The Stretch Run: March 12

Our stretch run feature has returned for the rest of the season, but not on a daily basis like last year. With less than five weeks left in the regular season and teams heading into the quarter pole, here is a rundown for each team with a breakdown of remaining games and playoff chances…

Eastern Conference
1. Philadelphia Flyers – 42-19-6, 90 pts.
Games remaining: 15 (7 home, 8 away)
Next five games: vs. ATL, @ FLA, @ ATL, @ DAL, vs. WSH
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 100%

2. Washington Capitals – 39-20-10, 88 pts.
Games remaining: 13 (5 home, 8 away)
Next five games: vs. CHI, @ MTL, @ DET, @ NJ, @ PHI
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 100%

3. Boston Bruins – 38-21-9, 85 pts.
Games remaining: 14 (8 home, 6 away)
Next five games: @ CBJ, @ NSH, @ TOR, vs. NJ, vs. MTL
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 100%

4. Pittsburgh Penguins – 39-21-8, 86 pts.
Games remaining: 14 (7 home, 7 away)
Next five games: vs. MTL, vs. EDM, @ OTT, vs. NYR, @ DET
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 100%

5. Tampa Bay Lightning – 38-22-8, 84 pts.
Games remaining: 14 (5 home, 9 away)
Next five games: @ FLA, @ TOR, @ MTL, @ OTT, vs. NYI
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 99.8%

6. Montreal Canadiens – 37-24-7, 81 pts.
Games remaining: 14 (6 home, 8 away)
Next five games: @ PIT, vs. WSH, vs. TB, @ NYR, @ MIN
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 99.2%

7. Buffalo Sabres – 33-26-8, 74 pts.
Games remaining: 15 (9 home, 6 away)
Next five games: @ TOR, vs. OTT, vs. CAR, vs. ATL, vs. NSH
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 81.1%

8. New York Rangers – 35-30-4, 74 pts.
Games remaining: 13 (7 home, 6 away)
Next five games: @ SJ, vs. NYI, vs. MTL, @ PIT, vs. FLA
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 73.2%

9. Carolina Hurricanes – 31-27-10, 72 pts.
Games remaining: 14 (9 home, 5 away)
Next five games: vs. CBJ, @ BUF, vs. TOR, vs. NYI, vs. OTT
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 40.1%

10. Toronto Maple Leafs – 29-29-10, 68 pts.
Games remaining: 14 (6 home, 8 away)
Next five games: vs. BUF, vs. TB, @ CAR, @ FLA, vs. BOS
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 2.8%

11. Atlanta Thrashers – 28-28-12, 68 pts.
Games remaining: 14 (5 home, 9 away)
Next five games: @ PHI, @ NJ, vs. PHI, @ BUF, @ NYI
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 1.7%

12. New Jersey Devils – 31-32-4, 66 pts.
Games remaining: 15 (8 home, 7 away)
Next five games: vs. NYI, vs. ATL, @ OTT, vs. WSH, @ CBJ
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 1.9%

13. New York Islanders – 27-32-10, 64 pts.
Games remaining: 13 (5 home, 8 away)
Next five games: @ NJ, @ NYR, @ CAR, @ FLA, @ TB
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 0.1%

14. Florida Panthers – 27-32-9, 63 pts.
Games remaining: 14 (7 home, 7 away)
Next five games: vs. TB, vs. PHI, vs. TOR, vs. NYI, @ NYR
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 0.1%

15. Ottawa Senators – 25-34-9, 59 pts.
Games remaining: 14 (7 home, 7 away)
Next five games: @ BUF, vs. PIT, vs. NJ, vs. TB, @ CAR
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 0.0%

Upcoming key games:
Saturday
Sabres @ Maple Leafs
Rangers @ Sharks
Sunday
Senators @ Sabres
Monday
Lightning @ Maple Leafs

Current playoff matchups:
1) Flyers vs. 8) Rangers
2) Capitals vs. 7) Sabres
3) Bruins vs. 6) Canadiens
4) Penguins vs. 5) Lightning
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Western Conference
1. Vancouver Canucks – 44-16-9, 97 pts.
Games remaining: 13 (6 home, 7 away)
Next five games: @ CGY, vs. MIN, vs. COL, vs. PHX, @ DET
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 100%

2. Detroit Red Wings – 40-20-8, 88 pts.
Games remaining: 14 (8 home, 6 away)
Next five games: @ STL, vs. WSH, @ CBJ, @ NSH, vs. PIT
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 99.8%

3. San Jose Sharks – 39-22-7, 85 pts.
Games remaining: 14 (8 home, 6 away)
Next five games: vs. NYR, @ CHI, @ DAL, vs. MIN, vs. STL
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 97.3%

4. Dallas Stars – 37-23-8, 82 pts.
Games remaining: 14 (7 home, 7 away)
Next five games: vs. LA, vs. SJ, vs. CHI, vs. PHI, vs. ANA
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 82.1%

5. Chicago Blackhawks – 37-24-7, 81 pts.
Games remaining: 14 (6 home, 8 away)
Next five games: @ WSH, vs. SJ, @ DAL, @ PHX, vs. FLA
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 87.3%

6. Los Angeles Kings – 38-25-5, 81 pts.
Games remaining: 14 (8 home, 6 away)
Next five games: @ DAL, @ NSH, vs. STL, vs. ANA, vs. CGY
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 87.0%

7. Phoenix Coyotes – 35-23-11, 81 pts.
Games remaining: 13 (7 home, 6 away)
Next five games: @ ANA, @ CGY, @ EDM, @ VAN, vs. CHI
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 58.8%

8. Calgary Flames – 36-25-9, 81 pts.
Games remaining: 12 (6 home, 6 away)
Next five games: vs. VAN, vs. PHX, vs. COL, @ ANA, @ LA
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 59.5%

9. Anaheim Ducks – 37-26-5, 79 pts.
Games remaining: 14 (7 home, 7 away)
Next five games: vs. PHX, vs. STL, @ LA, vs. CGY, @ DAL
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 49.0%

10. Nashville Predators – 34-24-10, 78 pts.
Games remaining: 14 (11 home, 3 away)
Next five games: vs. COL, vs. LA, vs. BOS, vs. DET, @ BUF
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 57.8%

11. Minnesota Wild – 35-27-7, 77 pts.
Games remaining: 13 (7 home, 6 away)
Next five games: @ VAN, @ SJ, vs. CBJ, vs. MTL, vs. TOR
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 19.2%

12. Columbus Blue Jackets – 31-27-9, 71 pts.
Games remaining: 15 (8 home, 7 away)
Next five games: @ CAR, vs. BOS, vs. DET, @ MIN, vs. NJ
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 1.4%

13. St. Louis Blues – 31-28-9, 71 pts.
Games remaining: 15 (7 home, 8 away)
Next five games: vs. DET, @ ANA, @ LA, @ SJ, @ PHX
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 0.9%

14. Colorado Avalanche – 26-33-8, 60 pts.
Games remaining: 16 (6 home, 10 away)
Next five games: @ NSH, @ VAN, @ CGY, @ EDM, vs. CBJ
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 0.0%

15. Edmonton Oilers – 23-37-9, 55 pts.
Games remaining: 13 (6 home, 7 away)
Next five games: @ PIT, vs. PHX, vs. COL, @ NSH, @ STL
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: OUT

Upcoming key games:
Saturday
Avalanche @ Predators
Canucks @ Flames
Sunday
Kings @ Stars
Coyotes @ Ducks
Monday
Sharks @ Blackhawks

Current playoff matchups:
1) Canucks vs. 8) Flames
2) Red Wings vs. 7) Coyotes
3) Sharks vs. 6) Kings
4) Stars vs. 5) Blackhawks