Playoff Percentages: Math unkind to Jets, Bruins’ win hurts Leafs

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

Wednesday was a light - but painful - night on the schedule for the Winnipeg Jets and idle Toronto Maple Leafs.

Toronto still has less than 50 percent odds of making the playoffs, and they took a hit thanks to wins by Boston and Ottawa. And the math is very unkind to the Jets after a tough loss to the champs.

Here are notable playoff swings after Wednesday's three games:

Eastern Conference

Team Result Playoff Chances Change
Bruins W 6-1 vs Wings 76.8% +6.3%
Senators W 5-2 vs Stars 96.9% +2.3%
Maple Leafs Off 46.4% -3.1%
Islanders Off 57% -2.6%

Western Conference

Team Result Playoff Chances Change
Jets L 4-7 vs Pens 1.9% -2%
Stars L 2-5 vs Sens 0.5% -0.8%
Kings Off 38% +0.8%
Predators Off 84.5% +0.8%

To see percentages for each team in the league, visit Sports Club Stats.

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