Predicting the Stanley Cup winner is a more difficult task than it has been for the last few years.
There is no runaway team in the standings, and instead, all seven teams over 100 points entering Saturday have a shot to win the Presidents' Trophy and earn the No. 1 seed in their respective conferences.
The Eastern Conference wild-card race carries even more chaotic characteristics.
The Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals all lost on Friday. Philadelphia's loss to the Buffalo Sabres bunched six teams within four points of each other.
If anything, the tight dynamics of the standings should produce an exciting last week-and-a-half of the regular season.