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The playoff push: 94 points or bust

It's just about time to put the playoff push to bed, as it's certainly more useful with more games left in the season than two or three.

Playoff-race teams that won Tuesday:
West: Nashville, Calgary, Colorado, San Jose
East: Washington, Buffalo, Montreal

Here's a look at the record each team needs to attain my projected point mark and (essentially) guarantee a playoff berth (updated with last night's games):

Western Conference (92 points)
  1. Detroit - qualified, March 5
  2. San Jose - qualified, March 18
  3. Anaheim - qualified, March 22
  4. Minnesota - qualified, March 28
  5. Dallas - qualified, March 29
  6. Calgary - qualified, April 1
  7. Colorado - qualified, April 1
  8. Nashville - 1-0-1

  9. Vancouver - 2-0-0
  10. Edmonton - eliminated, March 26, max 88 points
  11. Chicago - eliminated, March 16, max 90 points
  12. Columbus - eliminated, March 19, max 86 points
  13. Phoenix - eliminated, March 18, max 86 points
  14. St. Louis - eliminated, March 11, max 81 points
  15. Los Angeles - eliminated, Feb. 18, max 73 points

Eastern Conference (93 points)

  1. Montreal - qualified, March 20
  2. Pittsburgh - qualified, March 22
  3. New Jersey - qualified, March 28
  4. N.Y. Rangers - qualified, March 31
  5. Ottawa - 0-1-1
  6. Philadelphia - 1-2-0
  7. Boston - 1-2-0
  8. Carolina - 1-0-1
  9. Washington - 1-0-1
  10. Buffalo - eliminated, March 30, max 92 points
  11. Florida - eliminated, March 25, max 87 points
  12. Toronto - eliminated, March 25, max 87 points
  13. N.Y. Islanders - eliminated, March 12, max 81 points
  14. Atlanta - eliminated, March 11, max 76 points
  15. Tampa Bay - eliminated, March 4, max 77 points

What is this?

It's the return of the playoff push. To the chagrin of hockey-stat junkies everywhere, consider this the most basic standings watch you'll see anywhere. (Here's what it looked like last season at the end of the year.)

It's all based on the premise that, if you get 90 to 95 points in the standings (depending on conference), you'll make the playoffs. There's a chance you can sneak in with less, especially in the Eastern Conference, but under the NHL's kooky everybody-gets-a-point system, this is pretty close to what teams need to get in.

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