so in order to clinch a spot on their own, montreal needs to be 9 points ahead of the flames after their last game. https://twitter.com/Ech28/status/1387976487421288449">https://twitter.com/Ech28/sta...

calgary maxes out at 61 points, so montreal can clear them with 11 points before the season ends.

(vancouver is still in it, but they keep losing so it& #39;s less of a factor)

MTL: 4-6-0 in their last 10. At that pace over their last 8 games, they& #39;d get to 57 points.

CGY: 6-4-0 in their last 10. At that pace over their last 7 games, they& #39;d get to 55 points.

Flames have to play two points above the pace of their last ten games, if that makes sense.

If the Canadiens manage just 6 points in their last 8 games (which is quite likely), the Flames could get in going 4-1-2 if the ROW works out in their favor.

This isn& #39;t over yet.

I do feel rather confident in saying that 8 points probably gets the Canadiens in for sure.

But that& #39;s enough midnight math for one day.