San Jose Sharks Sweep Weekend Divisional Set

The Sharks own this division, and everyone else knows it. Only the Anaheim Ducks really have a chance to catch San Jose, and they are six games back with a split in the two games of the season series. Even with 58 games to go, that hill is a tough one to climb. If the Sharks play .600 hockey the rest of the way (they are currently playing .854 hockey), they will earn 70 points and finish with 111. That means the Ducks would have to get 82 points (and at least seven more wins than San Jose) to catch them, a .707 clip—over 100 percentage points higher than they currently are playing. In other words, if the Sharks do over one-quarter worse than they currently are, the Ducks still have to do more than 10 percent better than they currently are. What do you really think the chances of that are? And it's worse for the other division teams. Los Angeles is in second place but has lost both of the season matchups; they are eight games out. The Coyotes have split in the two matchups so far, but are ... (link)