47 13 10 104
Dallas Stars (DAL)
0 46 DIV2 Central 71 43 17 11 97
Minnesota Wild (MIN)
5 39 DIV3 Central 72 40 20 12 92
Pacific
Anaheim Ducks (ANA)
13 33 DIV1 Pacific 71 40 27 4 84
Edmonton Oilers (EDM)
18 26 DIV2 Pacific 72 35 28 9 79
Vegas Golden Knights (VGK)
19 25 DIV3 Pacific 72 32 26 14 78
Wild Cards
Utah Mammoth (UTA)
17 27 WC1 Central 72 37 29 6 80
Nashville Predators (NSH)
20 26 WC2 Central 71 34 28 9 77
In the hunt
Los Angeles Kings (LAK)
25 20 Pacific 71 28 25 18 74
Seattle Kraken (SEA)
27 20 Pacific 70 31 29 10 72
Winnipeg Jets (WPG)
27 18 Central 71 30 29 12 72
San Jose Sharks (SJS)
29 20 Pacific 69 32 31 6 70
St. Louis Blues (STL)
30 17 Central 70 29 30 11 69
Calgary Flames (CGY)
32 13 Pacific 71 30 34 7 67
Chicago Blackhawks (CHI)
32 13 Central 71 27 31 13 67
Vancouver Canucks (VAN)
49 0 Pacific 70 21 41 8 50

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