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NHL playoff watch standings update: X factors, predictions for Dallas Stars-Vegas Golden Knights

The Knights are chasing the Stars and the Nashville Predators in the Western wild-card race. Heading into Tuesday’s action, the Predators hold the first wild card (94 points, 35 regulation wins), and the Stars hold the second (93 points, 30 regulation wins). The Knights are at 90 points and 33 regulation wins, so a loss […]

NHL playoff watch standings update: Key games, X factors for the final week of the season

We’re highlighting the most critical games this week and potential X factors and serving up our takes on what the first-round bracket will look like: Victoria Matiash, NHL analyst: After Tuesday’s titanic tilt between Vegas and Dallas, I’m looking ahead to Friday’s potential bracket-settling matchup between the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals. By that […]

NHL playoff watch standings update: Boston Bruins-St. Louis Blues highlights busy Tuesday schedule

Tuesday night, we’ll get a potential preview of that Cup Final combo as Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand and the B’s head to St. Louis to take on Ryan O’Reilly, Robert Thomas and the Blues. The Blues won 4-2 in the first matchup this season between the teams (April 12 in Boston) on the strength of […]

NHL playoff watch standings update: Showdown Saturday includes Wild-Blues, Avalanche-Hurricanes, Penguins-Bruins, Knights-Oilers

First up is the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. the Boston Bruins at 12:30 ET. The Penguins just earned their postseason ticket this week, and are currently poised to face the New York Rangers in the first round. The Bruins are on the verge of clinching, and as the East’s first wild card have a matchup with […]

NHL playoff watch standings update: What’s at stake in the 2022 draft lottery

Then there are nights like Friday, with three of four teams headed to the draft lottery, and one team eight points clear of the club below them. (And we can’t blame the schedule-making crew either, as all four of these teams were in the playoffs last season.) In any event, now is as good a […]