Metro Update - Thursday, January 23rd
In a new quick-hitter series, we begin to look at the Metro Division more closely to see how the playoff positions are shaking out. Let us know in the comments what other information you'd like to see in these pieces each day.
Metropolitan Division Standings - Thursday, January 23rd
| Team | GP | PTS | W | L | OTL | ROW | GD | L10 |
| Pittsburgh | 50 | 72 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 31 | +41 | 7-2-1 |
| NY Rangers | 52 | 57 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 24 | -2 | 7-2-1 |
| Philadelphia | 51 | 56 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 22 | -8 | 5-3-2 |
| Columbus* | 49 | 54 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 21 | +5 | 8-2-0 |
| New Jersey | 51 | 53 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 21 | -2 | 4-3-3 |
| Washington | 50 | 52 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 2-5-3 |
| Carolina | 49 | 51 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 20 | -19 | 7-3-0 |
| NY Islanders | 52 | 49 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 7-3-0 |
*denotes 2nd Wild Card spot
Last Night's Results
Carolina 3 @ Philadelphia 2
Montreal 1 @ Pittsburgh 5
Division Playoff Odds
Courtesy of Sports Club Stats:
Pittsburgh - 100.0%
Columbus - 70.2%
New Jersey - 62.6%
NY Rangers - 61.3%
Philadelphia - 45.4%
Carolina - 23.3%
Washington - 15.8%
NY Islanders - 3.7%
Who Helps Us Tonight
Philadelphia at Columbus (+5.3)
St. Louis at NY Rangers (+0.7)
Carolina at Buffalo (+0.7)
Pittsburgh at NY Islanders (+0.1)