commentary...

to clinch third place in the Atlantic Division(and automatic Stanley Cup playoff berth),the Red Wings need a point,against the Carolina Hurricanes,tomorrow... they have the first tiebreaker(regulation/overtime wins-ROW's),over the Ottawa Senators,if they tie in points... the Red Wings are in the Stanley Cup playoffs,but until tomorrow night,will not know who they will play,in first round... if they lose in regulation,against Carolina,and Ottawa beats the Philadelphia Flyers,early tomorrow morning,the Red Wings will be a wild card(depending on what the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Boston Bruins do),they will be seventh or eighth seed... the Tampa Bay Lightning are second,and they play Boston,and the Montreal Canadiens are first in the Atlantic Division,and they play the Toronto Maple Leafs,tomorrow... if they tie in points(and Montreal is up by two points),Tampa Bay wins the Atlantic Division... in other words,both Montreal and Detroit need a point to clinch their Stanley Cup playoff seeding... by the way,the Pittsburgh Penguins need two points to clinch,and beat the New York Islanders**,today,to make the Stanley Cup playoffs,and the Islanders need a point to cement third place in the Metropolitan Division,and Boston needs to beat Tampa Bay,and get major help*... *last night's 4-2 loss to the Florida Panthers was almost the final nail in their Stanley Cup playoff chances,or in other words,their coffin... **the Islanders have another game,against the Columbus Blue Jackets,tomorrow,to close their arena... they are moving to the Barclays Center,in Brooklyn,next season...