Big night in Pacific Division

It’s Showcase Saturday for the Pacific Division, as all five teams are on the ice tonight, with St. Louis hosting Anaheim, Nashville hosting Phoenix, Vancouver hosting Dallas and San Jose hosting Colorado. Will the division standings get even tighter, or will there be some separation? Phoenix leads with 71 points, followed by San Jose with 70 and Dallas, the Kings and Anaheim with 68 (the Stars hold the tiebreaker). How’s this for balance? If my math is correct, at the end of the night, any of the five Pacific Division teams could be in second place. That would take a huge winning margin by Anaheim and a huge losing margin by San Jose, but it’s theoretically possible. Put your predictions in now…

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