This week,the playoff picture starts taking shape. Teams have clinched, others have been eliminated, and others are close. Biggest winners are San Jose and Nashville.

Eastern Conference

	This Week	Last Week	Rationale	Rating
	1	1	The Bruins have clinched and are 70% likely to end in 3rd place.	1.769
	2	2	Philadelphia is now 84% likely to win the East after beating Pittsburgh on Tuesday.	1.615
	3	3	The Capitals are 63% likely to finish in 2nd place.	1.345
	4	4	Pittsburgh clinched a playoff spot and are hoping Sidney Crosby can return for the playoffs.	1.271
	5	6	The Sabres move up a spot here despite remaining in 8th place. However, they are 74% likely to make the playoffs.	1.189
	6	7	New York is in 7th right now, but they are more likely to finish 6th due to their game in hand and tie-breaker advantage.	1.175
	7	5	The Canadiens are slipping, in jeopardy of falling into 7th place.	1.173
	8	8	Tampa Bay is only 2 points away from clinching a playoff spot, but they still have a negative goal differential.	1.110
	9	9	The Hurricanes are now 3 points out with only 6 games to play, leaving them only 28% likely to make the playoffs.	0.952
	10	10	Toronto is 5 points out with 5 games left, leaving them with only a 1% chance of making the playoffs.	0.928
	11	11	The Thrashers are clinging to a less than 1% chance of the playoffs even though they are .500	0.813
	12	13	Florida has already been eliminated, despite playing well through half the year.	0.754
	13	14	The Devils still have yet to be eliminated, but they will be very soon.	0.719
	14	12	New York is eliminated.	0.695
	15	15	The Senators are eliminated.	0.609

Western Conference

	This Week	Last Week	Rationale	Rating
	1	1	The Canucks are all but locks for the Presidents' Trophy.	1.793
	2	2	Phoenix has a 50% chance of finishing 4th or 5th, but unfortunately, they're 28% likely to miss home ice advantage.	1.350
	3	5	The Sharks are in third, one point behind Detroit, but also trailing in the tiebreaker.	1.332
	4	4	Detroit is 59% likely to finish 2nd, but San Jose is right behind them.	1.311
	5	7	The Predators sit in 6th, just as likely to finish 7th.	1.296
	6	3	Chicago plummets here but they still have a 76% chance of making the playoffs. Where they finish is still a guess.	1.286
	7	7	The Kings sit in 5th place with a 39% chance of finishing 4th.	1.230
	8	8	Dallas is only 3 points back with a game in hand, but they only have a 35% chance to make the playoffs.	1.126
	9	9	The Flames are only 12% likely to make the playoffs as they are 3 points out with one fewer game to play.	1.074
	10	10	Anaheim is in 7th with an 87% chance to make the playoffs despite a minus-2 goal differential.	1.019
	11	13	The Blues move up here despite being eliminated from the playoffs.	0.925
	12	12	Columbus is eleven points out with 6 games to play. They're done.	0.896
	13	12	The Wild are ten points out with 6 games to play. They're done.	0.861
	14	14	Colorado is officially eliminated.	0.692
	15	15	The Oilers are officially eliminated.	0.550