If the Dallas Stars wanted to keep fans on the edge of their seats to the last seconds of the regular season, they could hardly have scripted it better. Their match with the Nashville Predators tonight at 7 p.m. Central time will decide not just a game, but whether the Stars or the St. Louis Blues will win the Central Division and Western Conference banners.
Last year's season finale against the Preds was gripping for another reason, as captain Jamie Benn won the Art Ross Trophy with a spectacular four-point night even as the already eliminated Stars played for pride alone.