They say that numbers can be used to prove almost anything. Then again, many will tell you that “numbers don’t lie."
When considering which teams make the NHL playoffs it invariably all comes down to a numbers game; with that in mind, let’s do a little math and speculate, shall we?
The Detroit Red Wings' 22-season playoff streak, the longest in all North American professional sports, hangs in the balance, and they will have exactly 19 games to make history yet again.
However, looking at the numbers to date and projecting where the Red Wings may end up at the end of the season just doesn’t add up to a whole lot to be optimistic about in Hockeytown.
Let’s start with the number of points the Red Wings currently have.
With a 29-22-13 record, Detroit has amassed 71 points, five points behind the Toronto Maple Leafs, who currently own the third-place spot in the Atlantic Division, hardly an insurmountable mountain to climb to safely make the playoffs. However, this total ties them with the Columbus Blue Jackets and puts them only four points ahead of Ottawa in the Eastern Con ...
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Detroit Red Wings’ Playoff Chances Are Getting Uncomfortably Slim
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