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Playoff Primer: March 30

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. 29:

ATLANTIC GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
x-Portland  72 44 20 6 2 96 259 212 .667   7 37 112 45 3 5
x-Manchester  75 42 24 3 6 93 239 195 .620   1 41 103 46 2 3
Connecticut  74 38 28 2 6 84 203 201 .568   5 33 96 39 3 3
Worcester  74 34 28 4 8 80 201 230 .541   5 29 92 35 3 3
Providence  74 33 35 3 3 72 190 239 .486   7 26 84 32 4 2
Springfield  74 31 38 2 3 67 212 239 .453   6 25 79 31 4 2
Bridgeport  73 25 37 4 7 61 195 247 .418   4 21 75 28 3 4
EAST  GP  W  L  OTL  SOL  PTS  GF  GA  Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
y-W-B/Scranton  73 52 20 0 1 105 233 165 .719   7 45 119 52 4 3
x-Hershey  75 43 24 3 5 94 239 198 .627   3 40 104 45 2 3
Charlotte  75 41 25 2 7 91 247 226 .607   5 36 101 41 3 2
Norfolk  72 37 21 8 6 88 236 198 .611   5 32 104 40 3 5
Binghamton  74 40 27 3 4 87 239 203 .588   1 39 99 45 3 3
Syracuse  73 30 36 3 4 67 190 226 .459   2 28 81 35 4 3
Albany  73 31 37 1 4 67 200 250 .459   5 26 81 33 3 4
Adirondack  73 26 37 4 6 62 170 233 .425   4 22 76 29 4 3
NORTH  GP  W  L  OTL  SOL  PTS  GF  GA  Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
Lake Erie  73 40 25 3 5 88 205 189 .603   4 36 102 43 4 3
Manitoba  74 41 27 1 5 88 205 188 .595   8 33 100 39 3 3
Hamilton  73 38 26 2 7 85 204 183 .582   5 33 99 40 2 5
Toronto  74 35 28 1 10 81 209 202 .547   6 29 93 35 5 1
Grand Rapids  74 35 29 2 8 80 220 234 .541   5 30 92 36 1 5
Abbotsford  72 34 28 4 6 78 172 195 .542   11 23 94 31 4 4
Rochester  73 30 36 4 3 67 196 235 .459   5 25 81 32 3 4
WEST  GP  W  L  OTL  SOL  PTS  GF  GA  Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
Milwaukee  73 40 19 6 8 94 204 177 .644   7 33 108 40 6 1
Houston  76 44 26 1 5 94 223 198 .618   10 34 102 38 2 2
Texas  73 39 24 4 6 88 204 193 .603   6 33 102 40 3 4
Peoria  74 38 29 2 5 83 203 202 .561   6 32 95 38 3 3
Chicago  74 37 28 3 6 83 241 237 .561   6 31 95 37 3 3
Oklahoma City  75 36 28 2 9 83 224 226 .553   5 31 93 36 2 3
San Antonio  73 38 30 3 2 81 213 221 .555   7 31 95 38 5 2
Rockford  73 32 32 4 5 73 191 225 .500   4 28 87 35 2 5
                                 
Today’s Games:
Syracuse at Toronto – 11:00 AM EDT
Bridgeport at Portland – 6:30 PM EDT
Abbotsford at Hamilton – 7:00 PM EDT
Rockford at Lake Erie – 7:00 PM EDT
W-B/Scranton at Norfolk – 7:15 PM EDT
San Antonio at Milwaukee – 7:00 PM CDT
Rochester at Manitoba – 7:30 PM CDT

Yesterday’s Results:
Providence 0 at Portland 3
Adirondack 2 at Albany 6
Abbotsford 1 at Hamilton 3
Rochester 2 at Manitoba 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

Wednesday’s Clinching Scenarios:

Milwaukee clinches a playoff berth on Wednesday with:
(a) a point vs. San Antonio
 
 
   
Houston clinches a playoff berth on Wednesday with:
(a) a San Antonio loss (reg/OT/SO) at Milwaukee
 
 

Matchups if the Calder Cup Playoffs started today:

A1
A3

]
A2
E5
]
E1
E4
]
E2
E3
]
N1
W5
]
N2
N3
]
W1
W4
]
W2
W3
]
 
Tiebreaker Notes:

  • Lake Erie would get N1 over Manitoba based on fewer games played (73-74)
  • Milwaukee would get W1 over Houston based on fewer games played (73-76)
  • Peoria would get W4 over Chicago and Oklahoma City based on more ROW (32-31-31)
  • Chicago would get W5 over Oklahoma City based on fewer games played (74-75)

 

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