THE EAST 1. Ottawa Senators [Northeast Division winner] -Sens have 111 points & 51 wins with 1 game left, 113 points possible. Clinched conference #1 seed. 2. New Jersey Devils [1st in Atlantic] -Devils have 105 points & 45 wins with 2 games left; 109 points possible. 3. Tampa Bay Lightning [Southeast Division winner] -Clinched #3 seed. 4. Philadelphia Flyers [2nd in Atlantic] -Flyers have 103 points & 43 wins with 2 games left; 107 points possible. Clinched #4 seed. 5. Toronto Maple Leafs [2nd in Northeast] -Leafs have 98 points & 44 wins with 1 game left; 100 points possible. Clinched #5 seed. 6. Washington Capitals [2nd in Southeast] -Caps have 90 points & 38 wins with 1 game left; 92 points possible. Clinched #6 seed. 7. Boston Bruins [3rd in Northeast] -Bruins have 85 points & 35 wins with 1 game left; 87 points possible. Clinched #7 seed. 8. New York Islanders [3rd in Atlantic] -Isles have 81 points & 34 wins with 2 games left; 85 points possible. Need 1 point or NYR lost point to clinch playoff spot. 9. New York Rangers [4th in Atlantic] -Rangers have 78 points & 32 wins with 2 games left; 82 points possible.
Round 1 Series: SENATORS vs. ISLANDERS DEVILS vs. BRUINS LIGHTNING vs. CAPITALS FLYERS vs. LEAFS
THE WEST 1. Dallas Stars [Pacific Division winner] -Stars have 109 points & 45 wins with 1 game left; 111 points possible. Need win and DET loss to clinch conference #1 seed. 2. Detroit Red Wings [Central Division winner] -Wings have 108 points & 48 wins with 2 games left; 112 points possible. Clinched #2 seed. 3. Vancouver Canucks [1st in Northwest] -Canucks have 104 points & 45 wins with 1 game left; 106 points possible. Need 1 point or Avalanche loss, tie or overtime loss to clinch division & #3 seed. 4. Colorado Avalanche [2nd in Northwest] -Avs have 101 points & 40 wins with 2 games left; 105 points possible. 1 point or STL lost points clinches #4 seed. 5. St. Louis Blues [2nd in Central] -Blues have 98 points & 41 wins with 2 games left; 102 points possible. Clinched #5 seed. 6. Anaheim Mighty Ducks [2nd in Pacific] -Ducks have 94 points & 40 wins wth 1 game left. 96 points possible. Need 2 points to clinch #6 seed. 7. Minnesota Wild [3rd in Northwest] -Wild have 93 points & 41 wins with 1 game left; 95 points possible. 1 point clinches #8 seed. 8. Edmonton Oilers [4th in Northwest] -Oilers have 92 points & 36 wins with 1 game left; 94 points possible. Clinched #8 seed.
Probable Round 1 Series: STARS [or RED WINGS] vs. OILERS RED WINGS [or STARS] vs. WILD CANUCKS [or AVALANCHE] vs. MIGHTY DUCKS AVALANCHE [or CANUCKS] vs. BLUES
DALLAS: Apr 6 @ Nashville Stars need win & Red Wings loss to clinch #1 seed. A second Detroit loss counts as a win for Dallas. DETROIT: Apr 3 vs. Islanders [W] Apr 4 @ Blue Jackets Apr 6 @ Blackhawks Red Wings need win and a tie/overtime loss to clinch #1 seed. A Stars loss against Nashville counts as a Detroit win. VANCOUVER: Apr 6 vs. Kings Canucks win, tie or lose in overtime and they clinch #3 seed and Northwest Division Title. An Avalanche loss, tie or overtime loss counts as a win, tie or overtime loss for Vancouver. COLORADO: Apr 4 @ Ducks Apr 6 vs. Blues Avalanche need 2 wins & a Canuck loss to clinch #3 seed and Northwest Division Title. Avalanche need 1 win to clinch #4 seed. A Blues loss counts as an Avalanche win. ST. LOUIS: Apr 3 vs. Blackhawks [L] Apr 4 @ Blackhawks Apr 6 @ Avalanche Blues need 3 wins & an Avalanche loss to clinch #4 seed. An additional Avalanche loss counts as a Blues win. ANAHEIM: Apr 4 vs. Avalanche Ducks need win to clinch #6 seed. MINNESOTA: Apr 3 @ Leafs [L] Apr 6 vs. Blue Jackets Wild need 2 wins to clinch #6 seed. A Ducks loss counts as a Wild win. Wild need 1 win to clinch #7 seed. A Oilers loss counts as a Wild win. EDMONTON: Apr 3 vs. Sharks [T] Apr 5 vs. Flames Oilers need 2 wins and a Wild loss, overtime loss or tie to clinch #7 seed.
OTTAWA: Apr 3 @ Capitals [W] Apr 5 @ Leafs Clinched #1 seed. NEW JERSEY: Apr 3 vs. Bruins [T] Apr 4 @ Rangers Apr 6 @ Sabres Devils win clinches Atlantic Division & #2 seed. A Flyers loss counts as a Devils win. TAMPA BAY: Apr 4 vs. Flyers Apr 6 @ Thrashers Lightning win, overtime loss or tie clinches Southeast Division & #3 seed. A Capitals loss, overtime loss or tie counts as a Lightning win, overtime loss or tie. PHILADELPHIA: Apr 4 @ Lightning Apr 6 @ Panthers 2 Flyers wins and 2 Devils losses clinches Atlantic Division & #2 seed. An additional Devils loss counts as a Flyers win. TORONTO: Apr 3 vs. Wild [W] Apr 5 vs. Senators WASHINGTON: Apr 3 vs. Senators [L] Apr 5 vs. Penguins 2 Capitals wins and a Lightning loss and a Lightning loss, overtime loss or tie clinches Southeast Division & #3 seed. BOSTON: Apr 3 @ Devils [T] Apr 5 vs. Sabres Clinched #7 seed. NY ISLANDERS: Apr 3 @ Wings [L] Apr 5 vs. Thrashers Apr 6 @ Hurricanes Islanders win, overtime loss or tie clinches playoff spot. A Rangers loss, overtime loss or tie counts as an Islanders win, overtime loss or tie.
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(edited by Freeway420 on 5.4.03 1324) Blue Jays: 0-3 Flames: 27-36-12-4
WEST [1] Wings vs. [8] Oilers [2] Stars vs. [7] Wild [3] Canucks vs. [6] Ducks [4] Avalanche vs. [5] Blues EAST [1] Senators vs. [8] Islanders [2] Devils vs. [7] Bruins [3] Lightning vs. [6] Capitals [4] Flyers vs. [5] Leafs
And check out my half-assed overall standings: Rank. Team [Points, Wins] Conference Position / Estimated Payroll [as of 2/2/03] 1. Senators [111pts; 51w] #1, East / $28.5m 2. Red Wings [109 pts; 48w] #1, West / $68.0m 3. Stars [109 pts; 45w] #2, West / $61.8m 4. Devils [107pts; 46w] #2, East / $51.2m 5. Flyers [105pts; 44w] #4, East / $55.7m 6. Canucks [104pts; 45w] #3, West / $35.3m 7. Avalanche [103pts; 41w] #4, West / $60.8m 8. Blues [99pts; 41w] #5, West / $61.8m 9. Maple Leafs [98pts; 44w] #5, East / $54.9m 10. Mighty Ducks [95pts; 40w] #6, West / $38.8m 11. Wild [93pts; 41w] #7, West / $21.2m 12. Lightning [93pts; 36w] #3, East / $28.9m 13. Oilers [92pts; 36w] #8, West / $31.5m 14. Capitals [90pts; 38w] #6, East / $50.4m 15. Bruins [85pts; 35w] #7, East / $36.9m 16. Islanders [81pts; 34w] #8, East / $41.5m 17. Rangers [78pts; 32w] #9, East / $69.2m 18. Coyotes [77pts; 31w] #9, West / $43.9m 19. Blackhawks [77pts; 29w] #10, West / $44.4m 20. Kings [76pts; 32w] #11, West / $41.8m 21. Canadiens [75pts; 29w] #10, East / $48.6m 22. Predators [74pts; 27w] #12, West / $23.3m 23. Flames [73pts; 28w] #13, West / $33.6m 24. Sharks [72pts; 28w] #14, West / $45.1m 25. Sabres [71pts; 27w] #11, East / $31.5m 26. Thrashers [70pts; 29w] #12, East / $27.0m 27. Panthers [70pts; 24w] #13, East / $31.2m 28. Blue Jackets [69pts; 29w] #15, West / $27.4m 29. Penguins [65pts; 27w] #14, East / $31.2m 30. Hurricanes [61pts; 22w] #15, East / $38.4m