Numbers are countdowns for the playoffs. Only one can hit 0. The Magic # means you make the playoffs and the T# means you’re eliminated from making the playoffs. The Magic # goes down when we get points or when certain teams lose. T# goes down if we lose or when certain teams win
September/October 2026 most and least Magic # movement:
EDM - 37
CAR - 36
MIN, VGK - 34
CBJ, PHI - 21
VAN - 20
NHL average was 28
Median was 28
Teams that hit the median - WSH, BUF, STL, NSH, SJS
ISLES - 27
The # cannot move tonight.
T# moves by however many points WSH gets.
If they get 0 it can move by 1 if NYR wins.
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The # moves if we get points.
Moves by 2 if all of the below occur:
-DET-OTT-BUF all lose in regulation.
-CBJ loses in any way.
Moves by 1 if DET-OTT-BUF all lose in any way.
T# will only move based on what we do.
The # moves if we get points.
Moves by 2 if all of the below occur:
-CBJ loses in reg.
-DET loses in any way
-BUF loses in any way
-OTT loses in reg.
Moves by 1 if CBJ and OTT lose in any way.
T# moves by 1 if WSH wins.
The # moves if we get points.
Moves by 1 if FLA and CBJ lose in any way.
T# moves by 1 if NJD along with MTL or FLA get at least a point.
The # moves if we get points.
T# moves by 2 if FLA or MTL win.
Moves by 1 if FLA or MTL lose in OT while the other does the same or loses in regulation.
The # moves by 1 if two of the below occur:
-NJD loses in regulation.
-WSH loses in regulation.
-NYR-OTT ends in regulation or with an NYR OT loss.
-DET loses in any way.
T# moves by 1 if NJD gets at least a point and DET wins.






