PLAYOFF CHANCES, 'LOSE FOR HUGHES' PROJECTIONS AND MORE
Which teams have the best shot at locking up a spot in the
2019 Stanley Cup playoffs? Who's earning a better chance at the No. 1 overall
pick?
Here are the latest projections for both, along with
critical matchups to watch today.
PLAYOFF PICTURE
EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF CHANCES
|
TEAM
|
POINTS
|
GAMES LEFT
(H/A) |
|
|
|
|
TB
|
122
|
5 (1/4)
|
|
|
|
|
BOS
|
103
|
5 (2/3)
|
|
|
|
|
WAS
|
100
|
4 (2/2)
|
|
|
|
|
TOR
|
97
|
5 (2/3)
|
|
|
|
|
NYI
|
97
|
4 (2/2)
|
|
|
|
|
PGH
|
95
|
4 (3/1)
|
|
|
|
|
CAR
|
91
|
5 (2/3)
|
|
|
|
|
CLB
|
90
|
5 (1/4)
|
|
|
|
|
MON
|
90
|
4 (2/2)
|
|
|
|
|
PHIL
|
82
|
5 (2/3)
|
|
|
|
|
FLA
|
80
|
4 (3/1)
|
|
|
|
|
NYR
|
73
|
5 (2/3)
|
|
|
|
|
BUF
|
72
|
5 (3/2)
|
|
|
|
|
DET
|
70
|
4 (3/1)
|
|
|
|
|
NJ
|
67
|
4 (2/2)
|
|
|
|
|
OTT
|
60
|
5 (3/2)
|
|
|
|
WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF CHANCES
|
TEAM
|
POINTS
|
GAMES LEFT
(H/A) |
|
|
|
|
CAL
|
103
|
4 (1/3)
|
|
|
|
|
SJ
|
95
|
5 (3/2)
|
|
|
|
|
WIN
|
94
|
5 (1/4)
|
|
|
|
|
NAS
|
94
|
4 (3/1)
|
|
|
|
|
STL
|
90
|
5 (3/2)
|
|
|
|
|
VCEG
|
90
|
4 (2/2)
|
|
|
|
|
DAL
|
88
|
4 (2/2)
|
|
|
|
|
COL
|
85
|
4 (2/2)
|
|
|
|
|
ARI
|
82
|
4 (3/1)
|
|
|
|
|
MIN
|
81
|
4 (2/2)
|
|
|
|
|
CHI
|
78
|
5 (3/2)
|
|
|
|
|
EDM
|
77
|
5 (2/3)
|
|
|
|
|
VAN
|
76
|
4 (2/2)
|
|
|
|
|
ANA
|
74
|
3 (2/1)
|
|
|
|
|
LA
|
65
|
5 (3/2)
|
|
|
|
PLAYOFF TEAMS IN ACTION TODAY
Note: All times ET. Playoff teams in bold.
Florida
Panthers at Boston Bruins,
1 p.m.
Philadelphia
Flyers at Carolina
Hurricanes, 1:30 p.m. Streaming on ESPN+
Toronto Maple
Leafs at Ottawa
Senators, 7 p.m.
Washington
Capitals at Tampa Bay
Lightning, 7 p.m.
St. Louis
Blues at New Jersey
Devils, 7 p.m.
Buffalo
Sabres at New York
Islanders, 7 p.m.
Montreal
Canadiens at Winnipeg Jets,
7 p.m.
Columbus Blue
Jackets at Nashville
Predators, 8 p.m. Streaming on ESPN+
Vegas Golden
Knights at San Jose
Sharks, 9 p.m. Streaming on ESPN+
Dallas Stars at Vancouver
Canucks, 10 p.m.
CURRENT PLAYOFF MATCHUPS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Tampa Bay
Lightning (Atlantic No. 1) vs. Columbus Blue
Jackets (WC No. 2)
Boston Bruins (Atlantic
No. 2) vs. Toronto Maple
Leafs (Atlantic No. 3)
Washington
Capitals (Metro No. 1) vs. Carolina
Hurricanes (WC No. 1)
New York
Islanders (Metro No. 2) vs. Pittsburgh
Penguins (Metro No. 3)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Winnipeg Jets (Central
No. 1) vs. Dallas Stars (WC
No. 1)
Nashville
Predators (Central No. 2) vs. St. Louis
Blues (Central No. 3)
Calgary
Flames (Pacific No. 1) vs. Colorado
Avalanche (WC No. 2)
San Jose
Sharks (Pacific No. 2) vs. Vegas Golden
Knights (Pacific No. 3)
RACE FOR THE NO. 1 PICK
The NHL uses a draft lottery to determine the order at the top of
the first round, so the team that finishes in last place is not guaranteed the
No. 1 selection. However, whoever does win the draft lottery
has a chance to select the next generational American forward, Jack Hughes.
Find out more about Hughes here, and be sure to read up on the rest of
the top 50 draft prospects. There's also a table of every team's picks in the 2019 draft and Chris Peters' first mock draft of the season, from Feb. 19.
2019 DRAFT LOTTERY CHANCES
|
TEAM
|
POINTS
PACE |
GAMES LEFT
(H/A) |
CHANCE OF
NO. 1 PICK |
|
OTT*
|
64
|
5 (3/2)
|
18.5
|
|
LA
|
69
|
5 (3/2)
|
13.5
|
|
NJ
|
70
|
4 (2/2)
|
11.5
|
|
DET
|
74
|
4 (3/1)
|
9.5
|
|
EDM
|
77
|
5 (3/2)
|
8.5
|
|
ANA
|
77
|
3 (2/1)
|
7.5
|
|
NYR
|
78
|
5 (2/3)
|
6.5
|
|
VAN
|
80
|
4 (2/2)
|
6.0
|
|
EDM
|
82
|
5 (2/3)
|
5.0
|
|
CHI
|
83
|
5 (3/2)
|
3.5
|
|
FLA
|
84
|
4 (3/1)
|
3.0
|
|
MIN
|
85
|
4 (2/2)
|
2.5
|
|
ARI
|
86
|
4 (3/1)
|
2.0
|
|
PHI
|
87
|
5 (2/3)
|
1.5
|
|
MON
|
95
|
4 (2/2)
|
1.0
|
Note: Ottawa's first-round pick belongs to Colorado.
TRAGIC NUMBERS
EASTERN CONFERENCE TRAGIC NUMBERS
|
TEAM
|
POINTS
|
GAMES LEFT
(H/A) |
TRAGIC
NUMBER |
|
CAR
|
91
|
5 (2/3)
|
WC1
|
|
CLB
|
90
|
5 (1/4)
|
WC2
|
|
MON
|
90
|
4 (2/2)
|
9
|
|
PHI
|
82
|
5 (2/3)
|
2
|
|
FLA
|
80
|
4 (3/1)
|
E
|
|
NYR
|
73
|
5 (2/3)
|
E
|
|
BUF
|
72
|
5 (3/2)
|
E
|
|
DET
|
70
|
4 (3/1)
|
E
|
|
NJ
|
67
|
4 (2/2)
|
E
|
|
OTT
|
60
|
5 (3/2)
|
E
|
WESTERN CONFERENCE TRAGIC NUMBERS
|
TEAM
|
POINTS
|
GAMES LEFT
(H/A) |
TRAGIC
NUMBER |
|
DAL
|
88
|
4 (2/2)
|
WC1
|
|
COL
|
85
|
4 (2/2)
|
WC2
|
|
ARI
|
82
|
4 (3/1)
|
6
|
|
MIN
|
81
|
4 (2/2)
|
5
|
|
CHI
|
78
|
5 (3/2)
|
4
|
|
EDM
|
77
|
5 (2/3)
|
3
|
|
VAN
|
76
|
4 (2/2)
|
E
|
|
ANA
|
74
|
3 (2/1)
|
E
|
|
LA
|
65
|
5 (3/2)
|
E
|
Teams currently in position for a wild card are denoted as
such. Teams are eliminated when their tragic number hits zero, and will be
denoted with an "E" in the table.
LOTTERY TEAMS IN ACTION TODAY
Note: All times ET. Lottery teams in bold.
Florida
Panthers at Boston Bruins,
1 p.m.
Philadelphia
Flyers at Carolina
Hurricanes, 1:30 p.m. Streaming on ESPN+
Toronto Maple
Leafs at Ottawa
Senators, 7 p.m.
St. Louis
Blues at New Jersey
Devils, 7 p.m.
Buffalo
Sabres at New York
Islanders, 7 p.m.
Montreal
Canadiens at Winnipeg Jets,
7 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton
Oilers, 10 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Vancouver
Canucks, 10 p.m.
Chicago
Blackhawks at Los Angeles
Kings, 10:30 p.m.
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