CCHA Play-off Picture, 2nd through 6th
 
  Team             Games   Points   Games left
2 Michigan State     26      34     @ND, FS, @FS, WM
3 Lake Superior      26      32     IC, IC, @Kent, @Kent
4 Western Michigan   26      32     @BG, @OS, @MS, IC
5 Bowling Green      25      30     WM, Kent, @Mia, Mich, @ND
6 Miami              25      27     Mich, Mich, BG, @OS, OS
7 Ferris State       26      21     @MS, ND, MS, @Mich
 
 
Michigan State (today: 2nd; highest: 2nd; lowest: 6th)
 Wins tiebreaker with: BG
 Loses tiebreaker with: LS, WM, Mia
 Needs 4 pts vs Miami to finish 5th or better; needs 6 pts vs BG to finish
  ahead of the Falcons.
 Currently 0-1 vs Ferris and the Bulldogs have a history of playing the
  Spartans tough. 0-2 vs Western.
 
 
Lake Superior (today: 3rd; highest: 2nd; lowest: 6th)
 Wins tiebreaker with: MS (on goals), WM (by 1 goal), Mia
 Loses tiebreaker with: BG
 Needs 5 pts vs Miami to finish 5th or better.
 Has the easiest schedule left, playing #8 IC and #11 Kent. If LSSU
  wins its last four games, it will finish 2nd or 3rd *unless* BG wins
  its last 5 and MSU gets 7 out its last 8 points. So, basically, the
  Soo really has to choke to finish lower than third.
 
 
Western Michigan (today: 4th; highest: 2nd; lowest: 6th)
 Wins tiebreaker with: MS
 Loses tiebreaker with: LS (goals), Mia
 WMU is tied with BG at 1-1, but BG is ahead on goals, 10-7. So if BG
  wins or ties the third game, the Falcons will take the tiebreaker with
  the Broncos.
 Pretty tough schedule, with 3/4 on the road and games with MSU, BGSU
  and the two hottest teams in the lower half, IC and OS.
 Needs 6 pts vs Miami to finish 5th or better.
 
 
Bowling Green (today: 5th; highest: 2nd; lowest: 6th)
 Wins tiebreaker with: LS, Mia
 Loses tiebreaker with: MS
 Has 1 game in hand with those above it, that being a Tuesday night game
  at Miami.
 Has home ice locked up, as do all of the teams above it in the standings.
 Needs 7 pts vs Miami to finish 5th or better. If BG sweeps WM/Kent and
  Michigan sweeps Miami, then BG would have 5th locked up before it met
  the Redksins again.
 If BG beats WMU Friday, it would be tied with the Broncos on points for
  4th (winning the tiebreaker) and have a game in hand.
 Can finish in 3rd without anyone's help if they win their last 5.
 
Miami (today: 6th; highest: 2nd; lowest: 7th)
 Wins tiebreaker with: MS, WM
 Loses tiebreaker with: LS, BG, FS
 Needs 3 points vs Ferris to get home ice. With Ferris playing MSU
 twice and  Michigan once, this looks likely.
 Needs help to move up in the standings. Realistically, will have to get
  a win against Michigan to maintain a good chance of moving up.
 If BG loses its last 5, Miami can pull into 5th with only its win over
  BG and a single win against Ohio State.