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The 2018 Playoff Chase: The trade deadline looms
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Ryan Pike
Feb 23, 2018, 14:00 ESTUpdated: Feb 23, 2018, 08:04 EST
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The Calgary Flames have 20 games remaining on their regular season docket. They lost several games this week, but remain very much alive in perhaps the most chaotic playoff race the Western Conference has seen in years.
Here’s how things look as we approach the trade deadline.

Where they stand

(Sorted by points percentage.)
Team
GP
W
Pts
Pct.
ROW
Div
Chances
% Change
Golden Knights
60
40
84
.700
38
PAC
100%
none
Predators
60
37
83
.692
32
CEN
99.9%
+0.1%
Jets
60
35
79
.658
33
CEN
99.4%
none
Wild
60
33
73
.608
30
CEN
74.4%
+16.8%
Stars
61
35
74
.607
31
CEN
76.5%
-9.2%
Sharks
61
33
74
.607
29
PAC
78.8%
+2.5%
Blues
61
34
72
.590
31
CEN
58.4%
-12.6%
Ducks
62
31
73
.589
27
PAC
63.7%
+28.1%
Kings
61
33
71
.582
31
PAC
77.5%
+11.7%
Flames
62
31
70
.573
29
PAC
32.9%
-25.7%
Avalanche
60
32
69
.575
31
CEN
39.0%
-11.0%
Blackhawks
61
26
60
.492
25
CEN
0.2%
none
Oilers
60
25
54
.450
23
PAC
0.0%
none
Canucks
60
23
53
.442
23
PAC
0.0%
none
Coyotes
60
17
44
.367
16
PAC
0.0%
none
(Chances courtesy Sports Club Stats.)
Vegas, Nashville and Winnipeg are in. They’re not mathematically in, but they just need to not collapse in on themselves over the last 20 games.
From there, it’s a big clump. Two of San Jose, Anaheim, Los Angeles and Calgary get Pacific Division spots. One of Minnesota, Dallas, St. Louis and Colorado get a Central Division spot. The two wildcard spots go to whoever’s the best of the rest. It’s a gigantic jumble.
The Flames dropped like a stone this week due to their few losses. But they’re still very much in it. Their margin for error has very much shrunk, though.

This past week

The Flames lost three of their four games this week. They lost to Florida, Boston (in OT) and Vegas, but beat Arizona.

This coming week

The Flames play three games this week, straddling the trade deadline. They host Colorado on Saturday afternoon, then play in Dallas on Tuesday and Colorado on Wednesday.

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