If I can expand on this a bit here are the remaining games for each team and their opponent (I did not differentiate home and away)

looking at the opponents I think we have the hardest road (but based on this team performance this may be a good thing)

vs the east coast ( I'm going to give an 80% win rating to all four teams the east coast is not as good)

• The sharks have 7 games - 11 points
• The flames and the Kings have 4 games - 6 points each
• The Canucks have 3 games - 4 points

now for the Californian teams

• Canucks get 5 more games in the sun
• The kings and flames have 2
• The sharks only have their final game against the kings

Now for the 4 pointers

• The Canucks have 4 games left that are head to head
• The kings are also in the 4 by 4 club
• The flames on the other hand only have 1
• And the sharks 2.

so in other words the Canucks or the kings could end one another's playoff hopes while the sharks and the Flames don't have to worry about as many big games.

so to me the game against Cali teams are going to decide if we make the playoffs, and I'm not sure how I feel about that....