Two wins in a row but still holding onto 30th overall. I'm not worried about the Leafs draft pick situation, but I do not like the Jets* creeping into bottom 3 territory. I hold the Oilers as the worst possible winner but the Jets* are my #2.
The Wild and the Red Wings both fall out of the playoffs and swap places with the Avalanche and Flyers respectively. A large chunk of the upper teams didn't move at all and the middle is full of ups and downs, with the biggest drop going to the Blue Jackets, and the Coyotes take the biggest rise.
| Team | Points | Games Remaining | % at 1st | Change | Points Since Last Post |
| Detroit Red Wings | 79 | 12 | 1 | NR | NA |
| Minnesota Wild | 75 | 12 | 2 | NR | NA |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 75 | 12 | 2.5 | NC | 4 |
| Ottawa Senators | 74 | 11 | 3 | NC | 4 |
| New Jersey Devils | 73 | 12 | 3.5 | NC | 4 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 72 | 11 | 5 | NC | 4 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 67 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 66 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 4 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 66 | 11 | 7.5 | -1 | 3 |
| Calgary Flames | 65 | 12 | 8.5 | 2 | 6 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 64 | 13 | 9.5 | -4 | 0 |
| Winnipeg Jets* | 63 | 12 | 11.5 | -1 | 4 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 63 | 9 | 13.5 | NC | 4 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 59 | 13 | 20 | NC | 6 |
And a quick check in on our top prospects:
| Prospect | Team | GP | P | PPG | Playoff GP | P | PPG |
| Auston Matthews (C) | Zurich, NLA | 36 | 46 | 1.28 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 |
| Jesse Puljujarvi (RW) | Karpat, SM-L | 50 | 28 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrik Laine (RW) | Tappara, SM-L | 46 | 33 | 0.72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Tkachuk (LW) | London, OHL | 55 | 105 | 1.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Chychrun (D) | Sarnia, OHL | 60 | 47 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Nylander (LW) | Mississauga, OHL | 55 | 75 | 1.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olli Juolevi (D) | London, OHL | 55 | 40 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael McLeod (.C) | Mississauga, OHL | 55 | 59 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubios (.C) | Cape Breton, QMJHL | 61 | 95 | 1.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikhail Sergachyov (D) | Windsor, OHL | 64 | 51 | 0.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matthews and Zurich are already done their playoffs, having been swept by SC Bern in the first round of NLA playoffs. Liiga kicks off their playoffs tonight, though Puljujarvi may not play right away due to injury. OHL/Q playoffs start next weekend.
And here is the lottery result that would make a certain teary eyed fit throwing Buffalo reporter write a dozen articles about how they don't need smelly Babcock now that they have Eichel/Matthews.
