Playoff Primer: April 9

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:
Connecticut 4 at Bridgeport 1
Worcester 1 at Charlotte 2
Abbotsford 6 at Grand Rapids 0
Adirondack 1 at Manchester 4
Portland 4 at Providence 5
Hershey 2 at W-B/Scranton 1
Albany 0 at Springfield 6
Binghamton 4 at Rochester 2
Texas 3 at Milwaukee 2
Oklahoma City 7 at San Antonio 2
Chicago 2 at Peoria 5
Lake Erie 2 at Rockford 4
Hamilton 6 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

Saturday’s Clinching Scenarios:

Portland clinches the Atlantic Division title on Saturday with:
(a) a point at Albany
 
 
Hamilton clinches the North Division title on Saturday with:
(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:
(a) a point at Peoria
 
 
Oklahoma City clinches a playoff berth on Saturday with:
(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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W2
W3

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Tiebreaker Notes:

  • Texas would get W3 over Peoria based on fewer games played (78-79)

 


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