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The Race
The playoff push is on and the Winnipeg Jets have two potential routes to the post-season: winning the Southeast Division outright and qualifying as the third seed in the Eastern Conference, or by finishing in the top eight in the conference.
Here's a look at the Jets and the teams they are battling at this stage:
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Winnipeg Jets
RECORD: 30-27-8, 68 pts. -- Third in Southeast Division; ninth in Eastern Conference
GAMES REMAINING: 17
(Eight at home and nine away)
GAMES VS. PLAYOFF TEAMS: 11
ODDS OF MAKING PLAYOFFS:
20.8%
(from www.sportsclubstats.com) TRENDING: The Jets are 3-1-2 through six games of their critical eight-game homestand. Upcoming: Florida tonight and Buffalo Monday.
Florida Panthers
RECORD: 30-20-12, 72 pts. -- First in Southeast Division; third in Eastern Conference
GAMES REMAINING: 20
(10 at home and 10 away)
GAMES VS. PLAYOFF TEAMS: 8
ODDS OF MAKING PLAYOFFS:
90.3%
TRENDING: Kris Versteeg did not accompany the Panthers on their two-game road trip with a lower-body injury.
Washington Capitals
RECORD: 32-26-5, 69 pts. -- Second in Southeast Division; 8th in Eastern Conference
GAMES REMAINING: 19
(10 at home and 9 away)
GAMES VS. PLAYOFF TEAMS: 9
ODDS OF MAKING PLAYOFFS:
73.1%
TRENDING: Tuesday's victory over the Islanders was the first game of a five-game homestand, the Caps' longest of the season.
Toronto Maple Leafs
RECORD: 29-28-7, 65 pts. -- Third in Northeast Division; 10th in Eastern Conference
GAMES REMAINING: 18
(8 at home and 10 away)
GAMES VS. PLAYOFF TEAMS: 11
ODDS OF MAKING PLAYOFFS:
11.3%
TRENDING: Lost 5-4 in Chicago Wednesday night. The Leafs have now lost six in a row and 1-8-1 in their last 10 games.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition March 1, 2012 C2
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