Playoffs
Caps' Clinch Night: Paths to Playoff Lock
The Washington Capitals sit one win away from punching their playoff ticket tonight against the Flyers, but the math gets tricky with the Islanders and Canadiens duking it out in Montreal. Ovechkin smells blood in the water - eight goals from Gretzky's throne - and a reg win plus anything but an Isles reggie seals it for D.C. Front offices across the East watch these ties, knowing one slip could shuffle the wild-card deck before the final sprint.
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