The Dallas Stars entered Monday night in a tight spot in the Western Conference playoff race.
Well, it wasn’t necessarily a tight spot. The Edmonton Oilers have a one percent chance of making the playoffs. That’s a tight spot. The Minnesota Wild have lost four of their last five games and are crumbling down the stretch as their playoff hopes shrink by the day. This is also a tight spot. And the Columbus Blue Jackets, who were hands down the busiest and most aggressive team at the 2019 NHL Trade Deadline, only have a 57 percent chance of qualifying for the postseason.