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NHL Playoff Picture 2023: Maple Leafs, Rangers Clinch; Updated Standings

The Stanley Cup playoff picture continued to crystallize Monday after the New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs punched their ticket to the postseason.

The latter became the second team from the Atlantic Division to clinch its spot. The other is the Boston Bruins, who have been the best team in the league by far this season and have already clinched the division title.

The Rangers and Maple Leafs join the Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils in the playoffs.

Here are the updated standings for both conferences following Monday's results.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

  1. Boston Bruins: 57-11-5, 119 points (clinched division)
  2. Toronto Maple Leafs: 44-20-9, 97 points (clinched playoffs)
  3. Tampa Bay Lightning: 42-26-6, 90 points

Metropolitan Division

  1. Carolina Hurricanes: 47-16-9, 103 points (clinched playoffs)
  2. New Jersey Devils: 46-20-8, 100 points (clinched playoffs)
  3. New York Rangers: 43-20-10, 96 points (clinched playoffs)

Wild-Card Race

  1. New York Islanders: 38-28-9, 85 points
  2. Pittsburgh Penguins: 36-27-10, 82 points
  3. Florida Panthers: 36-31-7, 79 points
  4. Buffalo Sabres: 35-31-7, 77 points
  5. Ottawa Senators: 36-33-5, 77 points
  6. Washington Capitals: 34-32-8, 76 points
  7. Detroit Red Wins: 31-32-9, 71 points
  8. Philadephia Flyers: 28-32-12, 68 points
  9. Montréal Canadiens: 30-38-6, 66 points
  10. Columbus Blue Jackets: 23-42-7, 53 points

Western Conference

Central Division

  1. Minnesota Wild: 43-22-9, 95 points
  2. Colorado Avalanche: 43-23-6, 92 points
  3. Dallas Stars: 39-20-14, 92 points

Pacific Division

  1. Vegas Golden Knights: 46-21-6, 98 points
  2. Los Angeles Kings: 43-20-10, 96 points
  3. Edmonton Oilers: 41-23-9, 91 points

Wild-Card Race

  1. Seattle Kraken: 40-25-8, 88 points
  2. Winnipeg Jets: 41-30-3, 85 points
  3. Calgary Flames: 33-26-15, 81 points
  4. Nashville Predators: 36-28-8, 80 points
  5. Vancouver Canucks: 34-34-5, 73 points
  6. St.