While I was walking the dog this morning, I had this idea to look at which teams, currently in a playoff spot, are most vulnerable to being knocked out by the Ducks. Since the standings change from hour to hour in the West these days, I decided not to wait until Monday. Hopefully by Monday this post will make no sense, because the Ducks will have beaten Phoenix and moved into the top eight on their own.
Here are the standings of the teams that I consider still in contention after Friday’s games.
Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OT | Pts | ROW | |
1 | Vancouver | NW | 69 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 97 | 40 |
2 | Detroit | CEN | 68 | 40 | 20 | 8 | 88 | 36 |
3 | San Jose | PAC | 68 | 39 | 22 | 7 | 85 | 34 |
4 | Dallas | PAC | 68 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 82 | 32 |
5 | Chicago | CEN | 68 | 37 | 24 | 7 | 81 | 32 |
6 | Los Angeles | PAC | 68 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 81 | 31 |
7 | Phoenix | PAC | 69 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 81 | 31 |
8 | Calgary | NW | 70 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 81 | 28 |
9 | Anaheim | PAC | 68 | 37 | 26 | 5 | 79 | 33 |
10 | Nashville | CEN | 68 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 78 | 28 |
11 | Minnesota | NW | 69 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 77 | 33 |
So now let’s go through the teams in a playoff spot and see who is, in my estimation the most likely for the Ducks to knock out.