As the National Hockey League regular season enters its final stretch, the intensity is building as teams jockey for position in the standings. With just a handful of games remaining, the Eastern Conference is still up for grabs, with several teams vying for a spot in the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Western Conference wild-card spot has become a heated battle, with the Los Angeles Kings currently holding a slight advantage. As the teams near the end of the regular season, the margin for error is thinning, and every game counts in the quest for a coveted playoff spot.

Now that every team is below five games remaining in the regular season, it’s scoreboard-watching time in the NHL. There are still a few things to sort out in the Eastern Conference, though the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference remains a wide-open race. As it currently stands, the Los Angeles Kings own the […]