Atlantic Division
1. Boston - 109 points
2. Florida - 108
3. Toronto - 102
Metropolitan Division
1. New York Rangers - 112
2. Carolina - 109
3. New York Islanders - 90
Wild-Card Race
1. Tampa Bay - 96
2. Washington - 87
3. Detroit - 87
4. Philadelphia - 87
5. Pittsburgh - 86
Current Bracket
Tampa Bay vs. Boston
Toronto vs. Florida
Washington vs. New York Rangers
New York Islanders vs. Carolina
The Islanders, Capitals, Red Wings and Penguins all hold an advantage over the Flyers in the race for the final two East playoff spots.
The quartet of teams have two games remaining on their schedules, while the Flyers have one left on Tuesday against Washington.
Detroit has a back-to-back on Monday and Tuesday against the Montreal Canadiens. That is the easiest finish of the wild-card contenders. The Red Wings can only earn the second wild-card spot because they are an Atlantic Division team.
The Islanders and Penguins play each other on Wednesday. Before that, the Isles face the New Jersey Devils, while Pittsburgh hosts the Nashville Predators.
Washington hosts the Boston Bruins on Monday before its trip up I-95 to face Philadelphia.
If Detroit wins twice, it will eliminate the Flyers and Penguins because the Red Wings' maximum number of points is 91.
Two Red Wings wins combined with one loss from Washington would eliminate the Capitals.
The Islanders need one win to secure third place in the Metropolitan because none of their competitors in that race can reach the 92-point mark.
At the top, Boston needs to win out against Washington and the Ottawa Senators to secure first place in the Atlantic Division. The Florida Panthers need to finish their regular season with one more point than Boston to leap the Bruins.
The New York Rangers must beat Ottawa on Tuesday to ensure first place in the Metropolitan. That would put Carolina out of reach of first by one point.
