Due to its shutout loss to the Blue Jackets, the Canadiens dropped into the third spot in the East. The Flyers took over the second spot as the rest of the East remained the same. In the West, Columbus jumped ahead to the 5 spot and the Canucks took over the North West division from Colorado and moved to the third seed. The back to back wins from the Canucks jumped them from the outside looking in all the way to the third seed in two days. That shows just how much can change in the course of a few nights at the beginning of the year. It will be interesting to see how the average playoff spot of each team relates to their actual finishing position at the end of the season.
As of November 3, 2010 the current NHL playoffs would be:
(#) = consecutive days in that exact spot
East
1. Tampa Bay Lightning (3)
8. Atlanta Thrashers (2)
2. Philadelphia Flyers (1)
7. Boston Bruins (2)
3. Montreal Canadiens (1)
6. Pittsburgh Penguins (2)
4. Washington Capitals (3)
5. New York Rangers (2)
West
1. Los Angeles Kings (3)
8. Colorado Avalanche (1)
2. Chicago Blackhawks (3)
7. Nashville Predators (1)
3. Vancouver Canucks (1)
6. Detroit Red Wings (1)
4. St. Louis Blues (3)
5. Columbus Blue Jackets (1)
Disclaimer: I am not adjusting for games played and the standing are from NHL.com
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