Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames (9 p.m. ET; SNW, FDSNW)
The Kings (28-25-17) are chasing the Predators for the second wild card and trail the Mammoth by seven points. Captain Anze Kopitar has 33 points (11 goals, 22 assists) in 55 games of his final NHL season. Los Angeles is trying to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year and has lost to Edmonton in the first round the past four.
Edmonton Oilers at Utah Mammoth (9:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SN1, TVAS)
The Oilers (34-28-9) are a point behind the Golden Knights for second in the Pacific but have lost two straight and four of six (2-3-1) and are expected to be without forward Leon Draisaitl (lower body) for the remainder of the regular season. Edmonton is three points ahead of Los Angeles and six ahead of Seattle in the Pacific Division. Utah (37-28-6) holds the first wild card in the West, five points ahead of Nashville.
Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks (10 p.m. ET; SNP, KCOP-13, Victory+)
The Ducks (39-27-4) have extended their lead at the top of the Pacific, four points ahead of the Golden Knights and five up on the Oilers, with one game in hand on Vegas and Edmonton and looking to clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2018. Ducks forward Beckett Sennecke leads the rookie scoring race with 54 points (21 goals, 33 assists).
If playoffs started Tuesday
Western Conference
(1P) Anaheim Ducks vs. (WC1) Utah Mammoth
(2P) Vegas Golden Knights vs. (3P) Edmonton Oilers
(1C) Colorado Avalanche vs. (WC2) Nashville Predators
(2C) Dallas Stars vs. (3P) Minnesota Wild
Eastern Conference
(1A) Buffalo Sabres vs. (WC1) Boston Bruins
(2A) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (3A) Montreal Canadiens
(1M) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (WC2) New York Islanders
(2M) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (3M) Columbus Blue Jackets
About last night
There was one game on the NHL schedule Monday, and it had playoff implications:
Ottawa Senators 2, New York Rangers 1
The Senators continued their climb up the Eastern Conference standings with their third consecutive win. Shane Pinto and Warren Foegele scored for the Senators, who held the Rangers (28-34-9) to 10 shots on goal, Ottawa is 8-2-0 in its past 10 games and trying to make the playoffs for a second consecutive season.
