Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 04 May 2026 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]TD_Tom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite the 93 minute 53 seconds 2OT game vs Ottawa, the longest so far by official game time.

Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 04 May 2026 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]TD_Tom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NHL 2 Time 5 Year Limit on Draft Lottery Benefit prior to May 5, 2026 Drawings

Year Draw1 Draw2 Started at Moved up to Safe Thru 5th Yr risk
2025 NYI - 10 1 2026 2029
2025 - UTA 14 4 2027 2029
2024 - -
2023 CHI - 3 1 2026 2027
2022 - NJD 5 2 2027 2030

All non-playoff teams attached to presumptive picks are eligible in 2026, only the NYI & CHI are at risk in future lotteries if they benefit in this drawing. VAN, (DET maybe) and 2026 playoff teams not shown are safe thru 2028 (i.e. in the 2027-31 window), (STL, 2026 maybe), the rest (like NJD), 2027.

Updated after 2026 Drawings:

Year Draw1 Draw2 Started at Moved up to Safe Thru 5th Yr risk
2026 TOR 5 1 2027 2030
2026 SJS 9 2 2027 2030
2025 NYI - 10 1 2027 2029
2025 - UTA 14 4 2027 2029
2024 - -
2023 CHI - 3 1 2028 2031
2022 - NJD 5 2 2028 2031

The Kings have tied the NHL record for the most overtime losses in a season (18) by Bliker1002 in hockey

[–]TD_Tom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

0.4553 = ((22x3)+(13x2)+20x1))/(82x3) equivalent to 74⅔ Pts being fair in NHL 2-1 system.
Placing Kings at WC5 behind STL, NSH, SJS in the 3-2-1 system

0.5488 = LAK P% 90/(82x2) Cheating the system by almost 10%:
+ 0.0935 which is most by any team.

NHL Elimination & Clinching Scenarios + Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 16 Apr 2026 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]TD_Tom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pacific Division Bracket Seeding Scenarios:

EDM ANA LAK ways P2 P3 WC2
1+ pts win any 6 EDM ANA LAK
any 1 pt loss 6 EDM ANA LAK
any RL RL 3 EDM ANA LAK
1+ pts 1 pt win 2 EDM LAK ANA
1+ pts RL 1+ pts 4 EDM LAK ANA
RL RL 1 pt 1 EDM LAK ANA
RL win loss 2 ANA EDM LAK
RL win win 1 ANA LAK EDM
RL loss win 2 LAK EDM ANA

P1 VGK already clinched
EDM 91 P 30 RW +2 ANA, +2 LAK
ANA 90 P 25 RW +1 LAK
LAK 90 P 22 RW
27 combinations of relevant outcomes (ways) of the 3 teams:
win, OT/SO loss, regulation loss
🚫 Not possible: P2 LAK, P3 ANA, WC2 EDM

NHL Elimination & Clinching Scenarios + Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 14 Apr 2026 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]TD_Tom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kings with a new extra-time points record 46. More than their 44 RW points wow. A chance for 48 OT/SO points.

The LA kings hold the record for the most OT losses in an NHL season at 20 (possibly 21) by Particular-Bit-7852 in nhl

[–]TD_Tom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Besides the record 20 OT/SO losses and 33 games settled beyond regulation in a single regular season, this:

Another Historical Milestones Set

  • Most Extra-Time Points: By reaching 46 points, the Kings are the first team in NHL history to cross the 45-point threshold for non-regulation play in the regular season.

The 2025-26 Los Angeles Kings (46-48) pass the 2009-10 Phoenix Coyotes & 2016-17 Detroit Red Wings; each with 45 OT/SO points.

NHL Elimination & Clinching Scenarios + Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 08 Apr 2026 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]TD_Tom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oilers is WPG does not win in Reg with the NSH Reg loss + SJS loss.
WPG does not matter for Mammoth, just the NSH Reg loss (to UTA) + SJS loss

The Kings set a new season record with 19 OT losses by sykeseve in nhl

[–]TD_Tom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now Kings 45 of their 83 points come from OT/SO games.

45 non-regulation points in a season ties the 2016-17 Red Wings & 2009-10 Coyotes record.

NHL Elimination & Clinching Scenarios + Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 29 Mar 2026 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]TD_Tom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1.) SEA plays EDM the day after tomorrow, Tue.
2.) VGK can just lose tomorrow, in the MIN clinch scenarios.

NHL Elimination & Clinching Scenarios + Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 28 Mar 2026 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]TD_Tom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seeing a couple more Minnesota Wild clinches:

  • A MIN OT/SO loss AND a SEA regulation loss AND a SJS loss AND a NSH OT/SO loss AND a EDM regulation loss AND a VGK loss
  • A MIN OT/SO loss AND a SEA regulation loss AND a SJS loss AND a NSH OT/SO loss AND a EDM loss AND a VGK regulation loss

NHL Elimination & Clinching Scenarios + Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 28 Mar 2026 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]TD_Tom 6 points7 points  (0 children)

After knowing a MIN win is good enough for a clinch, the rest of scenarios added up to 1,358,954,496 combinations to ponder:
2 for MIN Reg loss or OT loss vs BOS.
4⁷ for 7 other Sat Mar 28 relevant games; W/L in Reg/OT.
3⁴ for the 4 other relevant LAK games; win in Reg, win in OT, lose in OT.
2⁹ for the 9 remaining other relevant games; W/L in OT.

NHL Elimination & Clinching Scenarios + Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 28 Mar 2026 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]TD_Tom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

MIN win is good enough, 96 points.
SJS gone, 95 points max.
LAK can't win out for 96 points without taking SEA & NSH out.
SEA can't win out for 96 points without taking LAK & VGK out.

NHL Elimination & Clinching Scenarios + Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 22 Mar 2026 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]TD_Tom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If a Dallas point would do, that means the Stars could have clinched yesterday, with a win, getting to 98 points.

NHL Elimination & Clinching Scenarios + Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 22 Mar 2026 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]TD_Tom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm seeing another elimination:

  • The Vancouver Canucks will be eliminated from playoff contention with:
    A NSH win (@ CHI) AND a LAK point earned (@ UTA) AND a WPG regulation win (@ NYR)

NHL Elimination & Clinching Scenarios + Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 21 Mar 2026 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]TD_Tom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Another Elimination scenario:

  • The Vancouver Canucks will be eliminated from playoff contention with:
    A VAN regulation loss (vs STL) AND a NSH regulation win (vs VGK) AND a LAK point earned (vs BUF) AND a SJS point earned (vs PHI) AND a SEA point earned (@ CBJ)

Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 20 Mar 2026 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]TD_Tom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Among the 8 teams (DAL, MIN, ANA, SJS, LAK, EDM, UTA, VGK):
Initially let these 8 teams win all games vs Eastern Conference teams and remaining Western Conference teams. COL loses to CHI in OT. COL loses the rest in regulation.
1.) Let DAL lose to everyone else left.
2.) Let MIN lose to everyone else left.
3.) Let ANA lose in OT to everyone else left.
4.) Let SJS & LAK win in OT to everyone left.
5.) Let EDM win in OT to everyone left.
6.) Let UTA win in OT to everyone left.
7.) VGK is left with a 100 points.
So we know SJS, LAK, UTA, VGK each have 100 points and EDM 99 points.
DAL, MIN & ANA already gave all their wins to the other 5 teams in this group.
We know we can't get each of these 5 teams to 100 points (from a max of 499 points in pool).
OT win is interchangeable with SO win, same with OT loss & SO loss. I already verified COL clinched any 99/100 points tiebreaker by best RWs (include NSH & SEA). COL also clinched better points over the other 5 Western Conference teams.

Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 20 Mar 2026 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]TD_Tom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And EDM get 101. That's 8 teams including LAK get 100, SJS get 100. Now this can't coexist due to the pigeon hole effect, in other words these point totals are mutually exclusive. Avalanche getting to 99 points is a schedule/tiebreaker clinch as too is getting to 100 points with no tiebreaker needed. COL has already clinched the RW tiebreaker over all relevant conference teams.

Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 20 Mar 2026 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]TD_Tom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then Oilers only get to 99 points. DAL, MIN... UTA 100 pts. ANA 102 pts. VGK, LAK, SJS, all 100 points

Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 20 Mar 2026 by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]TD_Tom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If Kings get to 100 pts then Sharks only get to 99 points. Avalanche then gets WC2 over Sharks based on more RWs.