TIEBREAKER 

 1- Wins (ROW): Most total wins among the tied teams, EXCLUDING games won in the 

shootout. 

 2- Head-to-Head Record: Most points in games against each other among the tied 

teams. 

 3- Goal Differential: Using the total goals scored during the regular season, the greater 

positive differential between goals for and against among the tied teams

 

 

 

 

Here are the standings as today before the games (Saturday, April 5th)

 

 

	                                        OT    SO                               
PO  Teams                   GP   W   L  W  L  W  L   P  ROW GF  GA  Diff   PCT |
1  ZRed Wings               77  39  15  2  6 10  5 113  41 226 176   50  0.734 | 
2  XMaple Leafs             78  39  23  6  1  4  5 104  45 234 204   30  0.667 | 
3  YRangers                 78  41  24  3  2  4  4 102  44 255 213   42  0.654 | 
4   Sabres                  77  35  24  6  2  2  8  96  41 238 214   24  0.623 | 
5   Devils                  77  31  29  2  6  5  4  86  33 228 214   14  0.558 | 
6   Blue Jackets            78  34  31  3  4  2  4  86  37 228 231   -3  0.551 |
7   Canadiens               78  29  27  5  4  5  8  90  34 235 235    0  0.577 |
8   Lightning               77  34  27  2  4  3  7  89  36 233 211   22  0.578 |
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9   Senators                77  34  30  2  3  3  5  86  36 203 217  -14  0.558 |   
10  Penguins                77  34  30  1  3  3  6  85  35 220 236  -16  0.552 |  
11  Bruins                  77  28  33  4  3  6  3  82  32 205 202    3  0.532 | 
12  Capitals                77  26  29  1  5  7  9  82  27 210 231  -21  0.532 | 



The Pens and the Capitals are trying to catch up the Devils and the Jackets, 2 of these 4 teams will make the playoffs.
Devils: 5 games lefts - Carolina, Calgary, Ottawa, Islanders, Boston
Jackets: 4 games left - Islanders, Phoenix, Tampa Bay, Florida 
Pens: 5 games left - Minnesota, Colorado, Detroit, Philadelphia, Ottawa
Capitals: 5 games left - Islanders, St. Louis, Carolina, Chicago, Tampa Bay


The Sens and the Bruins are trying to catch up the Habs and the Lightning, 2 of these 4 teams will make the playoffs.
Canadiens: 4 games left - Detroit, Chicago, Islanders, Rangers
Lightning: 5 games left - Dallas, Philadelphia, Toronto, Columbus, Washington
Sens: 5 games left - Rangers, Islanders, New jersey, Toronto, Pittsburgh
Bruins: 5 games left - Philadelphia, Minnesota, Winnipeg, Buffalo, New Jersey


 

	PO  Teams                   GP   W   L  W  L  W  L   P  ROW GF  GA  Diff   PCT |
1  XCanucks                 77  35  20  4  5  7  6 103  39 249 210   39  0.669 |
2  XBlack Hawks             78  33  27  4  2 10  2  98  37 236 212   24  0.628 |
3  XDucks                   77  34  26  3  3  6  5  94  37 222 218    4  0.610 |
4   Blues                   76  35  26  3  2  4  6  92  38 240 191   49  0.605 |
5   Stars                   77  32  25  5  5  3  7  92  37 235 232    3  0.597 |
6   Flames                  78  32  32  1  3  6  4  85  33 214 199   15  0.545 |
7   Avalanche               76  31  26  2  2  8  7  91  33 238 217   21  0.599 |
8   Wild                    77  31  33  2  1  8  2  85  33 220 203   17  0.552 |
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9   Jets                    78  28  31  4  4  5  6  84  32 216 226  -10  0.538 |  

Only one race here; Minnesota VS Winnipeg


Wild: 5 games left - Pittsburgh, Winnipeg, Boston, St. Louis, Nashville
Jets: 4 games left - Toronto, Minnesota, Boston, Calgary

Matchup breakdown:

1. The division leader in each conference with the most points plays the wild card team with the fewest points.
2. The division leader  with the second highest amount of points plays the wild card team with the most points

3 & 4 – the second and third seeds in each division face one another in the first round.

 

Still too early for the matchups, but 2 are already known.

Calgary vs Anaheim
Buffalo vs Toronto

Vancouver vs (Winnipeg/Minnesota)