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After a 14-game night Thursday, and leading into a 16-game slate Saturday, tonight’s NHL calendar is … completely empty. So, enjoy a night of watching other sports or catching up on all those books you’ve been meaning to read.
But there were 28 teams in action last night, so we’ll cut the preamble short and get you to the current playoff matchups, standings with playoff projections, the race for the No. 1 pick and everything else.
And come on back Saturday as we preview that monster slate, including a tripleheader on the ABC/ESPN+ Hockey Saturday docket: Pittsburgh Penguins-Detroit Red Wings (1 p.m. ET), Vegas Golden Knights-Dallas Stars (3:30 p.m. ET) and New Jersey Devils-Boston Bruins (8 p.m. ET).
As we enter the final stretch of the regular season, it’s time to check all the playoff races — along with the teams jockeying for position in the 2023 NHL draft lottery.
Note: Playoff chances are via FiveThirtyEight.
Jump ahead:
Current playoff matchups
Last night’s scores
Expanded standings
Race for No. 1 pick
Current playoff matchups
Eastern Conference
A1 Boston Bruins vs. WC2 New York Islanders
A2 Toronto Maple Leafs vs. A3 Tampa Bay Lightning
M1 Carolina Hurricanes vs. WC1 Florida Panthers
M2 New Jersey Devils vs. M3 New York Rangers
Western Conference
C1 Colorado Avalanche vs. WC1 Seattle Kraken
C2 Dallas Stars vs. C3 Minnesota Wild
P1 Vegas Golden Knights vs. WC2 Winnipeg Jets
P2 Edmonton Oilers vs. P3 Los Angeles Kings
Thursday’s scoreboard
Watch “In the Crease” on ESPN+ for highlights from every game.
Boston Bruins 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (OT)
Buffalo Sabres 7, Detroit Red Wings 6 (SO)
Florida Panthers 7, Ottawa Senators 2
Montreal Canadiens 6, Washington Capitals 2
New Jersey Devils 8, Columbus Blue Jackets 1
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Minnesota Wild 1
New York Islanders 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Nashville Predators 3, Carolina Hurricanes 0
St. Louis Blues 3, New York…
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