OHL Western Conference playoff picture with three days to go

Three days remain on the OHL’s regular season schedule.

Here are the Western Conference playoff possibilities:

***Magic number refers to points needed by the team higher in the standings to clinch that spot. (Any combination of points earned by the team in the higher position added to points lost by the team in the lower position that totals the magic number clinches the spot.)

**Differential refers to difference in points earned by the lower team in the standings and points lost by the team they are trying to catch in order for lower team to overtake that spot.

Erie: Clinch first overall with 3 out of 4 points in remaining games against Kitchener and Guelph

Otters’ magic number over  Attack is 3 (Erie owns tiebreaker)

Otters’ magic number over the Knights is 2 (Erie owns tiebreaker)

Otters’ magic number over Greyhounds is 1 (Erie owns tiebreaker)

Sault Ste. Marie: Have clinched the West Division and the second seed in the Western Conference

Can still finish first overall with a differential vs Erie of 4 points and by earning more points than Owen Sound over final three games at Saginaw, versus Saginaw and versus London.

Owen Sound: Lead the Knights by three points for the third seed. Trail Erie by 1 point for first overall.

Can still finish first overall with a differential vs Erie of two points and by earning more points than the Greyhounds over final two games versus Kitchener and at Guelph.

London: Trail the Attack by three points for third seed. Trail Erie by four points for first overall.

In order to finish first, they need a differential versus Erie of five points and need to be four points better than Owen Sound and two points better than the Greyhounds over final three games. The Knights are home to Flint, at Flint and at Sault Ste. Marie.

Windsor: Owns the fifth seed.

Kitchener: Owns the sixth seed.

Flint: Owns the seventh seed.

Sarnia: Owns the eighth seed.

Saginaw: Will draft fourth overall in the OHL Priority Selection.

Guelph: Will draft second overall behind Barrie in OHL Priority Selection unless they are five points better than North Bay over remaining three games versus Sarnia, at Erie and vs. Attack.