HardCoreBlue Posted March 27 Report Posted March 27 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 1
Noeller Posted March 27 Report Posted March 27 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. HardCoreBlue and rebusrankin 2
Goalie Posted March 28 Report Posted March 28 Jets vs Minnesota would be my preferred round 1 match up. Colorado vs Dallas also round 1. HardCoreBlue, BomberBall., rebusrankin and 1 other 2 2
TrueBlue4ever Posted March 28 Author Report Posted March 28 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 Posted March 28 Report Posted March 28 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 Posted March 28 Report Posted March 28 (edited) 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 March 28 by HardCoreBlue Noeller, BomberBall. and Piggy 1 3
TrueBlue4ever Posted March 29 Author Report Posted March 29 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 Posted March 30 Author Report Posted March 30 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 Posted March 31 Author Report Posted March 31 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 Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 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. HardCoreBlue, rebusrankin and Mark H. 2 1
TrueBlue4ever Posted April 1 Author Report Posted April 1 (edited) 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 April 1 by TrueBlue4ever
Goalie Posted April 1 Report Posted April 1 Post the jets remaining schedule and Dallas. jets playing playoff teams. Stars playing bottom feeders.
TrueBlue4ever Posted April 2 Author Report Posted April 2 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) M.O.A.B. 1
TrueBlue4ever Posted April 2 Author Report Posted April 2 April 2 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - Clinched playoff spot Vegas* - Clinched playoff spot Colorado* - 4 Los Angeles* - 5 Edmonton - 8 St. Louis - 10 Minnesota - 11 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 10 Vancouver- 9 Utah - 7 Anaheim** - 2 Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina* - 1 Toronto* - 1 Florida* - 3 Tampa Bay* - 2 New Jersey* - 8 Ottawa - 12 Montreal - 17 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 17 NY Rangers - 15 Detroit - 13 NY Islanders- 12 Buffalo - 8 Pittsburgh - 7 Boston - 5 Philadelphia - 5 *Hold the tiebreaker advantage ** Have a tiebreaker disadvantage Clinching/elimination scenarios tonight: Toronto clinches a playoff spot with a win or OT/SO loss against Florida Carolina clinches a playoff spot with a win or OT/SO loss against Washington
TrueBlue4ever Posted April 3 Author Report Posted April 3 April 3 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - Clinched playoff spot Vegas* - Clinched playoff spot Colorado* - 2 Los Angeles* - 5 Edmonton - 8 St. Louis - 10 Minnesota - 10 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 10 Vancouver- 7 Utah - 6 Anaheim** - 2 Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - Clinched playoff spot Toronto - Clinched playoff spot Tampa Bay* - 2 Florida* - 3 New Jersey* - 8 Ottawa - 12 Montreal - 17 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 17 NY Rangers - 15 Detroit - 13 NY Islanders- 12 Buffalo - 8 Pittsburgh - 7 Boston - 5 Philadelphia - 5 *Hold the tiebreaker advantage ** Have a tiebreaker disadvantage Clinching/elimination scenarios tonight: Colorado clinches a playoff spot with: - a win against Columbus, OR - a Calgary regulation loss against Anaheim, OR - an OT/SO loss AND a Calgary loss of any kind (Colorado holds the tiebreaker) Anaheim is eliminated with: - a regulation loss against Calgary (St. Louis and Minnesota both hole the tiebreaker) Tampa Bay clinches a playoff spot with: - a win against Ottawa, OR - a regulation loss by Montreal against Boston, OR - a regulation loss by Columbus against Colorado, OR - an OT/SO loss AND a loss of any kind by either Montreal or Columbus
TrueBlue4ever Posted April 4 Author Report Posted April 4 (edited) April 5 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - Clinched playoff spot Vegas* - Clinched playoff spot Colorado* - Clinched playoff spot Los Angeles* - 3 Edmonton - 6 St. Louis - 8 Minnesota - 10 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 10 Vancouver- 7 Utah** - 3 Anaheim - Eliminated Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - Clinched playoff spot Toronto - Clinched playoff spot Tampa Bay - 1 Florida - 2 New Jersey - 7 Ottawa - 8 Montreal - 13 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 13 NY Rangers - 13 Detroit - 11 NY Islanders- 10 Buffalo - 6 Pittsburgh - 4 Philadelphia - 3 Boston - 1 *Hold the tiebreaker advantage ** Have a tiebreaker disadvantage Clinching/elimination scenarios tonight - Tampa Bay clinches a playoff spot with: - a win against Buffalo, OR - an OT/SO loss, OR - a loss of any kind by NY Rangers against New Jersey (Tampa Bay holds the tiebreaker advantage with Columbus) Florida clinches a playoff spot with: - a win against Ottawa, OR - an OT/SO loss and a loss of any kind by NY Rangers, OR - a regulation loss by NY Rangers and a loss of any kind by Columbus against Toronto (Florida holds the tiebreaker advantage with Columbus) Boston is eliminated with: - a loss of any kind against Carolina, OR - a win or OT/SO loss by Montreal against Philadelphia Philadelphia is eliminated with: - a loss of any kind against Montreal Pittsburgh is eliminated with: - a regulation loss against Dallas AND a win or OT/SO loss by Montreal against Philadelphia, OR - a loss of any kind AND a regulation win by Montreal (Montreal will hold the tiebreaker advantage in either scenario) Los Angeles clinches a playoff spot with: - a win against Edmonton AND a loss of any kind by Calgary against Vegas, OR - an OT/SO loss and a regulation loss by Calgary Edited April 5 by TrueBlue4ever kelownabomberfan 1
TrueBlue4ever Posted April 6 Author Report Posted April 6 April 6 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - Clinched playoff spot Vegas - Clinched playoff spot Colorado - Clinched playoff spot Los Angeles* - Clinched playoff spot Edmonton - 5 St. Louis - 5 Minnesota - 9 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 9 Vancouver- 7 Utah** - 3 Anaheim - Eliminated Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - Clinched playoff spot Toronto - Clinched playoff spot Tampa Bay - Clinched playoff spot Florida - Clinched playoff spot New Jersey - 3 Ottawa - 4 Montreal - 9 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 9 NY Rangers - 9 Detroit - 9 NY Islanders- 8 Buffalo - 4 Pittsburgh** - 1 Philadelphia - Eliminated Boston - Eliminated *Hold the tiebreaker advantage ** Have a tiebreaker disadvantage Clinching/elimination scenarios today: Pittsburgh is eliminated with: - a loss of any kind against Chicago, OR - a win or OT/SO loss by Montreal against Nashville Buffalo is eliminated with: - a regulation loss against Boston AND a Montreal win against Nashville.
TrueBlue4ever Posted April 7 Author Report Posted April 7 April 7 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - Clinched playoff spot Vegas - Clinched playoff spot Colorado - Clinched playoff spot Los Angeles* - Clinched playoff spot Edmonton - 5 St. Louis - 5 Minnesota* - 6 ——————— Tragic # Calgary** - 6 Vancouver**- 2 Utah** - 1 Anaheim - Eliminated Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - Clinched playoff spot Toronto - Clinched playoff spot Tampa Bay - Clinched playoff spot Florida - Clinched playoff spot Ottawa - 2 New Jersey - 3 Montreal - 7 ——————- Tragic # NY Rangers - 7 Detroit - 7 NY Islanders- 6 Columbus - 5 Buffalo - 2 Pittsburgh - Eliminated Philadelphia - Eliminated Boston - Eliminated *Hold the tiebreaker advantage ** Have a tiebreaker disadvantage Clinching/elimination scenarios tonight: Edmonton clinches a playoff spot with a win in any fashion against Anaheim AND a Calgary regulation loss against San Jose (Edmonton would hold the tiebreaker) St. Louis clinches a playoff spot with a regulation win against Winnipeg AND a Calgary regulation loss against San Jose (St. Louis would hold the tiebreaker)
TrueBlue4ever Posted April 8 Author Report Posted April 8 April 8 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - Clinched playoff spot Vegas - Clinched playoff spot Colorado - Clinched playoff spot Los Angeles* - Clinched playoff spot Edmonton - 5 St. Louis - 5 Minnesota* - 6 ——————— Tragic # Calgary** - 6 Vancouver**- 2 Utah** - 1 Anaheim - Eliminated Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - Clinched playoff spot Toronto - Clinched playoff spot Tampa Bay - Clinched playoff spot Florida - Clinched playoff spot Ottawa - 2 New Jersey* - 2 Montreal - 7 ——————- Tragic # Detroit - 7 NY Islanders- 6 NY Rangers - 5 Columbus - 5 Buffalo - 2 Pittsburgh - Eliminated Philadelphia - Eliminated Boston - Eliminated *Hold the tiebreaker advantage ** Have a tiebreaker disadvantage Clinching/elimination scenarios tonight: Utah is eliminated with a loss of any kind against Seattle (Minnesota holds the tiebreaker) Vancouver is eliminated with a regulation loss against Dallas (Minnesota holds the tiebreaker) Buffalo is eliminated with: - a regulation loss against Carolina, OR - a Montreal win against Detroit, OR - an OT/SO loss and a Montreal OT/SO loss Columbus is eliminated with: - a regulation loss against Ottawa AND a Montreal regulation win against Detroit (Montreal would hold the tiebreaker) Ottawa clinches a playoff spot with: - a win against Columbus, OR - a Detroit loss of any kind against Montreal (Ottawa would hold the tiebreaker) New Jersey clinches a playoff spot with: - a win against Boston (New Jersey holds the tiebreaker over Detroit and NY Islanders), OR - an OT/SO loss AND an OT/SO loss by Detroit against Montreal
FrostyWinnipeg Posted Wednesday at 02:40 AM Report Posted Wednesday at 02:40 AM (edited) Canucks beat DAL in OT. VAN scored 3 goals with 1 minute left in the 3rd to tie the game. Jets magic number to clinch Central is 5. Edited Wednesday at 02:44 AM by FrostyWinnipeg Noeller 1
TrueBlue4ever Posted Wednesday at 06:16 AM Author Report Posted Wednesday at 06:16 AM (edited) April 9 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - Clinched playoff spot Vegas - Clinched playoff spot Colorado - Clinched playoff spot Los Angeles* - Clinched playoff spot Edmonton - 5 St. Louis - 5 Minnesota* - 6 ——————— Tragic # Calgary** - 6 Vancouver**- 2 Utah** - 1 Anaheim - Eliminated Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - Clinched playoff spot Toronto - Clinched playoff spot Tampa Bay - Clinched playoff spot Florida - Clinched playoff spot Ottawa - Clinched playoff spot New Jersey - 1 Montreal - 3 ——————- Tragic # Detroit - 3 NY Islanders- 3 NY Rangers - 3 Columbus - 3 Buffalo - Eliminated Pittsburgh - Eliminated Philadelphia - Eliminated Boston - Eliminated *Hold the tiebreaker advantage ** Have a tiebreaker disadvantage Clinching/elimination scenarios tonight: Edmonton clinches with a win against St. Louis AND a Calgary regulation loss against Anaheim (Edmonton would hold the tiebreaker) St. Louis clinches with a regulation win against Edmonton AND a Calgary regulation loss against Anaheim (St. Louis would hold the tiebreaker) Vancouver is eliminated with a Minnesota win over San Jose (Vancouver has the tiebreaker disadvantage against all other teams in the West) Utah is eliminated with a Minnesota win or OT/SO loss against San Jose (Minnesota holds the tiebreaker) New Jersey clinches a playoff spot with any result other than a NY Rangers regulation win against Philadelphia (New Jersey holds the regulation wins tiebreaker against Detroit, NY Islanders, and Columbus, and would hold the head-to-head wins tiebreaker against NY Rangers if their game went to overtime tonight) Edited Wednesday at 10:22 PM by TrueBlue4ever
Goalie Posted Wednesday at 12:38 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 12:38 PM Buffalo eliminated for the record 14th straight season. Insane.
BomberBall. Posted Wednesday at 03:48 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 03:48 PM Thursday’s game is huge. Jets get a win and the magic number goes to 1.
HardCoreBlue Posted Wednesday at 04:33 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 04:33 PM 3 hours ago, Goalie said: Buffalo eliminated for the record 14th straight season. Insane. Whenever I get frustrated and/or disappointed in our Jets/Bombers, I’m going to refer back to this post. bigg jay 1
TrueBlue4ever Posted Wednesday at 10:56 PM Author Report Posted Wednesday at 10:56 PM Had to check all the tiebreaker scenarios and made some corrections to tonight’s clinching/elimination scenarios. For anyone wondering, the sequence of tiebreaker procedures is as follows (assuming teams are tied in points): 1. Points amassed in fewer games, a.k.a. higher winning percentage (obviously not at issue at season’s end when everyone has played 82 games) 2. Higher number of regulation wins (reflected as RW in the standings) 3. Higher number of regulation and overtime wins combined (ROW in the standings) 4. Higher number of regulation, overtime, and shootout wins - basically number of wins in the win column (W in the standings) 5. Greater number of points on head-to-head match-ups: (a) if an odd number of games has been played between two teams head-to-head, then the team with the higher number of home games in the season series will not have its first home game (the “odd” game) count in the determination of total points (b) where three or more clubs are tied, then the club with the greatest points percentage in games between all tied teams (not counting any “odd” games) is seeded first 6. Larger goal differential (reflected as DIIFF in the standings) 7. Greater number of goals scored (reflected as GF in the standings) This has all led to the scenario tonight where New Jersey can get into the playoffs without playing a game and even if their rival NY Rangers win their game tonight. NJ has 89 points with 4 games to play, NYR, Detroit, NYI, and Columbus all have 78 points with 5 games to play, meaning that at most they can tie New Jersey by season’s end. NJ already holds the regulation wins tiebreaker against every team but NYR, and leads NYR by 4 regulation wins. If NYR does not get a regulation win tonight, than at best they will finish the season tied in regulation wins, ROW, and total wins. NJ holds the 5th tiebreaker by winning the season series 3-0-1 against the Rangers. So even if the Rangers win tonight, if the game goes to overtime they will be eliminated due to being behind in the tiebreaker sequence to NJ. Or they could just lose and make all the math easier.
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