The race for the playoffs has begun!

Less than 2 weeks left in the NHL regular season and there are 6 teams battling for the last 3 playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. All 6 teams were in action and when all is said and done, the teams are seperated by a grand total of 3, yes I said THREE points. Someone was marvelling earlier this year about how the Northwest Division teams were so close and I said then that they had only played around 20 games and if it was still that close with 10 games to go, then you can get excited. So to summarize the last 3 spots currently are occupied by the
NY Rangers; 77GP - 87pts,
Tampa Bay; 77GP - 86pts and
Montreal 77GP - 86 pts.

On the outside looking in are
Carolina; 76GP - 84pts,
Toronto; 76GP - 84pts and
NY Islanders 76GP - 84pts.

It is going to be fun and every game will count.