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# Leafs Lottery Guide (Mar 15): Leafs still chasing 4th
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/maple-leafs-lottery-guide-mar-15-leafs-still-chasing-4th-215-nhl-draft-lottery/
- Published: 2015-03-15T19:48:16.000Z
- Updated: 2015-03-15T19:48:16.000Z
- Description: Carolina lost 2-0 to Florida last night, the Leafs still sit 2 points back of 4th in the lottery standings.
- Author: Adam Selvig
- Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:15

The [Canucks](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/vancouver-canucks?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) beat the Leafs 4-1 last night and my rec team lost out 4th straight round robin game, so we're destined for the last place game in our playoffs. Sadly we do not have a lottery, so all we get for losing a lot is sadness.

It's late on Sunday to write this, but so it goes. The IceDogs are beating Windsor 6-1 after 2, so it's an ok afternoon today.

The Leafs still sit in 4th, and the gap with Carolina is 2 points. The [Hurricanes](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/carolina-hurricanes?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) play the [Blue Jackets](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/columbus-blue-jackets?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) today, so hopefully the Jackets can pick up a regulation win.

Here are your lottery games for Sunday March 15th.

**Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets**  
**Best result: Carolina in regulation**  
This one is important, we need the Hurricanes to win 2 more games than the Leafs over the rest of the season, so the Leafs get 4th place, then we'll get one of Hanafin, Strome, or Marner (OR CROUSE!)

**[Florida Panthers](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/florida-panthers?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) at [New York Rangers](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/new-york-rangers?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)** 
**Best result: Florida over New York**  
A lottery team that still has playoffs as the goal, giving them some points keeps those lower lotto teams farther from getting better picks.

**[Dallas Stars](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/dallas-stars?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) at [St. Louis Blues](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/st-louis-blues?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)** 
**Best Result: St. Louis over Dallas**  
St. Louis beating Dallas ties them with Nashville for the Central, and if they take the division, thats possibly makes Nashville's 1st better for the Leafs.

**[Philadelphia Flyers](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/philadelphia-flyers?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) at [Ottawa Senators](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/ottawa-senators?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)** 
**Best Result: 3 point game**  
These two are the lower teams, and either one winning is ok as long is it goes to extra time.

**[Nashville Predators](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/nashville-predators?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) at [Anaheim Ducks](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/anaheim-ducks?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)** 
**Best result: Anaheim in regulation**  
Same reason as the Blues/Stars, want to make the Nashville pick better.

Here's your Lottery chart for today:

| Team          | Point | GamesRemaining | Odds at #1 |
| ------------- | ----- | -------------- | ---------- |
| Buffalo       | 44    | 14             | 20%        |
| Edmonton      | 48    | 13             | 13.5%      |
| Arizona       | 50    | 13             | 11.5%      |
| Carolina      | 58    | 15             | 9.5%       |
| Toronto       | 60    | 12             | 8.5%       |
| Columbus      | 64    | 14             | 7.5%       |
| New Jersey    | 69    | 13             | 6.5%       |
| Philadelphia  | 72    | 12             | 6.0%       |
| Dallas /\\    | 74    | 13             | 5.0%       |
| Colorado \\/  | 75    | 13             | 3.5%       |
| Ottawa /\\    | 75    | 15             | 3.0%       |
| San Jose /\\  | 76    | 13             | 2.5%       |
| Florida \\/   | 76    | 14             | 2.0%       |
| Los Angeles + | 79    | 14             | 1.0%       |