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Breaking down the schedule for 10 teams on playoff bubble

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The NHL season has entered the stretch drive.

With the trade deadline in the rearview mirror, the schedule has reached its most critical point, as teams in both conferences claw for final playoff positions.

Here's how the coming schedule breaks down for 10 teams on the bubble:

Eastern Conference

Columbus Blue Jackets (32-27-5, 69 Points)

Games remaining: 18

vs. Division vs. East vs. West vs. CAR vs. FLA vs. NYI
3 9 9 0 1 0

Series records:

  • vs. Metropolitan Division: 12-10-3
  • vs. Eastern Conference: 22-17-4
  • vs. Western Conference: 10-10-1
  • vs. Hurricanes: 3-1-0
  • vs. Panthers: 2-0-0 (Mar. 22 vs. FLA)
  • vs. Islanders: 3-1-0

Carolina Hurricanes (28-25-11, 67 Points)

Games remaining: 18

vs. Division vs. East vs. West vs. CBJ vs. FLA vs. NYI
8 13 5 0 1 1

Series records:

  • vs. Metropolitan Division: 7-8-5
  • vs. Eastern Conference: 18-15-6
  • vs. Western Conference: 10-10-5
  • vs. Blue Jackets: 2-0-2
  • vs. Panthers: 2-0-0 (Apr. 2 @ FLA)
  • vs. Islanders: 1-2-0 (Mar. 18 @ NYI)

Florida Panthers (30-25-6, 66 Points)

Games remaining: 21

vs. Division vs. East vs. West vs. CBJ vs. CAR vs. NYI
13 18 3 1 1 1

Series records:

  • vs. Atlantic Division: 9-5-1
  • vs. Eastern Conference: 17-12-5
  • vs. Western Conference: 13-13-1
  • vs. Blue Jackets: 0-1-1 (Mar. 22 @ CBJ)
  • vs. Hurricanes: 0-1-1 (Apr. 2 vs. CAR)
  • vs. Islanders: 1-0-1 (Mar. 26 @ NYI)

New York Islanders (29-28-7, 65 Points)

Games remaining: 18

vs. Division vs. East vs. West vs. CBJ vs. CAR vs. FLA
8 14 4 0 1 1

Series records:

  • vs. Metropolitan Division: 10-9-1
  • vs. Eastern Conference: 17-19-2
  • vs. Western Conference: 12-9-5
  • vs. Blue Jackets: 1-3-0
  • vs. Hurricanes: 2-1-0 (Mar. 18 vs. CAR)
  • vs. Panthers: 1-1-0 (Mar. 26 vs. FLA)

Western Conference

Los Angeles Kings (36-24-5, 77 Points)

Games remaining: 17

vs. Division vs. West vs. East vs. DAL vs. ANA vs. STL vs. COL vs. CGY
6 14 3 1 1 1 2 1

Series records:

  • vs. Pacific Division: 10-10-3
  • vs. Western Conference: 17-15-4
  • vs. Eastern Conference: 19-9-1
  • vs. Stars: 1-1-0 (Apr. 7 vs. DAL)
  • vs. Ducks: 2-2-0 (Mar. 30 @ ANA)
  • vs. Blues: 1-1-0 (Mar. 10 vs. STL)
  • vs. Avalanche: 1-0-0 (Mar. 22 @ COL, Apr. 2 vs. COL)
  • vs. Flames: 1-1-1 (Mar. 26 vs. CGY)

Dallas Stars (36-23-5, 77 Points)

Games remaining: 18

vs. Division vs. West vs. East vs. LAK vs. ANA vs. STL vs. COL vs. CGY
5 10 8 1 2 1 0 0

Series records:

  • vs. Central Division: 10-11-0
  • vs. Western Conference: 22-18-0
  • vs. Eastern Conference: 14-5-5
  • vs. Kings: 1-1-0 (Apr. 7 @ LAK)
  • vs. Ducks: 0-1-0 (Mar. 9 vs. ANA, Apr. 6 @ ANA)
  • vs. Blues: 2-2-0 (Mar. 3 vs. STL)
  • vs. Avalanche: 2-3-0
  • vs. Flames: 3-0-0

Anaheim Ducks (31-21-12, 74 Points)

Games remaining: 18

vs. Division vs. West vs. East vs. LAK vs. DAL vs. STL vs. COL vs. CGY
6 14 4 1 2 1 1 1

Series records:

  • vs. Pacific Division: 10-6-7
  • vs. Western Conference: 16-11-9
  • vs. Eastern Conference: 15-10-3
  • vs. Kings: 2-0-2 (Mar. 30 vs. LAK)
  • vs. Stars: 1-0-0 (Mar. 9 @ DAL, Apr. 6 vs. DAL)
  • vs. Blues: 2-0-0 (Mar. 12 vs. STL)
  • vs. Avalanche: 0-2-0 (Apr. 1 vs. COL)
  • vs. Flames: 1-2-0 (Mar. 21 @ CGY)

St. Louis Blues (35-26-4, 74 Points)

Games remaining: 17

vs. Division vs. West vs. East vs. LAK vs. DAL vs. ANA vs. COL vs. CGY
6 13 4 1 1 1 1 0

Series records:

  • vs. Central Division: 9-9-2
  • vs. Western Conference: 17-17-3
  • vs. Eastern Conference: 18-9-1
  • vs. Kings: 0-2-0 (Mar. 10 @ LAK)
  • vs. Stars: 3-1-0 (Mar. 3 @ DAL)
  • vs. Ducks: 0-2-0 (Mar. 12 @ ANA)
  • vs. Avalanche: 3-0-0 (Mar. 15 vs. COL, Apr. 7 @ COL)
  • vs. Flames: 1-2-0

Colorado Avalanche (34-24-5, 73 Points)

Games remaining: 19

vs. Division vs. West vs. East vs. LAK vs. DAL vs. ANA vs. STL vs. CGY
9 16 3 1 0 1 2 0

Series records:

  • vs. Central Division: 7-9-1
  • vs. Western Conference: 16-14-4
  • vs. Eastern Conference: 18-10-1
  • vs. Kings: 0-0-1 (Mar. 22 vs. LAK, Apr. 2 @ LAK)
  • vs. Stars: 3-2-0
  • vs. Ducks: 2-0-0 (Apr. 1 @ ANA)
  • vs. Blues: 0-3-0 (Mar. 15 @ STL, Apr. 7 vs. STL)
  • vs. Flames: 1-2-0

Calgary Flames (32-24-9, 73 Points)

Games remaining: 17

vs. Division vs. West vs. East vs. LAK vs. DAL vs. ANA vs. STL vs. COL
10 11 6 1 0 1 0 0

Series records:

  • vs. Pacific Division: 9-7-3
  • vs. Western Conference: 20-14-15
  • vs. Eastern Conference: 12-10-4
  • vs. Kings: 2-0-1 (Mar. 26 @ LAK)
  • vs. Stars: 0-3-0
  • vs. Ducks: 2-1-0 (Mar. 21 vs. ANA)
  • vs. Blues: 2-1-0
  • vs. Avalanche: 2-1-0

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