The Race
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Digital Subscription
One year of digital access for only $1.44 a week*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $5.77 plus GST every four weeks. After 52 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Your next Brandon Sun subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $17.95 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.95 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 16/03/2012 (5190 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
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:
Florida Panthers
RECORD: 34-23-13, 81 pts. — First in Southeast Division; 3rd in Eastern Conference
GAMES REMAINING: 12 (5 home, 7 away)
GAMES VS. PLAYOFF TEAMS: 3
ODDS OF MAKING PLAYOFFS:
94.4%
(from www.sportsclubstats.com)
TRENDING: Won Tuesday’s bingo spot over Toronto and beat Boston Thursday night; having only one playoff-bound team in the next eight games.
Washington Capitals
RECORD: 36-28-6, 78 pts. — second in Southeast Division; 8th in Eastern Conference
GAMES REMAINING: 12 (5 home, 7 away)
GAMES VS. PLAYOFF TEAMS: 6
ODDS OF MAKING PLAYOFFS:
77.6%
TRENDING: Started a five-game road trip Tuesday night with comeback win vs. Islanders; second game of five-game road trip tonight at the MTS Centre, with Chicago, Detroit, Philly to follow.
Buffalo Sabres
RECORD: 33-29-9, 75 pts. — third in Northeast Division; 9th in Eastern Conference
GAMES REMAINING: 11 (4 home, 7 away)
GAMES VS. PLAYOFF TEAMS: 6
ODDS OF MAKING PLAYOFFS:
8.2%
TRENDING: Sabres, who squandered big point in final seconds and shootout Wednesday, face Florida and Tampa Bay on the road next.
Winnipeg Jets
RECORD: 33-29-8, 74 pts. — third in Southeast Division; 10th in Eastern Conference
GAMES REMAINING: 12 (5 home, 7 away)
GAMES VS. PLAYOFF TEAMS: 7
ODDS OF MAKING PLAYOFFS:
20.3%
TRENDING: Solid spanking of Dallas sets up large match tonight at the MTS Centre.
