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Se dois clubes forem amarrados, e não jogarem um número igual dos jogos home uns contra os outros, os pontos ganhos no primeiro jogo jogado na cidade que teve o jogo extra não serão incluídos. If more than two clubs are tied, the higher percentage of available points earned in games among those clubs, and not including any “odd” games, shall be used to determine the standing.

3. The greater differential between goals for and against for the entire regular season.

Let’s assume the first tiebreaker will resolve the issue. The Hurricanes have three more wins that the Capitals with a four-point, so to capture the Southeast the Caps would have to exceed the Canes’ point total to pass themâ€â€�equaling Carolina’s point total is not good enough, since the Caps would still be one game behind in the win column.

Right now the Caps have 39 wins and 86 points. The Flyers have 39 wins and 89 points, and Bruins have 39 wins and 88 points. . . so if the Caps close the gap with wins (rather than OTLs, for example) and end with the same point total as either team, they’ll have more wins that either the Flyers or Sabres, thus giving the Caps the first tiebreaker for 8th.

Basically, if the Caps and Canes end with the same number of points, the Canes win the division. If the Bruins and/or Philadelphia end with the same point total as the Capitals, the Caps will likely have the first tiebreaker unless two or more of the Caps’ points come via Overtime Losses.

And in such a tightly-contested race, it may come down to that slim of a distinction between playoff hockey and game over.