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Here's how things will go tonight.
Step 1: Root for the Avalanche to beat the Canucks. Easy peazy.
Step 2: Root for Calgary to beat Los Angeles in regulation (9:30 eastern)
Step 3: Root for Edmonton (not pictured below) to beat Dallas in regulation (9:30 eastern)
Step 4: Root for Anaheim to beat San Jose in regulation (10:00 eastern)
With those 4 easy steps, the Avalanche will vault three spots from 10th to 7th. So easy, a caveman can do it.
3 | * - San Jose | PAC | 76 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 88 | 31 | 210 | 196 | +14 | 8-5 | 6-3-1 | Won 3 | ||
4 | x - Detroit | CEN | 76 | 46 | 25 | 5 | 97 | 39 | 237 | 187 | +50 | 7-2 | 3-5-2 | Won 2 | ||
5 | Nashville | CEN | 77 | 44 | 25 | 8 | 96 | 40 | 219 | 202 | +17 | 4-5 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||
6 | Chicago | CEN | 77 | 42 | 26 | 9 | 93 | 37 | 231 | 222 | +9 | 5-5 | 6-2-2 | OT 1 | ||
7 | Dallas | PAC | 76 | 41 | 30 | 5 | 87 | 34 | 202 | 203 | -1 | 7-4 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||
8 | Phoenix | PAC | 77 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 87 | 31 | 200 | 202 | -2 | 6-10 | 4-2-4 | Lost 1 | ||
9 | Los Angeles | PAC | 76 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 86 | 31 | 175 | 165 | +10 | 6-7 | 6-4-0 | Lost 2 | ||
10 | Colorado | NW | 78 | 40 | 32 | 6 | 86 | 31 | 201 | 207 | -6 | 9-2 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||
11 | Calgary | NW | 77 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 85 | 32 | 191 | 212 | -21 | 3-9 | 5-2-3 | Won 1 |