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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.

Time to pull Hellebuyck. His one annual stinker is tonight apparently.

Barron on the third line now as they try to shake it up. And DeMelo back on after being knocked down earlier.

Jets penalty kill has not been aggressive enough of late. Teams just moving it around until they get their lane.

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

Edit. Wrong thread.

I am watching from Falcon Lake, but I’ve never had that message out here before. Shaw satellite, Jets’ broadcast. Weird because Vancouver is a Sportsnet team.

Yep, TSN 3. Can see the game underneath it, but the entire upper left quadrant has the sign in grey (like watching the game through a heavy mosquito net).

Very loud “True North” chant in the enemy barn. Is anyone else getting a “regional viewing” notification on their tv screen over the video feed?

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

After the Blue Jackets loss, Washington’s magic number is down to 5.

Nice pick play by Namestnikov on the game winner in OT. Sold it well enough to look like an accident, but the Jets may have gotten away with a missed call there

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).

Of all of Hellebuyck’s stats this year (#1 in wins, GAA, save %, shutouts, games and minutes played, goals saved above expected, games with save % above .900, % of games with save % above .900) this might be the most astounding - of his 51 starts, he has given up one goal or less in 21 of them. Imagine going into a game thinking that to have a chance at a win, you will need to basically shut out the 3rd best offence in hockey right now. How he is not the runaway leader for the Hart Trophy right now, especially given his team’s overall success, is beyond me.

Not too pleased with the reffing. A brutal missed offside by two feet on the Stars and two called on the Jets player who carried the puck over the line. And for all the stuff that has been let go, that interference call on Miller for a body check was weak. Just be consistent, they are not tonight.