Hockey Playoff Races

The Flyers and the Capitals are in in the East. The final six spots are still up for grabs. Here are the remaining schedules for the teams still realistically fighting for a spot:

Boston: Home (7) - MON, NYR, CHI, TOR, ATL, NYI, OTT. Away (3) - PHI, NYR, NJ.
Pittsburgh: Home (4) - NJ, FLA, PHI, NJ. Away (5) - PHI, TB, FLA, NYI, ATL.
Tampa Bay: Home (4) - CAR, OTT, PIT, FLA. Away (5) - CAR, MIN, CHI, BUF, CAR.
Montreal: Home (3) - WAS, ATL, CHI. Away (5) - BOS, CAR, NJ, OTT, TOR.
NY Rangers: Home (4) - OTT, BOS, ATL, NJ. Away (4) - BOS, BUF, NYI, PHI.
Buffalo: Home (5) - FLA, NJ, NYR, TB, PHI. Away (4) - TOR, WAS, CAR, CLB.
Carolina: Home (5) - TB, MON, BUF, DET, TB. Away (4) - TB, WAS, NYI, ATL.
Toronto: Home (3) - BUF, WAS, MON. Away (5) - COL, DET, BOS, OTT, NJ.

The bottom 5 teams haven't technically been eliminated, but it'd take a heck of a run for them to close the gap.

Only the Canucks are in the West right now as there are still only 3 points separating the 5 through 10 seeds. Calgary faces the biggest disadvantage as they have three fewer games than Chicago, Anaheim and Dallas. Here are the schedules for those still realistically in contention:

Detroit: Home (6) - VAN, TOR, CHI, STL, MIN, CHI. Away (3) - NAS, CAR, CHI.
San Jose: Home (5) - CAL, DAL, ANA, LA, PHX. Away (4) - LA, PHX, ANA, PHX.
Phoenix: Home (5) - CLB, SJ, DAL, COL, SJ. Away (2) - LA, SJ.
Los Angeles: Home (5) - SJ, COL, DAL, PHX, ANA. Away (4) - EDM, VAN, SJ, ANA.
Nashville: Home (6) - ANA, DAL, VAN, DET, ATL, CLB. Away (2) - COL, STL.
Chicago: Home (5) - FLA, ANA, TB, STL, DET. Away (5) - DET, BOS, CLB, MON, DET.
Anaheim: Home (4) - COL, DAL, SJ, LA. Away (6) - DAL, NAS, CHI, CAL, SJ, LA.
Dallas: Home (3) - ANA, CLB, COL. Away (7) - NAS, PHX, SJ, LA, ANA, COL, MIN.
Calgary: Home (3) - ANA, EDM, VAN. Away (4) - SJ, EDM, STL, COL.

Only Colorado and Edmonton have been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, but St. Louis, Columbus and Minnesota would take a long shot to get in at this point.