Gold teams have earned a 1st round bye. Green teams are locked into a playoff spot. Top 10 teams make the playoffs with the 1st 6 getting that important 1st round bye.
5 playoff spots have been locked up. 1 First round bye has been earned. Still alot of movement can happen in the 4 through 16 spots.
1 Winnipeg Jets (35-5) - Went 1-1 last week. Coming down to seeding now. They are looking at 1, 2 or 3
2 St. Louis Blues (32-8) - 2-0 last week to lock in a 1st round bye. Fought off both Washington and Winnipeg in a great week. Toronto/Vancouver and Carolina/Pittsburgh are left. Still have an outside shot at the #1 seed, but really looking like a 2 or 3 and only devastating results bringing them down to 4 or 5.
3 Carolina Hurricanes (32-8) - 2-0 last week to lock in a 1st round bye. Remaining against Boston/Tampa and Detroit/St.Louis. Seeding looking like 2 or 3.
4 Buffalo Sabres (26-14) - They went 1-1 last week to guarantee themselves into the playoffs. Games remain against Arizona/Montreal, Colorado/Winnipeg. Possible seeds are 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 which shows how much work there is left to do.
5 Colorado Avalanche (29-11) - 2-0 last week added to tie breakers gets them locked in for a 1st round bye. They went full Super Saiyan with 228 points this past week and Raanta stonewalling people. Remaining games Arizona/Edmonton, Buffalo/Montreal. Possible seeding could have them as high as 2 or 3 or down to 4,5 or 6 as well.
6 Anaheim Ducks (27-13) - The rock hard hockey erection the Ducks have had going went completely geriatric with an 0-2 record last week. Remaining games against Winnipeg/Washington and Toronto/Vancouver could really damage the Ducks seed. Could go up to 4, but also down to 6, 7, 8 or 9. Things are trending south.
7 Vancouver Canucks (25-15) - Went a bigly 2-0 last week and also helping the Bruins inch closer to misery. Remaining games against Detroit/St.Louis, Anaheim/Edmonton. With Scheifele back and destroying worlds this Canucks team is one to avoid at all costs come playoff time they had 226 points last week.
8 Edmonton Oilers (24-16) Previously 9th - 2-0 last week to snatch back the 8th spot. Winnipeg/Colorado and Washington/Vancouver is going to make it very interesting the next couple weeks. Seeding could be 5,6,7,8,9,10 or our of the playoffs at 11,12.
9 Philadelphia Flyers (24-16) Previously 8th - 1-1 last week. Remaining games against Colorado/Winnipeg, and Vancouver/Washington. Seeding could be 5,6,7,8,9,10 or our of the playoffs at 11,12.
10 Boston Bruins (22-18) Previously 10th - A disappointing 1-1 keeping themselves on the knife edge or glory or agony. Remaining games Carolina/Toronto and Pittsburgh/Chicago will keep our Commish biting those nails until the very end. Seeding 7,8,9,10 or out of the playoffs at 11,12,13.
11 Toronto Maple Leafs (22-18) Previously 12th - A tour de force 2-0 last week to vault them into playoff contention. Remaining games against Boston/St. Louis and Anaheim/Detroit. It really could come down to this weeks game against Boston. Possible seeds 7,8,9,10 or out of the playoffs at 11,12,13
12 Montreal Canadiens (21-19) Previously 13th - 2-0 last week to push them back into the playoff hunt. Buffalo/Las Vegas and Colorado/Philadelphia. That is a pretty tough schedule. Getting in will be an uphill climb. Seeding could be 8,9,10 or out of the playoffs at 11,12,13
13 Washington Capitals (20-20) Previously 11th- 0-2 last week. Detroit/Anaheim and Edmonton/Arizona gives them a real shot at that 10 seed. Possible seeding 8,9,10 or out of the playoffs at 11,12,13
14 Tampa Bay Lightning (17-23) 0-2 last week to get bounced out of playoff contention. In in all the way to the final weeks. A solid year.
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