@Drivesaitl
This thread is tracking the last 12 games of the season for Edmonton. So at the top of the thread I'm updating all applicable teams records daily as we go down to the finish line here. Below that, are different records that Edmonton "could hit" for their final 12 games played. Below those records are the maximum records in points the other teams can attain and still allow us to make the playoffs. Their records actually put them 1 point behind Edmonton in the standings.
So the reason you can still see the 11-1-0 record up there even though there is only 10 games left is because right now at the top of the thread our record is only 1-1-0 (for the final 12 games so far) and so for tracking purposes we can still achieve a record of 11-1-0 as its still a possibility.
I hope this helps.
Basically using this thread you don't even need the NHL standings anymore, you can pinpoint exactly when Edmonton is "reasonably" out of the playoffs. Its like we created a new NHL season in this thread with 12 games total and there is only 7 teams in the league. (The only teams that matter to us)
So we can update this thread until the Oilers going 9-2-1 possibility is officially eliminated either by Oilers losing more then 0-2-1 or by 2 of the 5 teams (only including wild card and below) exceeding their maximum records as noted below the Oilers record possibility of 9-2-1 in the top post of this thread.
If the Oilers go 8-1-3 or 9-2-1 to finish the season;
We would need the teams ahead of us to have the following records at maximum for points:
St.louis 4-8-0
Dallas 5-7-1
Arizona 6-5-1
Minnesota 7-5-0
Colorado 8-4-0
Chicago 8-4-1
Updated: Arizona loses in regulation, Chicago loses in OT