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Originally Posted by Duffalufagus
Did your analysis account for 3 point games?
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No. I suppose you are correct that the worst case scenario is for Colorado to get single points in their losses to Anaheim and SJ, and for Dallas to earn one in their loss to Colorado. But these do not effect the overall picture by much: Colorado gains two points and lands one point behind Calgary, and Dallas gains one point and lands six points up on Calgary instead of five. Remember: everyone else is always gaining the maximum number of points, and the picture then changes very insignificantly to this:
Pac #3. Anh 47GP 55 Pts 26 ROW
WC #1. Dal 47GP 58 Pts 24 ROW
WC #2. SJ 43GP 54 Pts 22 ROW
#9. Min 46GP 54 Pts 23 ROW
#10. Chi 45GP 52 Pts 23 ROW
#11. Cgy 45GP 52 Pts 22 ROW
#12. Col 42GP 51 Pts 22 ROW