Five days til the end of the NHL season....

So here's a look at the updated standings and clinching scenarios
Eastern Conference
1. x-Philadelphia Flyers 46-22-11 (103 pts, 43 ROW, 3 GL)
2. x-Washington Capitals 46-22-11 (103 pts, 42 ROW, 3 GL)
3. yx-Boston Bruins 44-24-11 (99 pts, 42 ROW, 3 GL)
4. x-Pittsburgh Penguins 46-25-8 (100 pts, 37 ROW, 3 GL)
5. x-Tampa Bay Lightning 44-24-11 (99 pts, 38 ROW, 3 GL)
6. Montreal Canadiens 42-30-7 (91 pts, 39 ROW, 3 GL)
7. New York Rangers 43-32-5 (91 pts, 34 ROW, 2 GL)
8. Buffalo Sabres 40-29-10 (90 pts, 35 ROW, 3 GL)
9. Carolina Panthers 38-30-10 (87 pts, 33 ROW, 3 GL)
10. Toronto Maple Leafs 37-32-10 (84 pts, 32 ROW, 3 GL)

Western Conference
1. pzyx-Vancouver Canucks 52-18-9 (113 pts, 48 ROW, 3 GL)
2. yx-San Jose Sharks 47-23-9 (103 pts, 42 ROW, 3 GL)
3. yx-Detroit Red Wings 46-23-10 (102 pts, 42 ROW, 3 GL)
4. Phoenix Coyotoes 42-25-12 (96 pts, 37 ROW, 3 GL)
5. Los Angeles Kings 45-28-6 (96 pts, 36 ROW, 3 GL)
6. Nashville Predators 42-26-12 (96 pts,  36 ROW, 3 GL)
7. Anaheim Ducks 44-30-5 (93 pts, 40 ROW, 3 GL)
8. Chicago Blackhawks 42-28-8 (92 pts, 36 ROW, 4 GL)
9. Calgary Flames 40-29-11 (91 pts, 31 ROW, 2 GL)
10. Dallas Stars 39-28-11 (89 pts, 34 ROW, 4 GL)

x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
p-clinched president's trophy

Possible seeding in playoffs:
Eastern Conference:
Washington can finish anywhere from #1 to #5
Philadelphia can finish anywhere from #1 to #5
Boston can finish anywhere from #1 to #3
Pittsburgh can finish anywhere from #1 to #5
Tampa Bay can finish anywhere from #1 to #5
Montreal can finish anywhere from #6 to out of the playoffs
NY Rangers finish be anywhere from #6 to out of the playoffs
Buffalo can finish anywhere from #6 to out of the playoffs
Carolina can finish anywhere from #6 to out of the playoffs
Toronto can finish anywhere from #8 to out of the playoffs

Western Conference:
Vancouver will finish the #1
San Jose can finish anywhere from #2 to #3
Detroit can finish anywhere from #2 to #3
Phoenix can finish anywhere from #4 to out of the playoffs
Los Angeles can finish anywhere from #4 to out of the playoffs
Nashville can be anywhere from #4 to out of the playoffs
Anaheim can be anywhere from#4 to out of the playoffs
Chicago can be anywhere from #4 to out of the playoffs
Calgary can be anywhere from #7 to out of the playoffs
Dallas can be anywhere from #4 to out of the playoffs

Possible clinching scenarios today:
Philadelphia can clinch the division and at least the #3 seed IF:
-Philadelphia wins in regulation AND Pittsburgh loses in regulation
OR
-Philadelphia wins in regulation AND Pittsburgh loses in overtime
OR
-Philadelphia wins in overtime AND Pittsburgh loses in regulation
OR
-Philadelphia wins in overtime AND Pittsburgh loses in overtime
OR
-Philadelphia loses in overtime AND Pittsburgh loses in regulation

Washington can clinch the division and at least the #3 seed IF:
-Washington wins in regulation
OR
-Washington wins in overtime
OR
-Washington loses in overtime AND Tampa Bay loses in overtime
OR
-Tampa Bay loses in regulation

Montreal can clinch a playoff berth and at least the #8 seed IF:
-Montreal wins in regulation
OR
-Montreal wins in overtime

Phoenix can clinch a playoff berth IF:
-Dallas loses in regulation
OR
-Dallas loses in overtime

Los Angeles can clinch a playoff berth IF:
-Dallas loses in regulation

Nashville can clinch a playoff berth IF:
-Nashville wins in regulation AND Dallas loses in regulation
OR
-Nashville wins in overtime AND Dallas loses in regulation
OR
-Nashville loses in overtime AND Dallas loses in regulation

Possible elimination scenarios today:
Toronto can be eliminated IF:
-Toronto loses in regulation
OR
-Toronto loses in overtime
OR
-Toronto wins in shootout
OR
-Buffalo wins in regulation
OR
-Buffalo wins in overtime
OR
-Buffalo loses in overtime

That's it for today folks!