Imo, the two biggest factors were Markstrom, probably good for +6 to 8 points and our coaching decisions/lack of focus on OT and shootout good for +6 to 8 points.
However those extra earned points would overlap with Markstrom playing average to great meaning we'd play less OT games as some of them would have been wins. So let's say an extra 10 points, putting us 4th in the Pacific, behind the Kings and ahead of the Kraken, safely at the bottom of the playoffs.
*Edit, maybe a bit higher as you have to factor in that our gained points would have come from some of the teams around us.
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