NHL playoffs update: The Senators won a game!

Just three games last night, but two of the outcomes had some major ramifications in the playoffs race in the West. The Ottawa Senators finally -- finally! -- won a game and stopped the bleeding.

Eastern Conference

		DIV	GP	W	L	OT	L10	Streak
1	Washington Capitals	SE	72	48	14	10	7-1-2	Won 1
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	ATL	73	42	25	6	5-3-2	Lost 1
3	Buffalo Sabres	NE	71	39	22	10	6-3-1	Won 3
4	New Jersey Devils	ATL	71	42	25	4	5-4-1	Lost 1
5	Ottawa Senators	NE	73	38	30	5	2-7-1	Won 1
6	Philadelphia Flyers	ATL	72	37	30	5	4-4-2	Lost 2
7	Montréal Canadiens	NE	73	36	30	7	7-2-1	Lost 1
8	Boston Bruins	NE	71	32	27	12	5-4-1	Won 1
9	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	72	32	29	11	4-5-1	Won 4

Ottawa Senators 2, Montreal Canadians 0 - Not only did the Sens win a game, but they did so against a fellow playoff team. How amazing.

Western Conference

		DIV	GP	W	L	OT	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Away	L10	Streak
1	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	71	45	19	7	97	234	179	+55	26-7-3	19-12-4	4-4-2
2	Phoenix Coyotes	PAC	73	46	22	5	97	201	179	+22	26-10-2	20-12-3	9-1-0	Won 9
3	Vancouver Canucks	NW	72	44	24	4	92	236	187	+49	26-8-2	18-16-2	6-2-2
4	San Jose Sharks	PAC	72	43	19	10	96	232	192	+40	22-6-8	21-13-2	3-6-1	Lost 5
5	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	71	42	24	5	89	211	188	+23	21-12-3	21-12-2	5-4-1	Won 2
6	Nashville Predators	CEN	73	42	26	5	89	206	203	+3	21-12-2	21-14-3	7-3-0	Won 6
7	Colorado Avalanche	NW	72	40	25	7	87	216	194	+22	22-11-2	18-14-5	5-4-1
8	Detroit Red Wings	CEN	72	36	23	13	85	196	193	+3	20-10-5	16-13-8	7-2-1	Won 2
9	Calgary Flames	NW	72	36	27	9	81	184	181	+3	18-16-3	18-11-6	6-4-0	Lost 1

Pittsburgh 1, Detroit 3 - The Red Wings got revenge for the game 7 loss in last year’s Stanley Cup finals, and opened up another four-point lead on the Calgary Flames. Perhaps putting playoff tickets on sale wasn’t a bad thing after all.

Colorado 3, Los Angeles 4 (OT) - It’s a tight race in the bottom half of the Western conference now, and the LA Kings earned two very important points to try and stay ahead of the pack. The Avs, despite the loss, earned one point to stay two up on the Red Wings.