Monday night's results were special; none of the playoff bubble teams made it to the overtime. Hence, no extra points were given and there was a clear distinction between winners and losers. It doesn't change the fact that West is still packed.
Big time winners last night were San Jose Sharks. After extended struggles, they managed to pull off a solid effort against desperate Colorado Avalanche. With a win in that game, they were rewarded with a number three seed in the West and have the position at the end of the regular season in their own hands. The sudden switch came in expense of Dallas Stars, who didn't manage to finish off Calgary Flames in their back-to-back contest. Flames still hang on thin hopes of late rush to the playoffs. Dallas has a decent position to stay in the last seeds or push back for the division lead.
Biggest losers of the round were Winnipeg Jets, who were basically eliminated for good by Ottawa Senators. Not far behind sit the Colorado Avalanche, who now have to wait and see where the competition gets with two extra games in hand. In the worst case the Avs will find themselves three to four points below playoff line when games are even. Also the Los Angeles Kings had to settle for a tough loss, again after a solid defensive effort. 1-0 soccer score victory for Vancover sends the Kings out of the top eight for now.
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