Playoff Primer: March 18

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 Thu., Mar. 17:

ATLANTIC GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
Manchester  70 41 21 2 6 90 231 187 .643   1 40 110 50 4 6
Portland  65 40 18 5 2 87 235 189 .669   7 33 117 48 7 8
Connecticut  67 33 26 2 6 74 186 184 .552   3 30 100 43 8 5
Worcester  67 31 24 4 8 74 182 203 .552   5 26 100 39 6 7
Providence  67 30 32 3 2 65 171 218 .485   7 23 91 36 7 6
Springfield  68 30 33 2 3 65 200 220 .478   6 24 89 36 6 6
Bridgeport  67 22 36 3 6 53 177 233 .396   4 18 79 31 7 6
EAST  GP  OTL  SOL  PTS  GF  GA  Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
W-B/Scranton  67 48 18 0 1 97 219 152 .724   6 42 123 55 7 6
Hershey  69 41 22 1 5 88 219 179 .638   3 38 110 49 6 5
Charlotte  68 37 23 2 6 82 221 205 .603   4 33 106 45 5 7
Norfolk  66 34 19 8 5 81 221 177 .614   5 29 109 43 8 6
Binghamton  67 34 26 3 4 75 214 192 .560   1 33 101 46 8 5
Albany  67 29 34 1 3 62 180 224 .463   4 25 88 38 4 9
Adirondack  66 23 33 4 6 56 156 213 .424   4 19 84 33 6 8
Syracuse  66 24 35 3 4 55 159 209 .417   2 22 83 36 8 6
NORTH  GP  OTL  SOL  PTS  GF  GA  Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
Manitoba  69 37 26 1 5 80 192 175 .580   7 30 102 41 8 3
Hamilton  67 36 24 1 6 79 192 170 .590   5 31 105 44 3 10
Toronto  70 34 26 1 9 78 201 194 .557   6 28 98 38 7 3
Lake Erie  67 34 25 3 5 76 183 177 .567   3 31 102 44 5 8
Grand Rapids  68 33 25 2 8 76 205 208 .559   5 28 100 40 5 7
Abbotsford  67 32 26 4 5 73 163 185 .545   11 21 99 34 6 7
Rochester  68 30 32 3 3 66 186 218 .485   5 25 90 37 4 8
WEST  GP  OTL  SOL  PTS  GF  GA  Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
Milwaukee  67 36 18 5 8 85 186 164 .634   6 30 111 43 10 3
Houston  70 39 25 1 5 84 200 182 .600   8 31 104 41 6 4
Peoria  69 37 25 2 5 81 192 187 .587   6 31 103 42 7 4
Texas  68 35 23 4 6 80 183 184 .588   6 29 104 41 6 6
Chicago  69 35 25 3 6 79 228 225 .572   5 30 101 41 7 4
San Antonio  66 37 25 3 1 78 203 198 .591   7 30 106 44 7 7
Oklahoma City  68 34 25 2 7 77 202 199 .566   5 29 101 41 2 10
Rockford  66 27 30 4 5 63 168 204 .477   4 23 91 37 7 7
                                 
Today’s Games:
Charlotte at Bridgeport – 7:00 PM EDT
Lake Erie at Grand Rapids – 7:00 PM EDT
Connecticut at Manchester – 7:00 PM EDT
Portland at Binghamton – 7:05 PM EDT
Worcester at Providence – 7:05 PM EDT
Albany at Norfolk – 7:30 PM EDT
Hershey at Springfield – 7:30 PM EDT
Toronto at Syracuse – 7:30 PM EDT
Milwaukee at San Antonio – 7:00 PM CDT
Oklahoma City at Rockford – 7:05 PM CDT
Texas at Manitoba – 7:30 PM CDT
Hamilton at Abbotsford – 7:00 PM PDT

Yesterday’s Results:
No Games Scheduled

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:

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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 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