EASTERN CONFERENCE

	TEAM		GP	W	L	OT	GF	GA	PTS
1		NYR	78	50	21	7	217	173	107
2		BOS	78	46	28	4	257	192	96
3		FLA	78	37	25	16	192	215	90
4		PIT	78	48	24	6	264	208	102
5		PHI	78	45	24	9	251	218	99
6		NJD	79	45	28	6	219	205	96
7		OTT	78	40	28	10	240	230	90
9		WSH	79	40	31	8	212	223	88
8		BUF	79	38	31	10	208	219	86
10		WPG	79	36	34	9	213	223	81
11		TBL	78	36	35	7	223	268	79
12		CAR	79	31	32	16	208	237	78
13		NYI	78	33	34	11	193	236	77
14		TOR	79	34	36	9	222	252	75
15		MTL	79	29	35	15	202	221	73

COMPLETE STANDINGS

It's no April Fool's Day prank, the Winnipeg Jets are officially eliminated from the playoff race. With three games remaining in the 2011-2012 regular season, the Jets sit in tenth place in the Eastern Conference with 81 points. This means the maximum amount of points they could finish the 82-game season with would be 87, which would bring them short of eigth spot, currently held by the Washington Capitals with 88 points.

The Jets now move on to find away to keep competing for three more games, Tuesday against the Panthers, next Thursday against the Islanders, and finally returning home next Saturday, April 7th to host the Tampa Bay Lightning.

LAST NIGHT'S GAME:

Winnipeg Jets 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (OT)

The Winnipeg Jets battled hard on Saturday night, scoring twice in the second period to lead 2-1 heading into the third period. Ryan Malone scored both regulation time goals for the Lightning.

Any other time of the season, the Jets would have been very happy to take three of the possible four points in their back-to-back games (Friday, 4-3 OT win in Carolina, Saturday 2-3 OT loss in Tampa Bay). Every single point was required to keep their playoff hopes alive, so dropping the one point in overtime against the Lightning was a disappointing loss for the Jets.

SUNDAY'S MATCH-UPS:

• Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins (11:30 am, NBC)
• Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders (2:00 PM)
• Florida Panthers at Detroit Red Wings (3:00 pm)
• Boston Bruins at New York Rangers (6:00 pm, TSN2)
• Minnestoa Wild at Chicago Blackhawks (6:00 pm)
• Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks (7:00 pm)