The Ducks, with 80 points, are two behind the Kings but would remain fourth in the Pacific even with a win based on the Kings having a superior points percentage, the first tiebreaker. The Ducks also could tie the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars, the two wild card teams, with 82 points but would remain behind them. The Ducks will have played two fewer games than the Avalanche, and they have fewer regulation/overtime wins, the second tiebreaker, than the Stars (34-30).
Vancouver has lost four straight games and has been shut out in its past two games. They are 23 points behind the Stars for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the Western Conference.
