The Stretch Run: March 22

Our stretch run feature has returned for the rest of the season, but not on a daily basis like last year. With less than three 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 – 44-19-8, 96 pts.
Games remaining: 11 (6 home, 5 away)
Next five games: vs. WSH, vs. PIT, @ NYI, vs. BOS, @ PIT
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: IN

2. Washington Capitals – 42-21-10, 94 pts.
Games remaining: 9 (4 home, 5 away)
Next five games: @ PHI, @ OTT, @ MTL, vs. CAR, vs. CBJ
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 100%

3. Boston Bruins – 39-22-10, 88 pts.
Games remaining: 11 (8 home, 3 away)
Next five games: vs. NJ, vs. MTL, vs. NYR, @ PHI, vs. CHI
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 100%

4. Pittsburgh Penguins – 42-23-8, 92 pts.
Games remaining: 9 (4 home, 5 away)
Next five games: @ PHI, vs. NJ, vs. FLA, vs. PHI, @ TB
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 100%

5. Tampa Bay Lightning – 39-22-11, 89 pts.
Games remaining: 10 (5 home, 5 away)
Next five games: vs. NYI, vs. CAR, @ CAR, vs. OTT, vs. PIT
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 100%

6. Montreal Canadiens – 40-26-7, 87 pts.
Games remaining: 9 (4 home, 5 away)
Next five games: vs. BUF, @ BOS, vs. WSH, vs. ATL, @ CAR
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 99.9%

7. New York Rangers – 39-30-4, 82 pts.
Games remaining: 9 (5 home, 4 away)
Next five games: vs. FLA, vs. OTT, @ BOS, @ BUF, @ NYI
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 96.1%

8. Buffalo Sabres – 35-28-9, 79 pts.
Games remaining: 10 (5 home, 5 away)
Next five games: @ MTL, vs. FLA, vs. NJ, @ TOR, vs. NYR
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 75.0%

9. Carolina Hurricanes – 33-29-10, 76 pts.
Games remaining: 10 (6 home, 4 away)
Next five games: vs. OTT, @ TB, vs. TB, @ WSH, vs. MTL
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 25.6%

10. Toronto Maple Leafs – 31-31-10, 74 pts.
Games remaining: 9 (3 home, 6 away)
Next five games: @ MIN, @ COL, @ DET, vs. BUF, @ BOS
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 2.0%

11. New Jersey Devils – 34-34-4, 72 pts.
Games remaining: 10 (5 home, 5 away)
Next five games: @ BOS, @ PIT, @ BUF, vs. NYI, vs. PHI
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 1.0%

12. Atlanta Thrashers – 30-30-12, 72 pts.
Games remaining: 10 (4 home, 6 away)
Next five games: @ NYI, vs. VAN, vs. OTT, @ MTL, @ PHI
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 0.4%

13. Florida Panthers – 29-33-10, 68 pts.
Games remaining: 10 (3 home, 7 away)
Next five games: @ NYR, @ CHI, @ BUF, @ PIT, @ CBJ
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 0.0%

14. New York Islanders – 28-33-12, 68 pts.
Games remaining: 9 (5 home, 4 away)
Next five games: @ TB, vs. ATL, vs. PHI, @ NJ, vs. NYR
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 0.0%

15. Ottawa Senators – 27-36-9, 63 pts.
Games remaining: 10 (4 home, 6 away)
Next five games: @ CAR, @ NYR, vs. WSH, @ ATL, @ TB
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 0.0%

Upcoming key games:
Tuesday
Senators @ Hurricanes
Sabres @ Canadiens
Capitals @ Flyers
Thursday
Canadiens @ Bruins
Penguins @ Flyers

Current playoff matchups:
1) Flyers vs. 8) Sabres
2) Capitals vs. 7) Rangers
3) Bruins vs. 6) Canadiens
4) Penguins vs. 5) Lightning
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Western Conference
1. Vancouver Canucks – 47-17-9, 103 pts.
Games remaining: 9 (3 home, 6 away)
Next five games: @ DET, @ ATL, @ CBJ, @ NSH, vs. LA
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: IN

2. Detroit Red Wings – 43-21-9, 95 pts.
Games remaining: 9 (6 home, 3 away)
Next five games: vs. VAN, vs. TOR, vs. CHI, vs. STL, @ NSH
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 100%

3. San Jose Sharks – 42-23-8, 92 pts.
Games remaining: 9 (5 home, 4 away)
Next five games: vs. CGY, @ LA, @ PHX, vs. DAL, vs. ANA
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 99.5%

4. Phoenix Coyotes – 39-24-11, 89 pts.
Games remaining: 8 (6 home, 2 away)
Next five games: vs. STL, vs. CBJ, vs. SJ, vs. DAL, vs. COL
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 91.7%

5. Los Angeles Kings – 41-26-6, 88 pts.
Games remaining: 9 (5 home, 4 away)
Next five games: vs. SJ, vs. COL, @ EDM, @ VAN, vs. DAL
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 90.7%

6. Chicago Blackhawks – 39-25-8, 86 pts.
Games remaining: 10 (5 home, 5 away)
Next five games: vs. FLA, vs. ANA, @ DET, @ BOS, @ CBJ
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 88.0%

7. Nashville Predators – 38-25-10, 86 pts.
Games remaining: 9 (7 home, 2 away)
Next five games: vs. EDM, vs. ANA, vs. DAL, vs. VAN, @ COL
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 80.3%

8. Anaheim Ducks – 40-27-5, 85 pts.
Games remaining: 10 (4 home, 6 away)
Next five games: @ DAL, @ NSH, @ CHI, vs. COL, @ CGY
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 61.3%

9. Dallas Stars – 38-25-9, 85 pts.
Games remaining: 10 (3 home, 7 away)
Next five games: vs. ANA, @ NSH, @ PHX, @ SJ, @ LA
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 68.8%

10. Calgary Flames – 37-27-11, 85 pts.
Games remaining: 7 (3 home, 4 away)
Next five games: @ SJ, @ EDM, vs. ANA, @ STL, @ COL
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 19.1%

11. Minnesota Wild – 35-30-8, 78 pts.
Games remaining: 9 (5 home, 4 away)
Next five games: vs. TOR, vs. STL, @ STL, vs. EDM, vs. TB
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 0.7%

12. Columbus Blue Jackets – 33-29-10, 76 pts.
Games remaining: 10 (5 home, 5 away)
Next five games: @ COL, @ PHX, vs. VAN, vs. FLA, @ WSH
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 0.2%

13. St. Louis Blues – 32-31-9, 73 pts.
Games remaining: 11 (6 home, 5 away)
Next five games: @ PHX, vs. EDM, @ MIN, vs. MIN, @ DET
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: 0.0%

14. Colorado Avalanche – 27-36-8, 62 pts.
Games remaining: 12 (6 home, 6 away)
Next five games: vs. CBJ, vs. TOR, @ LA, @ ANA, vs. NSH
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: OUT

15. Edmonton Oilers – 23-39-10, 56 pts.
Games remaining: 10 (5 home, 5 away)
Next five games: @ NSH, @ STL, vs. CGY, vs. LA, @ MIN
SportsClubStats playoff percentage: OUT

Upcoming key games:
Tuesday
Oilers @ Predators
Wednesday
Canucks @ Red Wings
Panthers @ Blackhawks
Ducks @ Stars
Flames @ Sharks
Thursday
Ducks @ Predators
Sharks @ Kings

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