Well, that was probably 2 points we should have had if we wanted to keep this realistic.
Games Remaining: 45
Home Games Remaining: 18 [current record at home: 9-11-2]
Road Games Remaining: 27 [current record on road: 6-7-2]
Current Points Out of Playoff Spot: 10 [not factoring in tie-breakers]
Estimated Points Needed to get a Playoff Spot: 93
Sample Record that would get us to target: 28-14-3
Next 5 Games:
1/3/19 - vs. Washington [24-11-3, 1st in Metropolitan; 8-2-0 in last 10]
1/5/19 - vs. NY Islanders [21-13-4, 1st Wild Card in Eastern Conference; 7-2-1 in last 10]
1/7/19 - at Philadelphia [15-18-5, 14th in Eastern Conference; 3-5-2 in last 10]
1/8/19 - vs. Dallas [20-16-3, 1st Wild Card in Western Conference; 4-6-0 in last 10]
1/10/19 - vs. Montreal [20-14-5, 9th in Eastern Conference; 6-4-0 in last 10]
That's 107.5 point pace for those interested. And remember, after the 10th we have 9 of the next 10, 13 of the next 16, and 19 of the next 26 on the road - meaning we won't be balanced on H/A again until March 9 after we play in San Jose.
ADD: Dallas lost to Montreal but in OT. We are officially double digit points out of a playoff spot and even in the but we have games in hand scenario we are still out 5 because of the tiebreak. And let's be real, given how we've been picking up points were not getting 6 from 3.