Seed Sorting

Tomorrow is going to be ridiculous.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

1. San Jose
2. Detroit
3. Vancouver (CAL)
4. Chicago
5. Calgary (VAN)
6. Columbus (ANA, STL)
7. Anaheim (CBJ, STL)
8. St. Louis (CBJ, ANA)

3 and 5 seeds

If Vancouver gains one point in their final game, they lock up the Northwest Division and finish with a 3 seed, and Calgary is locked into a first-round series with the Blackhawks. (VAN-CHI-CAL)

If Vancouver loses in regulation, and the Flames win, then the Flames win the Northwest and the Canucks are headed to the Windy City. In this situation, both teams finish with 98 points, but the Flames win the first tie-breaker with 46 wins to Vancouver's 44. (CAL-CHI-VAN)

VAN @ COL, April 11, 12 noon PDT, Canucks win 1-0, OT

EDM @ CAL, April 11, 7 pm PDT, Flames win 4-1

6, 7, and 8 seeds

Columbus clinches sixth with one point in their final game. If that's the case, then seventh goes to Anaheim or St. Louis based on their final games. Right now they have the same number of points, so whoever does better on the weekend draws the Red Wings in the first round. Anaheim is guaranteed seventh in case of a tie, with 43 or 42 wins vs. 41 or 40 wins. (CBJ-ANA-STL; CBJ-STL-ANA)

But! If Columbus does not gain a point, it's wide open. St. Louis takes sixth with a win and a Ducks loss or OTL (STL-CBJ-ANA).

Anaheim takes sixth with a win and a Columbus loss. St. Louis then takes eighth if they don't win (ANA-CBJ-STL).

If Columbus loses, yet neither Anaheim nor St. Louis win, then sixth is in the hands of the BJ's, with seventh going to Anaheim (CBJ-ANA-STL), unless the Ducks lose and the Blues get an overtime loss (CBJ-STL-ANA).

If all three teams finish with 92 points, i.e. Jackets lose, Ducks and Blues win, then the Ducks take sixth and the Blues finish seventh by virtue of their 4-1-1 regular season record against the Blue Jackets. (ANA-STL-CBJ)

MIN @ CBJ, April 11, 4 pm PDT, Jackets lose 6-3

ANA @ PHX, April 11, 5 pm PDT, Ducks lose 5-4, SO

STL @ COL, April 12, 2 pm PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

1. Boston
2. Washington
3. New Jersey
4. Philadelphia (CAR, PIT)
5. Carolina (PHI, PIT)
6. Pittsburgh (PHI, CAR)
7. NY Rangers (MTL)
8. Montreal (NYR)

Insanity. And it's only four games.

Flyers in fourth:

• Beat Islanders, beat Rangers (rest of field is open)
• Beat Islanders, OTL to Rangers (NYR 7th, MTL 8th.)
• OTL to Islanders, beat Rangers (rest of field is open)
• OTL to Islanders, OTL to Rangers, Hurricanes lose/OTL, Penguins lose/OTL (NYR 7th, MTL 8th, CAR/PIT in 5th on points, CAR has tiebreaker)
• Lose to Islanders/Rangers, OTL to Islanders/Rangers, Hurricanes lose, Penguins lose (NYR 7th, MTL 8th, CAR 5th, PIT 6th)

Hurricanes in fourth:

• Beat Devils, Flyers lose to Islanders/Rangers (PHI/PIT in 5th on points, PIT has tiebreaker, NYR/MTL in 7th on points, NYR has tiebreaker)
• OTL to Devils, Flyers lose to Islanders/Rangers, Flyers OTL/lose to Islanders/Rangers, Penguins lose/OTL (same as above)
• Lose to Devils, Flyers lose to Islanders and Rangers, Penguins lose (PIT 5th, PHI 6th, NYR 7th, MTL 8th)

Penguins in fourth:

• Beat Canadiens, Hurricanes lose/OTL, Flyers lose/OTL to Islanders/Rangers, Flyers lose/OTL to Islanders/Rangers (CAR/PHI in 5th on points, CAR has tiebreaker, NYR/MTL in 7th on points, NYR has tiebreaker)
• OTL to Canadiens, Hurricanes lose, Flyers lose/OTL to Islanders/Rangers, Flyers lose to Islanders/Rangers (same as above)
• Beat Canadiens, Hurricanes lose, Flyers beat Islanders/Rangers, Flyers lose to Islanders/Rangers. (PIT-PHI-CAR-NYR-MTL)
  

Canadiens in seventh:

• Beat Penguins, Rangers lose/OTL to Flyers (NYR in 8th, PIT in 6th, CAR/PHI in 4th on points, CAR has tiebreaker)
• OTL to Penguins, Rangers lose to Flyers (NYR in 8th, CAR/PIT/PHI in 4th on points, CAR>PIT>PHI tiebreakers)

Rangers in seventh:

• Beat Flyers (MTL in 8th, rest of field is open)
• OTL to Flyers, Canadiens lose/OTL to Penguins (MTL in 8th, CAR/PIT/PHI in 4th on points, CAR>PIT>PHI tiebreakers)
• Lose to Flyers, Canadiens lose to Penguins (same as above)

CAR @ NJD, April 11, 10 am PDT, Canes lose 3-2

PHI @ NYI, April 11, 11 am PDT, Flyers win 3-2

PIT @ MTL, April 11, 4 pm PDT, Pens win 3-1

NYR @ PHI, April 12, 2 pm PDT

Updated with Saturday's games. The East is set (BOS-MTL, WAS-NYR, NJD-CAR, PHI/PIT), aside from who has home ice in the 4/5 battle between the Flyers and Penguins. The Penguins get it if the Flyers get no points on Sunday, but if the Flyers aren't trailing after sixty minutes of play, the series opens up on Broad Street.

In the West, three different series will be affected by one game tomorrow. If the Blues win, we'll see SJ-ANA, DET-CBJ, and VAN-STL. If they can't improve their goal differential by the end of the season, then get ready for SJ-STL, DET-ANA, and VAN-CBJ. CHI-CAL is guaranteed no matter the outcome tomorrow.