Playoff Primer: March 27

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 Sat., Mar. 26:

ATLANTIC GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
x-Portland 71 43 20 6 2 94 256 212 .662   7 36 112 45 4 5
x-Manchcester 75 42 24 3 6 93 239 195 .620   1 41 103 46 2 3
Connecticut 73 38 27 2 6 84 201 197 .575   5 33 98 40 3 4
Worcester 73 33 28 4 8 78 198 229 .534   5 28 92 35 4 3
Providence 72 32 34 3 3 70 186 234 .486   7 25 86 33 5 3
Springfield 73 31 37 2 3 67 211 235 .459   6 25 81 32 5 2
Bridgeport 72 25 36 4 7 61 194 243 .424   4 21 77 29 4 4
EAST  GP  W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
x-W-B/Scranton 72 51 20 0 1 103 230 163 .715   7 44 119 52 4 4
x-Hershey 74 43 24 2 5 93 237 195 .628   3 40 105 46 3 3
Charlotte 74 40 25 2 7 89 239 224 .601   5 35 101 41 4 2
Norfolk 71 37 20 8 6 88 234 190 .620   5 32 106 41 3 6
Binghamton 73 39 27 3 4 85 235 202 .582   1 38 99 45 3 4
Syracuse 72 29 36 3 4 65 186 225 .451   2 27 81 35 4 4
Albany 72 30 37 1 4 65 194 248 .451   5 25 81 33 4 4
Adirondack 71 26 35 4 6 62 167 224 .437   4 22 80 31 4 5
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 72 39 27 1 5 84 200 185 .583   8 31 100 39 5 3
Hamilton 71 36 26 2 7 81 198 181 .570   5 31 99 40 3 6
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 70 34 26 4 6 78 170 190 .557   11 23 98 33 4 6
Rochester 72 30 35 4 3 67 194 232 .465   5 25 83 33 3 5
WEST  GP  W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA Pct   SOW ROW Max Pts Max ROW HR AR
Milwaukee 72 39 19 6 8 92 202 176 .639   7 32 108 40 7 1
Houston 75 43 26 1 5 92 218 194 .613   10 33 102 38 3 2
Texas 73 39 24 4 6 88 204 193 .603   6 33 102 40 3 4
Peoria 73 38 28 2 5 83 202 199 .568   6 32 97 39 4 3
Chicago 73 37 27 3 6 83 239 234 .568   6 31 97 38 4 3
Oklahoma City 74 36 27 2 9 83 220 221 .561   5 31 95 37 2 4
San Antonio 72 38 29 3 2 81 212 219 .563   7 31 97 39 5 3
Rockford 72 31 32 4 5 71 188 223 .493   4 27 87 35 2 6
                                 
Today’s Games:
Abbotsford at Manitoba – 12:00 PM CDT
Syracuse at Bridgeport – 3:00 PM EDT
Binghamton at Springfield – 3:00 PM EDT
Adirondack at Worcester – 3:00 PM EDT
Rockford at Chicago – 3:00 PM CDT
Connecticut at Providence – 4:05 PM EDT
Norfolk at Charlotte – 5:00 PM EDT
W-B/Scranton at Hershey – 5:00 PM EDT
Oklahoma City at Houston – 4:05 PM CDT
Hamilton at Peoria – 4:05 PM CDT
San Antonio at Milwaukee – 5:00 PM CDT

Yesterday’s Results:
Lake Erie 3 at Toronto 2 (SO)
W-B/Scranton 2 at Adirondack 3
Bridgeport 5 at Connecticut 1
Albany 4 at Hershey 7
Charlotte 5 at Portland 4
Springfield 7 at Worcester 2
Providence 1 at Binghamton 4
Manchester 1 at Norfolk 2
Rochester 4 at Syracuse 6
Hamilton 1 at Chicago 2 (SO)
Grand Rapids 1 at Texas 5
San Antonio 0 at Peoria 2
Milwaukee 2 at Rockford 3 (OT)
Oklahoma City 5 at Houston 6 (SO)

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

Clinching Scenarios:

Charlotte clinches a playoff berth on Sunday with:
(a) a win vs. Norfolk AND a Worcester loss (reg/OT/SO) vs. Adirondack, OR
(b) an OTL/SOL vs. Norfolk AND a Worcester regulation loss vs. Adirondack
 
   
W-B/Scranton clinches the division title on Sunday with:
(a) a win at Hershey AND a Norfolk loss (reg/OT/SO) at Charlotte
 
 
   

Matchups if the Calder Cup Playoffs started today:

A1
A3


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A2
E5

]
E1
E4

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E2
E3

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N1
N3

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N2
W5

]
W1
W4

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W2
W3

]
 
Tiebreaker Notes:

  • Hamilton would get N3 over Toronto based on fewer games played (71-74)
  • Milwaukee would get W1 over Houston based on fewer games played (72-75)
  • 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 (73-74)

 


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