The modern NHL awards an extra point to a team for every regulation tie, and that additional point means getting buried in the standings early is fatal.
A team like the Columbus Blue Jackets is going to have an impossible task catching up because of the extra point awarded for an overtime contest.
There are teams who have started slowly but should recover and be heard from in the playoffs next spring. Their underlying numbers, poor goaltending or unlucky shooting percentage will correct, and a hot streak later will place them back in the thick of things.
Here are six teams who started off the pace but remain a good bet to make the playoffs for the 2015-16 season.
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