The Western Top 8 : 1) St. Louis Blues 103 points 2) Vancouver Canucks 101 points 3) San Jose Sharks 88 points 4) Detroit Red Wings 97 points 5) Nashville Predators 96 points 6) Chicago Blackhawks 92 points 7) Dallas Stars 87 points 8) Phoenix Coyotes 87 points | The Eastern Top 8: 1) New York Rangers 101 points 2) Boston Bruins 91 points 3) Florida Panthers 87 points 4) Pittsburgh Penguins 100 points 5) Philadelphia Flyers 96 points 6) New Jersey Devils 90 points 7) Ottawa Senators 88 points 8) Washington Capitals 84 points |


The Ottawa Senators threw cold water on the Winnipeg Jets hopes of a playoff spot. Ottawa won 6-4. Winnipeg has 78 points and is in 10th place. Jason Spezza, #19 of the Senators probably had the prettiest play yesterday to help Kyle Turris score the 3rd Ottawa goal of the night. Check it out:
The San Jose Sharks beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-1. Colorado's lone goal came from former Canuck Shane O'Brien. Joe Pavelski scored twice for San Jose. Colorado is 10th in the west with 86 points but having played the most games at 78. That means they have to win their next 4 games and hope Dallas, Phoenix, Los Angeles or Calgary tank to get a spot.
Tonight's line up consists of 8 games:
Carolina and Toronto at 4:00
Chicago and New Jersey at 4:00
New York Islanders and Pittsburgh at 4:00
Buffalo and Washington at 4:00
Florida and Montreal at 4:30
Tampa Bay and Boston at 4:30
Nashville and St. Louis at 5:00
New York Rangers and Minnesota at 5:00
The 2 highest stake games would be between the St. Louis Blues and the Nashville Predators because if the Preds win they move within 5 points of clinching their division (which happens to be the Central Division and same as St. Louis) and Vancouver could tie St. Louis as league leader with a win against Colorado on Wednesday night. Then you have the game between the Buffalo Sabres and the Washington Capitals. Both team have 84 points, played 76 games but Washington has 1 more win with 38 while Buffalo has 37. A win for Buffalo would mean 2 points and 8th place in the east.
And don't forget to come to Jack Poole Plaza April 1st for Canucks Autism Network's Family Festival. Join in on an Awareness Walk through downtown Vancouver, face painting and VERA's burgers! From 10:00am till 3:00pm. Enjoy X