Daily Panther Playoff Update

As promised yesterday, I'll be giving a daily update on the Panthers' playoff predicament, using sportsclubstats.com as my reference.

There were no games last night that impacted the Panthers, so their odds still remain at 10.6%

Tonight, there will be a tremendous shakeup. Games to watch:

Boston at Toronto
Washington at Carolina
Philadelphia at NY Rangers
Ottawa at Buffalo

and of course

Florida at Tampa Bay

Results by potential impact (independent of each other):

Florida wins +6.1
Bruins lose +1.9
Philadelphia loses +1.5
Buffalo loses +1.1
Washington beats Carolina +.3
(Carolina beats Washington +.1)

If all of these happen, the Panthers will be in a considerably better position (It's more than simple addition. All these outcomes are predicated on the premise that the other teams aren't playing).