Sunday, March 25, 2007

Playoff Race

Eastern Conference (92 points)

  1. Buffalo - Guaranteed as of Mar. 3
  2. New Jersey - Guaranteed as of Mar. 15
  3. Ottawa - Guaranteed as of Mar. 18
  4. Pittsburgh - Guaranteed as of Mar. 18
  5. Atlanta - 2-4-0
  6. N.Y. Rangers - 3-3-1
  7. Tampa Bay - 3-3-0
  8. N.Y. Islanders - 4-3-1

  9. Carolina - 4-3-0
  10. Montreal - 4-2-0
  11. Toronto - 5-2-0
  12. Florida - Eliminated (max 90)
  13. Boston - Eliminated (max 90)
  14. Washington - Eliminated (max 77)
  15. Philadelphia - Eliminated (max 65)
Leafs are not dead yet but winning 5 of their remaining 7 games (to reach the 92 point mark) appears to be out of reach for this team. There is also no guarantee that 92 points will secure a playoff spot. Remaining games are: Carolina, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Rangers, Philadelphia, Islanders, Montreal.