The Calgary Flames have lost four games in a row. Shockingly, it hasn’t really dented their playoff chances substantially.

Chasing a playoff spot

Team
Pts
W
ROW
Pct.
Chances
FLAMES
89
41
41
.654
100%
Sharks
88
40
40
.657
100%
Predators
83
39
35
.601
99.7%
Jets
82
39
37
.621
99.9%
Golden Knights
79
37
34
.581
97.5%
Blues
78
36
35
.582
97.9%
Stars
75
35
35
.560
87.5%
Wild
74
33
32
.544
54.0%
Coyotes
71
33
29
.530
34.0%
(Playoff spot odds throughout these tables via Sports Club Stats.)
The Flames are somehow still in top spot in the West, but only because San Jose hasn’t used up their games in hand yet. They’re still 18 points up on ninth place Arizona and a virtual lock for the playoffs, which goes to show you how valuable their red-hot first 55 games was to their playoff hopes.
Heading into the weekend, their magic number to clinch a playoff spot is any combination of 6.5 Flames wins or Coyotes losses. The playoff cut-line in the West, per the Athletic, is around 88 points.

Chasing home ice in the first round

Team
Pts
W
ROW
Pct.
Chances
FLAMES
89
41
41
.654
100%
Sharks
88
40
40
.657
99%
Golden Knights
79
37
34
.581
1%
Coyotes
71
33
29
.530
0%
This is equally sewn-up. The Flames are 10 points up on Vegas. They and the Sharks are virtual locks for home ice in the first round, though it’s up in the air who finishes where between the two of them. Third place in the Pacific projects to around 97 points.

Chasing a divisional title

Team
Pts
W
ROW
Pct.
Chances
FLAMES
89
41
41
.654
63%
Sharks
88
40
40
.657
37%
Golden Knights
79
37
34
.581
0%
Coyotes
71
33
29
.530
0%
The Sharks have a game in hand on the Flames, so they’re likely to pass them. That said, it’s a two-horse race right now and it’s unlikely that Vegas will make much of a push. Second place in the Pacific projects to around 106 points, so there’s still a ways to go before anyone clinches this race.

Chasing top spot in the West

Team
Pts
W
ROW
Pct.
Chances
FLAMES
89
41
41
.654
61%
Sharks
88
40
40
.657
36%
Predators
83
39
35
.601
0%
Jets
82
39
37
.621
3%
As with the other races, it’s Calgary and San Jose duking it out. As noted before, it’ll take around 106 points to win this race.