The Pacific Division Thread

[ICE24]

Flames can’t score but under Smith and with Panarin the Kings can. Should be a win.

uh oh

 

[Clif]

uh oh

I don’t italicize for nothin’

 

[symbology]

Another way to look at the standings. The goal differential. At the end of the year the standings pretty much match the goal differential rankings. Last season the final standings and goal differential rankings aligned perfectly in the Western Conf. Below is the current goal differential ranking. The Kings are behind all of the Wildcard contenders minus the Sharks.

 

[hokiecat]

The best we can hope for tonight is to keep pace with Nashville. They're up 5-1 on sharks after one period.

 

[hokiecat]

Seattle just scored 2 goals in under 30 seconds to tie the game with Florida. And it was 3 goals in 3 minutes.

 

[symbology]

While I was on the page in my browser, I captured this.... Kings ranked 2nd to last in the conference with only 18RW's.

 

[symbology]

Seattle just scored 2 goals in under 30 seconds to tie the game with Florida. And it was 3 goals in 3 minutes.

Loser point from them, could have been worse it seems.

 

[dneprovec]

Seattle lost
Vegas losing to Winnipeg

 

[Hockey53]

Loser point from them, could have been worse it seems.

The Kraken were down 4-1 with 7:29 left in the 3rd period and tied the game at 4-4 with less than 4 minutes left in the third period,and then lost in the shootout

 

[ICE24]

The Jets are flying. This will be a great race down the stretch between them and the Preds for the final wildcard. Whichever team gets that nod, they will be playing well so maybe the Avs don't skate all over them

 

[admorrow]

Kings now have 18 OT losses. One could argue that's 18 missed points. I would argue they often got loser points they didn't deserve.

 

[Hockey53]

With the pity point the Kings got in their SO loss to Calgary tonight now 74points,they are only 3 points out of the WC2 held by the Preds with 77points,and 4 points out of 3rd in the Pacific Division held by Vegas with 78 points with 11 games left in the season.Unfortunately,I wouldn’t be surprised,if the Kings lost in Vancouver on Thursday night,even though I did pick the Kings to win on the Predict the road trip post.
Here is the updated version of the WC race on the Western Conference

 

[Hockey53]

This is unbelievable,all the teams in the Eastern Conference playoff race would leading the Pacific Division and no team in the Pacific Division would be in the playoff hunt except for Anaheim

 

[Bollocks]

uh oh

Prophetic.

 

[Clif]

It’s a race against VGK. And by race I mean who can trip over their own feet less while jumping in a potato sack.

Vegas plays:
-EDM twice
-Avs once
-Kraken twice, who seem to have a chip on their shoulder when playing the Knights because of a last team expansion grudge
-WSH once who are bad but have more wins and another point over Vegas

Of course you know what this means if Kings actually stumble into third.

 

[ICE24]

There are two teams in the Western Conference with less wins than the Kings.
Vancouver and Chicago. And most likely Chicago will overtake the Kings in wins by the weekend.

 

[ICE24]

We're not the Calgary Flames.

I agree, the Flames are a bit better. At least two wins better today.