NHL: Why The Standings Mean Nothing On March 11th

Fans of the NHL’s top three teams in the overall standings have numerous reasons to be excited right now.

First you have the Tampa Bay Lightning. They sit an insurmountable 15 points up on the second-place Boston Bruins in the overall NHL standings, basically guaranteeing the Presidents’ Trophy, given to the team with the most points in the regular season. Winger Nikita Kucherov has 110 points already this season, setting a new franchise record with 13 games yet to play. The team is currently on a 8-2-0 run, and with only 13 regulation losses all season, it’s safe to say they are likely on cruise control for the rest of the regular season.

Then you have the Bruins, who finally lost in…