COUNTDOWN TO THE CALDER CUP PLAYOFFS - APRIL 13
Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | PCT | GF | GA | PIM | HOME | ROAD | LAST TEN | STREAK | S/O |
| 1. *x Texas | 72 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 93 | 0.646 | 218 | 188 | 892 | 18-11-2-5 | 23-9-3-1 | 6-4-0-0 | 1-0-0-0 | 5-6 |
| 2. *x Toronto | 71 | 40 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 89 | 0.627 | 223 | 187 | 1091 | 24-8-1-2 | 16-14-2-4 | 5-2-1-2 | 0-1-0-0 | 3-6 |
| 3. * Grand Rapids | 72 | 40 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 87 | 0.604 | 225 | 198 | 1176 | 20-12-2-2 | 20-13-1-2 | 4-4-0-2 | 0-2-0-1 | 5-4 |
| 4. Charlotte | 72 | 40 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 87 | 0.604 | 212 | 191 | 884 | 19-16-2-1 | 21-9-2-2 | 5-3-2-0 | 1-0-2-0 | 3-3 |
| 5. Rochester | 71 | 40 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 84 | 0.592 | 220 | 196 | 1020 | 21-14-0-1 | 19-13-3-0 | 7-3-0-0 | 3-0-0-0 | 10-1 |
| 6. Houston | 72 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 0.583 | 199 | 190 | 956 | 20-11-3-3 | 17-14-2-2 | 5-3-1-1 | 1-0-0-0 | 5-5 |
| 7. Oklahoma City | 71 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 83 | 0.585 | 224 | 223 | 1045 | 19-11-2-3 | 17-13-0-6 | 7-1-0-2 | 2-0-0-1 | 4-9 |
| 8. Milwaukee | 71 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 81 | 0.570 | 182 | 191 | 942 | 19-11-3-2 | 18-16-1-1 | 6-3-1-0 | 3-0-0-0 | 3-3 |
| 9. Rockford | 73 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 0.555 | 229 | 217 | 1678 | 21-17-0-0 | 18-14-2-1 | 6-3-1-0 | 1-0-0-0 | 5-1 |
| 10. Chicago | 71 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 79 | 0.556 | 194 | 196 | 1040 | 19-10-2-4 | 16-17-3-0 | 5-5-0-0 | 0-1-0-0 | 5-4 |
| 11. | 73 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 76 | 0.521 | 205 | 213 | 1335 | 14-15-2-4 | 19-15-1-3 | 6-3-1-0 | 4-0-0-0 | 6-7 |
| 12. | 73 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 76 | 0.521 | 165 | 189 | 1025 | 22-12-2-1 | 11-18-2-5 | 5-4-1-0 | 2-0-0-0 | 7-6 |
| 13. | 71 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 71 | 0.500 | 175 | 200 | 961 | 20-11-1-3 | 12-21-3-0 | 6-4-0-0 | 1-0-0-0 | 6-3 |
| 14. | 71 | 29 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 66 | 0.465 | 184 | 212 | 1112 | 16-14-0-4 | 13-20-2-2 | 2-7-1-0 | 0-5-1-0 | 3-6 |
| 15. | 71 | 28 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 0.437 | 151 | 211 | 1357 | 17-15-1-2 | 11-22-0-3 | 4-6-0-0 | 0-2-0-0 | 3-5 |
* Division Leader
x = Teams that have clinched a playoff berth.
y = Teams that have clinched first place in their division.Crossout = Teams that have been eliminated from playoff contention.
The Griffins' Magic Numbers...
For clinching a berth in the Calder Cup Playoffs: 3 points
For clinching the Midwest Division (Norman R. (Bud) Poile Trophy): 5 points
For clinching the Western Conference: 15 points
For clinching the AHL regular season points championship (Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy): 19 points
Clinching Scenarios for Saturday, April 13
Grand Rapids can clinch a playoff berth tonight with a win at home against Peoria.
Any of the following would also secure the Griffins' first postseason appearance since 2009:
- The Griffins lose to Peoria in either overtime or a shootout and Chicago loses to Charlotte;
- The Griffins lose to Peoria in either overtime or a shootout and Milwaukee loses in regulation to Rockford;
- Chicago loses in regulation to Charlotte.
If The Season Ended Today...
#3 Grand Rapids would face #6 Houston in the best-of-five Western Conference Quarterfinals. It would mark the teams' second meeting in the Calder Cup Playoffs, following the Aeros' triumph in the 2003 Western Conference Finals. In that memorable seven-game series, the Griffins won Games 5 and 6 in overtime before falling at home in Game 7 to a Houston team that went on to win the Calder Cup.
The Griffins and Aeros met six times this season, with Grand Rapids winning the series 4-2 (1-2 at Van Andel Arena and 3-0 at the Toyota Center). Grand Rapids won each of the last three clashes, including a 5-1 win in Houston on April 2.
AHL Schedule This Week
| SAT, APRIL 13 | |
| Binghamton at Albany - 5:00 PM EDT W-B/Scranton at St. John's - 7:30 PM NDT Connecticut at Adirondack - 7:00 PM EDT Peoria at Grand Rapids - 7:00 PM EDT Hershey at Manchester - 7:00 PM EDT Providence at Springfield - 7:00 PM EDT Norfolk at Worcester - 7:00 PM EDT Hamilton at Lake Erie - 7:30 PM EDT Rochester at Syracuse - 7:30 PM EDT Charlotte at Chicago - 7:00 PM CDT San Antonio at Houston - 7:05 PM CDT Rockford at Milwaukee - 7:30 PM CDT | |
| SUN, APRIL 14 | |
| W-B/Scranton at St. John's - 4:00 PM NDT Binghamton at Adirondack - 3:00 PM EDT Rochester at Albany - 3:00 PM EDT Worcester at Manchester - 3:00 PM EDT Connecticut at Springfield - 3:00 PM EDT Norfolk at Providence - 3:05 PM EDT Hershey at Portland - 4:00 PM EDT Texas at San Antonio - 3:30 PM CDT Oklahoma City at Hamilton - 5:00 PM EDT Toronto at Abbotsford - 4:00 PM PDT | |
| MON, APRIL 15 | |
| No games scheduled. | |
| TUE, APRIL 16 | |
| Portland at Bridgeport - 7:00 PM EDT Oklahoma City at Toronto - 7:00 PM EDT Chicago at Milwaukee - 7:00 PM CDT Texas at San Antonio - 7:00 PM CDT Charlotte at Peoria - 7:05 PM CDT | |
| WED, APRIL 17 | |
| Springfield at Worcester - 7:00 PM EDT | |
| THU, APRIL 18 | |
| No games scheduled. | |
| FRI, APRIL 19 | |
| Hershey at Adirondack - 7:00 PM EDT Connecticut at Albany - 7:00 PM EDT Peoria at Grand Rapids - 7:00 PM EDT Bridgeport at Portland - 7:00 PM EDT Manchester at Binghamton - 7:05 PM EDT Springfield at Providence - 7:05 PM EDT Toronto at Rochester - 7:05 PM EDT Worcester at W-B/Scranton - 7:05 PM EDT St. John's at Hamilton - 7:30 PM EDT Chicago at Lake Erie - 7:30 PM EDT Norfolk at Syracuse - 7:30 PM EDT Charlotte at Milwaukee - 7:00 PM CDT Abbotsford at Oklahoma City - 7:00 PM CDT Rockford at San Antonio - 7:30 PM CDT Houston at Texas - 7:30 PM CDT | |
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