So over the past few days since the All-Star break I have been thinking very hard about the Leafs playoff chances and I was really interested in looking at the teams that have yet managed to prove to me that they are guaranteed a playoff spot in the east. That being all teams except for Boston and the Rangers and stretching down to the Jets. What I was interested in was schedule strength as well as quirks, like for example that Winnipeg plays 8 straight games at home. Essentially what I wanted to find out was based on all the games that all these teams play, what chance do the Leafs have to make the playoffs based on different potential scenarios concerning results.
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The Stretch Drive
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Team/Date
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FLA
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PHI
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PIT
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OTT
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TOR
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NJD
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WSH
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WPG
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2/2
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Vs. NSH
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Vs. MTL
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@ TBL
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2/3
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Vs. WPG
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Vs. NYI
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@ FLA
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2/4
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@ TBL
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Vs. NJD
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@ BOS
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Vs. TOR
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@ OTT
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@ PHI
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@ MTL
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2/5
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@ NYR
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@ NJD
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Vs. PIT
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Vs. BOS
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@ MTL
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2/6
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Vs. EDM
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2/7
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@ WSH
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Vs. NYI
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@ MTL
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Vs. STL
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@ WPG
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@ NYR
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Vs. FLA
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Vs. TOR
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2/8
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2/9
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Vs. LAK
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Vs. TOR
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Vs. NSH
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@ PHI
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Vs. STL
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Vs. WPG
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@ WSH
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2/10
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2/11
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@ NJD
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Vs. NYR
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Vs. WPG
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Vs. EDM
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Vs. MTL
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Vs. FLA
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@ PIT
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2/12
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@ NYI
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@ DET
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Vs. TBL
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@ NYR
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2/13
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Vs. SJS
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2/14
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@ TBL
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@ CGY
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@ BUF
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Vs. NYI
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2/15
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Vs. OTT
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Vs. ANH
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@ FLA
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@ EDM
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2/16
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Vs. BUF
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@ MIN
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2/17
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Vs. WSH
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Vs. ANH
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@ FLA
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Vs. BOS
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2/18
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Vs. PIT
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@ PHI
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@ VAN
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@ TBL
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2/19
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Vs. ANH
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@ BUF
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@ MTL
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Vs. COL
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2/20
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@ NYI
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@ CAR
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2/21
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@ WPG
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Vs. NYR
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Vs. NJD
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@ TOR
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Vs. PHI
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2/22
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Vs. WSH
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@ OTT
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2/23
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Vs. MIN
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@ EDM
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Vs. SJS
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Vs. TBL
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2/24
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Vs. VAN
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Vs. MTL
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2/25
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@ CAR
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@ CGY
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Vs. TBL
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Vs. BOS
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Vs. WSH
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@ TOR
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Vs. STL
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2/26
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Vs. MTL
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Vs. CLB
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Vs. NYI
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Vs. TBL
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2/27
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@ NYR
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Vs. EDM
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2/28
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@ TOR
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@ SJS
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@ BOS
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Vs. FLA
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Vs. NYI
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2/29
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@ DAL
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@ CHI
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3/1
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@ WPG
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Vs. NYI
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@ BOS
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Vs. FLA
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3/2
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Vs. CHI
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@ WSH
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Vs. NJD
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3/3
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Vs. NSH
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@ WSH
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@ COL
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@ MTL
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Vs. PHI
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3/4
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Vs. OTT
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@ FLA
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@ NYI
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3/5
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Vs. PHO
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Vs. BUF
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3/6
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Vs. DET
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@ TBL
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Vs. BOS
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Vs. NYR
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Vs. CAR
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3/7
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Vs. TOR
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@ PIT
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3/8
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@ PHI
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Vs. FLA
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Vs. NYR
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Vs. NYI
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Vs. TBL
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@ VAN
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3/9
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@ PIT
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Vs. FLA
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@ CGY
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3/10
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@ TOR
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Vs. BUF
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Vs. PHI
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@ NYI
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@ BOS
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3/11
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Vs. CAR
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@ NJD
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Vs. BOS
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@ WSH
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Vs. PHI
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Vs. TOR
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3/12
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3/13
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Vs. TOR
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Vs. NJD
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@ FLA
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@ PHI
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@ NYI
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3/14
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@ MTL
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Vs. DAL
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3/15
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Vs. BOS
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@ NYI
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@ NYR
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@ TBL
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Vs. COL
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3/16
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Vs. MTL
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@ WPG
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Vs. WSH
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3/17
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Vs. BUF
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@ BOS
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@ NJD
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Vs. TOR
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@ OTT
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Vs. PIT
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3/18
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Vs. PIT
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@ PHI
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@ CHI
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Vs. CAR
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3/19
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@ BOS
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@ NYR
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@ DET
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3/20
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@ PHI
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Vs. FLA
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Vs. WPG
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Vs. NJD
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Vs. NYI
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@ OTT
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@ PIT
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3/21
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@ CAR
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3/22
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Vs. WSH
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Vs. NSH
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@ PHI
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3/23
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Vs. EDM
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@ MTL
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@ NJD
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Vs. TOR
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Vs. WPG
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@ WSH
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3/24
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Vs. MTL
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@ OTT
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Vs. PIT
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Vs. NYR
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@ NSH
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3/25
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Vs. NYI
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Vs. NJD
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@ PIT
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Vs. MIN
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3/26
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Vs. TBL
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@ WPG
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Vs. OTT
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3/27
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@ MTL
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Vs. NYI
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Vs. CAR
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Vs. CHI
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Vs. BUF
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3/28
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Vs. NYR
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3/29
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@ MIN
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@ TOR
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@ NYI
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Vs. PHI
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Vs. TBL
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@ BOS
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3/30
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@ CLB
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@ BUF
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@ CAR
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3/31
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Vs. OTT
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@ PHI
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Vs. BUF
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@ CAR
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Vs. MTL
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@ TBL
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4/1
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@ DET
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@ PIT
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Vs. PHI
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@ NYI
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4/2
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@ TBL
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4/3
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Vs. WPG
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Vs. NYR
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@ BOS
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Vs. CAR
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@ BUF
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Vs. NYI
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@ FLA
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4/4
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4/5
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@ WSH
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Vs. BUF
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Vs. NYR
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Vs. BOS
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Vs. TBL
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@ DET
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Vs. FLA
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@ NYI
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4/6
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4/7
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Vs. CAR
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@ PIT
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Vs. PHI
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@ NJD
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@ MTL
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Vs. OTT
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@ NYR
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Vs. TBL
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So Here's the wrk that I did, you may draw whatever analysis from it that you'd like .. enjoy.
GO LEAFS GO!!!!
PLAYOFFS!!!1
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