So far, the Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, Vegas Golden Knights, Winnipeg Jets and Washington Capitals are the only teams to have clinched a playoff spot. The Jets now hold a slim one-point advantage over the Capitals in the race for the Presidents' Trophy.

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St. Louis has outscored opponents, 41-14, during the streak and has allowed two or fewer goals nine times. Goalie Jordan Binnington has won six straight starts since last losing on March 13 and has stopped 141 of 150 shots, a .940 save percentage.

The NHL began handing out the Presidents' Trophy to the team with the best regular-season record beginning in the 1985-86 campaign. In its history, it has been awarded 37 times to 18 clubs. Those teams have been anything but a shoo-in to win the Stanley Cup,

The regular season has seen the stirring chase by Washington’s Alex Ovechkin to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL scoring record, a mark that has stood for 31 years and many thought would never be broken. The Capitals have also been one of the best teams in the league, vying with Winnipeg, Dallas and others for the Presidents’ Trophy.

Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs (7:30 p.m. ET; SN, TVAS2, SCRIPPS)

In any series, good goalies can be outmatched by their opposing netminder who seemingly comes out of nowhere. The Oilers’ Stuart Skinner outplayed Dallas Stars netminder Jake Oettinger and put a scare into Bobrovsky last season, while Arturs Silovs made a name for himself in Vancouver when Thatcher Demko suffered an injury.

As we inch closer and closer to the postseason, it isn't too early to start looking at which teams could square off against one another.

With two weeks left in the 2024-25 NHL regular season, six of the 16 spots in the Stanley Cup Playoffs have been claimed. Barring some epic

Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins (7 p.m. ET; MNMT, NESN, TVAS2, SN1)