It almost certainly won’t be enough to finish first with the Panthers in the midst of a 10-game winning streak and now eight points ahead with a game in hand and only six games remaining. But the Leafs are in the driver’s seat when it comes to home-ice advantage in the first round.
They currently sit six points ahead of Tampa Bay (with one more game played), and they are nine points up on Boston (again, with one more game played).
With six games remaining, it should be noted that three are against Tampa Bay, Florida, and Boston.