Stanley Cup Playoffs Buzz, a daily look at the races for the 2025 NHL postseason.
There are 12 days left in the regular season and the races in each of the four divisions are tight. The top three teams in each of the four divisions and the next two highest-place finishers in each conference reach the playoffs.
Here is a look at the NHL standings and everything else that could impact the playoff picture.
Here are the Stanley Cup Playoffs clinching scenarios for April 6:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
The Washington Capitals will clinch the Metropolitan Division:
If they defeat the New York Islanders in any fashion (12:30 p.m. ET; MAX, MNMT, truTV, TNT, SN360, TVAS)
On Tap
There are eight games on the schedule for Sunday, all with playoff implications:
Washington Capitals at New York Islanders (12:30 p.m. ET; MAX, MNMT, truTV, TNT, SN360, TVAS)
Alex Ovechkin has 894 NHL goals and needs one to pass Wayne Gretzky and become the League’s new all-time leader for the Capitals (49-18-9), who trail the Winnipeg Jets by one point in the Presidents’ Trophy race. They are 11 points ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes and would clinch the Metropolitan Division with a victory. The Islanders (33-32-10) ended a six-game skid (0-4-2) with a 3-1 win against the Minnesota Wild on Friday. They trail the Montreal Canadiens by seven points for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.
There are 12 days left in the regular season and the races in each of the four divisions are tight. The top three teams in each of the four divisions and the next two highest-place finishers in each conference reach the playoffs.
Here is a look at the NHL standings and everything else that could impact the playoff picture.
Here are the Stanley Cup Playoffs clinching scenarios for April 6:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
The Washington Capitals will clinch the Metropolitan Division:
If they defeat the New York Islanders in any fashion (12:30 p.m. ET; MAX, MNMT, truTV, TNT, SN360, TVAS)
On Tap
There are eight games on the schedule for Sunday, all with playoff implications:
Washington Capitals at New York Islanders (12:30 p.m. ET; MAX, MNMT, truTV, TNT, SN360, TVAS)
Alex Ovechkin has 894 NHL goals and needs one to pass Wayne Gretzky and become the League’s new all-time leader for the Capitals (49-18-9), who trail the Winnipeg Jets by one point in the Presidents’ Trophy race. They are 11 points ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes and would clinch the Metropolitan Division with a victory. The Islanders (33-32-10) ended a six-game skid (0-4-2) with a 3-1 win against the Minnesota Wild on Friday. They trail the Montreal Canadiens by seven points for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.
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