Our two standings scenarios, as requested by John Woycheshin…
If Tampa Bay wins tonight:
| Conference Quarterfinals | ||
| Eastern | Western | |
| MTL 4-2 OTT | ANA 4-0 WPG | |
| TBL 4-3 DET | VAN 2-4 CGY | |
| NYR 4-1 PIT | STL 2-4 MIN | |
| WSH 4-3 NYI | NSH 2-4 CHI | |
| 1 | Mel Tacoma | 88 |
| 2 | Tom Courtney | 75 |
| Rodney Dietrich | 75 | |
| 4 | John Eastaugh | 69 |
| 5 | JM Pelletier | 57 |
| 6 | Johnny Havlik | 56 |
| 7 | John Woycheshin | 55 |
| 8 | Michael Poplawski | 52 |
| 9 | Shaun Johnson | 51 |
| Tim Winkelmans | 51 | |
| John Lo | 51 | |
| 12 | Kelly Chaplin | 50 |
| 13 | Peter McCarthy | 48 |
| 14 | Doug Tacoma | 47 |
| 15 | Petr Havlik | 46 |
| 16 | Virginia Rego | 45 |
| 17 | Sheryl Johnson | 43 |
| 18 | Wes Zetaruk | 42 |
| 19 | Teri Winchester | 41 |
| 20 | Doug Wansbrough | 39 |
| 21 | Amy Roach | 25 |
If Detroit wins tonight:
| Conference Quarterfinals | ||
| Eastern | Western | |
| MTL 4-2 OTT | ANA 4-0 WPG | |
| TBL 3-4 DET | VAN 2-4 CGY | |
| NYR 4-1 PIT | STL 2-4 MIN | |
| WSH 4-3 NYI | NSH 2-4 CHI | |
| 1 | Mel Tacoma | 81 |
| 2 | Tom Courtney | 68 |
| Rodney Dietrich | 68 | |
| 4 | John Eastaugh | 62 |
| 5 | Virginia Rego | 52 |
| 6 | JM Pelletier | 50 |
| 7 | Johnny Havlik | 49 |
| 8 | John Woycheshin | 48 |
| 9 | Michael Poplawski | 45 |
| 10 | Shaun Johnson | 44 |
| Tim Winkelmans | 44 | |
| John Lo | 44 | |
| 13 | Kelly Chaplin | 43 |
| 14 | Peter McCarthy | 41 |
| 15 | Doug Tacoma | 40 |
| 16 | Petr Havlik | 39 |
| 17 | Sheryl Johnson | 36 |
| 18 | Wes Zetaruk | 35 |
| 19 | Teri Winchester | 34 |
| 20 | Doug Wansbrough | 32 |
| 21 | Amy Roach | 18 |