We’ll jump right into the lottery standings as there were minor shifts. The Blackhawks beat Detroit in overtime 5-4, a good outcome for the Rangers. With the win, Chicago passed New Y ork in the standings. With the single point, the Red Wings are five points behind the Rangers.
By virtue of their 7-1 spanking of the Winnipeg Jets, the Colorado Avalanche are not a playoff team. The team they displaced are the Minnesota Wild and they enter the lottery standings tied with the Rangers in points, but below them in the standings due to games played.
So, the Rangers dropped one position into the tenth worst position, tied points-wise with Florida and Minnesota.