The NHL regular season will end in less than a month. One team on Thursday can become the first to clinch a playoff berth.

If it comes down to the Canes and Lightning, Tampa Bay has the historical upper hand, winning the teams' lone series against each other, albeit during the slightly unusual 2021 playoffs ...

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NHL PLAYOFFS: FULL BRACKET | | SCHEDULE | ODDS The Sporting ... past three appearances in the conference finals (2020, 2022, 2021), while Carolina has yet to win a game in its past three ECF ...

Ultimately, where will they land in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket? That will begin to ... and we'll help you keep track of it all with the NHL playoff watch. As we traverse the final ...