JN wrote:Our magic number appears to be at 5 (with both Seattle and Houston). While a combination of 4 with Houston would allow us to finish ahead of them in a head to head tiebreaker, Houston could still back in ahead of us if it was a three way tie with Texas.
So there is no scenario that we could clinch a playoff spot after a win against New York on Wednesday. We could clinch later that night if we win the first two, and Seattle or Houston sweep each other.
There is one other scenario where we could clinch on Wednesday night.
Toronto wins first 2 games against New York (giving us 89 wins)
Houston loses 2 out of 3 against Seattle (giving them a max of 89 wins)
Texas sweeps LAA (giving them 90 wins)
We win any tie-breakers involving Houston as long as Texas is not involved,