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Playoff Primer: March 23

by theahl

A daily look at the race to the 2011 Calder Cup Playoffs. The 2010-11 regular season ends on Sunday, April 10.

Standings through games of Tue., Mar. 22:

ATLANTIC GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
Portland  69 43 18 6 2 94 251 202 .681   7 36 116 47 6 5
Manchester  73 41 23 3 6 91 234 193 .623   1 40 105 47 2 5
Connecticut  70 36 26 2 6 80 194 188 .571   4 32 100 42 6 4
Worcester  71 33 26 4 8 78 194 218 .549   5 28 96 37 6 3
Providence  70 31 33 3 3 68 181 228 .486   7 24 88 34 5 5
Springfield  71 30 36 2 3 65 202 230 .458   6 24 83 33 5 4
Bridgeport  70 23 36 4 7 57 184 241 .407   4 19 77 29 4 6
EAST  GP  W  L  OTL  SOL  PTS  GF  GA  Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
x-W-B/Scranton  69 50 18 0 1 101 226 156 .732   6 44 123 55 5 6
Hershey  72 42 23 2 5 91 229 189 .632   3 39 107 47 4 4
Charlotte  72 39 25 2 6 86 232 217 .597   5 34 102 42 4 4
Norfolk  68 35 19 8 6 84 230 184 .618   5 30 108 42 6 6
Binghamton  70 36 27 3 4 79 222 198 .564   1 35 99 45 6 4
Albany  69 30 35 1 3 64 187 233 .464   5 25 86 36 4 7
Syracuse  69 27 35 3 4 61 171 213 .442   2 25 83 36 6 5
Adirondack  68 24 34 4 6 58 161 219 .426   4 20 82 32 6 6
NORTH  GP  W  L  OTL  SOL  PTS  GF  GA  Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
Lake Erie  71 38 25 3 5 84 199 185 .592   3 35 102 44 4 5
Manitoba  71 38 27 1 5 82 197 183 .577   7 31 100 40 6 3
Grand Rapids  71 35 26 2 8 80 215 219 .563   5 30 98 39 2 7
Hamilton  69 36 26 1 6 79 194 175 .572   5 31 101 42 3 8
Toronto  72 34 28 1 9 78 202 198 .542   6 28 94 36 6 2
Abbotsford  69 34 26 4 5 77 168 187 .558   11 23 99 34 4 7
Rochester  70 30 34 3 3 66 188 223 .471   5 25 86 35 4 6
WEST  GP  W  L  OTL  SOL  PTS  GF  GA  Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
Milwaukee  70 38 19 5 8 89 196 171 .636   7 31 109 41 8 2
Houston  73 41 26 1 5 88 208 188 .603   9 32 102 39 5 2
Texas  71 37 24 4 6 84 194 189 .592   6 31 102 40 5 4
Oklahoma City  72 36 26 2 8 82 214 211 .569   5 31 98 39 2 6
Chicago  71 36 26 3 6 81 235 229 .570   5 31 99 40 5 4
Peoria  71 37 27 2 5 81 198 195 .570   6 31 99 40 6 3
San Antonio  69 37 27 3 2 79 207 210 .572   7 30 101 41 5 6
Rockford  69 28 32 4 5 65 176 217 .471   4 24 87 35 5 6
                                 
Today’s Games:
Springfield at Connecticut – 7:00 PM EDT
Toronto at Grand Rapids – 7:00 PM EDT
Syracuse at Binghamton – 7:05 PM EDT
Albany at W-B/Scranton – 7:05 PM EDT
Adirondack at Norfolk – 7:15 PM EDT
San Antonio at Rockford – 6:35 PM CDT

Yesterday’s Results:
Worcester 5 at Portland 4 (OT)
Adirondack 2 at Charlotte 5
Rochester 1 at Lake Erie 2
Oklahoma City 3 at Milwaukee 4 (SO)
Houston 0 at Texas 3

 x – clinched playoff berth
y – clinched division title
z – clinched regular-season title
GP – games played
W – wins (2 points)
L – regulation losses (0 points)
OTL – overtime losses (1 point)
SOL – shootout losses (1 point)
PTS – points
GF – goals for
GA – goals against
Pct – points percentage
 SOW – shootout wins
ROW – regulation/overtime wins
Max Pts – maximum possible points
Max ROW – maximum possible reg/OT wins
HR – home games remaining
AR – away games remaining

Matchups if the Calder Cup Playoffs started today:

A1
E5

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A2
A3
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E1
E4
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E2
E3
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N1
N3
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N2
W5
]
W1
W4
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W2
W3
]
 
Tiebreaker Notes:

  • Chicago would get W5 over Peoria based on points in season series (11-8)

 

2011 Calder Cup Playoffs Qualification Rules:
In 2010-11, the AHL will have 16 teams participating in the postseason.

In each division, the fourth-place team will play the first-place team in the division semifinals, while the second-place team plays the third-place team.

There are two possible exceptions to the qualification rules in 2010-11: in each conference, if the fifth-place team in the eight-team division finishes with more points than the fourth-place team in the seven-team division, it would cross over and compete in the seven-team division’s playoffs.

(If the fifth-place team in the eight-team division produces more points than the third-place team in the seven-team division, then the team that finishes first in the seven-team division shall play the team that finishes third in the seven-team division.)

Division semifinal winners face off in the division finals. The winner of the East Division final plays the winner of the Atlantic Division final in the Eastern Conference final, while the winner of the North Division final plays the winner of the West Division final in the Western Conference final. Conference final winners meet in the Calder Cup Finals.

All series are in a best-of-seven format.

Following are the tiebreaking procedures used in the event of a tie in the standings following the completion of the regular season. (Prior to the end of the regular season, the team with fewer games played is ranked higher in the event of a tie in points.) When a tie among three or more teams is broken resulting in a two-team tie, the original tiebreaking method is used.

Between two teams:
a) wins (excluding shootouts)
b) points in season series between teams
c) goal differential
d) goals scored in season series between teams
e) intra-conference points percentage

Among three or more teams:
a) wins (excluding shootouts)
b) points percentage in combined season series
c) goal differential
d) goal differential in combined season series
e) intra-conference points percentage