A combination of results on Tuesday led the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues to round out two wild card spots at the Western Conference, eliminating Calgary’s flames from the postseason contest.
On the other side of the continent, the Columbus Blue Jacket has won regulations against the Philadelphia Flyers, leaving their slim chances intact. Will they be watching Team No. 16 clinching in the playoff field on Wednesday, or will Thursday’s game be the deciding factor?
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Carolina Hurricane in the Montreal Canadian
7pm (ESPN+)
This is the most important game of the night with a significant margin. The Canadiens won the second Eastern wild card spot due to any kind of victory or loss in overtime/fire battles. The only thing that keeps the hopes of the blue jacket intact is Montreal’s regulatory loss. It is unknown which type of roster the hub will face from the cane. The latter is because for some time, he has been trapped in second place on the Metro.
Winnipeg Jets’ Anaheim Ducks
7pm (ESPN+)
The duck will not end up in 9th or below on lottery orders. They took part in the game with 79 points, and the lower teams have more than 82. But following the losses here, Saber could be the seventh highest with Penguins and Saber wins on Thursday. The Jets recently locked the President’s Trophy as the NHL’s top regular season team (and the number one seed as long as they last in the playoffs).
Detroit Red Wings of the New Jersey Devils
7:30pm (TNT)
The Wings are currently 12th in the draft lottery order, with 83 points and 29 restrictions winning and can move up to 10th (if the islanders win on Thursday and lose the next two games). Like the Hurricane, the Devil has been locked in playoff positions for a while, with the Carolinas matching in Round 1.
Dallas stars in the Nashville Predators
8pm (ESPN+)
The two teams on the other side of the central division are also unable to move based on the outcome of this game. The Stars opens Central’s second-place playoffs against the third-seeded Colorado Avalanche, but the predators are locked up in third place on lottery orders.
Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks
10pm (TNT)
And then there’s a pair of Pacific division teams whose results tonight won’t change their rankings. The Golden Knights recently won the No. 1 seed in the Pacific division, with the Canucks locked up as the No. 15th team on draft lottery orders.
Edmonton Oilers of the San Jose Sharks
10:30pm (ESPN+)
…And here too, there’s another pair of Pacific teams already trapped. San Jose has been number one in their recently decided position for quite some time on draft lottery orders. Meanwhile, the Oilers will be the third seeded in the Pacific Division bracket and take on the Los Angeles Kings, who was second seeded in Round 1.
Note: The potential for the playoffs is via Sta Threat.
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Current playoff matchups
Eastern Conference
A1 Toronto Maple Leafs vs WC1 Ottawa Senator
A2 Tampa Bay Lightning vs. A3 Florida Panthers
M1 Washington Capitals vs WC2 Montreal Canadian
M2 Carolina Hurricanes vs. M3 New Jersey Devils
Western Conference
C1 Winnipeg Jets vs WC2 St. Louis Blues
C2 Dallas Star vs C3 Colorado Avalanche
P1 Vegas Golden Knights vs. WC1 Minnesota Wild
P2 Los Angeles Kings vs. P3 Edmonton Oilers
Wednesday’s Game
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Carolina Hurricane at Montreal Canadiens, 7pm
7pm at the Winnipeg Jets’ Anaheim Ducks
Detroit Red Wings of the New Jersey Devils, 7:30pm (TNT)
Dallas at the Nashville Predators at 8pm
Vancouver Canucks Vegas Golden Knights, 10pm (TNT)
Edmonton Oilers in the San Jose Sharks, 10:30pm
Tuesday Scoreboard
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New Jersey Devils 5, Boston Bruins 4 (OT)
Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Buffalo Sabres 0
Chicago Blackhawks 4, Ottawa Senator 3 (OT)
Columbus Blue Jacket 3, Philadelphia Flyers 0
Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Florida Panthers 1
Washington Capitals 3, New York Islanders 1
St. Louis Blues 6, Utah Hockey Club 1
Minnesota Wild 3, Anaheim Ducks 2 (OT)
Calgary Flames 5, Vegas Golden Knights 4 (SO)
Los Angeles Kings 6, Seattle Claken 5
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Atlantic Division
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Points: 106
Regulation wins: 41
Playoff position: A1
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 107.3
Next game: vs. det (Thursday)
Playoff chance: 100%
Tragic number: n/a
Points: 102
Regulation wins: 41
Playoff position: A2
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 103.3
Next game: @nyr (Thursday)
Playoff chance: 100%
Tragic number: n/a
Points: 98
Regulation wins: 37
Playoff position: A3
Left game: 0
Point Pace: 98
Next game: n/a
Playoff chance: 100%
Tragic number: n/a
Points: 95
Regulation wins: 34
Playoff position: WC1
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 96.2
Next game: Cars against (Thursday)
Playoff chance: 100%
Tragic number: n/a
Points: 89
Regulation wins: 29
Playoff position: WC2
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 90.1
Next game: Cars against Wednesday
Playoff chance: 89.6%
Tragic number: n/a
Points: 83
Regulation wins: 29
Playoff position: n/a
Left game: 2
Point Pace: 85.1
Next game: @NJ (Wednesday)
Playoff chance: 0%
Tragic number: e
Points: 77
Regulation victory: 28
Playoff position: n/a
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 78.0
Next Game: vs. Phi (Thursday)
Playoff chance: 0%
Tragic number: e
Points: 76
Regulation victory: 26
Playoff position: n/a
Left game: 0
Point Pace: 76
Next game: n/a
Playoff chance: 0%
Tragic number: e
Metro Division
Points: 111
Regulation wins: 43
Playoff position: M1
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 112.4
Next game: @pit (Thursday)
Playoff chance: 100%
Tragic number: n/a
Points: 99
Regulation wins: 42
Playoff position: M2
Left game: 2
Point Pace: 101.5
Next game: @mtl (Wednesday)
Playoff chance: 100%
Tragic number: n/a
Points: 91
Regulation wins: 36
Playoff position: M3
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 92.1
Next game: vs. Det (Wednesday)
Playoff chance: 100%
Tragic number: n/a
Points: 87
Regulation wins: 29
Playoff position: n/a
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 88.1
Next Game: vs NYI (Thursday)
Playoff chance: 10.4%
Tragic number: 1
Points: 83
Regulation wins: 34
Playoff position: n/a
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 84.0
Next game: vs TB (Thursday)
Playoff chance: 0%
Tragic number: e
Points: 82
Regulation victory: 28
Playoff position: n/a
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 83.0
Next game: @CBJ (Thursday)
Playoff chance: 0%
Tragic number: e
Points: 78
Regulation wins: 23
Playoff position: n/a
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 79.0
Next Game: vs. WSH (Thursday)
Playoff chance: 0%
Tragic number: e
Points: 76
Regulation wins: 21
Playoff position: n/a
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 77.0
Next game: @buf (Thursday)
Playoff chance: 0%
Tragic number: e
Central part
Points: 114
Regulation wins: 43
Playoff position: C1
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 115.4
Next game: vs. ANA (Wednesday)
Playoff chance: 100%
Tragic number: n/a
Points: 106
Regulation wins: 41
Playoff position: C2
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 107.3
Next game: @nsh (Wednesday)
Playoff chance: 100%
Tragic number: n/a
Points: 102
Regulation victory: 40
Playoff position: C3
Left game: 0
Point Pace: 102
Next game: n/a
Playoff chance: 100%
Tragic number: n/a
Points: 97
Regulation wins: 33
Playoff position: WC1
Left game: 0
Point Pace: 97
Next game: n/a
Playoff chance: 100%
Tragic number: n/a
Points: 96
Regulation wins: 32
Playoff position: WC2
Left game: 0
Point Pace: 96
Next game: n/a
Playoff chance: 100%
Tragic number: n/a
Points: 89
Regulation wins: 30
Playoff position: n/a
Left game: 0
Point Pace: 89
Next game: n/a
Playoff chance: 0%
Tragic number: e
Points: 66
Regulation wins: 23
Playoff position: n/a
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 66.8
Next Game: vs. Dal (Wednesday)
Playoff chance: 0%
Tragic number: e
Points: 61
Regulation victory: 20
Playoff position: n/a
Left game: 0
Point Pace: 61
Next game: n/a
Playoff chance: 0%
Tragic number: e
Pacific Sector
Points: 108
Regulation wins: 45
Playoff position: P1
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 109.3
Next game: @van (Wednesday)
Playoff chance: 100%
Tragic number: n/a
Points: 105
Regulation wins: 43
Playoff position: P3
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 106.3
Next Game: vs. CGY (Thursday)
Playoff chance: 100%
Tragic number: n/a
Points: 99
Regulation wins: 35
Playoff position: P2
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 100.2
Next game: @SJ (Wednesday)
Playoff chance: 100%
Tragic number: n/a
Points: 94
Regulation wins: 30
Playoff position: n/a
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 95.2
Next game: LA (Thursday)
Playoff chance: 0%
Tragic number: e
Points: 90
Regulation victory: 28
Playoff position: n/a
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 91.1
Next game: Vs.VGK (Wednesday)
Playoff chance: 0%
Tragic number: e
Points: 79
Regulation victory: 24
Playoff position: n/a
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 80.0
Next game: @wpg (Wednesday)
Playoff chance: 0%
Tragic number: e
Points: 76
Regulation victory: 28
Playoff position: n/a
Left game: 0
Point Pace: 76
Next game: n/a
Playoff chance: 0%
Tragic number: e
Points: 52
Regulation wins: 14
Playoff position: n/a
Left game: 1
Point Pace: 52.6
Next Game: vs.EDM (Wednesday)
Playoff chance: 0%
Tragic number: e
Note: “P” means that the team has won the President’s trophy as the top team in the regular season. “Z” means that the team has scored the top record in the meeting. “Y” means that the team has won the division title. “X” means that the team has won a playoff berth. “E” means that a team has been removed from playoff competition.
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Points: 52
Regulation wins: 14
Points: 61
Regulation victory: 20
Points: 66
Regulation wins: 23
Points: 76
Regulation victory: 26
Points: 76
Regulation victory: 28
Points: 76
Regulation wins: 21
Points: 77
Regulation victory: 28
Points: 78
Regulation wins: 23
Points: 79
Regulation victory: 24
Points: 82
Regulation victory: 28
Points: 83
Regulation wins: 34
Points: 83
Regulation wins: 29
Points: 87
Regulation wins: 29
Points: 89
Regulation wins: 30
Points: 90
Regulation victory: 28
Points: 94
Regulation wins: 30
