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Western Conference playoff race tracker

As the Colorado Avalanche fight for the playoffs, we’ll help keep track of their place in the standings.

By Tom Hunter
St Louis Blues v Pittsburgh Penguins Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

When the NHL season started, the Colorado Avalanche were looked at as a bottom feeder that would be focused on the draft lottery in March. Now, with 16 games remaining in the season, the Avs have a legitimate chance of making the playoffs as a Western Conference Wildcard team.

Whether they ultimately make the postseason or not, the Avalanche have already greatly exceeded expectations for this season. I nothing else, these last 6 weeks are going to be a heck of a lot of fun with a lot of great hockey to watch.

From now until the end of the season, we are going to keep track of the playoff race on a nightly basis. We’ll update the standings and take a look at matchups. Not just for the Avalanche, but for each of the teams they are battling with for those final playoff spots.

Central Division

Team GP W L OT PTS ROW
Team GP W L OT PTS ROW
x-Nashville 77 50 16 11 111 44
x-Winnipeg 77 47 20 10 104 43
Minnesota 77 43 24 10 96 39

Tonight’s Matchups:

Winnipeg Jets @ Toronto Maple Leafs

Minnesota Wild @ Dallas Stars

Pacific Division

Teams GP W L OT PTS ROW
Teams GP W L OT PTS ROW
x-Vegas 78 49 22 7 105 46
San Jose 78 44 24 10 98 39
Los Angeles 79 43 28 8 94 41

Tonight’s Matchups

Vegas Golden Knights @ San Jose Sharks

Wildcard Standings

Teams GP W L OT PTS ROW
Teams GP W L OT PTS ROW
Los Angeles 80 44 28 8 96 42
Colorado 80 42 29 9 93 40
St. Louis 80 43 31 6 92 40

Tonight’s Matchups

St. Louis Blues @ Arizona Coyotes

Who to Cheer for Tonight

Tonight we are all Coyotes fans