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Key storylines for the end of the NHL regular season

With three days remaining in the NHL regular season, there are still playoff races and individual titles to be settled. A look at some of the key storylines for the final weekend of the regular season:

One playoff spot remaining

Only one playoff spot remains undecided in the NHL. The Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning at home Thursday, thereby failing to clinch that spot.

The Maple Leafs, New York Islanders and Lightning all remain alive for that one spot. Toronto still holds a three-point lead with a pair of home games remaining against the Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets, two teams that are locked into their respective seeds and have nothing to play for.