There was some interest about the lottery standings for New York Ranger fans, but the real craziness was elsewhere in the Eastern Conference where Columbus lost and Montreal won. That means that they have the same 94 points, but Columbus owns the ROW tiebreaker. Carolina beat Toronto 4-1 to remain one point ahead in the first wild card slot.
In the West, Colorado fell behind 2-0 to the Edmonton Oilers and were in risk of dropping out of the wild card. They roared back, scoring six straight goals for a 6-2 win. Arizona then lost a must-win game 3-1 to Los Angeles and they are on the brink of elimination.