Jets "Magic Number"

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April 16 update below. 

Edited April 16 by TrueBlue4ever

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Final update below. 

Edited April 18 by TrueBlue4ever

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April 17 update above. 

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Number of points required (combination of Jets points gained and other teams' points lost) to clinch (Jets hold the tiebreaker against every other team):

April 18: last day of the regular season. Jets can still earn 2 points (110 total)- 

Jets have guaranteed no worse than a 7th place finish (ahead of Colorado and Edmonton) and have clinched no worse than 2nd in the Central Division.

Magic number of 1 to clinch 6th in the league (ahead of Boston)

Magic number of 2 to clinch 5th in the league (ahead of Florida)

Magic number of 3 to clinch 4th in the league (ahead of Vancouver)

Jets eliminated from President’s Trophy, Western Conference top spot, and Central Division title contention. Can finish no better than 4th in the NHL (behind NYR, Dal, Car)

Based on current points percentage, projected final points for each team - teams in bold have completed their season (Jets current total of 108 points has them already securing 2nd in the Central, 3rd in the West, 7th in the league, and projected to finish 2nd in the Central, 3rd in the West, and 6th in the NHL)

z - Dal - 113 (1st)

x - Wpg - 109 (2nd, vs Col)

x - Col - 106 (3rd, at Wpg)

 

y - Van - 110 (1st, vs Nas)

x - Edm - 105 (2nd)

x - Veg - 99

 

x - Nas - 99 (WC1, at Van)

x - LA - 98

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Eliminated from playoff contention: St.L, Min, Sea, Cal, Ari, Ana, Chi, SJ

 

y - Fla - 110 (1st, vs TB)

x - Bos - 109 (2nd, vs Tor)

x - Tor - 102 (3rd, at Bos)

 

p - NYR - 114 (1st, vs Was)

x - Car - 111 (2nd, vs NYI)

x - NYI - 94 (3rd, at Car)

x - TB - 98 (WC1, at Fla)

x- Was - 91 (WC2, at NYR)

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Eliminated from playoff contention: Det, Pit, Phi, Buf, NJ, CBJ, Mon, Ott

x - clinched playoff spot

y - clinched division

z - clinched conference 

p - President’s Trophy

April 17 story:

In the Central, Dallas locks up the #1 seed in the West with their win, and Arizona goes quietly into that good night, completing their desert odyssey before hundreds of adoring fans. 

In the Pacific, nothing but the McDavid watch as he stalls on 100 assists with Edmonton’s loss.

In the Atlantic, Kucherov hits his milestone number but Matthews falls short of his at the Bolts top the Buds.

In the Metro, the Isles beat the Pens as Crosby winds up a pretty impressive year that just wasn’t enough, and Jeff Carter calls it a career.

The East playoff picture is complete.

 April 18 key match-ups:

An all-West final night, with a few things left to decide:

Van @ Wpg - #2 seed and potential home ice in the 3rd round goes to the winner, as well as “best team in Canada” bragging rights. Jets also in the running to win the Jennings Trophy if they can hold the Canucks to 2 or less goals. 

Ana @ Veg - a win clinches 3rd in the Pacific for the Knights, and the task of facing the Oilers in Round 1. If they fall to the wildcard spot, they face the Stars.

Chi @ LA - if the Knights lose, the Kings have a chance to capture 3rd (if the teams end up tied, LA had the tiebreaker). A Vegas OT loss and the Kings need the win, if Vegas loses in regulation then the Kings only need to get the game to extra time to take 3rd place.