Sens are in a very favourable position, up by 5 points and with 11/18 remaining games at home (with the 8th easiest schedule to close out the season).
Just pray for no (major) injuries. The last slump happened when Norris and Pinto (and later Brady) got injured. We’re 8-0-1 in the last 9 games we’ve had our top 3 centres.
8-9-1 probably gets you in, but you obviously hope for some cushion. But with the time relatively healthy, we should be able to play above .500 level hockey.