Texas is in a tough spot. In seven years in Cedar Park, the Stars have only missed the playoffs once. As the eighth playoff push ramps up, Texas is an extremely precarious position: seventh place in a division that only sees the top four make the dance.
The current playoff line is set at .588. Rounding up, that works out to 90 points for the Stars. Currently, the club is at 45 points in 44 games. This means the team needs to match its output so far in the remaining 32 games. That's the same amount of points with 12 fewer games to get there.