Playoff Update - 4/4/14
Big win for the Jackets. Big win for the Leafs. Too bad for Toronto the Jackets have two games-in-hand and own all of the tie-breakers.
Metropolitan Division Standings - Friday, April 4
| Team | GP | PTS | W | L | OTL | ROW | GD | L10 | Streak |
| Pittsburgh | 77 | 103 | 49 | 23 | 5 | 44 | +46 | 5-4-1 | W1 |
| NY Rangers | 78 | 91 | 43 | 30 | 5 | 39 | +23 | 7-2-1 | OT1 |
| Philadelphia | 76 | 87 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 36 | E | 5-3-2 | L1 |
| Columbus | 76 | 85 | 39 | 30 | 7 | 34 | +9 | 5-4-1 | W1 |
| Washington | 76 | 81 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 25 | -14 | 4-3-3 | L1 |
| New Jersey | 76 | 80 | 32 | 28 | 16 | 32 | -12 | 3-4-3 | OT1 |
| Carolina | 77 | 79 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 33 | -17 | 5-3-2 | W2 |
| NY Islanders | 76 | 72 | 31 | 35 | 10 | 24 | -38 | 7-2-1 | W3 |
Eastern Conference Wild Card Standings - Friday, April 4
| Team | GP | PTS | W | L | OTL | ROW | GD | L10 | Streak |
| Detroit | 76 | 86 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 31 | -10 | 6-3-1 | W3 |
| Columbus | 76 | 85 | 39 | 30 | 7 | 34 | +9 | 5-4-1 | W1 |
| Toronto | 78 | 84 | 38 | 32 | 8 | 29 | -17 | 2-8-0 | W2 |
| Washington | 76 | 81 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 25 | -14 | 4-3-3 | L1 |
| New Jersey | 76 | 80 | 32 | 28 | 16 | 32 | -12 | 3-4-3 | OT1 |
| Carolina | 77 | 79 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 33 | -17 | 5-3-2 | W2 |
| Ottawa | 76 | 78 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 27 | -33 | 4-5-1 | L1 |
Jackets' Magic Numbers
We're doing a little more math this morning, factoring in tie-breakers and such. For reference, I'm including the first two tie-breakers. ROW always will be the first decider. If teams are tied in ROW, head-to-head is the next tie-breaker. As you can see, the Jackets are in good shape in those departments, as opposed to, say, last season.
Washington - 8 (WSH max points: 93; Blue Jackets own ROW tie-breaker and head-to-head tie-breaker)
New Jersey - 8 (NJD max points: 92; Blue Jackets lead in ROW but have not clinched the ROW tie-breaker, but do own head-to-head tie-breaker)
Toronto - 7 (TOR max points: 92; Blue Jackets own ROW and head-to-head tie-breakers)
Ottawa - 5 (OTT max points: 90; Blue Jackets own ROW tie-breaker; OTT holds head-to-head tie-breaker)
Carolina - 5 (CAR max points: 89; Blue Jackets lead in ROW but have not clinched the ROW tie-breaker, but do own head-to-head tie-breaker)
Conference Playoff Odds
Courtesy of Sports Club Stats:
Boston - IN
Pittsburgh - IN
Montreal - IN
Tampa Bay - IN
NY Rangers - 100.0% (even)
Philadelphia - 97.4% (down)
Detroit - 91.6% (down)
Columbus - 88.3% (up)
Toronto - 9.9% (up)
New Jersey - 8.1% (down)
Washington - 4.0% (down)
Carolina - 0.5% (down)
Ottawa - 0.3% (down)
NY Islanders - OUT
Florida - OUT
Buffalo - OUT
If The Season Ended Today...
Round 1 Matchups
| Road | Home |
| Columbus (WC2) | Boston (A1) |
| Philadelphia (M3) | NY Rangers (M2) |
| Detroit (WC1) | Pittsburgh (M1) |
| Tampa Bay (A3) | Montreal (A2) |
Who Helps Us Tonight
Columbus vs Chicago (+6.9)
Detroit vs Buffalo (+1.5) New Jersey vs Washington (SCS says Washington +0.6, but either team not getting points helps the Jackets per the magic numbers above) Ottawa vs Montreal (+0.1)