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Playoff Primer: April 4

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 Sun., Apr. 3:

ATLANTIC GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
x-Portland  75 44 23 6 2 96 264 223 .640   7 37 106 42 2 3
x-Manchester  77 43 25 3 6 95 244 199 .617   1 42 101 45 1 2
Connecticut  77 39 30 2 6 86 211 212 .558   5 34 92 37 2 1
Worcester  77 36 29 4 8 84 206 235 .545   5 31 90 34 1 2
Providence  77 35 36 3 3 76 198 244 .494   7 28 82 31 2 1
Springfield  76 33 38 2 3 71 221 243 .467   6 27 79 31 2 2
Bridgeport  76 27 38 4 7 65 203 254 .428   4 23 73 27 3 1
EAST  GP  W  L  OTL  SOL  PTS  GF  GA  Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
z-W-B/Scranton  77 56 20 0 1 113 252 177 .734   7 49 119 52 2 1
x-Hershey  77 45 24 3 5 98 250 205 .636   3 42 104 45 2 1
x-Charlotte  77 42 26 2 7 93 255 235 .604   5 37 99 40 3 0
Norfolk  75 37 24 8 6 88 246 213 .587   5 32 98 37 0 5
Binghamton  77 40 29 3 5 88 248 216 .571   1 39 94 42 2 1
Syracuse  77 32 38 3 4 71 203 241 .461   2 30 77 33 2 1
Albany  76 32 39 1 4 69 211 266 .454   6 26 77 30 1 3
Adirondack  75 28 37 4 6 66 182 238 .440   4 24 76 29 2 3
NORTH  GP  W  L  OTL  SOL  PTS  GF  GA  Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
x-Manitoba  78 43 28 1 6 93 216 201 .596   9 34 97 36 2 0
Hamilton  76 41 26 2 7 91 215 187 .599   6 35 99 39 0 4
Lake Erie  76 41 27 3 5 90 210 196 .592   4 37 98 41 2 2
Abbotsford  75 36 29 4 6 82 178 201 .547   11 25 92 30 2 3
Toronto  77 35 31 1 10 81 214 211 .526   6 29 87 32 2 1
Grand Rapids  76 35 31 2 8 80 222 239 .526   5 30 88 34 1 3
Rochester  76 31 36 5 4 71 207 245 .467   5 26 79 30 2 2
WEST  GP  W  L  OTL  SOL  PTS  GF  GA  Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
x-Milwaukee  76 42 20 6 8 98 215 185 .645   8 34 106 38 3 1
x-Houston  79 45 28 1 5 96 234 209 .608   10 35 98 36 1 0
Texas  76 40 26 4 6 90 208 202 .592   6 34 98 38 1 3
Peoria  77 40 29 3 5 88 212 210 .571   6 34 94 37 3 0
Oklahoma City  77 38 28 2 9 87 233 226 .565   5 33 93 36 0 3
Chicago  77 38 29 4 6 86 249 249 .558   6 32 92 35 2 1
San Antonio  76 39 30 4 3 85 220 229 .559   7 32 93 36 3 1
Rockford  76 34 33 4 5 77 199 235 .507   4 30 85 34 2 2
                                 
Today’s Games:
Rochester at Adirondack – 7:00 PM EDT
Norfolk at Charlotte – 7:00 PM EDT
Hamilton at Abbotsford – 7:00 PM PDT

Yesterday’s Results:
Manitoba 3 at Toronto 2
Portland 2 at Connecticut 4
W-B/Scranton 5 at Syracuse 3
Binghamton 2 at Albany 3 (SO)
Worcester 2 at Providence 1
Peoria 4 at Milwaukee 3
Rockford 5 at Texas 1

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

Monday’s Clinching Scenarios:

Hamilton clinches a playoff berth on Monday with:
(a) a point at Abbotsford
 
 
   
Lake Erie clinches a playoff berth on Monday with:
(a) an Abbotsford regulation loss vs. Hamilton
 
 

Matchups if the Calder Cup Playoffs started today:

A1
A3


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A2
E5

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E1
E4

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E2
E3

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N1
W5

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N2
N3

]
W1
W4

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W2
W3

]
 
Tiebreaker Notes:

  • Norfolk would get E4 over Binghamton based on fewer games played (75-77)

 


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