** Entering yesterdays games **
By Michael Augello, Featurd
With three weeks to go until the end of the NHL regular season, the race for playoff positioning and wildcard spots in the Eastern and Western Conferences are extremely tight and will likely go down to the final day of the regular season on April 7.
The only certainty in the East is the Tampa Bay Lightning’s hold on the top spot in the Atlantic Division and home-ice advantage throughout the post-season. Boston holds a four-point advantage over Toronto for second place, in spite of their 19-game points streak being snapped.