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All talk regarding the NHL playoff races will take place in this thread. Standings will be updated on the fly. Stay on topic! (Clinched playoff spot; Clinched 3rd place in division; Clinched division; Top seeds in respective conference color)

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

Tampa Bay (62-16-4; 128 pts)(56 ROW)
Boston (49-24-9; 107 pts)(47 ROW)
Toronto (46-28-8; 100 pts)(46 ROW)
Montréal (44-30-8; 96 pts)(41 ROW)
Florida (36-32-14; 86 pts)(33 ROW)
Buffalo (33-39-10; 76 pts)(28 ROW)
Detroit (32-40-10; 74 pts)(29 ROW)
Ottawa (29-47-6; 64 pts)(29 ROW)

Metropolitan Division

Washington (48-26-8; 104 pts)(44 ROW)
N.Y. Islanders (48-27-7; 103 pts)(43 ROW)
Pittsburgh (44-26-12; 100 pts)(42 ROW)
Carolina (46-29-7; 99 pts)(45 ROW)
Columbus (47-31-4; 98 pts)(45 ROW)
Philadelphia (37-37-8; 82 pts)(35 ROW)
N.Y. Rangers (32-37-13; 77 pts)(26 ROW)
New Jersey (31-41-10; 72 pts)(28 ROW)

Western Conference

Central Division

Nashville (47-29-6; 100 pts)(43 ROW)
Winnipeg (47-30-5; 99 pts)(45 ROW)
St. Louis (45-28-9; 99 pts)(42 ROW)
Dallas (43-32-7; 93 pts)(42 ROW)
Colorado (38-30-14; 90 pts)(36 ROW)
Chicago (36-34-12; 84 pts)(33 ROW)
Minnesota (37-36-9; 83 pts)(36 ROW)

Pacific Division

Calgary (50-25-7; 107 pts)(50 ROW)
San Jose (46-27-9; 101 pts)(46 ROW)
Vegas (43-32-7; 93 pts)(40 ROW)
Arizona (39-35-8; 86 pts)(35 ROW)
Vancouver (35-36-11; 81 pts)(29 ROW)
Anaheim (35-37-10; 80 pts)(32 ROW)
Edmonton (35-38-9; 79 pts)(32 ROW)
Los Angeles (31-42-9; 71 pts)(28 ROW)

Playoff Clinchings

Tampa Bay (March 8--playoff spot; March 18--Atlantic Division, top spot in East, Presidents' Trophy)
Calgary (March 17--playoff spot; March 31--Pacific Division and top spot in West)
San Jose (March 19)
Boston (March 23)
Winnipeg (March 23)
Nashville (March 25--playoff spot; April 6--Central Division)
Washington (March 28--playoff spot; April 4--Metropolitan Division)
St. Louis (March 29)
Vegas (March 29)
N.Y. Islanders (March 30)
Toronto (April 1)
Dallas (April 2)
Pittsburgh (April 4)
Carolina (April 4)
Colorado (April 4)
Columbus (April 5)

Eliminations

Ottawa (March 10)
Detroit (March 12)
New Jersey (March 15)
Los Angeles (March 18)
Buffalo (March 23)
N.Y. Rangers (March 23)
Florida (March 26)
Anaheim (March 27)
Vancouver (March 29)
Philadelphia (March 30)
Edmonton (April 1)
Minnesota (April 2)
Chicago (April 2)
Arizona (April 4)
Montréal (April 5)

Question: If the NHL Regular Season ended today, what would be the playoff matchups in the NHL Eastern Conference and the NHL Western Conference?

At this point, it would be:

Atlantic: Lightning vs Penguins & Bruins vs Leafs
Metropolitan: Islanders vs Canadiens & Capitals vs Hurricanes
Central: Predators vs Stars & Jets vs Blues
Pacific: Flames vs Wild & Sharks vs Knights

The first clinching scenarios of the season:

Tampa Bay can clinch a playoff with a win and any of the following:

1. Montréal regulation loss
2. Columbus regulation loss
3. Any loss from Montréal and Columbus

If Tampa Bay loses in OT/SO, both Montréal and Columbus have to lose in regulation.

Tonight's clinching scenario:

Tampa Bay (idle) can clinch a playoff spot if Montréal loses in regulation.

Ducks 8, Canadiens 2

Lightning become the first team to clinch a spot in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Tonight's clinching scenario:

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

1. Minnesota regulation loss
2. Minnesota OT/SO loss and Arizona regulation loss

Tonight's clinching scenarios:

Tampa Bay clinch the top spot in the East with a win and a Boston regulation loss.

Calgary can clinch a playoff spot with an OT appearance or a Minnesota loss.

San Jose can clinch a playoff spot with a win. If they lose in OT/SO, Minnesota both has to lose. If they lose in regulation, Minnesota's loss has to be in regulation and Chicago has to lose.

Islanders 3, Wild 2 (OT)

Flames become the first West team to clinch a playoff spot.

Tonight's clinching scenarios:

Tampa Bay can win the President's Trophy with a win.

San Jose can clinch a playoff spot with an OT appearance.

Lightning 4, Coyotes 1

Lightning win their first Presidents' Trophy in franchise history.

Tonight's clinching scenario:

San Jose can clinch a playoff spot with a Minnesota loss.

Avalanche 3, Wild 1

Sharks clinch playoff spot.

Tonight's clinching scenarios:

Winnipeg can clinch a playoff spot with a win. If they lose in OT/SO, Winnipeg is in with either of the following:

1. Arizona loss
2. Chicago and Colorado regulation losses

Boston can clinch a playoff spot with a win and a Montréal regulation loss.

Today's clinching scenarios:

Boston can clinch a playoff spot with a win. If they lose in OT/SO, Montréal cannot pick up a ROW (Regulation/OT Win).

Winnipeg can clinch a playoff spot with an OT appearance or either of the following:

1. Colorado regulation loss
2. Losses from Colorado and Minnesota

Nashville can clinch a playoff spot with a ROW, a Colorado loss, and a Minnesota regulation loss.

Bruins 7, Panthers 3

Bruins clinch playoff spot.

Jets 5, Predators 0

Jets clinch playoff spot.

Hurricanes 2, Canadiens 1 (OT)

Bruins clinch at least 3rd place in Atlantic.

Tonight's clinching scenarios:

Vegas can clinch a playoff spot with (at least) an OT appearance.

Nashville can clinch a playoff spot with a win.

Predators 1, Wild 0

Predators clinch playoff spot. Four spots remain in the West.

Tonight's clinching scenarios:

Washington can clinch a playoff spot with a win, a Montréal regulation loss, and a Columbus loss.

St. Louis and Vegas (both idle) can clinch playoff spots with an Arizona loss.