*Format: Points and Divisional Standing, Last 15 games. Next five game after break. points need to reach magic 93. Most attainable record to achieve the points. Conclusion...
Ducks: 51pts 4th Pacific. 10-3-2. SJS,LAK,ARI,PIT,PHI. need 42pts 18-14-6? Playoff bound or Boudreau gets kicked. Scary in playoffs unless limp in. #NHLDucks
Coyotes: 53pts 3rd Pacific. 8-5-2. LAK,CHI,ANA,VAN,CAL. need 40pts 17-13-6? Not easy. If no, Doan another season? Not swept. #NHLCoyotes
Bruins: 57pts 4th Atlantic. 7-7-1. TOR,BUF,BUF,LAK,WIN. need 36pts 15-15-6? Very doable. Out in 1st. #NHLBruins
Sabres: 44pts 7th Atlantic. 5-10-0. MON,BOS,BOS,FLA,PHI. need 49pts 22-5-5? Um...No. Overall #1 pick? #NHLSabres
Flames: 45pts 6th Pacific. 6-8-1. CAR,CBJ,VAN,TOR,SJS. need 48pts 21-7-6? Gotta say, not this year. Hartley out? #NHLFlames
Hurricanes: 54pts 6th Metropolitan. 8-4-3. CAL,WIN,MON,PIT,NYI. need 39pts 17-9-5? Bubble! Can't lose to bad teams. Difficult in 7. #NHLHurricanes
Blackhawks: 70pts 1st Central. 12-3-0. COL,ARI,DAL,SJS,DAL. need 23pts 10-16-3? Cake. Semis/SCF/Champs. #NHLBlackhawks
Avalanche: 57pts 4th Central. 9-5-1. CHI,DAL,WIN,VAN,OTT. need 36pts 16-10-4? Probable. Out in 2nd. #NHLAvalanche
Blue Jackets: 43pts 8th Metropolitan. 6-7-2. EDM,VAN,CAL,NYI,ANA. need 50pts 23-4-4? No way! Next year, Torts hot seat. #NHLBlueJackets
Stars: 67pts 2nd Central. 5-7-3. WIN,COL,CHI,MIN,CHI. need 26pts 11-17-4? How not? Difficult because they score easily. Semis, maybe. #NHLStars
Red Wings: 58pts 3rd Atlantic. 7-7-1. TBL,FLA,NYI,FLA,OTT. need 35pts 15-13-5? Should. Out in first. #NHLRedWings
Oilers: 43pts 7th Pacific. 4-8-3. CBJ,OTT,MON,NYI,NJD. need 50pts 22-4-6? McDavid McDoIt? no. Another overall #1 pick!? (if so, please give it to Arizona) #NHLOilers
Panthers: 63pts 1st Atlantic. 11-3-1. WAS,DET,PIT,DET,BUF. need 30pts 13-16-4? In. East to Semis/SCF (West out in one). #NHLPanthers
Kings: 63pts 1st Pacific. 9-5-1. ARI,ANA,BOS,NYI,NYR. need 30pts 13-16-4? Definitely. Difficult. Semis/SCF/Champs. #NHLKings
Wild: 55pts 6th Central. 5-7-3. NYI,NYR,STL,DAL,WAS. need 38pts 16-11-6? Need a streak. if so, not easy. 2nd round out. #NHLWild
Canadiens: 52pts 5th Atlantic. 4-10-1. PHI,BUF,EDM,CAR,TBL. 32gms 41pts 19-10-3? Can Price do it? I don't think so. Therrien gone. Sad Habs. #NHLCanadiens
Predators: 56pts 5th Central. 7-6-2. STL,PHI,SJS,WAS,TBL. need 37pts 16-11-5? Can but need a streak. If they get in, they will have to play better - scary. Squeak in, out in first. #NHLPredators
Devils: 55pts 5th Metropolitan. 8-7-0. NYR,TOR,WAS,NYR,EDM. need 38pts 17-10-5? Not thinking so. Slip in, maybe. Out in first. #NHLDevils
Islanders: 56pts 3rd Metropolitan. 7-7-1. MIN,WAS,DET,EDM,CBJ. need 37pts 16-15-4? Yes. If not, big changes? I think so. Maybe 2nd round. #NHLIslanders
Rangers: 59pts 2nd Metropolitan. 8-6-1. NJD,MIN,PHI,NJD,PIT. need 34pts 14-13-6? Should make it. Never easy, but matchup matters. Out in first or semis :) #NHLRangers
Senators: 52pts 6th Atlantic. 6-9-0. PIT,EDM,TOR,TBL,DET. need 41pts 19-10-3? Not thinking so. Surprise with streak - still out in first. #NHLSenators
Flyers: 50pts 7th Metropolitan. 7-6-2. MON,NAS,NYR,WAS,ANA. need 43pts 19-11-5? Unlikely. BUT they can beat anyone. If they get in. Sweep or swept!? I got nothing. #NHLFlyers
Penguins: 55pts 4th Metropolitan. 8-3-4. OTT,TBL,FLA,ANA,NYR. need 38pts 16-12-6? Hard to believe they need a streak. If they get in, YIKES. SCF or not in. #NHLPenguins
Sharks: 56pts 2nd Pacific. 10-3-2. ANA,STL,NAS,CHI,CAL. need 37pts 16-13-5? Without a crash, yes. I think they are better than previous years. Out after 2nd. #NHLSharks
Blues: 64pts 3rd Central. 6-5-4. NAS,SJS,MIN,WIN,FLA. need 29pts 12-13-5? Yes. Difficult - should make 2nd, semis would be surprising! #NHLBlues
Lightning: 58pts 2nd Atlantic. 10-3-2. DET,PIT,OTT,MON,NAS. need 35pts 15-13-5? Yes. Scary. Semis maybe repeat. #NHLLightning
Maple Leafs: 43pts 8th Atlantic. 5-8-2. BOS,NJD,OTT,CAL,EDM. need 50pts 23-7-4? No, not sorry. Much to build on for next season. Babcock/Lou experiment continues. #NHLMapleLeafs
Canucks: 51pts 5th Pacific. 8-5-2. CBJ,CAL,COL,ARI,TOR. need 42pts 19-9-4? Doubt it. Need to rebuild. Sedins have 2 more seasons? #NHLCanucks
Caps: 74pts 1st Metropolitan. 11-2-1. FLA,NYI,NJD,PHI,NAS. need 19pts 8-24-3? Definitely. Anything but finals, sad, Cursed? #NHLCapitals
Jets: 47pts 7th Central. 7-7-1. DAL,CAR,COL,STL,BOS. need 46pts 20-7-6? No. Trade deadline deals? Maurice should go and quit coaching and just consult. #NHLJets
Ducks: High expectations. Came out flat. 1-7-2. Where'd Getzlaf/Perry go? No support, too. They've adjusted well. 12-3-2 since Christmas.
Coyotes: Signature Dave Tippett system. Really good youth Domi/Duclair/Reider/Domingue. Ekmann-Larsson Norris? Need win consistency. #NHLCoyotes
Bruins: Krejci,Bergeron,Marchand,Chara solid core.Eriksson proving value.Better than expected.Need another line - D and O.Deadline deals?
Sabres: Young core. Jack Eichel! Ristolainen.Reinhart.Ryan O'Reilly showing leadership with E.Kane.Another high draft pick. Jack Eichel! #NHLSabres
Flames: Terrible start. Johnny Gaudreau kicking it up. Hamilton not worst dman but overpaid. Wide-open system hurting more than helping. #NHLFlames
Hurricanes: Best worst team at the start. Justin Faulk in Norris hunt. Tough in a seven game series. Need to win vs worst. Staal trade? #NHLHurricanes
Blackhawks: Stanley Cup Champs. Still. Patrick Kane! Rookie Panarin performing. Solid team as usual. No glaring weakness? Forward depth? #NHLBlackhawks
Avalanche: Ugly start. Duchene,Landeskog,MacKinnon fired up now. Soderberg arriving. Beauchemin proving D prowess. Need another dman. #NHLAvalanche
Blue Jackets: Ugly start. Torts arrives, little change. Big trade. Welcome Seth Jones. Trouble scoring. Trouble defending. No Transition #NHLBlueJackets
Stars: Hot, hot offense. Benn/Seguin continue. Sharp/Oduya adding solid depth. Cooling into the break. Ruff will adjust. #NHLStars
Red Wings: Consistency despite changes. Zetterberg and rookie Dylan Larsson. Forwards continuing to be solid. Lack defensive depth. #NHLRedWings
Oilers: Crazy forward depth, young. Taylor Hall's arrival. McDavid's worthy, will return after the break. Need defensemen. System issue? #NHLOilers
Panthers: Jagr. Deep team. Gerard Gallant system. Aaron Ekblad anchored D. Much to prove. Only East team to challenge the Caps/Lightning? #NHLPanthers
Kings: Doughty. Deep three line team D and O. Kopitar worthy with new contract. Who steps up for J.Williams in playoffs? Lecavalier? #NHLKings
Wild: Building on prev seasons. Trouble scoring. Solid team need forward help. Suter logging TIME. Parise leading the way. 1-6-1 last 8 #NHLWild
Canadiens: What a start! What a decline.Carey Price out, return can save Habs? After Subban, no top d-men (Markov old). Changes coming? #NHLCanadiens
Predators: Hugely inconsistent. On paper, very solid, especially after Johansen acquired. 4-1-0 entering the break - found themselves? #NHLPredators
Devils: Strong core without a star. Cammalleri/Stempniak/Palmieri slight surprises. Larsson/Severson solid on D. Schneider! #NHLDevils
Islanders: Nonsense. Need system defense. Great PK. Top forwards all negative. Tavares in hiding? Okposo showing top-tier stuff. #NHLIslanders
Rangers: Hot start. Lost rhythm. Still difficult 7-game series team. Need supporting finishers. Girardi overplaying? May need a trade. #NHLRangers
Senators: No #1 center. Mike Hoffman 40 goals?? Up/down play - D injuries a problem. Anderson great but alone. E.Karlsson! #NHLSenators
Flyers: All over the place. Shutout to 4 goals - offense and defense. Mason/Neuvirth. Gostisbehere solid d-man. Need another solid d-man. #NHLFlyers
Penguins: Finally coming together? Crosby producing after slow start. Malkin working every night. Defense lacks depth. Playoffs? Probably. #NHLPenguins
Sharks: Pavelski=Leader. Pavelski=scorer. Burns scores but D missing? Couture is key. Overall tougher than usual. Still not upper tier. #NHLSharks
Blues: Ken Hitchcock buy-in continues. Deep team - O & D. Too many injuries. Rookie Parayko +18. Need Pietrangelo to step up. Tarasenko! #NHLBlues
Lightning: Injuries muddy the first half. 9-2-0 last 11. Drouin trade can add free depth. Top team in the East if healthy. Kucherov hot! #NHLLightning
Maple Leafs: Babcock and Lamoriello taste hard times! Bright spots - high pick in the 2016 draft, JVR, Komarov, trade deadline! #NHLMapleLeafs
Canucks: Sedins and mediocrity. Not much else to say. #NHLCanucks
Caps: Most consistent team. Ovie, of course. Backstrom, too. Kuznetsov! Surprise. Off-season moves done well. No sign of drop off. #NHLCapitals
Jets: Typical Paul Maurice team. No true #1 forward. Blake Wheeler excelling. Byfuglien is huge - no joke. Deadline deals are the future? #NHLJets
