Week of March 6th

The trade deadline has passed! With some big moves being made, we’re ready for the final stretch of the NHL season!

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Updated Playoff Outlook

Not all NHL team have played an equal number of games, but let’s take another look at the current playoff outlook as if the season ended on March 5th:

Eastern Conference

A1: Boston Bruins

A2: Toronto Maple Leafs

A3: Tampa Bay Lightning

M1: Carolina Hurricanes

M2: New Jersey Devils

M3: New York Rangers

WC1: New York Islanders

WC2: Pittsburgh Penguins

Western Conference

C1: Dallas Stars

C2: Minnesota Wild

C3: Winnipeg Jets

P1: Vegas Golden Knights

P2: Los Angeles Kings

P3: Seattle Kraken

WC1: Edmonton Oilers

WC2: Colorado Avalanche

Out of the teams not currently in playoff position, who do you think will most likely make the playoffs? Let me know in the poll below!

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The Weekly Roundup

Atlantic:

1. Boston Bruins (103 pts | 49-8-5)

   • LW: W 3-2 EDM, W 4-3 CGY, W 7-1 BUF, W 4-2 NYR

   • 3/9 vs. EDM, 3/11 vs. DET, 3/12 @ DET

   • Boston loaded up at the trade deadline bringing in Orlov, Hathaway, and Bertuzzi.

2. Toronto Maple Leafs (84 pts | 38-17-8)

   • LW: L 2-5 EDM, W 2-1 CGY, L 1-4 VAN

   • 3/7 @ NJD, 3/11 vs. EDM

   • The Leafs had a bit of a meh week.

3. Tampa Bay Lightning (79 pts | 37-21-5)

   • LW: L 1-4 FLA, OTL 4-5 PIT, L 3-5 BUF, L 0-6 CAR

   • 3/7 vs. PHI, 3/9 vs. VGK, 3/11 vs. CHI, 3/12 vs. WPG

   • The Lightning have lost five in-a-row.

4. Buffalo Sabres (68 pts | 32-25-4)

   • LW: L 2-5 LAK, W 7-3 ANA, W 4-2 SJS

   • 2/21 vs. TOR, 2/23 @ TBL, 2/24 @ FLA, 2/26 vs. WSH

   • Buffalo made a couple small moves at the deadline.

5. Ottawa Senators (68 pts | 32-26-4)

   • LW: W 6-2 DET, W 6-1 DET, W 5-3 NYR, W 5-2 CBJ

   • 3/6 @ CHI, 3/9 @ SEA, 3/11 @ VAN, 3/12 @ CGY

   • The Sens are one of the hottest teams in the NHL and brought in Jakob Chychrun.

6. Florida Panthers (68 pts | 31-27-6)

   • LW: L 3-5 CBJ, L 1-7 BOS, W 5-3 TBL

   • 3/6 vs. EDM, 3/7 @ NYI, 3/9 vs. DAL, 3/11 vs. NYR

   • I’m not sure Florida has what it takes to make the playoffs.

7. Detroit Red Wings (65 pts | 28-26-9)

   • LW: L 2-6, L 1-6 OTT, OTL 4-5 SEA, L 1-4 NYI, L 1-3 PHI

   • 3/8 vs. CHI, 3/11 @ BOS, 3/12 vs. BOS

   • Dylan Larkin was signed to an eight-year contract extension.

8. Montreal Canadiens (56 pts | 26-33-4)

   • LW: W 3-1 SJS, L 2-3 LAK, L 2-3 ANA, L 3-4 VGK

   • 3/7 vs. CAR, 3/9 vs. NYR, 3/11 vs. NJD

   • The Canadiens remain at the bottom of the Atlantic.

Metropolitan:

1. Carolina Hurricanes (90 pts | 41-12-8)

   • LW: L 2-3 VGK, W 6-1 ARI, W 6-0 TBL

   • 3/7 @ MTL, 3/9 vs. PHI, 3/11 vs. VGK, 3/12 @ NJD

   • Carolina brought in Jesse Puljujarvi and Shayne Gostisbehere.

2. New Jersey Devils (88 pts | 41-15-6)

   • LW: W 7-5 COL, L/SO 3-4 VGK, W 5-4 ARI

   • 3/7 vs. TOR, 3/9 @ WSH, 3/11 @ MTL, 3/12 vs. CAR

   • It’s Timo time in New Jersey.

3. New York Rangers (79 pts | 35-19-9)

   • LW: W 3-2 PHI, L 3-5 OTT, L 2-4 BOS

   • 3/9 @ MTL, 3/11 @ BUF, 3/12 @ PIT

   • Patrick Kane is a Ranger but still needs to find his stride.

4. New York Islanders (72 pts | 32-25-8)

   • LW: L/SO 1-2 MIN, W 4-1 DET

   • 3/7 vs. BUF, 3/9 @ PIT, 3/11 vs. WSH

   • The Isles have three big games against wild card contenders this week.

5. Pittsburgh Penguins (71 pts | 27-19-9)

   • LW: W 3-1 NSH, W 5-4 TBL, L 1-4 FLA

   • 3/7 vs. CBJ, 3/9 vs. NYI, 3/11 vs. PHI, 3/12 vs. NYR

   • Pittsburgh is poised for a spot in the playoffs at the moment.

6. Washington Capitals (68 pts | 31-27-6)

   • LW: W 3-2 ANA, W 8-3 SJS

   • 3/6 @ LAK, 3/9 vs. NJD, 3/11 @ NYI

   • The Caps getting back to winning.

7. Philadelphia Flyers (59 pts | 24-28-11)

   • LW: OTL 2-3 NYR, W 3-1 DET

   • 3/7 @ TBL, 3/9 @ CAR, 3/11 @ PIT

   • Philly did not get much done at the trade deadline.

8. Columbus Blue Jackets (46 pts | 20-37-6)

   • LW: W 5-3 BUF, L 2-4 SEA, L 2-5 OTT

   • 3/7 @ PIT, 3/11 vs. STL

   • Jonathan Quick was briefly a Columbus Blue Jacket.

Central:

1. Dallas Stars (81 pts | 34-16-13)

   • LW: OTL 4-5 VAN, W 4-2 ARI, W 5-2 CHI, W 7-3 COL

   • 3/6 vs. CGY, 3/9 @ BUF, 3/11 @ SEA

   • The Stars brought in Max Domi at the trade deadline.

2. Minnesota Wild (78 pts | 36-21-6)

   • LW: W 2-1 NYI, W 2-1 VAN, W 3-0 CGY

   • 3/7 vs. CGY, 3/8 @ WPG, 3/11 @ SJS, 3/12 @ ARI

   • The Wild are in striking distance of the division lead.

3. Winnipeg Jets (74 pts | 36-25-2)

   • LW: L/SO 5-6 LAK, L 3-6 EDM, W 7-5 EDM

   • 3/6 vs. SJS, 3/8 vs. MIN, 3/11 @ FLA, 3/12 @ TBL

     • Winnipeg traded for Nino Niederreiter and Vlad Namestnikov.

4. Colorado Avalanche (73 pts | 34-21-5)

   • LW: W 3-0 VGK, L 5-7 NJD, L 3-7 DAL, ? SEA

   • 3/7 vs. SJS, 3/9 vs. LAK, 3/11 vs. ARI

   • Colorado continues to limp through the regular season.

5. Nashville Predators (68 pts | 31-23-6)

   • LW: L 1-3 PIT, W 2-1 FLA, W 3-1 CHI

   • 3/6 @ VAN, 3/9 @ ARI, 3/11 @ LAK, 3/12 @ ANA

   • The Preds’ playoff hopes are still alive.

6. St. Louis Blues (59 pts | 27-30-5)

   • LW: L 3-5 SEA, W 6-3 SJS, L 2-4 LAK

   • 3/7 @ ARI, 3/9 vs. SJS, 3/11 @ CBJ, 3/12 vs. VGK

   • St. Louis is ready for this season to be done.

7. Arizona Coyotes (52 pts | 21-32-10)

   • LW: W 4-1 CHI, L 2-4 DAL, L 1-6 CAR, OTL 4-5 NJD

   • 3/7 vs. ARI, 3/9 vs. NSH, 3/11 @ COL, 3/12 vs. MIN

   • The Coyotes were big time sellers at the deadline as expected.

8. Chicago Blackhawks (47 pts | 21-36-5)

   • LW: L 2-4 ANA, L 1-4 ARI, L 2-5 DAL, L 1-3 NSH

   • 3/6 vs. OTT, 3/8 @ DET, 3/10 @ FLA, 3/11 @ TBL

   • The Patrick Kane era has ended in Chicago.

Pacific:

1. Vegas Golden Knights (82 pts | 38-19-6)

   • LW: L 0-3 COL, W 3-2 CAR, W 4-3 NJD, W 4-3 MTL

   • 3/7 @ FLA, 3/9 @ TBL, 3/11 @ CAR, 3/12 @ STL

   • Vegas still has a narrow lead in the division and brought in Jonathan Quick.

2. Los Angeles Kings (80 pts | 36-20-8)

   • LW: W 6-5 WPG, W 3-2 MTL, W 4-2 STL

   • 3/6 vs. WSH, 3/9 @ COL, 3/11 vs. NSH

   • The Kings look to stay hot.

3. Seattle Kraken (76 pts | 35-21-6)

   • LW: W 5-3 STL, W 5-4 DET, W 4-2 CBJ, ? COL

   • 3/7 vs. ANA, 3/9 vs. OTT, 3/11 vs. DAL

   • The Kraken had another good week.

4. Edmonton Oilers (76 pts | 34-22-8)

   • LW: L 2-3 BOS, W 5-2 TOR, W 6-3 WPG, L 5-7 WPG

   • 3/6 @ BUF, 3/9 @ BOS, 3/11 @ TOR

   • The Oilers seem to be happy with their new addition Mattias Ekholm.

5. Calgary Flames (67 pts | 27-23-13)

   • LW: OTL 3-4 BOS, L 1-2 TOR, L 0-3 MIN

   • 3/6 @ DAL, 3/7 @ MIN, 3/10 vs. ANA, 3/12 vs. OTT

   • Calgary continues to remain on the outside of the playoff bubble.

6. Vancouver Canucks (55 pts | 25-32-5)

   • LW: W 5-4 DAL, L 1-2 MIN, W 4-1 TOR

   • 3/6 vs. NSH, 3/8 vs. ANA, 3/11 vs. OTT

   • The Canucks had a couple solid wins this past week.

7. San Jose Sharks (48 pts | 18-33-12)

   • LW: L 1-3 MTL, L 3-6 STL, L 3-8 WSH

   • 3/6 @ WPG, 3/7 @ COL, 3/9 @ STL, 3/11 vs. MIN

   • The Sharks are not playing great hockey lately.

8. Anaheim Ducks (50 pts | 21-34-8)

   • LW: W 4-2 CHI, OTL 2-3 WSH, W 3-2 MTL

   • 3/7 @ SEA, 3/8 @ VAN, 3/10 @ CGY, 3/12 vs. NSH

   • The Ducks shipped out Dmitry Kulikov and John Klingberg.