Daily Faceoff LIVE<\/a>, host Tyler Yaremchuk and co-host and former NHL video coach Steve Peters discussed which of those three teams has the best chance to still be playing come mid-April.<\/p>\nTyler Yaremchuk: How about surprising teams in the West that are actually in on the playoff picture? Anaheim moves into third place in the Pacific. They\u2019ve won four in a row\u2026 San Jose\u2019s still holding on to a playoff spot, tied with the LA Kings for the final playoff spot. Utah, they seem to have sorted things out. They\u2019ve won three in a row, points in 8 of their last 10. If you look at San Jose, Utah and Anaheim, which one are you most confident in that can hold on to their playoff spot? <\/p>\n
Steve Peters: You talk about the [Leo] Carlsson injury and how it affects the Olympics, well that\u2019s going to affect the Ducks, too. And when I look at these three teams specifically, outstanding young forwards can add a lot of offense on their team, but you\u2019ve got to look at how they defend. And for me the big benchmark is goal differential. Anaheim is minus-12; San Jose is minus-20. Utah\u2019s plus-18, and I think Utah\u2019s got some things that those other teams don\u2019t when you look at their back end. They\u2019ve got experienced defenders on the back end led by Sergachev, and Vejmelka\u2019s given up two or less in six of his last eight starts. <\/p>\n
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