It’s mid-March, time is running short on the NHL regular season. And the playoff picture is coming into focus.
It’s almost certain that the Metropolitan Division will be claiming both of the wild cards this season, which means the top five from the division will get in.
The tough part there is that the sixth place team will NOT get in. Right now, that’s the New York Islanders, who are in a free-fall going 0-3-4 in their last seven games. They still do have two games in hand on Columbus though, and the possibility to pass them.