LEGEND:
Team: The team. Duh.
GP: Games Played.
Pts: Points in the standings
Max: The most points a team could potentially get by the end of the season [Pts + 2 * (82 - GP)]
Clinch: This is the "magic number" required to clinch a playoff spot - to clinch, a team needs to reach this number in any combination of points they earn, and points the team(s) in 9th fail to. "In" and "Out" means the team is just that - in the playoffs for sure, or out of them.
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WEST
To clinch: 96
Team GP Pts Max Clinch
1 SJ 75 109 123 In
2 DET 76 107 119 In
3 CAL 75 92 106 4
4 CHI 74 91 107 5
5 VAN 75 91 105 5
6 CBJ 76 86 98 10
7 NAS 76 84 96 12
8 STL 76 83 95 13
9 EDM 75 81 95 14
10 ANA 75 80 94 16
11 MIN 75 78 92 18
12 DAL 75 75 89 21
13 LA 75 73 87 23
14 PHO 75 69 83 27
15 COL 75 64 78 Out
EAST
To clinch: 98
Team GP Pts Max Clinch
1 BOS 75 106 120 In
2 WAS 76 99 111 In
3 NJ 75 98 112 In
4 PHI 75 92 106 6
5 CAR 77 91 101 7
6 PIT 76 90 102 8
7 NYR 76 87 99 11
8 MON 75 86 100 12
9 FLA 76 85 97 13
10 BUF 75 82 96 16
11 TOR 76 75 87 23
12 OTT 74 74 90 24
13 ATL 76 70 82 Out
14 TB 76 70 82 Out
15 NYI 75 59 73 Out