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The 2018 Playoff Chase: a clearer picture
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The Calgary Flames are probably not making the playoffs. But it’s becoming much clearer which eight clubs will be in the playoffs and roughly where they’ll finish.
Here’s our weekly look at the playoff picture.
Where they stand
(Sorted by points percentage.)
Team | GP | W | Pts | Pct. | ROW | Div | Chances | % Change |
Predators | 73 | 48 | 106 | .726 | 43 | CEN | In | Qualified |
Golden Knights | 74 | 47 | 100 | .676 | 44 | PAC | 100% | none |
Jets | 73 | 44 | 98 | .671 | 42 | CEN | 100% | +0.1% |
Sharks | 74 | 42 | 93 | .628 | 38 | PAC | 99.3% | +9.7% |
Wild | 73 | 41 | 90 | .616 | 38 | CEN | 92.9% | +8.2% |
Avalanche | 74 | 40 | 88 | .595 | 39 | CEN | 76.4% | -9.2% |
Ducks | 74 | 38 | 88 | .595 | 34 | PAC | 76.9% | +24.2% |
Kings | 75 | 41 | 89 | .593 | 39 | PAC | 90.1% | +4.3% |
Blues | 73 | 40 | 85 | .582 | 37 | CEN | 51.2% | +24.0% |
Stars | 74 | 38 | 84 | .568 | 34 | CEN | 13.2% | -41.8% |
Flames | 75 | 35 | 80 | .533 | 33 | PAC | 0.0% | -19.6% |
Oilers | 74 | 33 | 71 | .480 | 29 | PAC | Out | Eliminated |
Blackhawks | 75 | 30 | 69 | .460 | 29 | CEN | Out | Eliminated |
Coyotes | 74 | 25 | 61 | .412 | 23 | PAC | Out | Eliminated |
Canucks | 74 | 26 | 61 | .412 | 26 | PAC | Out | Eliminated |
So here’s how things are looking:
- Pacific Division spots to Vegas (1), San Jose (2) and Los Angeles (3)
- Central Division spots to Nashville (1), Winnipeg (2) and Minnesota (3)
- Wild-card spots to Anaheim (1) and Colorado (2)
- St. Louis on the outside looking in.
The first round matches are trending towards Nashville/Colorado, Winnipeg/Minnesota, Vegas/Anaheim and San Jose/Los Angeles.
The quick and dirty
If the Flames win all seven of their remaining games, they have a 6.1% chance of making the playoffs. That’s not happening. They will be golfing.
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Calgary FlamesTeam Cap Summary
Cap Summary
2026-27
2027-28
Projected Cap Hit
$89,682,143
$69,841,666
Projected Cap Space
$14,317,857
$43,658,334
Current Cap Space
$15,178,493
$43,658,334
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