Western Conference Standings and Games Remaining
Rk | Team | GP | W-L-O-PTS | Top Third | Mid Third | Bot Third |
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1 | Nashville | 49 | 34-12-3-71 | 8H 4R 12 | 4H 6R 10 | 5H 6R 11 |
2 | Anaheim | 50 | 30-12-8-68 | 6H 7R 13 | 4H 1R 5 | 6H 8R 14 |
3 | Detroit | 49 | 30-14-5-65 | 4H 4R 8 | 4H 3R 7 | 10H 8R 18 |
4 | San Jose | 48 | 32-16-0-64 | 5H 7R 12 | 4H 6R 10 | 6H 6R 12 |
5 | Dallas | 48 | 29-18-1-59 | 6H 7R 13 | 5H 2R 7 | 7H 7R 14 |
6 | Calgary | 47 | 26-17-4-56 | 4H 5R 9 | 8H 8R 16 | 5H 5R 10 |
6 | Vancouver | 48 | 27-19-2-56 | 4H 5R 9 | 8H 5R 13 | 6H 6R 12 |
8 | Minnesota | 49 | 25-20-4-54 | 2H 3R 5 | 9H 9R 18 | 5H 5R 10 |
9 | Colorado | 47 | 24-20-3-51 | 5H 5R 10 | 8H 9R 17 | 3H 5R 8 |
10 | Edmonton | 48 | 23-21-4-50 | 3H 6R 9 | 8H 7R 15 | 5H 5R 10 |
11 | Phoenix | 48 | 22-24-2-46 | 6H 7R 13 | 7H 6R 13 | 5H 3R 8 |
11 | St. Louis | 48 | 19-21-8-46 | 10H 4R 14 | 6H 6R 12 | 2H 6R 8 |
13 | Columbus | 48 | 18-25-5-41 | 9H 6R 15 | 3H 5R 8 | 6H 5R 11 |
13 | Chicago | 48 | 17-24-7-41 | 6H 8R 14 | 5H 5R 10 | 5H 5R 10 |
15 | Los Angeles | 50 | 16-28-6-38 | 4H 7R 11 | 4H 7R 11 | 4H 6R 10 |
- Top Third indicates games remaining against the top 5 teams in the west or the top 5 teams in the east (NSH, ANA, DET, SJS, DAL, BUF, NJD, ATL, MTL, OTT).
- Mid Third indicates games remaining against the middle 5 teams from either conference (CGY, VAN, MIN, COL, EDM, CAR, TBL, NYR, TOR, PIT).
- Bot Third indicates games against the bottom 5 teams from either conference (PHX, STL, CBJ, CHI, LAK, BOS, NYI, WSH, FLA, PHI).
I don't know if it's that revealing, but note that Detroit and Minnesota in particular seem to have gotten through the toughest parts of their schedule, and there seems to be a lot of top games remaining between Nashville, Anaheim, San Jose, and Dallas. The Predators probably will drop somewhat, as they have already played most of their games against their "automatic two points" division sisters. Teams in the bottom five are pretty destined to stay there, it seems, as they have tougher competition ahead of them than the teams they are trying to catch.
I guess all I'm really saying is that I'll be somewhat surprised if Detroit doesn't end up with the one seed and if Minnesota doesn't end up in the top eight. That means that Colorado and/or Edmonton had better really step it up, because they may need to catch one of VAN/CGY/DAL, all of which have quite a strong headstart.
8 comments:
Wish the Ducks played more games against the top third. They usually have harder times beating "weaker" teams.
anonymous:
You're right the Ducks seem to play well against other tough teams. But they tend to play down to the "easier" teams.
anonymous:
You're right the Ducks seem to play well against other tough teams. But they tend to play down to the "easier" teams.
You're right the Ducks seem to play well against other tough teams. But they tend to play down to the "easier" teams.
You're right the Ducks seem to play well against other tough teams. But they tend to play down to the "easier" teams.
You're right the Ducks seem to play well against other tough teams. But they tend to play down to the "easier" teams.
You're right the Ducks seem to play well against other tough teams. But they tend to play down to the "easier" teams.
Good points, everyone.
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