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All 16 teams in the NHL's Eastern Conference will have completed their 82-game seasons by the end of April 17. At that time -- and perhaps not a moment earlier -- we will officially know the identities of the eight Eastern clubs moving on to the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Eight of Tuesday's 13 games include Eastern teams, and no game is more vital to the race for the second wild-card spot than Washington Capitals-Detroit Red Wings (7 p.m. ET, ESPN).