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With the NHL season winding down, I wanted to take a look at the current NHL Playoff picture and how the First round matchups would look like, if the playoffs were to start today. Eastern Conference Atlantic 1. Boston Bruins-121 pts 2. Toronto Maple Leafs-98 3. Tampa Bay Lightning-94 Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs have already clinched a playoff spot, and the Tampa Bay Lightning are close to clinching. Metropolitan 1. Carolina Hurricanes-103  2. New Jersey Devils-102  3. New York Rangers-98  All of the top 3 seeds in the Metropolitan Division have already clinched a playoff spot. Wildcard 1. NY Islanders-87 2. Pittsburgh Penguins-84  Florida Panthers-83  Ottawa Senators-79 Buffalo Sabres-77 Washington Capitals-77 Detroit Red WIngs-75 The NY Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins currently hold the two wildcard spots in the Eastern Conference, with the Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators, Buffalo Sabres, Washington Capitals, and Detroit Red Wings on their tail. W...

 The NHL All-Star Weekend will be the weekend, and with that in mind, let's take a look at the skills competition Events. The NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings will take place on Friday, Feb. 3 @ 7 pm ET on ESPN in the US and Sportsnet in Canada.   Events Enterprise NHL Splash Shot The competition takes place on the beach in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The ocean spray, breeze and sand add to the challenge of this exceptional Skills event. Eight shooters; four teams pairing players Single elimination tournament Players compete head-to-head Players are required to hit all targets before attempting to dunk their opponents. Chipotle NHL Pitch ‘n Puck Using a combination of hockey and golf shots, six NHL All-Stars will play a par 4 featuring an island green. The lowest score wins the Chipotle NHL Pitch ‘n Puck. Six players Best score wins The player who successfully sinks the puck/ball in the hole with the fewest shots Discover NHL Tendy Tandem Eight goalies The goalie tandem wi...