Playoff chances for the Wings are dwindling. I am an eternal optimist, but this post is losing relevance with each loss as the Wings sink deeper into last place.
Best case scenario from the weekend that was
2nd Atlantic: Ottawa – 53 GP 64 PTS
3rd Atlantic: Toronto – 54 GP 61 PTS
2nd Wild Card: Boston – 58 GP 60 PTS
In the Hunt
Philadelphia – 56 GP 59 PTS
NY Islanders – 54 GP 58 PTS
Detroit – 56 GP 58 PTS
Florida – 54 GP 56 PTS
New Jersey – 55 GP 56 PTS
Buffalo – 56 GP 56 PTS
Carolina – 53 GP 55 PTS
Tampa Bay – 56 GP 54 PTS
Real Life
The two losses on the weekend dropped their playoff likelihood from 1.7 percent to 0.5. If you want to check out some playoff percentage information for the Wings here it is. If you are interested in the flip side of the coin you can check out this lottery simulator.
Teams to keep an eye on
Detroit. Wins are needed for the playoff discussion to spark up again.
Red Wings games upcoming (2/13 – 2/16)
Wednesday – St. Louis @ Detroit 8 PM NBCSN
The weekday schedule (2/13 – 2/16)
I ranked the games on a scale of 1 to 4. 1+ is least important to 4+ for most important
Monday, February 13th
+ NY Rangers @ Columbus 7:30 PM NBCSN
Tuesday, February 14th
++ Colorado @ New Jersey 7 PM
+ Vancouver @ Pittsburgh 7 PM NHLN
+++ NY Islanders @ Toronto 7:30 PM
+++ Buffalo @ Ottawa 7:30 PM
Wednesday, February 15th
++++ Toronto @ Columbus 7 PM
++++Philadelphia @ Calgary 9:30 PM
++ Florida @ San Jose 10:30 PM NBCSN
Thursday, February 16th
+++ Ny Rangers @ NY Islanders 7 PM
+++ Ottawa @ New Jersey 7 PM
+ Winnipeg @ Pittsburgh 7 PM
++ Colorado @ Buffalo 7:30 PM NBCSN
++++ Philadelphia @ Edmonton 9 PM
Best case scenario
2nd Atlantic: Ottawa – 55 GP 64 PTS
3rd Atlantic: Boston – 58 GP 64 PTS
2nd Wild Card: NY Islanders – 56 GP 62 PTS
In the Hunt
Toronto – 56 GP 61 PTS
Philadelphia – 58 GP 61 PTS
Florida – 55 GP 58 PTS
New Jersey – 57 GP 58 PTS
Buffalo – 58 GP 58 PTS
Tampa Bay – 56 GP 57 PTS
Detroit – 57 GP 56 PTS
Carolina – 53 GP 55 PTS
