Wednesday morning playoff race update
Here's a look at the playoff race for those final playoff spots after Tuesday's game. The Stars are still in 12th based on the wins tiebreaker, but they are now seven points out of eighth with 13 games to go. Nashville keeps on winning. Minnesota's won three in a row, so they continue to hold a one point lead on the Stars. Key game tonight is Calgary at Colorado. Flames are four points ahead of the Stars and three behind Detroit. If you are wondering about the Red Wings, they play at Edmonton on Friday and then at Vancouver on Saturday.
| Rk | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | Tuesday/Wednesday |
| 7 | Nashville | 70 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 83 | W 4-3 (SO) vs. Philadelphia/idle |
| 8 | Detroit | 69 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 80 | idle/idle |
| 9 | Calgary | 69 | 34 | 26 | 9 | 77 | idle/at Colorado |
| 10 | Minnesota | 69 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 74 | W 4-2 vs. Edmonton/idle |
| 11 | St. Louis | 69 | 32 | 28 | 9 | 73 | L 5-3 vs. Colorado/idle |
| 12 | Dallas | 69 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 73 | W 8-2 vs. San Jose/idle |
| 13 | Anaheim | 68 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 70 | idle/vs. Chicago |
