Thursday morning playoff race update
The Stars were the only team in that group fighting for the final playoff spots in the West that played last night. Everybody is in action tonight except for the Stars and Ducks. Calgary's at home against at Ottawa and Detroit is at home against Minnesota. Nashville continues its road trip at San Jose. St. Louis is at the NY Islanders. The Blues and Wild both have one game in hand on the Stars and could pass them tonight. There could be a lot of movement as far as positioning after tonight's games, so we'll see how it shakes out.
| Rk | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | Wednesday/Thursday |
| 7 | Nashville | 66 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 77 | idle/at San Jose |
| 8 | Calgary | 66 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 75 | idle/vs. Ottawa |
| 9 | Detroit | 66 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 74 | idle/vs. Minnesota |
| 10 | Dallas | 66 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 70 | Lost 5-3 at Buffalo/idle |
| 11 | St. Louis | 65 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 69 | idle/at NY Islanders |
| 12 | Minnesota | 65 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 68 | idle/at Detroit |
| 13 | Anaheim | 66 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 68 | idle/idle |
