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# Leafs Lottery Guide: The final countdown
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/leafs-lottery-guide-the-final-countdown/
- Published: 2015-03-30T12:00:11.000Z
- Updated: 2015-03-30T12:00:11.000Z
- Description: The Maple Leafs have just six games left, can they keep their spot in fourth?
- Author: Adam Selvig
- Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50

[After a must win game on Saturday](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/leafs-and-childrens-wish-foundation-sign-superstar/) we return to our regularly scheduled tanking. My apologies for the missing posts, I was more useless than usual last week, but back I am. Our Leafs still sit in fourth place in the lottery, not much changed in the standings over the past week. Some jumping around the bottom, but the top 5 stayed where they are.

Tonight we see part 2 of tank vs rebuild, Buffalo at Arizona:

**Tampa Bay Lightning at [Montreal Canadiens](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/montreal-canadiens?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)** 
**No Lottery Implication**  
If you're a "No Habs No " type of person, a [Lightning](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/tampa-bay-lightning?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) win puts them 1 point back of 1st in the Atlantic. If you're not, then you want a win. I'll take a 3 point game going either way.  
**(Lightning Fan Note: If the Lightning get a point tonight, they clinch a playoff spot)**

**[Vancouver Canucks](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/vancouver-canucks?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) at [St. Louis Blues](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/st-louis-blues?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)**  
**Best Result: St. Louis win**  
The [Predators](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/nashville-predators?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) (and our other 1st rounder) have retaken first in the Central, so a Blues win puts them 1 point back. 

**[Calgary Flames](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/calgary-flames?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) at [Dallas Stars](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/dallas-stars?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)** 
**Best Result: Calgary win**  
Dallas isn't in the playoffs, but Calgary is. There fore, Calgary making the playoffs means one less Canadian team in the running for McDavid.

**[Los Angeles Kings](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/los-angeles-kings?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) at [Chicago Blackhawks](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/chicago-blackhawks?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)**  
**Best Result: LA win**  
LA needs a win, they're only 1 point back of Calgary for the last Pacific spot. Let's keep these races interesting.

**[Edmonton Oilers](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/edmonton-oilers?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) at [Colorado Avalanche](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/colorado-avalanche?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)** 
**Best Result: Edmonton win**  
There's a five point gap between Toronto and Edmonton. If the Oilers win just 3 more games than the Leafs over the last 2 weeks, we could get 3rd in the lottery....

**[Buffalo Sabres](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/buffalo-sabres?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) at [Arizona Coyotes](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/arizona-coyotes?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)** 
**Best Result: Buffalo win in regulation**  
Let's make a little drama here, get those Sabres fans worried.

This is what each team is playing for:

> This Connor McDavid graphic really puts things into perspective: [pic.twitter.com/RGauzdWoZC](http://t.co/RGauzdWoZC?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Scott Wheeler (@scottcwheeler) [March 29, 2015](https://twitter.com/scottcwheeler/status/582319621325348864?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 

Here's your Lottery Standings:

| Team         | Point | GamesRemaining | Odds at #1 |
| ------------ | ----- | -------------- | ---------- |
| Buffalo      | 48    | 7              | 20%        |
| Arizona      | 54    | 6              | 13.5%      |
| Edmonton     | 57    | 7              | 11.5%      |
| Toronto      | 62    | 6              | 9.5%       |
| Carolina     | 67    | 7              | 8.5%       |
| New Jersey   | 74    | 6              | 7.5%       |
| Columbus     | 76    | 7              | 6.5%       |
| Philadelphia | 77    | 6              | 6.0%       |
| Colorado     | 82    | 7              | 5.0%       |
| San Jose     | 83    | 6              | 3.5%       |
| Dallas       | 84    | 6              | 3.0%       |
| Florida      | 85    | 6              | 2.5%       |
| Ottawa       | 86    | 6              | 2.0%       |
| Los Angeles  | 88    | 7              | 1.0%       |