Given the tightness in the AtlanticDivision standings, the fact the top three seeds in the eight-team division automatically earn a berth in the playoffs – plus two wildcards from the Eastern ...
It has been one of the more prolific stretches of hockey for Buffalo as they hunt for their first playoff berth since 2010-11 ... The Sabres host the Montreal Canadiens tonight, a team that has eyes on surging into top spot in the AtlanticDivision ... .
The Senators are in last place in the AtlanticDivision and desperately need goaltending help ...Ottawa is the fifth Atlantic Division team Reimer has been on after having played for Toronto and Florida in addition to Detroit and Buffalo ... ....
Since, they’ve won four of six and gained another point against Montreal on Saturday, putting the Leafs just four points out of first place in the AtlanticDivision, behind the Lightning and the Boston Bruins, going into Sunday.
Those good folks at NHLStats confirmed our diagnosis that division and conference-wide issues — injuries, inconsistency and just plain parity — have kept the whole pack tight in unprecedented ways.