It's a typically light Wednesday schedule in the NHL this evening, with only three games on the slate. One of them pits a team that just clinched a playoff berth -- the Toronto Maple Leafs, who appear destined for a first-round matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning -- against one that is trying to claw its way back into a wild-card spot, the Florida Panthers (7:30 p.m. ET, NHL Power Play on ESPN+).
Heading into the game, the Panthers are three points behind -- and four regulation wins ahead -- the Pittsburgh Penguins for wild card No.