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Devils 4, Hurricanes 3

Rangers are eliminated from playoff contention.

Jets 5, Bruins 4 (SO)

Jets clinch at least 3rd place in Central.

Tonight's clinching scenarios:

Toronto can clinch a playoff spot with a win and a Philadelphia regulation loss.

Washington can clinch a playoff spot with either of the following:

1. Win and Philadelphia loss
2. OT appearance and a Philadelphia regulation loss

Tonight's clinching scenarios:

San Jose can clinch a playoff spot with a win. If they lose in OT, they can clinch with a Los Angeles regulation loss.

Toronto can clinch a playoff spot with a Florida loss or a New Jersey regulation loss.

Washington can clinch a playoff spot with any of the following:

1. Florida SOW or loss
2. New Jersey loss
3. Columbus regulation loss

For a look at the complete standings, go to Page 1.

I think Pittsburgh is the team to beat until someone can knock them off. Vegas getting to the Stanley Cup finals would be an incredible story.

Senators 3, Panthers 2 (OT)
Penguins 4, Devils 3 (OT)

Maple Leafs and Capitals both clinch playoff spots; Leafs clinch at least 3rd place in Atlantic.

Tonight's clinching scenario:

San Jose can clinch a playoff spot with regulation losses from Anaheim and Colorado.

For a look at the complete standings, go to Page 1.

Tonight's clinching scenarios:

Nashville can clinch the Central with a win and a Winnipeg regulation loss. Add a Vegas loss and Nashville clinches the top spot in the West.

Vegas can clinch the Pacific with at least an OT appearance.

San Jose can clinch a playoff spot with a win.

Pittsburgh can clinch a playoff spot with a win, after Florida lost 5-1.

For a look at the complete standings, go to Page 1.

Penguins 5, Canadiens 2

Defending back-to-back Champions clinch playoff spot; 12th straight playoff appearance.

Devils 4, Islanders 3

Hurricanes are eliminated from playoff contention.

Golden Knights 3, Sharks 2

Golden Knights clinch Pacific in their inaugural season.

Tonight's clinching scenario:

Washington can clinch the Metropolitan with a regulation win over Pittsburgh.

For a look at the complete standings, go to Page 1.

Capitals 3, Penguins 1

Capitals clinch Metropolitan.

Ducks 4, Avalanche 3 (OT)

Stars are eliminated from playoff contention.

Tonight's clinching scenarios:

Nashville can clinch the Central with a Winnipeg regulation loss.

San Jose can clinch a playoff spot with either of the following:

1. A Colorado regulation loss
2. A Colorado OT/SO loss and a St. Louis regulation loss

Minnesota can clinch a playoff spot with a win and either of the following:

1. A Colorado regulation loss
2. A Colorado OT/SO loss and a St. Louis regulation loss

For a look at the complete standings, go to Page 1.

Wild 3, Oilers 0
Kings 3, Avalanche 1

Wild and Sharks both clinch playoff spots.

Tonight's clinching scenarios:

Nashville can clinch the Central with any of the following:

1. Win
2. OT appearance and a Winnipeg loss
3. Winnipeg regulation loss

Add a Vegas loss to #3 and Nashville clinches the top spot in the West

Columbus can clinch a playoff spot with either of the following:

1. Win and a Florida loss
2. OT appearance and a Florida regulation loss

Philadelphia can clinch a playoff spot with either of the following:

1. Win and a Florida loss
2. OT appearance and a Florida regulation loss

New Jersey can clinch a playoff spot with a win and a Florida regulation loss

For a look at the complete standings, go to Page 1.

Tonight's clinching scenarios:

Anaheim can clinch a playoff spot with a win and a St. Louis loss.

Los Angeles can clinch a playoff spot with a St. Louis loss.

For a look at the complete standings, go to Page 1.

Blackhawks 4, Blues 3

Wild clinch 3rd place in Central and Kings clinch playoff spot. Two spots remain, and the Ducks can now clinch with a win.

Ducks 3, Wild 1

Ducks clinch playoff spot. Only one spot remains in the West.

Tonight's clinching scenarios:

Nashville can clinch the Central with any of the following:

1. Win
2. OT appearance and a Winnipeg loss
3. Winnipeg regulation loss

Nashville can clinch the top spot in the West with any of the following:

1. Win
2. OT appearance and a Winnipeg loss
3. Winnipeg regulation loss and Vegas loss

Nashville can win their first Presidents' Trophy with a win and a Boston regulation loss.

Columbus can clinch a playoff spot with an OT appearance or a Florida loss.

New Jersey can clinch a playoff spot with any of the following:

1. Win
2. OT appearance and a Florida loss
3. Florida regulation loss

Philadelphia can clinch a playoff spot with a win and a Florida loss. If they reach OT and lose, Florida's loss has to be in regulation.

For a look at the complete standings, go to Page 1.

Penguins 5, Blue Jackets 4 (OT)

Jackets clinch playoff spot; first back-to-back postseasons in franchise history.

Devils 2, Maple Leafs 1

Devils clinch playoff spot; first appearance since reaching the Final in 2012.

Flyers 4, Hurricanes 3

Flyers can clinch the East's last playoff spot with a Panthers loss.

Predators 4, Capitals 3

Predators clinch top spot in West.

Saturday's Blues/Avalanche game is do or die; winner clinches the final playoff spot in the West. Before that game, the Blues head to Chicago against the Blackhawks tomorrow. Colorado leads St. Louis by one point, the Blues are 3-1-0 against the Avs this season, and the two teams are even in ROWs (Regulation/Overtime Wins) with 40. So the Blues/Blackhawks game could determine how much leeway is allowed for us in Saturday's game. Now, Colorado has to win to get in the playoffs, however:

If STL loses in regulation tomorrow, Saturday's game can go to OT, because it would be 94-93 COL. COL would still have to win and do so in the OT period, because a STL win in OT would make it 94-94, but 41-40 in the ROW column in STL's favor. Even a STL SOW (Shootout Win) wouldn't help COL, because while the points and ROWs would be even, head-to-head favors STL.

If STL loses in OT/SO tomorrow, Saturday's game can go to OT, because it would be 93-93 after the OT/SO loss, and OT in Saturday's game would be 94-94. Winner would get the extra point and the playoff spot.

If STL wins via SO tomorrow, even then, Saturday's game can go to OT. Though a SOW would make it 94-93 STL, and OT on Saturday would make it 95-94 STL, COL would still get in the playoffs if we score in OT and win, because it would be 95-95, but 41-40 in the ROW column in our favor, and ROWs supercede head-to-head.

However, if STL gets a ROW tomorrow, then OT on Saturday is not an option. Not only would a ROW make it 94-93 STL, but it would also make it 41-40 in the ROW column in STL's favor. This means that if OT happens on Saturday, it would be 95-94 STL, which would eliminate COL even if we win in OT, because it would be 95-95 in points and 41-41 in ROWs, but the head-to-head would oust us. COL would have to win in regulation.

Those are the scenarios facing Saturday's do or die contest.

Tonight's clinching scenario:

San Jose can clinch at least 3rd place in the Pacific with an Anaheim loss.

For a look at the complete standings, go to Page 1.

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