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How many points will it take to make the playoffs (2014-15 version)?

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4 wins. Oilers, Avs, Oilers, Sharks. It would be a shame if our season was ended by the Sharks. It would be a moral victory for them.
 
Jeff18 said:
4 wins. Oilers, Avs, Oilers, Sharks. It would be a shame if our season was ended by the Sharks. It would be a moral victory for them.
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The Sharks can have it.

I'll take the two Cups in three years , while SJ remains a franchise with ZERO Stanley cup appearances, despite having stacked teams.
 
After the games of 3/30/2015

Target: 98 points. (Flames project to P3 with 97. Jets project to WC2 with 97.)
Kings' current pace: 95 points - out of playoffs.
Kings' current pace with home/road split: 94.9 points.

Points needed: 10
Games remaining: 6

Record needed: 5-1
Percentage needed: .833

As of this moment, the Western playoff matchups would be:

Minnesota (WC1 - 103 pts) at Nashville (C1 - 109 pts)
Chicago (C3 - 106 pts) at St. Louis (C2 - 107 pts)
Winnipeg (WC2 - 97 pts) at Anaheim (P1 - 110 pts)
Calgary (P3 - 97 pts) at Vancouver (P2 - 100 pts)
 
Yep, imo, we have only one loss to give away and it can't be to Calgary. I'm worried that one of the oilers games or the colorado game will be the token "outshoot the opponent 50-15 and lose 2-1" game, so win out otherwise and we will be ok.
 
From the foil hat area of the hockey universe:
It’s insane to believe this might happen, but it could.

As first pointed out by the guys over at Jewels From the Crown, there’s a scenario where we find ourselves on the last day of the season and the Jets and Flames find themselves locked in battle, tied…only to stop trying with minutes to play and letting the game get to OT, because both teams earning loser points would mean the Kings get eliminated.
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The hockey gods would not be happy at all.
 
Brad Doty said:
Yep, imo, we have only one loss to give away and it can't be to Calgary. I'm worried that one of the oilers games or the colorado game will be the token "outshoot the opponent 50-15 and lose 2-1" game, so win out otherwise and we will be ok.
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Easier said that done. It may come down to the last game of the season having to beat the Sharks in regulation.
 
Maybe so, but the point has been made. The Kings destiny, amazingly still, is in their own hands, since we play Calgary once and still have a game in hand on them. Simply put, they just have to win a very winnable game on Thursday, beat Calgary in regulation, and then simply match what Calgary does in the remaining four games.

Simple as pie. :)
 
Ron said:
Maybe so, but the point has been made. The Kings destiny, amazingly still, is in their own hands, since we play Calgary once and still have a game in hand on them. Simply put, they just have to win a very winnable game on Thursday, beat Calgary in regulation, and then simply match what Calgary does in the remaining four games.

Simple as pie. :)
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would be nice if WIN & CGY would lose some games along the way too though ... but that would be just pure fantasy :(
 
After the games of 3/31/2015

Target: 97 points. (Jets project to WC2 with 96.)
Kings' current pace: 95 points - out of playoffs.
Kings' current pace with home/road split: 94.9 points.

Points needed: 9
Games remaining: 6

Record needed: 4-1-1
Percentage needed: .750

As of this moment, the Western playoff matchups would be:

Minnesota (WC1 - 103 pts) at Nashville (C1 - 108 pts)
Chicago (C3 - 106 pts) at St. Louis (C2 - 107 pts)
Winnipeg (WC2 - 96 pts) at Anaheim (P1 - 110 pts)
Calgary (P3 - 97 pts) at Vancouver (P2 - 101 pts)
 
So crazy that someone four points short of 100 will be out of the playoffs. And it's feasible that it's even higher, no? Yeesh.

I mean, part of me is on the "I can't believe we got knocked out by Calgary etc." wagon, but if any team hits 98 points, they had a remarkable season, regardless of how many stupid ways we lost points.
 
damacles1156 said:
The Sharks can have it.

I'll take the two Cups in three years , while SJ remains a franchise with ZERO Stanley cup appearances, despite having stacked teams.
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Seriously DITTO. I'm laughing my ass off at all these posts where people are bragging that they'll make the playoffs over the Kings. 2 Cups in 3 years.
 
Brad Doty said:
So crazy that someone four points short of 100 will be out of the playoffs. And it's feasible that it's even higher, no? Yeesh.

I mean, part of me is on the "I can't believe we got knocked out by Calgary etc." wagon, but if any team hits 98 points, they had a remarkable season, regardless of how many stupid ways we lost points.
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If it makes it to 96 points and out that will be a new record. And any more than that is just crazy.
 
After the games of 4/1/2015 - no joke.

No substantive changes, other than Anaheim clinching the Pacific division title, and ensuring a first-round date with one of the two wildcards - currently it would be WC2.
 
WC1 and WC2 is not much of a reward for Anaheim. I feel like they would prefer to face Vancouver or Calgary
 
After the games of 4/2/2015

Target: 97 points. (Jets project to WC2 tie with 96. Flames project to P3 tie with 96.)
Kings' current pace: 96 points - P3 (by percentage points over Calgary, if not, then WC2 with ROW tiebreaker over the Jets).
Kings' current pace with home/road split: 95.6 points.

Points needed: 7
Games remaining: 5

Record needed: 3-1-1
Percentage needed: .700

As of this moment, the Western playoff matchups would be:

Minnesota (WC1 - 101 pts) at Nashville (C1 - 108 pts)
Chicago (C3 - 106 pts) at St. Louis (C2 - 108 pts)
Winnipeg (WC2 - 96 pts) at Anaheim (P1 - 111 pts)
Los Angeles (P3 - 96 pts) at Vancouver (P2 - 100 pts)

Kings magic number: 10 points.
 
HansH said:
After the games of 4/2/2015

Target: 97 points. (Jets project to WC2 tie with 96. Flames project to P3 tie with 96.)
Kings' current pace: 96 points - P3 (by percentage points over Calgary, if not, then WC2 with ROW tiebreaker over the Jets).
Kings' current pace with home/road split: 95.6 points.

Points needed: 7
Games remaining: 5

Record needed: 3-1-1
Percentage needed: .700

As of this moment, the Western playoff matchups would be:

Minnesota (WC1 - 101 pts) at Nashville (C1 - 108 pts)
Chicago (C3 - 106 pts) at St. Louis (C2 - 108 pts)
Winnipeg (WC2 - 96 pts) at Anaheim (P1 - 111 pts)
Los Angeles (P3 - 96 pts) at Vancouver (P2 - 100 pts)

Kings magic number: 10 points.
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If we were guaranteed a win over Calgary, how would it look? Would that number to get in drop?
 
kingsfan said:
If we were guaranteed a win over Calgary, how would it look? Would that number to get in drop?
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At the moment, the Flames are projecting to going 2-1-1 in their final four games. All your hypothetical does is say which game the loss or OTP comes in. The number to get in, on my calculations at least, is purely taking the points percentage and extrapolating over 82 games.
 
After the games of 4/4/2015

Target: 98 points. (Jets project to WC2 tie with 97. Flames project to P3 tie with 97.)
Kings' current pace: 97 points - P3 (by percentage points over Calgary, if not, then WC2 with 37-33 ROW tiebreaker over the Jets).
Kings' current pace with home/road split: 96.3 points.

Points needed: 6
Games remaining: 4

Record needed: 3-1
Percentage needed: .750

As of this moment, the Western playoff matchups would be:

Minnesota (WC1 - 101 pts) at St. Louis (C1 - 108 pts, .660)
Chicago (C3 - 107 pts) at Nashville (C2 - 108 pts, .658)
Winnipeg (WC2 - 97 pts) at Anaheim (P1 - 110 pts)
Los Angeles (P3 - 97 pts) at Vancouver (P2 - 99 pts)

Kings magic number: 8 points.
 
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