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NHL Playoff Standings 2023: Top Seeds, Wild-Card Update and Predictions

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The 2022-23 NHL season is nearing its completion and the teams who will compete for the Stanley Cup have separated themselves from the rest of pack, earning postseason berths and in one case, wrapping up the Presidents Cup in record time.

In the East, one team is head and shoulders above the rest, clear favorites to cash their ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals while the Western Conference is as competitive as ever, with the top six teams all having the ability to emerge as its representative.

Who leads each division and conference as the league enters the home stretch and which two teams can fans expect to compete for the top prize in the sport?