Playoff Percentages: Blues gain life, Stars continue free fall

Through the remainder of the regular season, we'll take a look at how each night's action impacts the playoff race, highlighting which teams' postseason odds went up or down significantly.

It's crunch time.

With less than three weeks left in the push for the playoffs, the wild-card races are nowhere close to being sorted out.

Sunday's schedule included several teams in the mix, and resulted in some dramatic swings in terms of playoff likelihood, with the struggling Dallas Stars taking another big hit and the St. Louis Blues injecting some much-needed life.

Here's a look at the numbers as of Monday morning:

Western Conference

Team Result Playoff Chances Change
St. Louis W 5-4 (OT) vs. Chicago 44.2% +10.9%
Anaheim W 4-2 vs. New Jersey 72.5% +9.5%
Colorado W 5-1 vs. Detroit 83.6% +5.2%
Calgary L 0-4 vs. Vegas 3.5% -5.6%
Dallas L 2-4 vs. Winnipeg 31.1% -17.2%

Eastern Conference

Team Result Playoff Chances Change
Philadelphia W 6-3 vs. Washington 93.6% +6.1%
New Jersey L 2-4 vs. Anaheim 74.8 -8.3%

To see percentages for the entire NHL, visit Sports Club Stats.

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