Los Angeles Kings (LAK)
Western – Pacific
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Record: 28-25-18 (PTS 74)
Race:
Seed
Chasing Nashville Predators for a wild card spot
Numbers
Magic anchor: strongest 9th-place ceiling — Vegas Golden Knights
Quick mental model
Magic counts down to clinching.
It drops when you gain points or when teams around the bubble lose.
Tragic counts down to elimination.
It drops when you lose (burning games) or when the bubble chaser gains points.
Your game
If Los Angeles Kings beat Vancouver Canucks in regulation tonight, your Magic number -2.
Magic -2
If Los Angeles Kings beat Vancouver Canucks in OT/SO tonight, your Magic number -2.
Magic -2
If Los Angeles Kings lose to Vancouver Canucks in regulation tonight, your Tragic number -2.
Tragic -2
If Los Angeles Kings lose to Vancouver Canucks in OT/SO tonight, your Magic number -1 and your Tragic number -1.
Magic -1Tragic -1
Other games
Any 1 of these 2 results moves your numbers: Magic -2.