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
Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL)
42 68 DIV1 Atlantic 54 36 14 4 76
Montréal Canadiens (MTL)
46 58 DIV2 Atlantic 57 32 17 8 72
Detroit Red Wings (DET)
46 56 DIV3 Atlantic 58 33 19 6 72
Metropolitan
Carolina Hurricanes (CAR)
42 64 DIV1 Metropolitan 56 35 15 6 76
Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)
50 58 DIV2 Metropolitan 55 28 15 12 68
New York Islanders (NYI)
51 53 DIV3 Metropolitan 57 31 21 5 67
Wild Cards
Buffalo Sabres (BUF)
48 58 WC1 Atlantic 56 32 18 6 70
Boston Bruins (BOS)
49 55 WC2 Atlantic 57 32 20 5 69
In the hunt
Columbus Blue Jackets (CBJ)
50 51 Metropolitan 56 29 20 7 65
Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR)
55 47 Atlantic 57 27 21 9 63
Washington Capitals (WSH)
55 45 Metropolitan 58 28 23 7 63
Florida Panthers (FLA)
57 47 Atlantic 56 29 24 3 61
Ottawa Senators (OTT)
57 47 Atlantic 56 27 22 7 61
Philadelphia Flyers (PHI)
58 48 Metropolitan 55 25 20 10 60
New Jersey Devils (NJD)
60 44 Metropolitan 56 28 26 2 58
New York Rangers (NYR)
68 36 Metropolitan 56 22 28 6 50

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)
30 78 DIV1 Central 55 37 9 9 83
Minnesota Wild (MIN)
35 67 DIV2 Central 58 34 14 10 78
Dallas Stars (DAL)
36 68 DIV3 Central 57 34 14 9 77
Pacific
Vegas Golden Knights (VGK)
47 59 DIV1 Pacific 56 26 16 14 66
Edmonton Oilers (EDM)
49 53 DIV2 Pacific 58 28 22 8 64
Seattle Kraken (SEA)
50 56 DIV3 Pacific 56 27 20 9 63
Wild Cards
Utah Mammoth (UTA)
49 55 WC1 Central 57 30 23 4 64
Anaheim Ducks (ANA)
50 56 WC2 Pacific 56 30 23 3 63
In the hunt
Los Angeles Kings (LAK)
53 52 Pacific 55 23 18 14 60
Nashville Predators (NSH)
54 49 Central 56 26 23 7 59
San Jose Sharks (SJS)
55 50 Pacific 55 27 24 4 58
Chicago Blackhawks (CHI)
60 41 Central 57 22 26 9 53
Winnipeg Jets (WPG)
61 42 Central 56 22 26 8 52
Calgary Flames (CGY)
61 42 Pacific 56 23 27 6 52
St. Louis Blues (STL)
64 37 Central 57 20 28 9 49
Vancouver Canucks (VAN)
71 30 Pacific 57 18 33 6 42

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