A daily look at the race to the 2011 Calder Cup Playoffs. The 2010-11 regular season ends on Sunday.
Standings through games of Fri., Apr. 8:
| ATLANTIC | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | GF | GA | Pct | SOW | ROW | Max Pts | Max ROW | HR | AR | |
| x-Portland | 78 | 46 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 100 | 276 | 234 | .641 | 8 | 38 | 104 | 40 | 1 | 1 | |
| x-Manchester | 79 | 44 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 98 | 253 | 206 | .620 | 1 | 43 | 100 | 44 | 0 | 1 | |
| x-Connecticut | 78 | 40 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 88 | 215 | 213 | .564 | 5 | 35 | 92 | 37 | 2 | 0 | |
| Worcester | 79 | 36 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 85 | 208 | 239 | .538 | 5 | 31 | 87 | 32 | 0 | 1 | |
| Providence | 78 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 203 | 248 | .500 | 7 | 29 | 82 | 31 | 1 | 1 | |
| Springfield | 78 | 34 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 73 | 229 | 249 | .468 | 6 | 28 | 77 | 30 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bridgeport | 78 | 28 | 39 | 4 | 7 | 67 | 210 | 260 | .429 | 4 | 24 | 71 | 26 | 1 | 1 | |
| EAST | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | GF | GA | Pct | SOW | ROW | Max Pts | Max ROW | HR | AR | |
| z-W-B/Scranton | 78 | 56 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 253 | 179 | .724 | 7 | 49 | 117 | 51 | 1 | 1 | |
| x-Hershey | 78 | 46 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 100 | 252 | 206 | .641 | 3 | 43 | 104 | 45 | 2 | 0 | |
| x-Charlotte | 79 | 43 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 95 | 259 | 241 | .601 | 5 | 38 | 97 | 39 | 1 | 0 | |
| x-Binghamton | 79 | 42 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 92 | 254 | 219 | .582 | 1 | 41 | 94 | 42 | 1 | 0 | |
| x-Norfolk | 78 | 38 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 91 | 255 | 222 | .583 | 5 | 33 | 95 | 35 | 0 | 2 | |
| Syracuse | 78 | 33 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 73 | 208 | 244 | .468 | 2 | 31 | 77 | 33 | 1 | 1 | |
| Adirondack | 78 | 30 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 193 | 243 | .449 | 4 | 26 | 74 | 28 | 0 | 2 | |
| Albany | 78 | 32 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 69 | 212 | 276 | .442 | 6 | 26 | 73 | 28 | 1 | 1 | |
| NORTH | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | GF | GA | Pct | SOW | ROW | Max Pts | Max ROW | HR | AR | |
| x-Hamilton | 79 | 43 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 95 | 223 | 192 | .601 | 6 | 37 | 97 | 38 | 0 | 1 | |
| x-Manitoba | 79 | 43 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 93 | 219 | 207 | .589 | 9 | 34 | 95 | 35 | 1 | 0 | |
| x-Lake Erie | 78 | 42 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 92 | 215 | 202 | .590 | 4 | 38 | 96 | 40 | 1 | 1 | |
| Abbotsford | 78 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 86 | 186 | 203 | .551 | 11 | 27 | 90 | 29 | 0 | 2 | |
| Grand Rapids | 78 | 36 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 82 | 224 | 246 | .526 | 5 | 31 | 86 | 33 | 0 | 2 | |
| Toronto | 78 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 81 | 216 | 214 | .519 | 6 | 29 | 85 | 31 | 2 | 0 | |
| Rochester | 78 | 31 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 71 | 209 | 255 | .455 | 5 | 26 | 75 | 28 | 1 | 1 | |
| WEST | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | GF | GA | Pct | SOW | ROW | Max Pts | Max ROW | HR | AR | |
| x-Milwaukee | 78 | 42 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 98 | 218 | 190 | .628 | 8 | 34 | 102 | 36 | 1 | 1 | |
| x-Houston | 79 | 45 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 96 | 234 | 209 | .608 | 10 | 35 | 98 | 36 | 1 | 0 | |
| x-Texas | 78 | 41 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 92 | 213 | 207 | .590 | 6 | 35 | 96 | 37 | 1 | 1 | |
| x-Peoria | 79 | 42 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 92 | 220 | 214 | .582 | 6 | 36 | 94 | 37 | 1 | 0 | |
| Oklahoma City | 78 | 39 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 89 | 240 | 228 | .571 | 5 | 34 | 93 | 36 | 0 | 2 | |
| Chicago | 78 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 86 | 251 | 254 | .551 | 6 | 32 | 90 | 34 | 2 | 0 | |
| San Antonio | 78 | 39 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 85 | 224 | 240 | .545 | 7 | 32 | 89 | 34 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rockford | 78 | 36 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 81 | 207 | 239 | .519 | 4 | 32 | 85 | 34 | 1 | 1 | |
| Today’s Games: Rochester at Toronto – 3:00 PM EDT Portland at Albany – 7:00 PM EDT Worcester at Charlotte – 7:00 PM EDT Bridgeport at Connecticut – 7:00 PM EDT W-B/Scranton at Hershey – 7:00 PM EDT Providence at Springfield – 7:00 PM EDT Adirondack at Binghamton – 7:05 PM EDT Abbotsford at Lake Erie – 7:30 PM EDT Norfolk at Syracuse – 7:30 PM EDT San Antonio at Chicago – 7:00 PM CDT Oklahoma City at Texas – 7:00 PM CDT Milwaukee at Peoria – 7:05 PM CDT Grand Rapids at Rockford – 7:05 PM CDT Hamilton at Manitoba – 7:30 PM CDT Yesterday’s Results: |
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 |
Saturday’s Clinching Scenarios:
| Portland clinches the Atlantic Division title on Saturday with: | |
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(a) a point at Albany |
| Hamilton clinches the North Division title on Saturday with: | |
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(a) a win at Manitoba, OR |
| (b) a Lake Erie regulation loss vs. Abbotsford, OR | |
| (c) an OTL/SOL at Manitoba AND a Lake Erie OTL/SOL vs. Abbotsford | |
| Milwaukee clinches the West Division title on Saturday with: | |
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(a) a point at Peoria |
| Oklahoma City clinches a playoff berth on Saturday with: | |
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(a) a point at Texas |
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 |
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| W1 W4 |
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Tiebreaker Notes:
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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 points in the standings, regardless of division, 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
