Today marks the end of the NHL regular season. All of the playoff teams have been determined after the Columbus Blue Jackets put an “x” next to their name last night, but not all of the First Round series have been set just yet. Tonight’s games will sort that out.
EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING! Oh, and a salute to you, Bob Cole. One more for books. 👏https://t.co/ijltkYEYSc pic.twitter.com/buzh2zqfQ0
— NHL (@NHL) April 6, 2019
Every team is in action on the last day of the regular season, so there will be plenty of scoreboard watching in order to determine which teams will meet in the first round of the NHL playoffs next week.
This would be peak fun #Leafs D tonight:
Gardiner-Rielly
Rosen-Holl
Marincin-Ozhiganov
It’ll be some combination of that
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) April 6, 2019
Toronto already knows that it will be playing Boston in the first round of the playoffs, so the Maple Leafs are sitting a lot of their defenders to have them healthy for the postseason.
For the third time in NHL history, three teams are in the running for the same division title on the final day of play.
Who will claim the Central – @PredsNHL, @NHLJets or @StLouisBlues?#NHLStats #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/kxP4CoPPJP
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) April 6, 2019
Nashville, Winnipeg and St. Louis are in a three-way dogfight to determine the Central Division winner. The Predators are the favorites to grab the spot after Winnipeg stumbled down the stretch, but the Jets and Blues are waiting in the wings.
Here's how #TeamUSA will line up against Canada for today's #WomensWorlds matchup. 🇺🇸
Game 2 preview → https://t.co/9szyuPFUj8 pic.twitter.com/eTKbWSkKmM
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) April 6, 2019
The two best women’s hockey teams in the world will square off today when the United States takes on Canada. The US has dominated the series lately, but the Canadians have always been a game opponent.
The anniversary of the #HumboldtBroncos crash this weekend "marks (that) you’ve gone through the first of everything — the first holidays, the first birthday.”https://t.co/2avW6UD4x6
— Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) April 1, 2019
In more somber news, today marks the one-year anniversary of the Humboldt crash. The story and aftermath has captivated Canada over the past year, and the NHL marked the tragic event today too.
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