My preferred scenario is:
- Ducks lose both games in regulation, finish with 101 points (41 ROW).
- Sharks win both games, beating Edmonton in regulation and Calgary in OT/SO, finish with 101 points (44 ROW).
- Oilers lose in regulation to the Sharks, win both against Vancouver, but one in a shootout, finish with 101 points (41 ROW).
- Flames beat LA and lose in OT/SO to Sharks, finish with 95 points (41 ROW).
- Nashville loses one of its remaining games and finishes with no more than 95 points.
In this scenario, the Sharks would win the Division and play the Flames in the first round. The Ducks and Oilers would play in the first round, with Anaheim having home ice.