NHL playoff standings: Vegas-Vancouver a first-round preview?

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Rare is the night in the NHL when every team in action is in playoff position, or at least close to it. Monday is such a night -- though it helps that there are only two games.

The early game pits the Pittsburgh Penguins (one point out of the second wild card) against the Toronto Maple Leafs (7 p.m. ET, NHL Power Play on ESPN+). For the Penguins, this is a chance to help crystallize their positioning in the chaotic race for the second wild card; for the Leafs, a win would bolster their grip on the Atlantic Division's No. 3 slot.

A more tantalizing matchup looms in the late game as the Vegas Golden Knights visit the Vancouver Canucks (10 p.m. ET, NHL Power…