Ahead of the New York Islanders’ final meeting with their cross-town rivals Wednesday night, four teams are primarily in the hunt for the Eastern Conference’s final wild card spot.
The Rangers in the Metropolitan Division hold the first wild card spot, but their position is virtually unthreatened.
It’s the Islanders and the Atlantic Division’s Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning who are fighting each other for (in the latter three’s case) the Atlantic’s third playoff spot as well as the second wild card spot.