The Tampa Bay Lightning took a wild card spot in the 2023-24 NHL Eastern Conference wild card race; the Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals finished level on 91 points for the last wild card spot.
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Eastern Wild Card standings, 2023-24
Team
W
L
OT
PTS
L10
Streak
Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL)
45
29
8
98
5-4-1
W1
Detroit Red Wings (DET)
41
32
9
91
5-3-2
W3
Washington Capitals (WSH)
40
31
11
91
4-4-2
W3
Pittsburgh Penguins (PIT)
38
32
12
88
6-2-2
L1
Philadelphia Flyers (PHI)
38
33
11
87
2-6-2
L1
Buffalo Sabres (BUF)
39
37
6
84
5-4-1
W1
New Jersey Devils (NJD)
38
39
5
81
3-6-1
L2
Ottawa Senators (OTT)
37
41
4
78
5-5-0
W1
Montréal Canadiens (MTL)
30
36
16
76
2-4-4
OT4
Columbus Blue Jackets (CBJ)
27
43
12
66
4-6-0
W1
The top two teams outside their division's top three hold the wild card spots. The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the last spot.