As a result of these outcomes:
- Regina's battle for a playoff spot is over. With Edmonton's win, the Pats are eliminated.....they would have been eliminated anyway with their own loss though, but having Edmonton win first makes their blowing a 5-2 lead over the Raiders a little less costly I guess.
- Swift Current has clinched the #4 seed in the East, and the home ice in the first round that comes with it. They also dealt pretty much the death blow to the Wheat Kings' chances of catching Saskatoon for the #2 spot. To get #2, Brandon now needs to win their last two games and have the Blades lose their last two in regulation. Seems unlikely.
- With Prince Albert and Edmonton both winning, nothing changes in the race for the last playoff spot in the East except that the Raiders now have one less game to make up the two points they are behind the Oil Kings. With Edmonton finishing up with a pair against the Rebels and the Raiders having to play the Blades twice, I think this one is going to go Edmonton's way and they'll make the playoffs for the first time.
- By losing to Kamloops (or perhaps Vancouver didn't lose so much as Kamloops goalie Justin Leclerc beat them by making 58 saves on 59 shots) , Vancouver has turned over control of the #1 overall race back to the Hitmen. If the Hitmen get three points out of their final two games this weekend in Medicine Hat and Lethbridge, then the Hitmen get first overall regardless of what Vancouver does this weekend.
- Kelowna and Spokane both win so nothing has changed in the race for the #3 spot in the West except the Chiefs now have one less game to make up the point they trail the Rockets by. Looks more and more like it might come down to that head-to-head game on Sunday.
- Seattle and Kamloops both win so nothing changes in the race for #5 & #6 in the West either. T-Birds still have one game in hand and trail Kamloops by one point.
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