Panthers Postscripts: Time to start looking at Florida's potential playoff paths
Published in Hockey
1.) New York Rangers (47-20-4, 98 points, 11 games left)
2.) Carolina Hurricanes (45-20-7, 97 points, 10 games left)
3.) Philadelphia Flyers (36-27-9, 81 points, 10 games left)
Wild card
1.) Tampa Bay Lightning (39-25-7, 85 points, 11 games left)
2.) Washington Capitals (35-26-9, 79 points, 12 games left)
3.) Detroit Red Wings (36-29-6, 78 points, 11 games left)
Technically still in contention: New York Islanders (30-26-15, 75 points, 11 games left), New Jersey Devils (35-33-4, 74 points, 10 games left), Buffalo Sabres (34-33-5, 73 points, 10 games left)
The short and skinny of it: With every team having a dozen or fewer games left, the field is basically settled outside of the final wild card spot, which looks to be coming down to Washington and Detroit.
What isn’t settled is seeding, which can go a long way over the course of the playoffs.
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