[Leeman4Gilmour]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Explanation

Spoiler!

"Normalized" means to take the lowest amount of games remaining among the teams being compared, and then grant every other team enough regulation wins to equalize them all.

Not entirely scientific. More of a worst-case scenario, but still paints a clearer picture of everyone's position than the actual current standings do. Can't be used to predict actual outcomes due to games played against each other. Purposely left out the top three in the Central, as I believe them to be locks and therefore inconsequential to the WC race. I know Dallas is comparable to EDM/VGK right now, but Calgary can't place in the top three in the Central, so that doesn't matter.

Pacific playoff contenders, normalized:
VGK 82PTS, 14GR, 29RW
EDM 82PTS, 14GR, 31RW
VAN 82PTS, 14GR, 29RW
CGY 77PTS, 14GR, 25RW

Central WC threats, normalized:
WPG: 74PTS, 14GR, 27RW
MIN: 77PTS, 14GR, 31RW
NSH: 76PTS, 14GR, 27RW
ARI: 74PTS, 14GR, 26RW

Combined standings, normalized:
EDM 82PTS, 14GR, 31RW
VGK 82PTS, 14GR, 29RW
VAN 82PTS, 14GR, 29RW

MIN: 77PTS, 14GR, 31RW
CGY 77PTS, 14GR, 25RW

NSH: 76PTS, 14GR, 27RW
WPG: 74PTS, 14GR, 27RW
ARI: 74PTS, 14GR, 26RW

Vancouver should be normalized to 78