The Stretch Run: March 2

Our stretch run feature has returned for the rest of the season, but not on a daily basis like last year. With less than six 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 – 40-16-6, 86 pts.
Games remaining: 20 (10 home, 10 away)
Next five games: vs. TOR, vs. BUF, @ NYR, vs. EDM, @ TOR
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 100%

2. Tampa Bay Lightning – 37-18-7, 81 pts.
Games remaining: 20 (9 home, 11 away)
Next five games: @ NJ, @ BOS, vs. MTL, vs. WSH, vs. CHI
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 100%

3. Boston Bruins – 37-19-7, 81 pts.
Games remaining: 19 (11 home, 8 away)
Next five games: vs. TB, vs. PIT, @ MTL, vs. BUF, @ NYI
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 100%

4. Pittsburgh Penguins – 37-21-6, 80 pts.
Games remaining: 18 (8 home, 10 away)
Next five games: @ TOR, @ NJ, @ BOS, vs. BUF, vs. MTL
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 100%

5. Washington Capitals – 34-20-10, 78 pts.
Games remaining: 18 (8 home, 10 away)
Next five games: vs. STL, @ FLA, @ TB, vs. EDM, vs. CAR
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 99.5%

6. Montreal Canadiens – 34-23-7, 75 pts.
Games remaining: 18 (7 home, 11 away)
Next five games: @ FLA, @ TB, vs. BOS, @ STL, @ PIT
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 95.9%

7. New York Rangers – 33-28-4, 70 pts.
Games remaining: 17 (9 home, 8 away)
Next five games: vs. MIN, @ OTT, vs. PHI, @ ANA, @ SJ
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 77.5%

8. Carolina Hurricanes – 30-25-9, 69 pts.
Games remaining: 18 (11 home, 7 away)
Next five games: vs. BUF, @ CHI, vs. ATL, @ WSH, vs. CBJ
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 61.4%

9. Buffalo Sabres – 30-25-7, 67 pts.
Games remaining: 20 (9 home, 11 away)
Next five games: @ CAR, @ PHI, @ MIN, @ PIT, @ BOS
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 56.8%

10. Toronto Maple Leafs – 27-27-9, 63 pts.
Games remaining: 19 (9 home, 10 away)
Next five games: vs. PIT, @ PHI, vs. CHI, @ NYI, vs. PHI
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 3.9%

11. Atlanta Thrashers – 26-27-11, 63 pts.
Games remaining: 18 (8 home, 10 away)
Next five games: vs. OTT, vs. FLA, @ CAR, vs. NJ, @ PHI
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 2.7%

12. Florida Panthers – 26-30-7, 59 pts.
Games remaining: 19 (11 home, 8 away)
Next five games: vs. MTL, @ ATL, vs. WSH, vs. CHI, vs. OTT
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 1.6%

13. New Jersey Devils – 27-31-4, 58 pts.
Games remaining: 20 (11 home, 9 away)
Next five games: vs. TB, vs. PIT, @ NYI, vs. OTT, @ ATL
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 0.8%

14. New York Islanders – 23-32-9, 55 pts.
Games remaining: 18 (10 home, 8 away)
Next five games: vs. MIN, vs. STL, vs. NJ, vs. TOR, vs. BOS
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 0.0%

15. Ottawa Senators – 21-33-9, 51 pts.
Games remaining: 19 (8 home, 11 away)
Next five games: @ ATL, vs. NYR, @ NJ, @ FLA, @ TB
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 0.0%

Upcoming key games:
Wednesday
Penguins @ Maple Leafs
Thursday
Sabres @ Hurricanes
Friday
Hurricanes @ Blackhawks
Current playoff matchups:
1) Flyers vs. 8) Hurricanes
2) Lightning vs. 7) Rangers
3) Bruins vs. 6) Canadiens
4) Penguins vs. 5) Capitals
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Western Conference
1. Vancouver Canucks – 40-15-9, 89 pts.
Games remaining: 18 (7 home, 11 away)
Next five games: vs. NSH, @ LA, @ ANA, @ SJ, @ CGY
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 100%

2. Detroit Red Wings – 39-18-6, 84 pts.
Games remaining: 19 (10 home, 9 away)
Next five games: @ ANA, @ SJ, @ PHX, vs. LA, vs. EDM
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 99.9%

3. San Jose Sharks – 37-21-6, 80 pts.
Games remaining: 18 (12 home, 6 away)
Next five games: vs. DET, vs. DAL, vs. NSH, vs. VAN, vs. NYR
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 96.9%

4. Phoenix Coyotes – 33-22-10, 76 pts.
Games remaining: 17 (10 home, 7 away)
Next five games: @ LA, vs. DET, vs. VAN, vs. CGY, @ ANA
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 57.0%

5. Calgary Flames – 33-23-9, 75 pts.
Games remaining: 17 (8 home, 9 away)
Next five games: @ CHI, vs. CBJ, vs. NSH, @ DAL, @ PHX
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 64.0%

6. Dallas Stars – 34-23-6, 74 pts.
Games remaining: 19 (9 home, 10 away)
Next five games: @ ANA, @ SJ, @ LA, vs. CGY, vs. MIN
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 61.2%

7. Chicago Blackhawks – 34-23-6, 74 pts.
Games remaining: 19 (8 home, 11 away)
Next five games: vs. CGY, vs. CAR, @ TOR, @ FLA, @ TB
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 83.3%

8. Los Angeles Kings – 35-24-4, 74 pts.
Games remaining: 19 (11 home, 8 away)
Next five games: vs. PHX, vs. VAN, vs. DAL, @ DET, @ CBJ
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 81.8%

9. Nashville Predators – 32-23-9, 73 pts.
Games remaining: 18 (12 home, 6 away)
Next five games: @ VAN, @ CGY, @ SJ, vs. MIN, vs. COL
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 51.7%

10. Minnesota Wild – 33-24-6, 72 pts.
Games remaining: 19 (9 home, 10 away)
Next five games: @ NYI, @ NYR, vs. BUF, vs. COL, @ NSH
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 53.2%

11. Anaheim Ducks – 33-25-5, 71 pts.
Games remaining: 19 (11 home, 8 away)
Next five games: vs. DET, vs. DAL, vs. VAN, vs. NYR, @ COL
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 28.1%

12. Columbus Blue Jackets – 31-24-7, 69 pts.
Games remaining: 20 (10 home, 10 away)
Next five games: @ EDM, @ CGY, @ STL, vs. STL, vs. LA
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 20.8%

13. St. Louis Blues – 28-26-9, 65 pts.
Games remaining: 20 (9 home, 11 away)
Next five games: @ WSH, @ NYI, vs. CBJ, @ CBJ, vs. MTL
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 2.1%

14. Colorado Avalanche – 26-30-9, 60 pts.
Games remaining: 19 (8 home, 11 away)
Next five games: vs. EDM, @ MIN, vs. ANA, @ NSH, @ VAN
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 0.0%

15. Edmonton Oilers – 21-35-8, 50 pts.
Games remaining: 18 (7 home, 11 away)
Next five games: vs. CBJ, @ COL, @ PHI, @ WSH, @ DET
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: OUT

Upcoming key games:
Wednesday
Flames @ Blackhawks
Thursday
Wild @ Rangers
Coyotes @ Kings
Friday
Blue Jackets @ Flames
Stars @ Ducks

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