The Playoff Chase – April 3 2015
By Ryan Pike
9 years agoThe NHL season ends in 8 days. There are nine teams competing for eight spots.
Here’s where things stand as the Flames enjoy an off night.
A HANDY TABLE
| GP | ROW | Pts | GR | Pot Pts | Can CGY Catch? | Can Catch CGY? | Remaining Opponents | |
| Ducks | 79 | 42 | 107 | 3 | 113 | No | N/A | COL, DAL, ARI |
| Predators | 78 | 41 | 103 | 4 | 111 | No | N/A | DAL, COL, MIN, DAL |
| Blues | 77 | 38 | 101 | 5 | 111 | No | N/A | DAL, CHI, WPG, CHI, MIN |
| Blackhawks | 77 | 38 | 100 | 5 | 110 | No | N/A | BUF, STL, MIN, STL, COL |
| Wild | 77 | 40 | 95 | 5 | 105 | Yes | N/A | DET, WPG, CHI, NSH, STL |
| Canucks | 78 | 40 | 95 | 4 | 103 | Yes | N/A | WPG, LA, ARI, EDM |
| Flames | 78 | 38 | 91 | 4 | 99 | N/A | N/A | EDM, ARI, LA, WPG |
| Jets | 77 | 32 | 90 | 5 | 100 | N/A | Yes | VAN, MIN, STL, COL, CGY |
| Kings | 77 | 36 | 90 | 5 | 100 | N/A | Yes | COL, VAN, EDM, CGY, SJ |
| Sharks | 77 | 34 | 85 | 5 | 95 | N/A | Yes | ARI, ARI, DAL, EDM, LA |
| Stars | 77 | 33 | 84 | 5 | 94 | N/A | Yes | STL, NSH, SJ, ANA, NSH |
| Avalanche | 77 | 26 | 82 | 5 | 92 | N/A | Yes | ANA, LA, NSH, WPG, CHI |
| Oilers | 78 | 18 | 59 | 4 | 67 | N/A | No | CGY, LA, SJ, VAN |
| Coyotes | 77 | 18 | 54 | 5 | 64 | N/A | No | SJ, SJ, CGY, VAN, ANA |
The top four spots in the West are officially clinched, while Minnesota and Vancouver are all-but.
Calgary’s magic number sits at 4.5 on Winnipeg (because Calgary holds the ROW tie-breaker for sure) and 5 on Los Angeles.
SCOREBOARD WATCHING
Take tonight off, folks, because there are no games with direct playoff implications. Well, for the Flames:
- Dallas faces St. Louis!
- Colorado faces Anaheim!
- San Jose faces Arizona!
A Colorado loss officially kills their playoff hopes. Poor, poor Jarome Iginla.
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