The NHL Playoff Chase

[HardCoreBlue]

17 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Would love to see the Jets spank the fLames in 4 to open the playoffs. Few things would bring me greater joy. 

Even better would be a gentleman’s sweep like the Avs did to us last year. Give them hope then squash it into many pieces.

[Noeller]

49 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Even better would be a gentleman’s sweep like the Avs did to us last year. Give them hope then squash it into many pieces.

Honestly, I'd love for them to continue being #9thForLife and continue to get crappy draft picks and still accomplishing nothing each year... But I could settle for the Jets crushing their hopes and dreams. 

[Goalie]

Jets vs Minnesota would be my preferred round 1 match up. 
 

Colorado vs Dallas also round 1. 

[TrueBlue4ever]

March 28 update:

Magic/Tragic #

 

West - Magic #

 

Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot

Dallas* - 3

Vegas* - 7

Colorado* - 8

Los Angeles - 13 

Edmonton - 15 

Minnesota - 15

St. Louis - 17  

———————

Tragic #

 

Calgary - 23

Vancouver- 16

Utah - 11

Anaheim - 8

Seattle - 2

 

Nashville - Elimknated

Chicago - Eliminated

San Jose - Eliminated

 

 

East - Magic #

 

Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina* - 7

Toronto - 8

Tampa Bay* - 8

Florida - 9 

New Jersey - 15

Ottawa - 17

Montreal - 23

——————-

Tragic #

 

Columbus - 23 

NY Islanders- 22

NY Rangers - 20 

Detroit - 18

Buffalo - 14

Boston - 13

Pittsburgh - 11

Philadelphia - 9

 

*Hold the tiebreaker

 

Clinching/elimination scenarios tonight: None

Next clinching/elimination date: March 29

[HardCoreBlue]

2 hours ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

 

March 28 update:

Magic/Tragic #

 

West - Magic #

 

Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot

Dallas* - 3

Vegas* - 7

Colorado* - 8

Los Angeles - 13 

Edmonton - 15 

Minnesota - 15

St. Louis - 17  

———————

Tragic #

 

Calgary - 23

Vancouver- 16

Utah - 11

Anaheim - 8

Seattle - 2

 

Nashville - Elimknated

Chicago - Eliminated

San Jose - Eliminated

 

 

East - Magic #

 

Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina* - 7

Toronto - 8

Tampa Bay* - 8

Florida - 9 

New Jersey - 15

Ottawa - 17

Montreal - 23

——————-

Tragic #

 

Columbus - 23 

NY Islanders- 22

NY Rangers - 20 

Detroit - 18

Buffalo - 14

Boston - 13

Pittsburgh - 11

Philadelphia - 9

 

*Hold the tiebreaker

 

Clinching/elimination scenarios tonight: None

Next clinching/elimination date: March 29

A moment of silence please for the Preds. 

Toddler says suck it, thought you could buy a Stanley Cup, too bad. 🙂

[HardCoreBlue]

From the Winnipeg Sun:

“We’ve always said how unique it would be to have a winner here in Winnipeg,” DeMelo said. “Everybody doubts us. It would be great to stick it to everybody else that we can be a winner here in a market that people don’t think we can do it in.” DeMelo

Sweets words Mr. DeMelo.

Edited Friday at 02:43 PM by HardCoreBlue

[TrueBlue4ever]

March 29 update:
Magic/Tragic #

 

West - Magic #

 

Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot

Dallas* - 3

Vegas* - 5

Colorado* - 8

Los Angeles - 13 

Edmonton - 15 

Minnesota - 15

St. Louis - 17  

———————

Tragic #

 

Calgary - 23

Vancouver- 15

Utah - 9

Anaheim - 8

Seattle - 2

 

Nashville - Eliminated

Chicago - Eliminated

San Jose - Eliminated

 

 

East - Magic #

 

Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina* - 3 

Florida* - 4

Toronto* - 5

Tampa Bay* - 6

New Jersey - 13

Ottawa - 15

Columbus - 21

——————-

Tragic #

 

NY Islanders- 22 

Montreal - 21

NY Rangers - 19

Detroit - 18

Buffalo - 14

Boston - 13

Pittsburgh - 11

Philadelphia - 9

 

*Hold the tiebreaker

Clinching/elimination scenarios today -

Dallas clinches a playoff spot with a win and a loss of any kind by either St. Louis or Calgary OR an OT/SO loss and a regulation loss by either St. Louis or Calgary

Seattle is eliminated with a regulation loss OR a win by St. Louis, OR an OT/SO loss for both. 

[TrueBlue4ever]

March 30 update:
Magic/Tragic #

West - Magic #

 

Winnipeg - Clinched playoffs

Dallas* - Clinched playoffs

Vegas* - 2

Colorado* - 7

Los Angeles - 12 

Edmonton - 12

Minnesota - 14

St. Louis - 14 

———————

Tragic #

 

Calgary - 14

Vancouver- 13

Utah - 7

Anaheim - 6

Seattle - Eliminated

Nashville - Eliminated

Chicago - Eliminated

San Jose - Eliminated

 

 

East - Magic #

 

Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina* - 3 

Toronto* - 3

Florida* - 4

Tampa Bay* - 4

New Jersey* - 10

Ottawa - 13 

Montreal - 21

——————-

Tragic #

 

Columbus - 21 

NY Islanders- 20 

NY Rangers - 19

Detroit - 18

Buffalo - 12

Boston - 11

Pittsburgh - 11

Philadelphia - 9

 

*Hold the tiebreaker advantage

Clinching/elimination scenarios today:

Florida clinches a playoff spot with a regulation win over Montreal and a loss of any kind by NY Islanders (Florida would hold the tiebreaker over both)

Carolina clinches a playoff spot with a win of any kind over NY Islanders and a loss of any kind by Montreal (Carolina holds the tiebreaker over both)

Toronto clinches a playoff spot with a win over Anaheim and a loss of any kind by Montreal OR an OT/SO loss, a regulation loss by Montreal, and a loss of any kind by NY Islanders (Toronto holds the tiebreaker over both) 

[TrueBlue4ever]

March 31 update:

Magic/Tragic #

 

West - Magic #

 

Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot

Dallas* - Clinched playoff spot

Vegas* - 2

Colorado* - 7

Los Angeles - 10

Edmonton - 12

Minnesota - 14

St. Louis - 14 

———————

Tragic #

 

Calgary - 14

Vancouver- 11

Utah - 8

Anaheim - 4

Seattle - Eliminated

Nashville - Eliminated

Chicago - Eliminated

San Jose - Eliminated

 

 

East - Magic #

 

Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina* - 1

Toronto* - 1

Florida* - 4

Tampa Bay* - 4

New Jersey* - 10

Ottawa - 12

Montreal - 19

 

——————-

Tragic #

 

Columbus - 19

NY Islanders- 16

NY Rangers - 17

Detroit - 16

Buffalo - 10

Boston - 9

Pittsburgh - 9

Philadelphia - 7

 

*Hold the tiebreaker

Today’s clinching/elimination scenario:

Vegas clinches a playoff spot with a regulation loss by Calgary against Colorado. 

[Goalie]

On 2025-03-28 at 9:43 AM, HardCoreBlue said:

From the Winnipeg Sun:

“We’ve always said how unique it would be to have a winner here in Winnipeg,” DeMelo said. “Everybody doubts us. It would be great to stick it to everybody else that we can be a winner here in a market that people don’t think we can do it in.” DeMelo

Sweets words Mr. DeMelo.

The trick is to get guys here. Then they fall in love with the atmosphere and the team approach. Just like demelo. I’m not sure there’s a closer group in the league. Listen if you want fancy stores and bright lights, Winnipeg ain’t for you. But if you love hockey it certainly is. 

[TrueBlue4ever]

April 1 update:
Magic/Tragic #

 

West - Magic #

 

Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot

Dallas* - Clinched playoff spot

Vegas* - 2

Colorado* - 6

Los Angeles - 10

Edmonton - 12

Minnesota - 13

St. Louis - 14 

———————

Tragic #

 

Calgary - 14

Vancouver- 11

Utah - 8

Anaheim - 4

Seattle - Eliminated

Nashville - Eliminated

Chicago - Eliminated

San Jose - Eliminated

 

 

East - Magic #

 

Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina* - 1

Toronto* - 1

Florida* - 4

Tampa Bay* - 4

New Jersey* - 8

Ottawa - 12

Montreal - 19

 

——————-

Tragic #

 

Columbus - 19

NY Islanders- 16

NY Rangers - 17

Detroit - 16

Buffalo - 10

Boston - 9

Pittsburgh - 9

Philadelphia - 7

 

*Hold the tiebreaker

 

Clinching/elimination scenarios today:

Vegas clinches a playoff spot with:

- a win

- a Calgary regulation loss

- an OT/SO loss and a Calgary OT/SO loss

- an OT/SO loss and a regulation loss by St. Louis

 

Anaheim is eliminated with:

- a regulation loss and a St. Louis win

Toronto and Carolina each clinch a playoff spot with:

- a loss of any kind by either Montreal OR Columbus 

 

Florida clinches a playoff spot with:

- a regulation win over Montreal

- a win and a regulation loss by Columbus

 

Tampa Bay clinches a playoff spot with:

-a win and a regulation loss by either Montreal OR Columbus

Edited 20 hours ago by TrueBlue4ever

[Goalie]

Post the jets remaining schedule and Dallas. 
 

jets playing playoff teams. Stars playing bottom feeders. 

[TrueBlue4ever]

Remaining schedules for Winnipeg and their 3 main rivals for the division, conference, and league titles (Dallas, Vegas, and Washington). No matter which way you slice it, Jets have the biggest disadvantage (and fairly significant at that) schedule-wise in April.

 

Winnipeg:

@LA, @Vgs, @Uta, St.L, @Dal, @ Chi, Edm, Ana

Home/Road - 3/5

Playoff/Non-playoff - 5/3

West/East - 8/0

Opponent winning % - .567

Back-to-back - 1 (@Chi/Edm)

2+ days off - 1

Time zones - 3 (2 Pac’, 1 Mtn*, 5 Cen***^)  ‘9:30pm start (1), *6pm start (4), ^6:30pm start (1)

Travel distance - 9,292 km (including travel from last game in March to first game in April)

 

 

Dallas: 

Nsh, Pit, @Min, Van, Wpg, Uta, @Det, @Nsh

Home/Road - 5/3

Playoff/Non-playoff - 2/6

West/East - 6/2

Opponent winning % - .524

Back-to-back - 1 (Pit/@Min)

2+ days off - 1

Time zones - 2 (7 Cen**, 1 Est) *2pm start (2)

Travel distance - 7,792 km (including travel from last game in March to first game in April)

 

Vegas:

Edm, Wpg, @Cal, @Van, @Col, Sea, Nas, @Cal, @ Van  

Home/Road - 4/5

Playoff/Non-playoff - 3/6

West/East - 9/0

Opponent winning % - .560

Back-to-back - 2 (@Cal/@Van twice)

2+ days off - 1

Time zones - 2 (6 Pac, 3 Mtn*^) *9pm start (1), ^8:30pm start (1)

Travel distance - 10,016 km (including travel from last game in March to first game in April)

 

Washington:

@Bos, @Car, Chi, @NYI, Car, @Cbs, Cbs, @NYI, @Pit

Home/Road - 3/6

Playoff/Non-playoff - 2/7

West/East - 1/8

Opponent winning % - .514

Back-to-back - 2 (@Bos/@Car and @Cbs/Cbs)

2+ days off - 1

Time zones - 1 (9 Est) includes 11:30am start (2), 5pm start (1), 6:30pm start (1) and 7pm start (1)

Travel distance - 4,758 km (including travel from last game in March to first game in April)