Posted March 17Mar 17 comment_747577 Tracking the elimination and playoff clinching of all NHL teams. With the Blues win last night, San Jose has become the first team mathematically eliminated from playoff contention this year. They can do no better than 73 points, tied with both Vancouver and St Louis who are in a dead heat for the final playoff spot in the West. Since those two teams play each other on Thursday, the Sharks will be officially eliminated that night. Smallest magic # (to clinch a playoff spot): 6 - Winnipeg (both the Jets and the Capitals can clinch a playoff spot as early as March 20). Smallest tragic # (to be eliminated from playoff contention): 1 - San Jose (can be eliminated as early as March 18, will be eliminated no later than March 20).
March 18Mar 18 Author comment_747601 After the Blue Jackets loss, Washington’s magic number is down to 5.
March 18Mar 18 Author comment_747605 Magic/Tragic # as of March 18 West - Magic # Winnipeg - 6 Dallas - 17 Vegas - 18 Colorado - 19 Edmonton - 22 Los Angeles - 23 Minnesota - 23 Vancouver - 31 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 33 St. Louis - 29 Utah - 29 Anaheim - 23 Seattle - 19 Nashville - 18 Chicago - 7 San Jose - 1 (mathematically eliminated already, will be officially eliminated as early as tonight, no later than March 20) East - Magic # Washington - 5 Carolina - 15 Florida - 16 Tampa Bay - 18 Toronto - 18 New Jersey - 21 Ottawa - 24 Montreal - 30 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 30 Detroit - 30 NY Islanders- 30 NY Rangers - 30 Boston - 25 Buffalo - 22 Pittsburgh - 22 Philadelphia - 20
March 18Mar 18 comment_747620 Crazy gap between Winnipeg and Dallas and then Washington and Carolina. Winnipeg vs Washington finals would be a good one. 2 best teams. Would love to see us beat ovi Dubois and the capitals. Edited March 18Mar 18 by Goalie
March 19Mar 19 Author comment_747643 Magic/Tragic # as of March 19 West - Magic # Winnipeg - 6 Dallas - 15 Vegas - 18 Colorado - 19 Edmonton - 20 Los Angeles - 23 Minnesota - 23 Vancouver - 29 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 29 St. Louis - 27 Utah - 25 Anaheim - 20 Seattle - 17 Nashville - 14 Chicago - 3 San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - 3 Carolina - 15 Florida - 16 Tampa Bay - 18 Toronto - 18 New Jersey - 21 Ottawa - 24 Montreal - 28 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 28 NY Islanders- 28 Detroit - 26 NY Rangers - 26 Boston - 23 Buffalo - 20 Pittsburgh - 18 Philadelphia - 18 Edited March 19Mar 19 by TrueBlue4ever
March 20Mar 20 Author comment_747694 March 20 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - 6 Dallas - 15 Vegas - 18 Colorado - 19 Edmonton - 20 Minnesota - 21 Los Angeles - 23 Vancouver - 29 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 29 St. Louis - 27 Utah - 25 Anaheim - 20 Seattle - 15 Nashville - 14 Chicago - 3 San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - 3 Carolina - 15 Florida - 16 Toronto - 16 Tampa Bay - 18 New Jersey - 21 Ottawa - 24 Montreal - 28 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 28 NY Islanders- 28 Detroit - 26 NY Rangers - 26 Boston - 23 Buffalo - 20 Pittsburgh - 18 Philadelphia - 18 Clinching/elimination scenarios today - Washington can clinch a playoff spot with a win and a NY Islanders loss of any kind (Capitals hold the tiebreaker over Columbus) OR an OT/SO loss and a loss of any kind by Columbus AND a regulation loss by NY Islanders. Chicago is eliminated with a loss of any kind and a Vancouver win OR a regulation loss and a Vancouver OT/SO loss.
March 21Mar 21 Author comment_747729 March 22 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - 2 (hold tiebreaker over Vancouver/St. Louis) Dallas - 13 Vegas - 15 Colorado - 16 Edmonton - 18 Minnesota - 20 Los Angeles - 20 Calgary - 28 ——————— Tragic # Vancouver- 27 St. Louis - 25 Utah - 23 Anaheim - 18 Seattle - 13 Nashville - 10 Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot (hold tiebreaker over NY Islanders) Carolina - 13 Florida - 14 Toronto - 14 Tampa Bay - 16 New Jersey - 21 Ottawa - 24 Montreal - 27 ——————- Tragic # NY Islanders- 27 Detroit - 25 Columbus - 24 NY Rangers - 23 Boston - 20 Buffalo - 17 Pittsburgh - 17 Philadelphia - 15 Clinching/elimination scenarios today: Winnipeg can clinch a playoff spot with a regulation loss by Vancouver AND a loss of any kind by St. Louis. Edited March 22Mar 22 by TrueBlue4ever
March 21Mar 21 comment_747733 Not that it matters in the least cuz just make the damn playoffs, but curious in why the Capitals are listed ahead of us in the overall standings when both teams are tied in points (to date 100)?
March 21Mar 21 comment_747736 1 hour ago, HardCoreBlue said: Not that it matters in the least cuz just make the damn playoffs, but curious in why the Capitals are listed ahead of us in the overall standings when both teams are tied in points (to date 100)? Less games played, is my guess. Jets played 70, Wash only 69.
March 21Mar 21 Author comment_747737 Correct. Also, the first tiebreaker if they finish tied on points at season’s end is regulation wins. With the Jets having gone to overtime in their last two wins, Washington now leads that category 39 to 38. The regulation and overtime wins total is next tiebreaker, then total wins of any kind. Jest lead in those two categories. Head-to-head results is the 5th tiebreaker so the Jets win in Washington is pretty irrelevant at this point.
March 23Mar 23 Author comment_747790 March 23 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - 1 (hold tiebreaker over St. Louis) Dallas - 10 Vegas - 12 Colorado - 13 Edmonton - 15 Minnesota - 17 Los Angeles - 17 Calgary - 25 ——————— Tragic # St. Louis - 25 Vancouver- 24 Utah - 23 Anaheim - 18 Seattle - 11 Nashville - 10 Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - 12 Florida - 13 Toronto - 13 Tampa Bay - 15 New Jersey - 20 Ottawa - 21 Montreal - 25 ——————- Tragic # NY Islanders- 25 Columbus - 23 Detroit - 22 NY Rangers - 22 Boston - 17 Pittsburgh - 16 Buffalo - 14 Philadelphia - 13 Clinching scenarios today: Winnipeg can clinch a playoff spot with a win or OT/SO loss OR a loss of any kind by St. Louis.
March 23Mar 23 comment_747797 Lesss go get it done so then we can call up our AHL team for the remaining games. Kidding, sort of.
March 24Mar 24 comment_747863 1 hour ago, HardCoreBlue said: Gabe Villardi out for a while, week to week. Happens yearly for Gabe unfortunately
March 24Mar 24 Author comment_747870 March 24 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - 1 (hold tiebreaker over St. Louis) Dallas - 10 Vegas - 10 Colorado - 13 Edmonton - 15 Los Angeles - 15 Minnesota - 17 Calgary - 25 ——————— Tragic # St. Louis - 25 Vancouver- 20 Utah - 19 Anaheim - 12 Seattle - 7 Nashville - 4 Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - 10 Florida - 11 Toronto - 13 Tampa Bay - 15 New Jersey - 20 Ottawa - 21 Montreal - 25 ——————- Tragic # NY Islanders- 25 Columbus - 23 Detroit - 22 NY Rangers - 22 Boston - 15 Pittsburgh - 15 Buffalo - 14 Philadelphia - 11 Clinching/elimination scenarios tonight: None Next possible clinching/elimination scenario: March 25.
March 25Mar 25 Author comment_747879 March 25 update Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - 1 (hold tiebreaker over St. Louis) Dallas - 8 Vegas - 10 Colorado - 13 Edmonton - 15 Los Angeles - 15 Minnesota - 17 Calgary - 25 ——————— Tragic # St. Louis - 25 Vancouver- 20 Utah - 17 Anaheim - 12 Seattle - 7 Nashville - 4 Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - 9 Florida - 10 Toronto - 12 Tampa Bay - 14 New Jersey - 18 Ottawa - 20 Montreal - 24 ——————- Tragic # NY Islanders- 24 Columbus - 23 Detroit - 22 NY Rangers - 22 Boston - 15 Pittsburgh - 15 Buffalo - 14 Philadelphia - 11 Clinching/elimination scenarios today: Winnipeg clinches a playoff spot with a win or OT/SO loss against Washington OR a loss of any kind by St. Louis against Montreal Nashville is eliminated from playoff contention with a regulation loss against Carolina and a win by St.Louis against Montreal.
March 26Mar 26 Author comment_747928 March 26 update Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - 8 Vegas - 8 Colorado - 11 Los Angeles - 13 Edmonton - 15 Minnesota - 17 Calgary - 23 ——————— Tragic # St. Louis - 23 Vancouver- 18 Utah - 15 Anaheim - 10 Seattle - 4 Nashville - 2 Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - 9 Florida - 10 Toronto - 12 Tampa Bay - 14 New Jersey - 18 Ottawa - 20 Montreal - 24 ——————- Tragic # NY Islanders- 24 Columbus - 23 Detroit - 22 NY Rangers - 20 Boston - 15 Pittsburgh - 15 Buffalo - 14 Philadelphia - 11 Clinching/elimination scenarios tonight: None Next possible clinching/elimination date: March 27
March 27Mar 27 Author comment_747977 March 27 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - 6 Vegas - 8 Colorado - 11 Los Angeles - 13 Edmonton - 15 Minnesota - 17 Calgary - 23 ——————— Tragic # St. Louis - 19 Vancouver- 18 Utah - 15 Anaheim - 10 Seattle - 4 Nashville - 2 Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - 9 Florida - 10 Toronto - 12 Tampa Bay - 14 New Jersey - 15 Ottawa - 20 Montreal - 24 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 23 NY Islanders- 22 Detroit - 20 NY Rangers - 20 Buffalo - 14 Boston - 13 Pittsburgh - 13 Philadelphia - 9 Tonight’s clinching elimination scenarios: Nashville eliminated if they lose in regulation to St. Louis Seattle eliminated with a regulation loss to Edmonton and a win by St. Louis over Nashville
March 27Mar 27 comment_747979 15 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said: March 27 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - 6 Vegas - 8 Colorado - 11 Los Angeles - 13 Edmonton - 15 Minnesota - 17 Calgary - 23 ——————— Tragic # St. Louis - 19 Vancouver- 18 Utah - 15 Anaheim - 10 Seattle - 4 Nashville - 2 Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - 9 Florida - 10 Toronto - 12 Tampa Bay - 14 New Jersey - 15 Ottawa - 20 Montreal - 24 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 23 NY Islanders- 22 Detroit - 20 NY Rangers - 20 Buffalo - 14 Boston - 13 Pittsburgh - 13 Philadelphia - 9 Tonight’s clinching elimination scenarios: Nashville eliminated if they lose in regulation to St. Louis Seattle eliminated with a regulation loss to Edmonton and a win by St. Louis over Nashville Get the banner ready for the toothless Preds. 🙂
March 27Mar 27 Author comment_747987 So what do people think is the best first round opponent scenario for the Jets? Right now I would rank them as follows: 1. Minnesota falls to 8th behind St Louis and we meet them as the #1 seed - if Kaprizov comes back that may change my view, but I think this is our best match-up and easiest travel load 2. Calgary - they can’t score much, only X factor is Dustin Wolf on net stealing a game or two. 3. Vancouver - Demko’s return changes things a bit, and they have always had more talent than they have shown, but it would be surprising if they played this badly and had so many psychological issues all year to suddenly shrug them off in the playoffs and be a threat again. 4. St. Louis - I think we can take them, but they are on a roll like they weee in 2019 and I don’t wish to repeat that first round match-up if we can avoid it. 5. We fall to second and face Dallas who fall to third- would suck to blow the division lead now and have to run the gauntlet of Stars - Avalanche in two rounds 6.We finish 2nd and face the Avs, I think we have a better teams but they have the better stars who can dominate for one round. Thoughts?
March 27Mar 27 comment_747990 41 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said: So what do people think is the best first round opponent scenario for the Jets? Right now I would rank them as follows: 1. Minnesota falls to 8th behind St Louis and we meet them as the #1 seed - if Kaprizov comes back that may change my view, but I think this is our best match-up and easiest travel load 2. Calgary - they can’t score much, only X factor is Dustin Wolf on net stealing a game or two. 3. Vancouver - Demko’s return changes things a bit, and they have always had more talent than they have shown, but it would be surprising if they played this badly and had so many psychological issues all year to suddenly shrug them off in the playoffs and be a threat again. 4. St. Louis - I think we can take them, but they are on a roll like they weee in 2019 and I don’t wish to repeat that first round match-up if we can avoid it. 5. We fall to second and face Dallas who fall to third- would suck to blow the division lead now and have to run the gauntlet of Stars - Avalanche in two rounds 6.We finish 2nd and face the Avs, I think we have a better teams but they have the better stars who can dominate for one round. Thoughts? There's definite match-up differences both good and bad for the Jets but at EOD shouldn't matter. Ultimate goal: win 16 playoff games to secure championship. First objective: Making Playoffs. Second objective winning first round etc etc. I'm hoping though it's the Wild in the first round because of the rivalry and would be extremely enjoyable to show them the first round exit. I loathe this team almost as much as I loathe the Leafs. Btw, aren't the Oilers another possible first-round match-up?
March 27Mar 27 Author comment_747991 Only way the Oilers are a first round match-up is if they utterly collapse and either Calgary or Vancouver pass them for third in the division. This also assumes St. Louis misses the playoffs.
March 27Mar 27 comment_747992 Would love to see the Jets spank the fLames in 4 to open the playoffs. Few things would bring me greater joy.
March 27Mar 27 comment_747993 1 hour ago, TrueBlue4ever said: So what do people think is the best first round opponent scenario for the Jets? Right now I would rank them as follows: 1. Minnesota falls to 8th behind St Louis and we meet them as the #1 seed - if Kaprizov comes back that may change my view, but I think this is our best match-up and easiest travel load 2. Calgary - they can’t score much, only X factor is Dustin Wolf on net stealing a game or two. 3. Vancouver - Demko’s return changes things a bit, and they have always had more talent than they have shown, but it would be surprising if they played this badly and had so many psychological issues all year to suddenly shrug them off in the playoffs and be a threat again. 4. St. Louis - I think we can take them, but they are on a roll like they weee in 2019 and I don’t wish to repeat that first round match-up if we can avoid it. 5. We fall to second and face Dallas who fall to third- would suck to blow the division lead now and have to run the gauntlet of Stars - Avalanche in two rounds 6.We finish 2nd and face the Avs, I think we have a better teams but they have the better stars who can dominate for one round. Thoughts? I would agree with that order. Biggest goal is lock up 1st.
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