The New York Islanders have the faintest of playoff hopes still remaining, and they’ll try to tick up the percentage with some good work on the road against the Dallas Stars. They’re in the central time zone, so it’s an 8:30 p.m. ET puck drop.
Their good work over the past week—combined with some help from the Carolina Hurricanes and Minnesota Wild blowing out the Washington Capitals in two consecutive home games—meant that their percentage reached a whole number instead of decimals less than one. Washington hasn’t swung the door wide open, but they have left it cracked.