Seattle and Nashville now both eliminated. Everyone in the east is still mathematically alive but not realistically.
It might be a fight to the end to see who gets the #1 overall seed. Right now Winnipeg is at 106 and Washington at 103 points. Eight games left for Winnipeg, nine of Washington.
The Blues stay hot winning nine in a row and it looks like they are going to get in, now six points up on Vancouver for the final spot. The final spot in the east is a fight between the Canadians and Rangers, both 77 points, and Columbus is chasing at 75, so are Detroit and the NY Islanders at 74.
McDavid is expected to be back before the regular season ends. He suffered an injury on March 20 and has not played since.
Ovi has put in goal #890, now four behind tying Gretzky. five more needed to break it. He can add to his goal total on Tuesday when the Caps play Boston, or on Wednesday when they play against Carolina.