The NHL season has entered the stretch drive.
With the trade deadline in the rearview mirror, the schedule has reached its most critical point, as teams in both conferences claw for final playoff positions.
Here's how the coming schedule breaks down for 10 teams on the bubble:
Eastern Conference
Columbus Blue Jackets (32-27-5, 69 Points)
Games remaining: 18
| vs. Division | vs. East | vs. West | vs. CAR | vs. FLA | vs. NYI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Series records:
- vs. Metropolitan Division: 12-10-3
- vs. Eastern Conference: 22-17-4
- vs. Western Conference: 10-10-1
- vs. Hurricanes: 3-1-0
- vs. Panthers: 2-0-0 (Mar. 22 vs. FLA)
- vs. Islanders: 3-1-0
Carolina Hurricanes (28-25-11, 67 Points)
Games remaining: 18
| vs. Division | vs. East | vs. West | vs. CBJ | vs. FLA | vs. NYI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Series records:
- vs. Metropolitan Division: 7-8-5
- vs. Eastern Conference: 18-15-6
- vs. Western Conference: 10-10-5
- vs. Blue Jackets: 2-0-2
- vs. Panthers: 2-0-0 (Apr. 2 @ FLA)
- vs. Islanders: 1-2-0 (Mar. 18 @ NYI)
Florida Panthers (30-25-6, 66 Points)
Games remaining: 21
| vs. Division | vs. East | vs. West | vs. CBJ | vs. CAR | vs. NYI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Series records:
- vs. Atlantic Division: 9-5-1
- vs. Eastern Conference: 17-12-5
- vs. Western Conference: 13-13-1
- vs. Blue Jackets: 0-1-1 (Mar. 22 @ CBJ)
- vs. Hurricanes: 0-1-1 (Apr. 2 vs. CAR)
- vs. Islanders: 1-0-1 (Mar. 26 @ NYI)
New York Islanders (29-28-7, 65 Points)
Games remaining: 18
| vs. Division | vs. East | vs. West | vs. CBJ | vs. CAR | vs. FLA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Series records:
- vs. Metropolitan Division: 10-9-1
- vs. Eastern Conference: 17-19-2
- vs. Western Conference: 12-9-5
- vs. Blue Jackets: 1-3-0
- vs. Hurricanes: 2-1-0 (Mar. 18 vs. CAR)
- vs. Panthers: 1-1-0 (Mar. 26 vs. FLA)
Western Conference
Los Angeles Kings (36-24-5, 77 Points)
Games remaining: 17
| vs. Division | vs. West | vs. East | vs. DAL | vs. ANA | vs. STL | vs. COL | vs. CGY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Series records:
- vs. Pacific Division: 10-10-3
- vs. Western Conference: 17-15-4
- vs. Eastern Conference: 19-9-1
- vs. Stars: 1-1-0 (Apr. 7 vs. DAL)
- vs. Ducks: 2-2-0 (Mar. 30 @ ANA)
- vs. Blues: 1-1-0 (Mar. 10 vs. STL)
- vs. Avalanche: 1-0-0 (Mar. 22 @ COL, Apr. 2 vs. COL)
- vs. Flames: 1-1-1 (Mar. 26 vs. CGY)
Dallas Stars (36-23-5, 77 Points)
Games remaining: 18
| vs. Division | vs. West | vs. East | vs. LAK | vs. ANA | vs. STL | vs. COL | vs. CGY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Series records:
- vs. Central Division: 10-11-0
- vs. Western Conference: 22-18-0
- vs. Eastern Conference: 14-5-5
- vs. Kings: 1-1-0 (Apr. 7 @ LAK)
- vs. Ducks: 0-1-0 (Mar. 9 vs. ANA, Apr. 6 @ ANA)
- vs. Blues: 2-2-0 (Mar. 3 vs. STL)
- vs. Avalanche: 2-3-0
- vs. Flames: 3-0-0
Anaheim Ducks (31-21-12, 74 Points)
Games remaining: 18
| vs. Division | vs. West | vs. East | vs. LAK | vs. DAL | vs. STL | vs. COL | vs. CGY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Series records:
- vs. Pacific Division: 10-6-7
- vs. Western Conference: 16-11-9
- vs. Eastern Conference: 15-10-3
- vs. Kings: 2-0-2 (Mar. 30 vs. LAK)
- vs. Stars: 1-0-0 (Mar. 9 @ DAL, Apr. 6 vs. DAL)
- vs. Blues: 2-0-0 (Mar. 12 vs. STL)
- vs. Avalanche: 0-2-0 (Apr. 1 vs. COL)
- vs. Flames: 1-2-0 (Mar. 21 @ CGY)
St. Louis Blues (35-26-4, 74 Points)
Games remaining: 17
| vs. Division | vs. West | vs. East | vs. LAK | vs. DAL | vs. ANA | vs. COL | vs. CGY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Series records:
- vs. Central Division: 9-9-2
- vs. Western Conference: 17-17-3
- vs. Eastern Conference: 18-9-1
- vs. Kings: 0-2-0 (Mar. 10 @ LAK)
- vs. Stars: 3-1-0 (Mar. 3 @ DAL)
- vs. Ducks: 0-2-0 (Mar. 12 @ ANA)
- vs. Avalanche: 3-0-0 (Mar. 15 vs. COL, Apr. 7 @ COL)
- vs. Flames: 1-2-0
Colorado Avalanche (34-24-5, 73 Points)
Games remaining: 19
| vs. Division | vs. West | vs. East | vs. LAK | vs. DAL | vs. ANA | vs. STL | vs. CGY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Series records:
- vs. Central Division: 7-9-1
- vs. Western Conference: 16-14-4
- vs. Eastern Conference: 18-10-1
- vs. Kings: 0-0-1 (Mar. 22 vs. LAK, Apr. 2 @ LAK)
- vs. Stars: 3-2-0
- vs. Ducks: 2-0-0 (Apr. 1 @ ANA)
- vs. Blues: 0-3-0 (Mar. 15 @ STL, Apr. 7 vs. STL)
- vs. Flames: 1-2-0
Calgary Flames (32-24-9, 73 Points)
Games remaining: 17
| vs. Division | vs. West | vs. East | vs. LAK | vs. DAL | vs. ANA | vs. STL | vs. COL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Series records:
- vs. Pacific Division: 9-7-3
- vs. Western Conference: 20-14-15
- vs. Eastern Conference: 12-10-4
- vs. Kings: 2-0-1 (Mar. 26 @ LAK)
- vs. Stars: 0-3-0
- vs. Ducks: 2-1-0 (Mar. 21 vs. ANA)
- vs. Blues: 2-1-0
- vs. Avalanche: 2-1-0
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