The two games on Sunday didn't do too much to solve our playoff and lottery mysteries. But there will be some significant fallout following the nine games on the schedule on Monday.
The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning will wage the Battle of Florida in the first round, and tonight's game between them determines who gets home-ice advantage as the No. 2 seed. Floria holds a two-point lead, but if Tampa Bay wins in regulation, that ties the standings points and the season series, and the Lightning have an edge in the regulation wins tiebreaker.