Welcome to the STANLEY Cup qualifying series, a daily look at races for the NHL 2025 qualifiers.
It remains 20 days in regular season and the races of each of the four divisions are tight. The three best teams from each of the four divisions and the next two highest finishers of each conference reach the playoffs.
Here is an overview of the NHL classification and everything that could have an impact on the image of the playoffs.
Here are the playoffs of the Stanley Cup to win scenarios for March 29:
Western conference
THE Dallas stars will win a place in playoffs:
If they defeated the Seattle Kraken Anyway and one of the following elements occurs:
– THE Blues de Saint-Louis lose Colorado Avalanche anyway
– THE Calgary flames lose Edmonton Oilers anyway
OR
If they get a point against the Kraken and one of the following elements occurs:
– The blues lose against the avalanche in the regulations
– The flames lose against the ones in regulation
In barrels
There are 11 games on the NHL calendar on Saturday, each with playoffs.
Buffalo Sabers at Philadelphia Flyers (13 pm He; NHLN, NBCSP, MSG-B)
The Sabers (30-35-6), which are nine points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second joker in the eliminatory series of the Eastern Conference, seek to win their fourth consecutive match. The Flyers (29-36-9), which are eight points behind the Blue Jackets, won the beginnings of Brad Shaw as a coach on Thursday to end a 0-5-1 skid.
The New York Icelanders at Tampa Bay Lightning (2 p.m. HE; FDSNSUN, MSGSN, SN360, TVAS)
The Icelanders (32-29-10) lost three games in a row (0-1-2) but have points in six of the seven (3-1-3) and are still at the heart of the race for the second Joker in the East, at a point behind Blue Jackets, Montreal Canadians and New York Rangers. The Lightning (42-25-5), which won five of its last seven, including 8-0 against the Utah hockey club on Thursday, is third in the Atlantic division, a point behind the second place of the Toronto Maple Leafs and two points behind the first Panthers of Florida.
St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche (4:30 p.m.; FDSNMW, Alt, VAT)
The Blues (39-28-7) will seek to win nine consecutive victories, which could move them in an equality of points with the Minnesota Wild for the first Joker in the West. Nathan Mackinnon has a sequence of 23 home games (40 points; 15 goals, 25 assists) for the avalanche (45-25-3), which won four consecutive and are 12-1 in their last 14 games. They are five points behind the stars for second place in the central division.
New Jersey Devils at Minnesota Wild (18 PM He; FDSNWIX, FDSNNO, MSGSN)
The Devils (38-29-7) play the second with a consecutive back after a 4-0 defeat at the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. The New Jersey is nine points behind the Caroline Hurricanes for second place in the metropolitan division. The Wild (41-27-5), which won four of the six, two points ahead of the blues for the first joker to the west and six points behind the avalanche for the third in the center.
Vegas Golden Knights at Nashville Predators (6.30 pm He; FDSNSO, Scripps)
The Golden Knights (44-20-8) play the second with a consecutive back after a 5-3 victory at the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. They are the first in the Pacific division, seven points ahead of the second place of Los Angeles Kings. The predators (27-37-8) were eliminated Thursday for the STANLEY Cup qualifying series.
