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Penguins 4, Senators 0

Penguins clinch 2nd place in Metropolitan and will host either the Jackets or Devils in the Metropolitan Division Semifinals.

Today's clinching scenarios:

Tampa Bay can clinch the top spot in the East with any of the following:

1. ROW
2. SOW and a SOW or less from Boston
3. OT appearance and a Boston loss
4. Boston regulation loss

Philadelphia can clinch the last playoff spot in the East with an OT appearance or a Florida loss.

St. Louis @ Colorado will decide the last playoff spot in the West. If the game goes to OT, St. Louis clinches. Colorado can clinch with a regulation win.

Positioning scenarios:

San Jose can clinch 2nd place in the Pacific with an OT appearance or with losses from Los Angeles and Anaheim.

Anaheim can clinch 2nd place in the Pacific with a win and a San Jose regulation loss.

Los Angeles can clinch 2nd place in the Pacific with a win, a San Jose regulation loss, and an Anaheim loss.

Columbus can clinch 3rd place in the Metropolitan with a ROW and New Jersey failing to pick up a ROW.

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

Flyers 5, Rangers 0

Flyers clinch the last playoff spot in the East. Can clinch 3rd place in Metropolitan with Jackets and Devils losses.

Capitals 5, Devils 3
Predators 4, Blue Jackets 2

Flyers clinch 3rd place in Metropolitan and will face Penguins in the Metropolitan Division Semifinals.

Avalanche 5, Blues 2

Avalanche clinch final playoff spot in West!

Ducks 3, Coyotes 0
Wild 6, Sharks 3

Ducks clinch 2nd place in Pacific and home ice in the Pacific Division Semifinals vs Sharks

Today's final scenario:

Boston can clinch the top spot in the East with a win. A loss gives the top spot to Tampa Bay.

Panthers 4, Bruins 2

Lightning clinch top spot in East

Division Semifinals Matchups

Atlantic Division

(1)Tampa Bay vs (4)New Jersey
(2)Boston vs (3)Toronto

Metropolitan Division

(1)Washington vs (4)Columbus
(2)Pittsburgh vs (3)Philadelphia

Central Division

(1)Nashville vs (4)Colorado
(2)Winnipeg vs (3)Minnesota

Pacific Division

(1)Vegas vs (4)Los Angeles
(2)Anaheim vs (3)San Jose