The 2015-16 season has been a remarkable one, as precious little separates some of the best teams in hockey from some of the worst teams.
Twelve teams currently sit within 10 points of last place Toronto; any of those clubs could plausibly finish in 30th overall with a run of bad play over the remaining third of the season. Fourteen more teams sit within 10 points of Carolina, the team currently one point clear of the Toronto block below it; any of those could self-destruct sufficiently to miss out on the postseason.
Above the fray? Washington, Chicago, Dallas and St.