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). 

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. 

Jets vs Minnesota would be my preferred round 1 match up. 
 

Colorado vs Dallas also round 1. 

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

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. 🙂

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, 2025Mar 28 by HardCoreBlue

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. 

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) 

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. 

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. 

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, 2025Apr 1 by TrueBlue4ever

Post the jets remaining schedule and Dallas. 
 

jets playing playoff teams. Stars playing bottom feeders. 

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)

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 

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

 

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, 2025Apr 5 by TrueBlue4ever

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. 

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)

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

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 April 9, 2025Apr 9 by FrostyWinnipeg

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 April 9, 2025Apr 9 by TrueBlue4ever

Buffalo eliminated for the record 14th straight season. Insane. 

Thursday’s game is huge.  Jets get a win and the magic number goes to 1.

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.

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. 

Regulation win tomorrow and jets clinch 1st in west at the least as they would have 112 and Dallas 106 with 3 games remaining for both. Big one. 

Edited April 10, 2025Apr 10 by Goalie