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The Playoff Table – March 31 2015
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Ryan Pike
Mar 31, 2015, 15:00 EDTUpdated: Invalid DateTime
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The race for the West’s eight spots in the Stanley Cup playoffs is heating up. The regular season ends in less than two weeks. The teams in the race have roughly 5 or 6 games left.
Here’s a quick update on where the Flames sit right now, who they should worry about, and what’s next.

A HANDY TABLE

GP
ROW
Pts
GR
Pot
Pts
Can
CGY
Catch?
Can
Catch
CGY?
Remaining Opponents
Ducks
78
41
105
4
113
No
N/A
EDM, COL, DAL, ARI
Predators
77
41
102
5
112
No
N/A
VAN, DAL, COL, MIN, DAL
Blues
76
37
99
6
111
Yes
N/A
CGY, DAL, CHI, WPG, CHI, MIN
Blackhawks
76
37
98
6
110
Yes
N/A
VAN, BUF, STL, MIN, STL, COL
Wild
76
40
95
6
107
Yes
N/A
NYR, DET, WPG, CHI, NSH, STL
Canucks
76
40
93
6
105
Yes
N/A
NSH, CHI, WPG, LA, ARI, EDM
Flames
77
38
91
5
101
N/A
N/A
STL, EDM, ARI, LA, WPG
Jets
76
32
90
6
102
N/A
Yes
NYR, VAN, MIN, STL, COL, CGY
Kings
76
35
88
6
100
N/A
Yes
EDM, COL, VAN, EDM, CGY, SJ
Stars
77
33
84
5
94
N/A
Yes
STL, NSH, SJ, ANA, NSH
Sharks
76
33
83
6
95
N/A
Yes
COL, ARI, ARI, DAL, EDM, LA
Avalanche
76
26
82
6
94
N/A
Yes
SJ, ANA, LA, NSH, WPG, CHI
Oilers
76
18
59
6
71
N/A
No
ANA, LA, CGY, LA, SJ, VAN
Coyotes
77
18
54
5
64
N/A
No
SJ, SJ, CGY, VAN, ANA
By virtue of last night’s loss to Calgary, the Stars are functionally dead. St. Louis hasn’t clinched yet, but is all-but-clinched.

SCOREBOARD WATCHING

Tonight, two games with playoff implications in the Western Conference.
  • At 6pm MT, on Sportsnet Pacific, the Vancouver Canucks head to Music City to face the Nashville Predators. Nashville’s smarting after losing to Calgary and snapping their winning streak. Vancouver’s probably happy after beating the Blues, but likely still feeling vulnerable with Calgary, Los Angeles and Winnipeg on their heels. This should be a barn-burner, particularly with the Canucks on the back-half of a back-to-back. And it burns off Vancouver’s game-in-hand, as well.
  • Also at 6pm MT, on TSN3, the New York Rangers visit the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets are still in a playoff spot, but definitely vulnerable with the Kings on their heels. They’re burning off their game-in-hand on Calgary, and they do so against the Rangers, who are rounding into playoff form. Like Canucks/Predators, this should be a really fun game.
Best case scenario for the Flames: Nashville and the Rangers win.

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