The Dallas Stars currently sit in a playoff spot with 57 days to go in the regular season. While that may not sound like an incredibly relevant achievement with two months to go in the regular season, it’s something that the Stars can boast.
Holding onto a playoff spot in the NHL is an impressive feat, but only after a certain point in the regular season schedule. For example, a team sitting in a wild card spot through 15 games isn’t necessarily impressive. That team barely holding onto a spot could easily be the team that loses 35 of their final 67 games and misses the playoffs by a wide margin.